Population annual growth rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population annual growth rate was 0.639 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.639
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 20 countries
All-time high
7.78
in 2002
All-time low
-1.03
in 2019
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Population annual growth rate in Bahrain, 1950–2100
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population annual growth rate in Bahrain is 0.639, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population annual growth rate in Bahrain peaked at 7.78 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.03, in 2019.
Bahrain ranks 5th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population annual growth rate in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.89 | — |
| 1951 | 2.97 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 3.06 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 3.15 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 3.27 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 3.42 | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 3.53 | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 3.7 | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 3.85 | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 3.99 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 4.1 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 4.04 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 3.93 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 3.89 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 3.8 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 3.35 | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 3.19 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 3.11 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.66 | -46.8% |
| 1969 | 1.18 | -28.5% |
| 1970 | 0.91 | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 4.25 | +367.0% |
| 1972 | 5.35 | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 5.27 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.2 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.97 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.83 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.67 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 4.51 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 4.33 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 3.62 | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 3.46 | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 3.51 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 3.57 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.62 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.65 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.64 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.6 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.52 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.38 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 3.14 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 2.75 | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 2.68 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.63 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.58 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.53 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.47 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.4 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.31 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.21 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 6.57 | +197.3% |
| 2002 | 7.78 | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 7.35 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.97 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.61 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.28 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.98 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.66 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.27 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | -0.252 | -104.8% |
| 2011 | -0.826 | +227.8% |
| 2012 | 2.39 | -389.8% |
| 2013 | 4.19 | +75.1% |
| 2014 | 4.46 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 4.02 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 4.54 | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 2.69 | -40.8% |
| 2018 | -0.575 | -121.4% |
| 2019 | -1.03 | +79.1% |
| 2020 | 0.682 | -166.2% |
| 2021 | 1.81 | +166.1% |
| 2022 | 2.36 | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 2.31 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.07 | -13.4% |
| 2026 | 1.81 | -12.5% |
| 2027 | 1.46 | -19.8% |
| 2028 | 1.27 | -13.0% |
| 2029 | 1.08 | -14.9% |
| 2030 | 1.01 | -6.0% |
| 2031 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2032 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2033 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2034 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2035 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 1 | -0.3% |
| 2037 | 0.998 | -0.5% |
| 2038 | 0.994 | -0.4% |
| 2039 | 0.986 | -0.8% |
| 2040 | 0.98 | -0.6% |
| 2041 | 0.972 | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 0.96 | -1.2% |
| 2043 | 0.948 | -1.3% |
| 2044 | 0.936 | -1.3% |
| 2045 | 0.92 | -1.7% |
| 2046 | 0.907 | -1.4% |
| 2047 | 0.893 | -1.5% |
| 2048 | 0.882 | -1.2% |
| 2049 | 0.871 | -1.2% |
| 2050 | 0.862 | -1.0% |
| 2051 | 0.852 | -1.2% |
| 2052 | 0.844 | -0.9% |
| 2053 | 0.837 | -0.8% |
| 2054 | 0.828 | -1.1% |
| 2055 | 0.822 | -0.7% |
| 2056 | 0.815 | -0.9% |
| 2057 | 0.81 | -0.6% |
| 2058 | 0.808 | -0.2% |
| 2059 | 0.804 | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 0.8 | -0.5% |
| 2061 | 0.798 | -0.3% |
| 2062 | 0.796 | -0.3% |
| 2063 | 0.793 | -0.4% |
| 2064 | 0.79 | -0.4% |
| 2065 | 0.785 | -0.6% |
| 2066 | 0.782 | -0.4% |
| 2067 | 0.779 | -0.4% |
| 2068 | 0.773 | -0.8% |
| 2069 | 0.767 | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 0.76 | -0.9% |
| 2071 | 0.756 | -0.5% |
| 2072 | 0.748 | -1.1% |
| 2073 | 0.743 | -0.7% |
| 2074 | 0.736 | -0.9% |
| 2075 | 0.728 | -1.1% |
| 2076 | 0.721 | -1.0% |
| 2077 | 0.716 | -0.7% |
| 2078 | 0.711 | -0.7% |
| 2079 | 0.705 | -0.8% |
| 2080 | 0.701 | -0.6% |
| 2081 | 0.698 | -0.4% |
| 2082 | 0.694 | -0.6% |
| 2083 | 0.69 | -0.6% |
| 2084 | 0.686 | -0.6% |
| 2085 | 0.683 | -0.4% |
| 2086 | 0.678 | -0.7% |
| 2087 | 0.675 | -0.4% |
| 2088 | 0.674 | -0.1% |
| 2089 | 0.67 | -0.6% |
| 2090 | 0.669 | -0.1% |
| 2091 | 0.667 | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 0.664 | -0.4% |
| 2093 | 0.661 | -0.5% |
| 2094 | 0.659 | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 0.655 | -0.6% |
| 2096 | 0.652 | -0.5% |
| 2097 | 0.65 | -0.3% |
| 2098 | 0.647 | -0.5% |
| 2099 | 0.643 | -0.6% |
| 2100 | 0.639 | -0.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.639 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.062, 10.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.639 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.729, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population annual growth rate in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +389.8% | -0.826 | 2.39 |
| 1971 | +367.0% | 0.91 | 4.25 |
| 2011 | -227.8% | -0.252 | -0.826 |
| 2001 | +197.3% | 2.21 | 6.57 |
| 2020 | +166.2% | -1.03 | 0.682 |
| 2021 | +166.1% | 0.682 | 1.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.38 | 2.89 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.23 | 1.18 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 | 0.91 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.65 | 3.46 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 | 2.31 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.07 | 2.21 | 7.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 | -1.03 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 | 0.682 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1 | 0.986 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.9269 | 0.871 | 0.98 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.8282 | 0.804 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.7863 | 0.767 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.7324 | 0.705 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.6849 | 0.67 | 0.701 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.6567 | 0.643 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.639 | 0.639 | 0.639 | 1 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.7307 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population annual growth rate in Bahrain?
- Population annual growth rate in Bahrain was 0.639 in 2100, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest population annual growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 in 2002.
- What is the lowest population annual growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for population annual growth rate?
- Bahrain ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population annual growth rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Population annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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