Demographics of Bahrain

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Demographics of Bahrain
Bahrain single age population pyramid 2020.png
Population1,472,380 (2022 est.)
Growth rate0.88% (2022 est.)
Birth rate12.4 births/1,000 population
Death rate2.82 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy79.9 years
  male77.63 years
  female82.24 years
Fertility rate1.67
Infant mortality rate10.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Age structure
0–14 years20.13%
15–64 years76.71%
65 and over3.16%
Nationality
NationalityBahraini
Major ethnicBahraini - 46%
Language
Official Arabic
Spoken Arabic (Bahraini, Bahrani), Farsi, English, Urdu
Demographics of Bahrain, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of permanent inhabitants in thousands. Bahrain population.svg
Demographics of Bahrain, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of permanent inhabitants in thousands.

The demographics of the population of Bahrain includes population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Contents

Most of the population of Bahrain is concentrated in the two principal cities, Manama and Al Muharraq.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1950116,000    
1960162,000+3.40%
1970212,000+2.73%
1980358,000+5.38%
1990493,000+3.25%
2000638,000+2.61%
20101,262,000+7.06%
20201,501,635+1.75%
Source: [1]

Population census

Population of Bahrain according to nationality 1941-2010 [2]
census yearBahraininon-Bahrainitotal population
# %# %
194174,040
82.3%
15,930
17.7%
89,970
195091,179
83.2%
18,471
16.8%
109,650
1959118,734
83.0%
24,401
17.0%
143,135
1965143,814
78.9%
38,389
21.1%
182,203
1971178,193
82.5%
37,885
17.5%
216,078
1981238,420
68.0%
112,378
32.0%
350,798
1991323,305
63.6%
184,732
36.4%
508,037
2001405,667
62.4%
244,937
37.6%
650,604
2010568,399
46.0%
666,172
54.0%
1,234,571
2020712,362
47.4%
789,273
52.6%
1,501,635

Population estimates by nationality (on July 1)

[3]

[4]

BahrainiNon-BahrainiTotal % Non-Bahraini
2001409,619251,698661,317
38.1%
2002427,246283,307710,554
39.9%
2003445,634318,888764,519
41.7%
2004464,808358,936823,744
43.6%
2005484,810404,013888,824
45.5%
2006505,673454,752960,425
47.3%
2007527,433511,8641,039,297
49.3%
2008541,587561,9091,103,496
50.9%
2009558,011620,4041,178,415
52.6%
2010570,687657,8561,228,543
53.5%
2011584,688610,3321,195,020
51.1%
2012599,629609,3351,208,964
50.4%
2013614,830638,3611,253,191
50.9%
2014630,744683,8181,314,562
52.0%
2015647,835722,4871,370,322
52.7%
2016664,707759,0191,423,726
53.3%
2017677,506823,6101,501,116
54.9%
2018689,417813,3771,502,794
54.1%
2019701,827781,9291,483,756
52.7%
2020713,263758,9411,472,204
51.6%
2021719,333785,0321,504,365
52.2%

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 17.III.2020): [5] [6]

Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal
#%
Total942,895558,7401,501,635
100%
0-452,59151,012103,603
6.90%
5-953,57851,416104,994
6.99%
10-1447,81245,86493,676
6.24%
15-1941,06238,27679,338
5.28%
20-2460,70640,725101,431
6.75%
25-29101,40154,679156,080
10.39%
30-34154,21557,757211,972
14.12%
35-39134,08351,794185,877
12.38%
40-4495,10444,385139,489
9.29%
45-4970,46733,509103,976
6.92%
50-5449,62127,78677,407
5.15%
55-5934,49823,09557,593
3.84%
60-6422,41816,35338,771
2.58%
65-6912,4999,20016,877
1.44%
70-746,1845,17711,361
0.76%
75-793,2163,3636,579
0.44%
80-842,0022,4524,454
0.30%
85+1,4381,8973,335
0.22%
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal
0-14153,981148,292302,273
20.13%
15-64763,575388,3591,151,934
76.71%
65+25,33922,08947,428
3.16%

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Period [7] Live births per yearDeaths per yearNatural change per yearCBR*CDR*NC*TFR*IMR*
1950–19556,0003,0003,00045.021.623.46.97183
1955–19607,0003,0004,00045.717.727.96.97156
1960–19658,0002,0006,00045.712.633.27.18112
1965–19708,0002,0007,00041.68.732.96.9774
1970–19758,0002,0007,00035.26.528.65.9549
1975–198010,0002,0009,00033.04.828.15.2333
1980–198513,0002,00011,00032.94.128.84.6322
1985–199014,0002,00013,00031.33.627.74.0816
1990–199514,0002,00012,00026.33.323.13.3514
1995–200014,0002,00012,00023.13.219.92.8911
2000–200514,0002,00012,00021.13.018.12.629
2005–201021,0003,00018,00020.72.818.02.637
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Registered data

Birth registration of Bahrain is available from 1976, death registration started in 1990. Between 1976 and 2011 the number of baby births roughly doubled but the birth rate of babies decreased from 32 to 13 per 1,000. The death rate of Bahrain (1.9 per 1,000 human beings in 2011) is among the lowest in the world.

[8] [9] [10] Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total Fertility Rate per woman
19655,150
19664,860
19675,179
19685,274
19716,404
19727,274
19737,679
19747,612
19757,767
1976282,0008,98431.8
1977302,0009,0588728,18630.02.927.1
1978322,0009,3981,0028,39629.23.126.1
1979341,0009,6641,0378,62728.33.025.3
1980358,00010,1401,0859,05528.33.025.3
1981372,00010,3001,0659,23527.72.924.8
1982384,00011,0371,1199,91828.82.925.9
1983394,00011,4311,06410,36729.02.726.3
1984405,00011,5191,30310,21628.53.225.3
1985417,00012,3141,21211,10229.52.926.6
1986431,00012,8931,42311,47029.93.326.6
1987446,00012,6991,58411,11528.53.624.9
1988462,00012,5551,52311,03227.23.323.9
1989478,00013,6111,55112,06028.53.225.3
1990493,00013,3701,55211,81827.13.124.0
1991503,05213,2291,74411,48526.13.422.7
1992516,45813,8741,76012,11426.73.423.3
1993530,22514,1911,71412,47726.73.223.5
1994544,36613,7661,69512,07125.23.122.1
1995558,87913,4811,91011,57124.13.420.7
1996573,79213,1231,78011,34322.83.119.7
1997589,11513,3821,82211,56022.63.119.5
1998604,84213,3811,99711,38421.93.318.6
1999620,98914,2801,92012,36022.83.119.72.9
2000637,58213,9472,04511,90221.93.218.72.8
2001661,31713,4681,97911,48921.03.117.92.6
2002710,55413,5762,03511,54121.13.217.92.4
2003764,51914,5602,11412,44622.53.319.22.4
2004823,74414,9682,21512,75322.33.319.02.3
2005888,82415,1982,22212,97621.03.117.92.1
2006960,42515,0532,31712,73618.62.915.72.0
20071,039,29716,0622,27013,79217.42.514.91.964
20081,103,49617,0222,39014,63216.22.313.91.968
20091,178,41517,8412,38715,45415.12.013.11.951
20101,228,54318,1502,40115,74914.82.012.81.877
20111,195,02017,5732,52815,04514.72.112.61.967
20121,208,96419,1192,61316,50615.82.213.62.134
20131,253,19119,9952,58817,40716.02.113.92.157
20141,314,56220,9312,80518,12615.92.113.82.108
20151,370,32220,9832,78718,19615.32.113.22.093
20161,423,72620,7142,85817,85614.52.012.51.984
20171,501,11620,5812,90217,67913.71.911.81.945
20181,503,09119,7403,05216,66813.12.011.11.838
20191,483,75618,6113,01015,60112.52.010.51.744
20201,472,20418,0423,48814,55412.32.49.91.846
20211,504,36517,8054,60113,20411.83.18.7
20221,524,69317,8013,52114,28011.72.39.4
20231,577,059
20241,588,670

Life expectancy

PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
1950–195543.01985–199071.8
1955–196048.51990–199572.9
1960–196555.31995–200073.9
1965–197061.12000–200574.9
1970–197565.42005–201075.7
1975–198068.32010–201576.4
1980–198570.5

Source: UN World Population Prospects [11]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Bahrain (2020) [12]
Ethnic groups
Bahraini citizens
47.4%
Asian (mostly South Asia)
43.4%
other Arabs
5.8%
African
1.4%
European
0.8%
North Americans
1.1%
Others
0.1%
Salwa Bukhait, Bahrain TV - Apr 25, 2020.jpg
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Mamdouh Abbas Al-Saleh, Bahrain TV - Apr 11, 2021.jpg
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Ethnic diversity of Bahrain

Regarding the ethnicity of Bahrainis, a Financial Times article published on 31 May 1983 found that "Bahrain is a polyglot state, both religiously and racially. Discounting temporary immigrants of the past ten years, there are at least eight or nine communities on the island". [13] Furthermore, sources claim that the government of Bahrain is said to have naturalised Sunnis from different countries to increase the Sunni population in comparison to the Indigenous Shias including people from India, Pakistan, Jordan, Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Egypt. [14] [15] These may be classified as:

CommunityDescription
Baharna/Bahranis The indigenous inhabitants of Bahrain. The overwhelming majority are Shia. [13]
Ajams (Iranic and Iranian roots) Iranic; Lurs (Shia), Achomis (Sunni, Shia) , Baluchs (Sunnis), Turkic; Azeris, Qashqai...
Bahraini Jews [13] Jews have inhabited Bahrain for centuries. Most native Bahraini Jews are of Mesopotamian and Persian descent.
Huwala Arabs Sunni Arabs who re-migrated back from the southern coasts of Iran
Tribal Arabs Urbanized Sunni Bahrainis of Bedouin ancestry, such as the Utoob, Dawasir etc. [13]
Najdis [13] Non-tribal urban Sunni Arabs from Najd in central Arabia. [13]
Afro-Arabs Descendants of Africans, primarily from East Africa and of mostly Sunni faith
Banyan (Bania)Indians who traded with Bahrain and settled before the age of oil (formerly known as the Hunood or Banyan, Arabic : البونيان), of mostly Hindu faith. [13]

Non-nationals make up more than half of the population of Bahrain, with immigrants making up about 52.6% of the overall population. [16] Of those, the vast majority come from South and Southeast Asia: according to various media reports and government statistics dated between 2005 and 2012 roughly 350,000 Indians, [17] 150,000 Bangladeshis, [18] 110,000 Pakistanis, [19] 40,000 Filipinos, [20] and 8,000 Indonesians. [21] In 2023, about 4,000 people from the United Kingdom live in Bahrain, [22] although some estimates are double this number. [23]

[5] PopulationPercentage
Bahraini712,362
47.4%
Other Arabs86,823
5.8%
African21,502
1.4%
North American16,415
1.1%
Asian650,996
43.4%
European11,750
0.8%
Others1,787
0.1%
total1,501,635
100%

The following is a firm containing estimates from countries' embassies: [24]

NationalityPopulation % of populationYear of data
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 633,78445.4%2015
Flag of India.svg  India 350,00025.0%2015
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 110,0007.88%2015
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 100,0007.16%2015
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 50,000-60,0004.30%2015
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 22,0001.57%2015
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20,0001.43%2015
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 20,0001.43%2015
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 10,0000.71%2015
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK 9,0000.64%2013
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 8,2000.58%2014
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5,000-7,0000.50%2015
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 6,000-7,0000.50%2015
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 6,0000.43%2015
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 5,0000.35%2015
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4,7500.34%2015
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4,0000.28%2015
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 3,5000.25%2015
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2,5000.17%2015
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2,0000.14%2015
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1,5000.10%2015
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,000<0.1%2015
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 400<0.1%2015
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 400<0.1%2015
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 350<0.1%2015
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 300-350<0.1%2015
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 350<0.1%2013
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 300<0.1%2015
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 300<0.1%2015
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 260<0.1%2015
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 220<0.1%2013
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 200<0.1%2015
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 157<0.1%2015
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 150<0.1%2015
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 122<0.1%2015
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 100<0.1%2015
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 100<0.1%2015
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 50-100<0.1%2015
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 83<0.1%2015
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 20<0.1%2015
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 4<0.1%2015

Genetics

Haplogroups

Y-chromosome DNA
Proportions of predicted Y-DNA haplogroups observed in the four governorates of Bahrain (Study of 2020) Y-DNA hplogroup in the four governorates of Bahrain.png
Proportions of predicted Y-DNA haplogroups observed in the four governorates of Bahrain (Study of 2020)

Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) represents the male lineage. In 2020, a study was made on 562 unrelated Bahraini males. [25] Paternal population structure within Bahrain was investigated using the 27 Y-STRs (short tandem repeats) in the Yfiler Plus kit to generate haplotypes from 562 unrelated Bahraini males, sub-divided into four geographical regions—Northern, Capital, Southern and Muharraq. [25]

Haplogroup prediction indicated diverse origins of the population with a predominance of haplogroups J2 and J1, but also haplogroups such as B2 and E1b1a likely originating in Africa, and H, L and R2 likely indicative of migration from South Asia. [25] Haplogroup frequencies differed significantly between regions, with J2 significantly more common in the Northern region compared with the Southern, possibly due to differential settlement by Baharna, Ajams and Arabs. [25]

reach of Haplotype J2 J2-Y-DNA-Haplogroup-Map-J2-M172-Map-J2-Haplogrubu-Haritasi-v3.png
reach of Haplotype J2

Haplogroup prediction suggests that haplogroup J2 is the most common in the Bahraini population (It is thought that J-M172 may have originated in the Caucasus, Anatolia or Western Iran) encompassing 27.6% of the sample, followed by J1 (23.0%), E1b1b (8.9%), E1b1a (8.6%) and R1a (8.4%), with other predicted haplogroups (G, T, L, R1b, Q, R2, B2, E2, H and C) occurring at progressively lower frequencies. [25]

Spread of Haplotype J1 HG J1 (ADN-Y).PNG
Spread of Haplotype J1

Haplogroup J1 is most frequent in the Southern Governorate (27%) where the highest proportion of Arabs live, and in the Muharraq Governorate (27%) where many migrant Huwala Arabs resettled, and it declines to its lowest frequency in the Northern and Capital Governorates (21% and 19%). [25]

By contrast, the Northern and Capital Governorates where the Baharna and Ajam are most represented show higher frequencies of haplogroup J2 (34% and 31%) than in Muharraq and the Southern Governorate (both 17%). [25]

Languages

Religion

[5] MenWomenTotalBahrainiNon-Bahraini
Muslims674,329437,2041,111,533710,067401,466
Others268,566121,536390,1022,295387,807
Total942,895558,7401,501,635712,362789,273
Muslim %74.0%99.7%50.9%

Islam is the official religion forming 74% of the population. [5] Current census data does not differentiate between the other religions in Bahrain, but in 2022, the country was approximately 12% [26] Christian and had about 40 [26] [27] Jewish citizens.

According to the website of Ministry of Information Affairs, 74% of the population are Muslim, with Christians being the second largest religious group, forming 10.2% of the population, Jews making up 0.21%. The percentage of local Bahraini Christians, Jews, Hindus and Baha’is is collectively 0.2%. [28] [5]

Bahraini citizens of Muslim faith belong to the Shi'a and Sunni branches of Islam. The last official census (1941) to include sectarian identification reported 52% (88,298 citizens) as Shia and 48% as Sunni of the Muslim population. [29] [13] Unofficial sources, such as the Library of Congress Country Studies, [30] and The New York Times , [31] estimate sectarian identification to be approximately 45% Sunni and 55% Shia. An official Bahraini document revealed that 51% of the country's citizens are Sunnis, while the Shiite population has declined to 49% of the Muslim population. [32]

Foreigners, overwhelmingly from South Asia and other Arab countries, constituted 52.6% of the population in 2020. [5] Of these, 50.9% are Muslim and 49.1% are non-Muslim, [5] including Christians (primarily: Catholic, Protestant, Syriac Orthodox, and Mar Thoma from South India), Hindus, Buddhists, Baháʼís, and Sikhs.

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References

Notes

  1. "World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision". Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
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