Bahrain
Population 2026
1,675,573
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.96%
- Density
- 2,094 per km²
- Land area
- 800 km²
- Capital
- Manama
- Currency
- Dinar (BHD)
- Official languages
- AR-BH, EN, FA, UR
- Urban population
- 100.0%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 19,8652026
- Deaths
- 3,7412026
- Birth rate
- 12.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 2.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.81
- Life expectancy
- 81.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 33.4
- Net migration
- 18,128
Age distribution
- 0–1418.4%
- 15–6477.6%
- 65+4.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $49.0B
- GDP per capita
- $30.6K
- GDP growth
- +3.5%
- Inflation
- -0.1%
- Unemployment
- 1.1%
- Exports
- $41.3B
- Imports
- $33.0B
- Tourism receipts
- 2.8%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture0.2%
- Industry41.2%
- Manufacturing19.9%
- Services54.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture0.8%
- Industry34.9%
- Services64.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al MuharraqMuharraq | 176,5832025 |
| 2 | ManamaManama | 147,0742019 |
| 3 | Madīnat ḨamadNorthern | 133,5502025 |
| 4 | Ar Rifā‘Southern Governorate | 115,4952025 |
| 5 | SitrahManama | 72,6012025 |
| 6 | Jidd ḨafşManama | 66,5882025 |
| 7 | Dār KulaybSouthern Governorate | 65,4662020 |
| 8 | Madīnat ‘ĪsáSouthern Governorate | 38,0902020 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,675,573 | 19.9K | 3.7K |
| 2020 | 1,483,081 | 19.0K | 3.8K |
| 2010 | 1,213,248 | 18.8K | 2.5K |
| 2000 | 669,589 | 13.7K | 1.8K |
| 1990 | 514,799 | 14.0K | 1.6K |
| 1980 | 358,990 | 10.2K | 1.4K |
| 1970 | 224,817 | 8.6K | 1.7K |
| 1960 | 165,490 | 8.2K | 2.7K |
| 1950 | 117,275 | 5.8K | 3.0K |