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: 89.6% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 18.45% (male 141,039/female 136,687)

15-24 - years : 15.16% (male 129,310/female 98,817)

25-54 - years : 56.14% (male 550,135/female 294,778)

55-64 - years : 6.89% (male 64,761/female 38,870)

65 - years and over : 3.36% (male 25,799/female 24,807) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 26.5

Youth dependency ratio: 23.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 3.4

Potential support ratio: 29.8 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.9 years

Male: 34.4 years

Female: 30.3 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-24 - years : 1.31 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 1.87 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 1.67 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 1.04 male(s)/female

total - population : 1.53 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 10.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 12.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.67 years

Male: 77.39 years

Female: 82.02 years (2021 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

14 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.68 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

NA

Drinking Water Source

Improved: total

Unimproved: total

Current Health Expenditure

4.1% (2018)

Physicians Density

0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Total

Unimproved: Total

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

<.1% (2017 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

<500 (2017 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<100 (2017 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

29.8% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

NA

Education Expenditures

2.3% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 97.5%

Male: 99.9%

Female: 94.9% (2018)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 16 years

Male: 16 years

Female: 17 years (2019)

Year

Population

  • 1,526,929

Nationality 2021

  • Bahraini(s) noun


  • Bahraini adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    73.70%
  • Christian
    9.30%
  • Jewish
    0.10%
  • Other Est
    16.92%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.9% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 2.81 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 664
  • (capital)
    000 MANAMA

Health Expenditure

  • 4.1% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)