Population in Bahrain
The population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bahrain, 2025
1,600,366
Change from 2024
+0.7%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
152nd of 217
Population in Bahrain over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bahrain | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,600,366 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 1,588,670 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 1,577,059 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 1,524,693 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 1,504,365 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 1,483,756 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 1,503,091 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 1,501,116 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 1,423,726 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 1,314,562 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 1,253,191 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 1,208,964 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 1,195,020 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,178,415 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,103,496 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,039,295 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 960,424 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 888,822 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 823,741 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 764,517 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 710,553 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 661,316 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 1,588,670 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,370,322 people, the figure has changed by +16.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bahrain has the 152nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Bahrain
All statistics for Bahrain
Population growth
0.73%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,569,666 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
32.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.82 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.31%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
4.0%
2025 · World Bank