The population of Bahrain is expected to grow by 74,000 in 2018 and reach 1,638,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 47,000 people yearly. On average there are 22,033 births and 3,768 deaths in Bahrain per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.17 percent per year. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 521.6 in 1980 to 1,848.5 in 2016.
| Current population | 1,635,082 people at present (Sunday 16th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 31.4 years |
| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | |
| Population density | 2,061.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,567,000 | 74,000 (4.7%) | 47,000 | 31.4 | 1.99 | 2,062 | 1,394,000 (89.0%) |
| 2017 | 1,493,000 | 67,829 (4.5%) | 47,000 | 31.2 | 2.01 | 1,964 | 1,327,000 (88.9%) |
| 2016 | 1,425,171 | 53,316 (3.7%) | 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 2017 the population of Bahrain was 1,493,000 and the average age increased from 23.3 in 1960 to 31.2. Urban population has increased from 587,333 (88.4%) in 2000 to 1,394,000 (89.0%) in the current year. The population density of Bahrain has changed from 521.6 in 1980 to 1,848.5 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,698,000 | 60,000 (3.5%) | 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%) |
Total Bahrain population should reach 1,698,000 by 2020 and should increase to 2,327,000 people by year 2050. 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 population growth rate is 4.96% (67,829 residents, including 3,373 deaths). The demographics of Bahrain constitutes of 574,000 women and 993,000 men, which means there are 1,730 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 24.3% of population (380,938) is 19 or younger, 73.3% of population (1,147,984) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.4% of population (38,235) is over 65.