Bahrain People 2024, CIA World Factbook
Population
1,553,886 (2023 est.)
note: immigrants make up approximately 45% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Nationality
noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini
Ethnic groups
Bahraini 47.4%, Asian 43.4%, other Arab 4.9%, African 1.4%, North American 1.1%, Gulf Co-operative countries 0.9%, European 0.8%, other 0.1% (2020 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu
major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)
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Religions
Muslim 74.2%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i) 25.8% (2020 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 18.14% (male 142,866/female 139,083)
15-64 years: 77.83% (male 759,539/female 449,848)
65 years and over: 4.03% (2023 est.) (male 32,162/female 30,388)
2023 population pyramid: 
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 31.3
youth dependency ratio: 26.8
elderly dependency ratio: 4.6
potential support ratio: 21.8 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 33.3 years (2023 est.)
male: 34.6 years
female: 31 years
Population growth rate
0.85% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
12.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq
Urbanization
urban population: 89.9% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
709,000 MANAMA (capital) (2023)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.69 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female
total population: 1.51 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
16 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 11.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 80.1 years (2023 est.)
male: 77.9 years
female: 82.5 years
Total fertility rate
1.66 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.82 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
4.2% of GDP (2020)
Physicians density
0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density
1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
29.8% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 1.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 14.9% (2020 est.)
male: 25.3% (2020 est.)
female: 4.5% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
43.8% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 99.9%
female: 94.9% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2019)
NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.