The population of Bahrain is expected to grow by 27,000 in 2024 and reach 1,862,000 in 2025. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 15,000 people yearly. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 521.6 in 1980 to 2,342.2 in 2022.
| Current population | 1,843,655 people at present (Friday 26th of April 2024) | |
| Median Age | 33.1 years |
| Population density | 2,414.0 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,835,000 | 27,000 (1.5%) | 15,000 | 33.1 | 2,414 | 1,641,000 (89.4%) | |
| 2023 | 1,808,000 | 28,000 (1.6%) | 15,000 | 32.8 | 2,380 | 1,616,000 (89.4%) | |
| 2022 | 1,780,000 | 36,000 (2.0%) | 15,000 | 32.6 | 2,342 | 1,589,000 (89.3%) | |
| 2021 | 1,744,000 | 46,000 (2.6%) | 15,000 | 32.3 | 2,295 | 1,556,000 (89.2%) | |
| 2020 | 1,698,000 | 60,000 (3.5%) | 15,000 | 32.0 | 1.94 | 2,234 | 1,513,000 (89.1%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 47,000 | 31.7 | 1.96 | 2,155 | 1,458,000 (89.0%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 47,000 | 31.4 | 1.99 | 2,062 | 1,394,000 (89.0%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 47,000 | 31.2 | 2.01 | 1,964 | 1,327,000 (88.9%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 47,000 | 30.9 | 2.03 | 1,848 | 1,266,051 (88.8%) |
| 2015 | 1,371,855 | 35,458 (2.6%) | 47,000 | 30.8 | 2.06 | 1,779 | 1,217,864 (88.8%) |
| 2010 | 1,240,862 | 55,833 (4.5%) | 8,400 | 30.1 | 2.16 | 1,628 | 1,098,597 (88.5%) |
| 2005 | 889,168 | 59,320 (6.7%) | 54,400 | 27.9 | 2.44 | 1,202 | 786,025 (88.4%) |
| 2000 | 664,614 | 28,069 (4.2%) | 31,100 | 26.8 | 2.80 | 936 | 587,333 (88.4%) |
| 1995 | 563,699 | 14,111 (2.5%) | 7,836 | 26.5 | 3.15 | 794 | 498,242 (88.4%) |
| 1990 | 495,931 | 14,841 (3.0%) | 1,096 | 25.3 | 3.73 | 719 | 437,114 (88.1%) |
| 1985 | 419,430 | 12,203 (2.9%) | 2,580 | 25.2 | 4.36 | 608 | 365,554 (87.2%) |
| 1980 | 359,888 | 17,090 (4.8%) | 647 | 23.9 | 4.92 | 522 | 309,867 (86.1%) |
| 1975 | 266,543 | 14,632 (5.5%) | 9,792 | 22.9 | 5.56 | 386 | 226,495 (85.0%) |
| 1970 | 212,605 | 6,562 (3.1%) | 3,825 | 22.3 | 6.50 | 308 | 178,110 (83.8%) |
| 1965 | 187,431 | 4,544 (2.4%) | -1,607 | 20.9 | 7.16 | 272 | 154,631 (82.5%) |
| 1960 | 162,427 | 5,467 (3.3%) | -839 | 23.3 | 7.09 | 214 | 133,710 (82.3%) |
In 2023 the population of Bahrain was 1,808,000 and the average age increased from 23.3 in 1960 to 32.8. Urban population has increased from 587,333 (88.4%) in 2000 to 1,641,000 (89.4%) in the current year. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 521.6 in 1980 to 2,342.2 in 2022.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 15,000 | 32.0 | 1.94 | 2,234 | 1,513,000 (89.1%) |
| 2025 | 1,862,000 | 27,000 (1.5%) | 13,000 | 33.4 | 1.84 | 2,451 | 1,668,000 (89.5%) |
| 2030 | 2,013,000 | 28,000 (1.4%) | 6,000 | 34.6 | 1.77 | 2,649 | 1,812,000 (90.0%) |
| 2035 | 2,122,000 | 19,000 (0.9%) | 4,000 | 36.1 | 1.71 | 2,792 | 1,920,000 (90.5%) |
| 2040 | 2,205,000 | 15,000 (0.7%) | 4,000 | 37.3 | 1.68 | 2,902 | 2,005,000 (90.9%) |
| 2045 | 2,272,000 | 12,000 (0.5%) | 4,000 | 38.4 | 1.66 | 2,990 | 2,076,000 (91.4%) |
| 2050 | 2,327,000 | 10,000 (0.4%) | 4,000 | 40.0 | 1.66 | 3,062 | 2,136,000 (91.8%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 81.6 (80.7 years for male and 82.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 3,062.0 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Bahrain constitutes of 656,000 women and 1,179,000 men, which means there are 1,797 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 23.1% of population (423,151) is 19 or younger, 73.2% of population (1,342,670) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.8% of population (69,547) is over 65.