Net migration in Bahrain

Net migration to Bahrain was 18,128 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Bahrain, 2025 18,128 People
Change from 2024 −20.1% 2024: 22,699 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 33rd of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Bahrain over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period BahrainWorld
2025 18,128 people 0 people
2024 22,699 people 0 people
2023 20,002 people 0 people
2022 18,975 people 0 people
2021 11,882 people 0 people
2020 -5,048 people 0 people
2019 -31,967 people 0 people
2018 -25,978 people 0 people
2017 21,958 people 0 people
2016 46,833 people 0 people
2015 36,809 people 0 people
2014 40,815 people 0 people
2013 35,574 people 0 people
2012 12,801 people 0 people
2011 -26,107 people 0 people
2010 -19,329 people 0 people
2009 46,467 people 0 people
2008 47,674 people 0 people
2007 47,500 people 0 people
2006 46,615 people 0 people
2005 45,682 people 0 people
2004 45,413 people 0 people
2003 45,571 people 0 people
2002 45,952 people 0 people
2001 34,371 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −20.1% from 22,699 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 36,809 people, the figure has changed by −50.8%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bahrain has the 33rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Bahrain
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects