The population of Bahrain is expected to grow by 29,657 in 2026 and reach 1,654,120 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 14,280 people yearly. On average there are 19,499 births and 3,663 deaths in Bahrain per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.97 percent per year. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 520.3 in 1980 to 1,985.8 in 2024.
| Current population | 1,650,753 people at present (Tuesday 10th of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 33.5 years |
| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | |
| Population density | 2,139.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,630,023 | 29,657 (1.8%) | 14,280 | 33.5 | 1.78 | 2,140 | 1,630,023 (100.0%) |
| 2025 | 1,600,366 | 11,696 (0.7%) | 18,128 | 33.4 | 1.79 | 2,099 | 1,600,366 (100.0%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 22,699 | 33.3 | 1.81 | 1,986 | 1,588,670 (100.0%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 20,002 | 33.0 | 1.82 | 1,971 | 1,577,059 (100.0%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 18,975 | 32.3 | 1.84 | 1,930 | 1,524,693 (100.0%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 11,882 | 31.7 | 1.85 | 1,904 | 1,504,365 (100.0%) |
| 2020 | 1,472,204 | -11,552 (-0.8%) | -5,048 | 31.7 | 1.86 | 1,875 | 1,472,204 (100.0%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -31,967 | 31.7 | 1.84 | 1,902 | 1,483,756 (100.0%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -25,978 | 31.5 | 1.91 | 1,932 | 1,503,091 (100.0%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 21,958 | 31.2 | 1.98 | 1,925 | 1,501,116 (100.0%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 46,833 | 31.1 | 2.04 | 1,828 | 1,423,726 (100.0%) |
| 2015 | 1,370,322 | 55,760 (4.1%) | 36,809 | 31.0 | 2.11 | 1,761 | 1,370,322 (100.0%) |
| 2010 | 1,228,543 | 50,128 (4.1%) | -19,329 | 30.1 | 1.99 | 1,612 | 1,228,543 (100.0%) |
| 2005 | 888,822 | 65,081 (7.3%) | 45,682 | 28.1 | 2.67 | 1,201 | 810,323 (91.2%) |
| 2000 | 637,582 | 16,593 (2.6%) | 2,886 | 26.8 | 2.80 | 898 | 560,024 (87.8%) |
| 1995 | 558,879 | 14,513 (2.6%) | 3,842 | 25.7 | 3.13 | 787 | 493,152 (88.2%) |
| 1990 | 514,797 | 17,470 (3.4%) | 5,090 | 24.9 | 3.82 | 746 | 453,781 (88.1%) |
| 1985 | 430,358 | 15,204 (3.5%) | 4,657 | 24.4 | 4.28 | 624 | 361,544 (84.0%) |
| 1980 | 358,978 | 15,521 (4.3%) | 6,741 | 23.7 | 4.76 | 520 | 288,721 (80.4%) |
| 1975 | 283,243 | 14,205 (5.0%) | 6,900 | 22.7 | 5.62 | 410 | 223,017 (78.7%) |
| 1970 | 224,809 | 2,340 (1.0%) | -4,939 | 22.3 | 6.43 | 326 | 176,042 (78.3%) |
| 1965 | 200,866 | 7,050 (3.5%) | -415 | 22.4 | 7.03 | 291 | 165,349 (82.3%) |
| 1960 | 165,477 | 6,869 (4.0%) | 1,266 | 22.8 | 7.26 | 211 | 136,179 (82.3%) |
In 2025 the population of Bahrain was 1,600,366 and the average age increased from 22.8 in 1960 to 33.4. Urban population has increased from 560,024 (87.8%) in 2000 to 1,630,023 (100.0%) in the current year. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 520.3 in 1980 to 1,985.8 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,048 | 31.7 | 1.86 | 1,875 | 1,472,204 (100.0%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 18,128 | 33.4 | 1.79 | 2,099 | 1,600,366 (100.0%) |
| 2030 | 1,710,659 | 17,212 (1.0%) | 1,111 | 34.0 | 1.73 | 2,254 | 1,710,659 (100.0%) |
| 2035 | 1,799,100 | 17,993 (1.0%) | 1,171 | 34.5 | 1.70 | 2,371 | 1,799,100 (100.0%) |
| 2040 | 1,890,380 | 18,364 (1.0%) | 1,226 | 35.1 | 1.68 | 2,492 | 1,890,380 (100.0%) |
| 2045 | 1,982,208 | 18,277 (0.9%) | 1,294 | 35.6 | 1.67 | 2,614 | 1,982,208 (100.0%) |
| 2050 | 2,072,986 | 18,123 (0.9%) | 1,347 | 36.1 | 1.66 | 2,732 | 2,072,986 (100.0%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 85.2 (85.1 years for male and 85.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 2,732.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.85% (11,696 residents, including 3,511 deaths). The demographics of Bahrain constitutes of 619,248 women and 1,010,775 men, which means there are 1,632 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 23.7% of population (386,315) is 19 or younger, 72.1% of population (1,175,410) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.2% of population (67,972) is over 65.