Languages

Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups

Bahraini 46%
Asian 45.5%
Other Arab 4.7%
African 1.6%
European 1%
Other 1.2%
(includes Gulf Co-operative country nationals, North and South Americans, and Oceanians) (2010 est.)%

Population Distribution

Smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq

Urbanization

Urban population: 88.8% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.71% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 19.27% (male 134,899/female 130,792)

15-24 years - : 15.76% (male 122,683/female 94,627)

25-54 years - : 56.07% (male 505,181/female 268,034)

55-64 years - : 6.05% (male 53,693/female 29,717)

65 years and over - : 2.85% (male 19,253/female 20,025) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 31.4%

Youth dependency ratio: 28.2%

Elderly dependency ratio: 3.2%

Potential support ratio: 31.6% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.1 years

Male: 33.5 years

Female: 29.3 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 99

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.3 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.88 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.81 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.95 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.54 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.9 years

Male: 76.7 years

Female: 81.1 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 51

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 0.8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

34.1% (2014)

Education Expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2012)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 95.7%

Male: 96.9%

Female: 93.5% (2015 est.)

Year

Population

  • 1,378,904

Nationality

  • Bahraini(s) noun


  • Bahraini adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    70.30%
  • Christian
    14.50%
  • Hindu
    9.80%
  • Buddhist
    2.50%
  • Jewish
    0.60%
  • Folk Religion Lt
    0.10%
  • Unaffiliated
    1.90%
  • Other Est
    0.22%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.33% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 13.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 2.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 12.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • MANAMA (capital) 411,000
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.92 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)