Bahrain Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of Bahrain population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Bahrain in 2023 is 1,485,509, a 0.9% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Bahrain in 2022 was 1,472,233, a 0.61% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Bahrain in 2021 was 1,463,265, a 0.96% decline from 2020.
  • The population of Bahrain in 2020 was 1,477,469, a 1.12% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Population
United States 339,996,563
Japan 123,294,513
Germany 83,294,633
United Kingdom 67,736,802
France 64,756,584
Italy 58,870,762
South Korea 51,784,059
Spain 47,519,628
Argentina 45,773,884
Poland 41,026,067
Canada 38,781,291
Saudi Arabia 36,947,025
Australia 26,439,111
Taiwan 23,923,276
Chile 19,629,590
Netherlands 17,618,299
Belgium 11,686,140
Sweden 10,612,086
Greece 10,341,277
Portugal 10,247,605
Hungary 10,156,239
UAE 9,516,871
Israel 9,174,520
Austria 8,958,960
Switzerland 8,796,669
Hong Kong 7,491,609
Singapore 6,014,723
Denmark 5,910,913
Finland 5,545,475
Norway 5,474,360
New Zealand 5,228,100
Ireland 5,056,935
Oman 4,644,384
Panama 4,468,087
Kuwait 4,310,108
Croatia 4,008,617
Uruguay 3,423,108
Puerto Rico 3,260,314
Lithuania 2,718,352
Qatar 2,716,391
Slovenia 2,119,675
Latvia 1,830,211
Trinidad and Tobago 1,534,937
Bahrain 1,485,509
Estonia 1,322,765
Cyprus 1,260,138
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 654,768
Malta 535,064
Bahamas 412,623
Iceland 375,318
French Polynesia 308,872
New Caledonia 292,991
Barbados 281,995
Curacao 192,077
Guam 172,952
Seychelles 107,660
Aruba 106,277
Antigua and Barbuda 94,298
Isle of Man 84,710
Andorra 80,088
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 64,069
Greenland 56,643
Faroe Islands 53,270
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,062
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,222
Liechtenstein 39,584
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 33,642
Gibraltar 32,688
British Virgin Islands 31,538
Palau 18,058
Bahrain - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 1,485,509 0.90%
2022 1,472,233 0.61%
2021 1,463,265 -0.96%
2020 1,477,469 -1.12%
2019 1,494,188 0.46%
2018 1,487,340 2.09%
2017 1,456,834 3.35%
2016 1,409,661 3.49%
2015 1,362,142 3.89%
2014 1,311,134 3.92%
2013 1,261,673 3.00%
2012 1,224,939 1.06%
2011 1,212,077 -0.13%
2010 1,213,645 2.90%
2009 1,179,453 6.22%
2008 1,110,343 6.71%
2007 1,040,532 7.16%
2006 970,981 7.66%
2005 901,921 8.22%
2004 833,451 7.09%
2003 778,256 4.00%
2002 748,324 2.47%
2001 730,257 2.64%
2000 711,442 2.79%
1999 692,133 2.92%
1998 672,484 3.04%
1997 652,643 3.14%
1996 632,756 3.23%
1995 612,934 3.32%
1994 593,254 3.40%
1993 573,755 3.48%
1992 554,470 3.56%
1991 535,415 3.48%
1990 517,418 3.41%
1989 500,349 3.52%
1988 483,337 3.59%
1987 466,565 3.64%
1986 450,196 3.64%
1985 434,375 3.62%
1984 419,217 3.57%
1983 404,772 3.52%
1982 391,017 3.60%
1981 377,430 4.09%
1980 362,595 4.59%
1979 346,697 4.77%
1978 330,912 4.94%
1977 315,337 5.10%
1976 300,044 5.24%
1975 285,116 5.35%
1974 270,627 5.45%
1973 256,632 5.55%
1972 243,143 5.26%
1971 230,992 3.79%
1970 222,555 2.70%
1969 216,696 2.80%
1968 210,801 2.87%
1967 204,916 2.96%
1966 199,019 3.11%
1965 193,012 3.44%
1964 186,587 3.72%
1963 179,891 3.77%
1962 173,359 3.83%
1961 166,970 3.91%
1960 160,691 3.88%
1959 154,685 3.76%
1958 149,077 3.60%
1957 143,897 3.40%
1956 139,171 3.19%
1955 134,865 3.03%
1954 130,895 2.92%
1953 127,186 2.83%
1952 123,685 2.77%
1951 120,354 2.74%
1950 117,149 0.00%