The population of Bahrain is expected to grow by 27,000 in 2025 and reach 1,893,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 13,000 people yearly. On average there are 22,616 births and 5,078 deaths in Bahrain per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.94 percent per year. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 521.6 in 1980 to 2,379.5 in 2023.
| Current population | 1,863,869 people at present (Wednesday 22nd of January 2025) | |
| Median Age | 33.4 years |
| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | |
| Population density | 2,450.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,862,000 | 27,000 (1.5%) | 13,000 | 33.4 | 1.84 | 2,451 | 1,668,000 (89.5%) |
| 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 2024 the population of Bahrain was 1,835,000 and the average age increased from 23.3 in 1960 to 33.1. Urban population has increased from 587,333 (88.4%) in 2000 to 1,668,000 (89.5%) in the current year. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 521.6 in 1980 to 2,379.5 in 2023.
| 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 668,000 women and 1,194,000 men, which means there are 1,787 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 22.7% of population (422,674) is 19 or younger, 73.0% of population (1,359,819) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.1% of population (76,714) is over 65.