Bahrain vs North Macedonia: Population
Bahrain
1.57 million people
in 2023
North Macedonia
1.83 million people
in 2023
Bahrain rank
153rd
North Macedonia rank
152nd
Population over time
- Bahrain
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 1.83 million people against 1.57 million people in Bahrain, a difference of 262,130 people.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 153rd and North Macedonia ranks 152nd of 238 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 12,782 people | 140,000 people | 127,218 people | North Macedonia |
| 1100s | 14,202 people | 148,000 people | 133,798 people | North Macedonia |
| 1200s | 15,780 people | 156,000 people | 140,220 people | North Macedonia |
| 1300s | 17,533 people | 164,000 people | 146,467 people | North Macedonia |
| 1400s | 19,482 people | 172,000 people | 152,518 people | North Macedonia |
| 1500s | 21,646 people | 180,000 people | 158,354 people | North Macedonia |
| 1600s | 24,052 people | 220,000 people | 195,948 people | North Macedonia |
| 1700s | 26,724 people | 220,000 people | 193,276 people | North Macedonia |
| 1710s | 28,060 people | 226,651 people | 198,591 people | North Macedonia |
| 1720s | 29,463 people | 234,467 people | 205,004 people | North Macedonia |
| 1730s | 30,936 people | 242,552 people | 211,616 people | North Macedonia |
| 1740s | 32,483 people | 250,916 people | 218,433 people | North Macedonia |
| 1750s | 34,107 people | 259,568 people | 225,461 people | North Macedonia |
| 1760s | 35,813 people | 268,519 people | 232,706 people | North Macedonia |
| 1770s | 37,603 people | 277,778 people | 240,175 people | North Macedonia |
| 1780s | 39,484 people | 287,357 people | 247,873 people | North Macedonia |
| 1790s | 41,458 people | 297,266 people | 255,808 people | North Macedonia |
| 1800s | 64,474 people | 391,865 people | 327,391 people | North Macedonia |
| 1810s | 64,474 people | 391,934 people | 327,460 people | North Macedonia |
| 1820s | 64,474 people | 408,064 people | 343,590 people | North Macedonia |
| 1830s | 64,474 people | 445,148 people | 380,674 people | North Macedonia |
| 1840s | 64,474 people | 485,927 people | 421,453 people | North Macedonia |
| 1850s | 64,467 people | 531,182 people | 466,715 people | North Macedonia |
| 1860s | 64,459 people | 581,611 people | 517,152 people | North Macedonia |
| 1870s | 66,234 people | 636,821 people | 570,586 people | North Macedonia |
| 1880s | 70,263 people | 697,265 people | 627,002 people | North Macedonia |
| 1890s | 74,572 people | 763,440 people | 688,869 people | North Macedonia |
| 1900s | 79,198 people | 835,888 people | 756,690 people | North Macedonia |
| 1910s | 97,936 people | 915,117 people | 817,181 people | North Macedonia |
| 1920s | 119,449 people | 999,769 people | 880,320 people | North Macedonia |
| 1930s | 119,794 people | 1.09 million people | 971,560 people | North Macedonia |
| 1940s | 117,510 people | 1.19 million people | 1.07 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1950s | 136,140 people | 1.34 million people | 1.20 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | 196,200 people | 1.53 million people | 1.33 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 278,754 people | 1.79 million people | 1.51 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 425,218 people | 2.00 million people | 1.58 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 585,507 people | 2.03 million people | 1.44 million people | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 909,348 people | 2.08 million people | 1.17 million people | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.98 million people | 635,931 people | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 1.52 million people | 1.85 million people | 326,800 people | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Bahrain or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 1.83 million people against 1.57 million people in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Bahrain and North Macedonia?
- 262,130 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and North Macedonia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and North Macedonia rank globally for population?
- Bahrain ranks 153rd and North Macedonia ranks 152nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.