Net migration estimates and projections in Bahrain

The net migration rate in Bahrain was 12.7 per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2017.

Bahrain, 2023 (latest estimate) 12.7 Per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.4per 1,000 people 2022: 12.4 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030 0.6 per 1,000 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 0.6 per 1,000 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 0.3 per 1,000 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 15th of 216 See the full ranking

Net migration estimates and projections in Bahrain over time

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Per 1,000 people. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Net migration rate, estimates and projections to 2100 (per 1,000 people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Bahrain
2100 0.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 0.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 0.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 0.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 0.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 0.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 0.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 0.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 11.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 12.7 per 1,000 people
2022 12.4 per 1,000 people
2021 7.9 per 1,000 people
2020 -3.4 per 1,000 people
2019 -21.5 per 1,000 people
2018 -17.3 per 1,000 people
2017 14.8 per 1,000 people
2016 32.8 per 1,000 people
2015 26.9 per 1,000 people
2014 31.1 per 1,000 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 from 12.4 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 28.3 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −15.6.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bahrain has the 15th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Bahrain
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024