Birth rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Birth rate was 12.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 12.46 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Bahrain peaked at 49.9 births per 1,000 people in 1958 and was at its lowest, 12.46 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.59 births per 1,000 people | 49.17 births per 1,000 people | 49.9 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.33 births per 1,000 people | 40.65 births per 1,000 people | 49.6 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.53 births per 1,000 people | 29.04 births per 1,000 people | 38.35 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.3 births per 1,000 people | 27.87 births per 1,000 people | 29.03 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.33 births per 1,000 people | 20.89 births per 1,000 people | 27.14 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.43 births per 1,000 people | 15.46 births per 1,000 people | 20.43 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.86 births per 1,000 people | 13.32 births per 1,000 people | 15.62 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9 births per 1,000 people | 12.46 births per 1,000 people | 13.28 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 124 Bhutan 12.66 births per 1,000 people compare
- 125 Faroe Islands 12.61 births per 1,000 people compare
- 126 Cook Islands 12.48 births per 1,000 people compare
- 128 Malaysia 12.41 births per 1,000 people compare
- 129 Cape Verde 12.33 births per 1,000 people compare
- 130 Brazil 12.32 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Bahrain
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 176,724 people (2100)
- Population density 3,912 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 250 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Bahrain?
- Birth rate in Bahrain was 12.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9 births per 1,000 people in 1958.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for birth rate?
- Bahrain ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.