2 GeoFroggy

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: 88.9% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 1.77% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 19.08% (male 136,669/female 132,493)

15-24 years - : 15.65% (male 124,906/female 95,881)

25-54 years - : 56.04% (male 516,064/female 274,604)

55-64 years - : 6.28% (male 56,671/female 31,983)

65 years and over - : 2.95% (male 20,656/female 21,015) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 30.2

Youth dependency ratio: 27.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 3

Potential support ratio: 33.1 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.3 years

Male: 33.8 years

Female: 29.5 years (2017 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: 79 years

Male: 76.8 years

Female: 81.3 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 50

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 0.8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.01% (2016 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

<100 (2016 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

29.8% (2016)

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

  • 1,410,942

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
    2.26% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 13.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 12.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • MANAMA (capital) 411,000
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.94 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.75 children born/woman (2017 est.)