Population and Demographics of Bahrain
Population changed +2.38% in 2024 · median age 33 years
The current population picture in Bahrain starts with 1.61 million people and +2.38% annual change, while the working-age share is 77.43% and fertility is 1.8. Compared with 2000, the 2024 population is 140.0% larger, showing the scale of the longer shift. The medium projection reaches 2.14 million in 2050, placing the mid-century total 33.1% above 2024.
Population Over Time in Bahrain
Between 2000 and 2024, Bahrain's population increased by about 0.94 million, moving from 0.670M to 1.607M. For 2050, the medium projection is 2.139M. That is a difference of about 0.53 million people from the 2024 estimate. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Bahrain's demographic structure is mixed when the 2024 population is divided into the three broad age groups. The youngest broad age group represents 18.72% of residents, against 3.85% in the 65+ group; the working-age band is 77.43%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 38.0% of Bahrain's population and males 62.0%. Males exceed females by 24.0 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Males made up 62% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 38% females.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Two current indicators frame Bahrain: +2.38% annual population change and fertility at 1.8, within a population where the under-15 and 65-plus shares differ by 14.87 percentage points.
Bahrain's population path over 2000 to 2024 records +140.0% change, and the UN medium scenario changes the 2024 total by +33.1% through 2050; neither series alone identifies the separate contributions of births, deaths and migration.
2024 estimate for Bahrain. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Bahrain vs. World
The comparison puts Bahrain's +2.38% annual change beside a world rate of +0.87%, a fertility rate of 1.8 beside 2.25, and a median age of 33 years beside 30.6 globally.
| Indicator | Bahrain | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +2.38% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.8 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 33 | 30.6 | 2024 |
The table is built for like-for-like comparison, using 2024 values from a single harmonized source context linked to UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Key Takeaways
The 2024 total is 1,607,049 people. Annual change in the same harmonized table is +2.38%.
Age structure is a key feature of the profile: 18.72% are under 15 and 3.85% are 65 or older.
Females make up 38.0% of the 2024 population in the World Bank indicator, with males at 62.0%.
By 2050, the medium projection is 2.139M, differing from 2024 by roughly 0.53 million people.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Bahrain?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Bahrain is 1,607,049 people.
Is the population of Bahrain growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Bahrain's population is growing, with annual change of +2.38%.
What percentage of the population of Bahrain is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 3.85% of Bahrain's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Bahrain in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Bahrain's 2050 population at 2,139,465.
What is the fertility rate in Bahrain?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Bahrain is 1.8 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.