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
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.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Bahrain (2020) [1]
Ethnic groups
Bahraini
 
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%

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". These may be classified as:

CommunityDescription
Afro-Arabs Descendants of Africans, primarily from East Africa and of mostly Sunni faith
Ajam of Bahrain Persians of Shia faith, a minority are from the Baháʼí Faith.
Baharna The indigenous inhabitants of Bahrain. The overwhelming majority are Shia.
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
Bahraini Jews Jews have inhabited Bahrain for centuries. Most native Bahraini Jews are of Mesopotamian and Persian descent.
Hola Sunni Arabs from Persia
Bahraini Sunni Arabs Urbanized Sunni Bahrainis of Bedouin ancestry, such as the Utoob, Dawasir etc.

Non-nationals make up more than half of the population of Bahrain, with immigrants making up about 52.6% of the overall population. [2] 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, [3] 150,000 Bangladeshis, [4] 110,000 Pakistanis, [5] 40,000 Filipinos, [6] and 8,000 Indonesians. [7] In 2023, about 4,000 people from the United Kingdom live in Bahrain, [8] although some estimates are double this number. [9]

[10] BahrainiOther ArabsAfricanNorth AmericanAsianEuropeanOthersTOTAL
Population712,36286,82321,50216,415650,99611,7501,7871,501,635
Percentage47.4%5.8%1.4%1.1%43.4%0.8%0.1%100%

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950116,000—    
1960162,000+39.7%
1970212,000+30.9%
1980358,000+68.9%
1990493,000+37.7%
2000638,000+29.4%
20101,262,000+97.8%
20201,501,635+19.0%
Source: [11]

Population census

Population of Bahrain according to nationality 1941-2010 [12]
census yearBahraininon-BahrainiTotal population
Number %Number %Number
194174,04082.315,93017.789,970
195091,17983.218,47116.8109,650
1959118,73483.024,40117.0143,135
1965143,81478.938,38921.1182,203
1971178,19382.537,88517.5216,078
1981238,42068.0112,37832.0350,798
1991323,30563.6184,73236.4508,037
2001405,66762.4244,93737.6650,604
2010568,39946.0666,17254.01,234,571
2020712,36247.4789,27352.61,501,635

Population estimates on July 1

[13]

[14]

BahrainiNon-BahrainiTotal % Non-Bahraini
2001409,619251,698661,31738.1%
2002427,246283,307710,55439.9%
2003445,634318,888764,51941.7%
2004464,808358,936823,74443.6%
2005484,810404,013888,82445.5%
2006505,673454,752960,42547.3%
2007527,433511,8641,039,29749.3%
2008541,587561,9091,103,49650.9%
2009558,011620,4041,178,41552.6%
2010570,687657,8561,228,54353.5%
2011584,688610,3321,195,02051.1%
2012599,629609,3351,208,96450.4%
2013614,830638,3611,253,19150.9%
2014630,744683,8181,314,56252.0%
2015647,835722,4871,370,32252.7%
2016664,707759,0191,423,72653.3%
2017677,506823,6101,501,11654.9%
2018689,417813,3771,502,79454.1%
2019701,827781,9291,483,75652.7%
2020713,263758,9411,472,20451.6%
2021719,333785,0321,504,36552.2%

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Period [15] 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.

[16] [17] [18] 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
1999620,98914,2801,92012,36022.83.119.72.900
2000637,58213,9472,04511,90221.93.218.72.800
2001661,31713,4681,97911,48921.03.117.92.600
2002710,55413,5762,03511,54121.13.217.92.400
2003764,51914,5602,11412,44622.53.319.22.400
2004823,74414,9682,21512,75322.33.319.02.300
2005888,82415,1982,22212,97621.03.117.92.100
2006960,42515,0532,31712,73618.62.915.72.000
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
20211,504,365
20221,524,693
20231,577,059

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 17.III.2020): [10] [19]

Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total942,895558,7401,501,635100
0-452,59151,012103,6036.90
5-953,57851,416104,9946.99
10-1447,81245,86493,6766.24
15-1941,06238,27679,3385.28
20-2460,70640,725101,4316.75
25-29101,40154,679156,08010.39
30-34154,21557,757211,97214.12
35-39134,08351,794185,87712.38
40-4495,10444,385139,4899.29
45-4970,46733,509103,9766.92
50-5449,62127,78677,4075.15
55-5934,49823,09557,5933.84
60-6422,41816,35338,7712.58
65-6912,4999,20016,8771.44
70-746,1845,17711,3610.76
75-793,2163,3636,5790.44
80-842,0022,4524,4540.30
85+1,4381,8973,3350.22
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0-14153,981148,292302,27320.13
15-64763,575388,3591,151,93476.71
65+25,33922,08947,4283.16

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 [20]

Religion

[10] 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. [10] Current census data does not differentiate between the other religions in Bahrain, but in 2022, the country was approximately 12% [21] Christian and had about 40 [21] [22] 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%. [23] [10]

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. [24] Unofficial sources, such as the Library of Congress Country Studies, [25] and The New York Times , [26] 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. [27]

Foreigners, overwhelmingly from South Asia and other Arab countries, constituted 52.6% of the population in 2020. [10] Of these, 50.9% are Muslim and 49.1% are non-Muslim, [10] including Christians (primarily: Catholic, Protestant, Syriac Orthodox, and Mar Thoma from South India), Hindus, Buddhists, Baháʼís, and Sikhs.

Languages

Arabic
English
Persian
Kurdish
Malayalam
Urdu
Balochi
Konkani
Hindi
Sinhalese
Tamil
Punjabi
Bengali
Armenian
Filipino

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