Population density in Bahrain

Bahrain: Population density was 3,912 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
3,912 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 235 countries
All-time high
3,912 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
16.18 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Bahrain, 1000–2100

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Bahrain stood at 3,912 people per km². That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Bahrain peaked at 3,912 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 16.18 people per km², in 1000.

That places Bahrain 5th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Bahrain, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 16.18 people per km²
1100 17.98 people per km² +11.1%
1200 19.97 people per km² +11.1%
1300 22.19 people per km² +11.1%
1400 24.66 people per km² +11.1%
1500 27.4 people per km² +11.1%
1600 30.45 people per km² +11.1%
1700 33.83 people per km² +11.1%
1710 35.52 people per km² +5.0%
1720 37.29 people per km² +5.0%
1730 39.16 people per km² +5.0%
1740 41.12 people per km² +5.0%
1750 43.17 people per km² +5.0%
1760 45.33 people per km² +5.0%
1770 47.6 people per km² +5.0%
1780 49.98 people per km² +5.0%
1790 52.48 people per km² +5.0%
1800 81.61 people per km² +55.5%
1801 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1802 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1803 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1804 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1805 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1806 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1807 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1808 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1809 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1810 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1811 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1812 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1813 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1814 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1815 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1816 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1817 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1818 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1819 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1820 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1821 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1822 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1823 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1824 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1825 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1826 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1827 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1828 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1829 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1830 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1831 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1832 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1833 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1834 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1835 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1836 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1837 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1838 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1839 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1840 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1841 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1842 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1843 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1844 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1845 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1846 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1847 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1848 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1849 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1850 81.61 people per km² +0.0%
1851 81.61 people per km² -0.0%
1852 81.61 people per km² -0.0%
1853 81.61 people per km² -0.0%
1854 81.61 people per km² -0.0%
1855 81.6 people per km² -0.0%
1856 81.6 people per km² -0.0%
1857 81.6 people per km² -0.0%
1858 81.6 people per km² -0.0%
1859 81.59 people per km² -0.0%
1860 81.59 people per km² -0.0%
1861 81.59 people per km² -0.0%
1862 81.59 people per km² -0.0%
1863 81.59 people per km² -0.0%
1864 81.58 people per km² -0.0%
1865 81.58 people per km² -0.0%
1866 81.58 people per km² -0.0%
1867 81.58 people per km² -0.0%
1868 81.58 people per km² -0.0%
1869 81.67 people per km² +0.1%
1870 81.87 people per km² +0.2%
1871 82.16 people per km² +0.4%
1872 82.55 people per km² +0.5%
1873 83.05 people per km² +0.6%
1874 83.54 people per km² +0.6%
1875 84.04 people per km² +0.6%
1876 84.54 people per km² +0.6%
1877 85.05 people per km² +0.6%
1878 85.55 people per km² +0.6%
1879 86.06 people per km² +0.6%
1880 86.58 people per km² +0.6%
1881 87.09 people per km² +0.6%
1882 87.62 people per km² +0.6%
1883 88.14 people per km² +0.6%
1884 88.66 people per km² +0.6%
1885 89.19 people per km² +0.6%
1886 89.73 people per km² +0.6%
1887 90.26 people per km² +0.6%
1888 90.8 people per km² +0.6%
1889 91.34 people per km² +0.6%
1890 91.89 people per km² +0.6%
1891 92.44 people per km² +0.6%
1892 92.99 people per km² +0.6%
1893 93.54 people per km² +0.6%
1894 94.1 people per km² +0.6%
1895 94.66 people per km² +0.6%
1896 95.23 people per km² +0.6%
1897 95.8 people per km² +0.6%
1898 96.37 people per km² +0.6%
1899 96.94 people per km² +0.6%
1900 97.52 people per km² +0.6%
1901 98.1 people per km² +0.6%
1902 98.69 people per km² +0.6%
1903 99.28 people per km² +0.6%
1904 99.87 people per km² +0.6%
1905 100.47 people per km² +0.6%
1906 101.07 people per km² +0.6%
1907 101.67 people per km² +0.6%
1908 102.28 people per km² +0.6%
1909 103.57 people per km² +1.3%
1910 105.58 people per km² +1.9%
1911 108.34 people per km² +2.6%
1912 111.88 people per km² +3.3%
1913 116.23 people per km² +3.9%
1914 120.76 people per km² +3.9%
1915 125.46 people per km² +3.9%
1916 130.35 people per km² +3.9%
1917 135.42 people per km² +3.9%
1918 140.7 people per km² +3.9%
1919 145 people per km² +3.1%
1920 148.28 people per km² +2.3%
1921 150.51 people per km² +1.5%
1922 151.65 people per km² +0.8%
1923 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1924 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1925 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1926 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1927 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1928 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1929 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1930 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1931 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1932 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1933 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1934 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1935 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1936 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1937 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1938 151.65 people per km² +0.0%
1939 151.52 people per km² -0.1%
1940 151.25 people per km² -0.2%
1941 150.86 people per km² -0.3%
1942 150.33 people per km² -0.4%
1943 149.67 people per km² -0.4%
1944 149.01 people per km² -0.4%
1945 148.36 people per km² -0.4%
1946 147.71 people per km² -0.4%
1947 147.06 people per km² -0.4%
1948 146.41 people per km² -0.4%
1949 146.81 people per km² +0.3%
1950 148.45 people per km² +1.1%
1951 152.87 people per km² +3.0%
1952 157.55 people per km² +3.1%
1953 162.51 people per km² +3.1%
1954 167.82 people per km² +3.3%
1955 173.52 people per km² +3.4%
1956 179.66 people per km² +3.5%
1957 186.28 people per km² +3.7%
1958 193.45 people per km² +3.8%
1959 201.18 people per km² +4.0%
1960 209.48 people per km² +4.1%
1961 218.18 people per km² +4.2%
1962 227.04 people per km² +4.1%
1963 236.09 people per km² +4.0%
1964 245.35 people per km² +3.9%
1965 254.28 people per km² +3.6%
1966 262.72 people per km² +3.3%
1967 271.14 people per km² +3.2%
1968 277.65 people per km² +2.4%
1969 281.62 people per km² +1.4%
1970 284.58 people per km² +1.1%
1971 292.08 people per km² +2.6%
1972 306.49 people per km² +4.9%
1973 323.21 people per km² +5.5%
1974 340.57 people per km² +5.4%
1975 358.55 people per km² +5.3%
1976 377.05 people per km² +5.2%
1977 395.98 people per km² +5.0%
1978 415.26 people per km² +4.9%
1979 434.76 people per km² +4.7%
1980 454.42 people per km² +4.5%
1981 472.83 people per km² +4.1%
1982 489.86 people per km² +3.6%
1983 507.24 people per km² +3.5%
1984 525.52 people per km² +3.6%
1985 544.77 people per km² +3.7%
1986 564.92 people per km² +3.7%
1987 585.9 people per km² +3.7%
1988 607.51 people per km² +3.7%
1989 629.53 people per km² +3.6%
1990 651.64 people per km² +3.5%
1991 673.27 people per km² +3.3%
1992 693.36 people per km² +3.0%
1993 712.43 people per km² +2.8%
1994 731.6 people per km² +2.7%
1995 750.92 people per km² +2.6%
1996 770.37 people per km² +2.6%
1997 789.9 people per km² +2.5%
1998 809.36 people per km² +2.5%
1999 828.63 people per km² +2.4%
2000 847.58 people per km² +2.3%
2001 886.03 people per km² +4.5%
2002 952.16 people per km² +7.5%
2003 1,027 people per km² +7.9%
2004 1,103 people per km² +7.4%
2005 1,181 people per km² +7.0%
2006 1,259 people per km² +6.6%
2007 1,339 people per km² +6.3%
2008 1,419 people per km² +6.0%
2009 1,498 people per km² +5.6%
2010 1,536 people per km² +2.5%
2011 1,528 people per km² -0.5%
2012 1,540 people per km² +0.8%
2013 1,591 people per km² +3.4%
2014 1,662 people per km² +4.4%
2015 1,734 people per km² +4.3%
2016 1,810 people per km² +4.4%
2017 1,876 people per km² +3.7%
2018 1,896 people per km² +1.1%
2019 1,881 people per km² -0.8%
2020 1,877 people per km² -0.2%
2021 1,901 people per km² +1.3%
2022 1,941 people per km² +2.1%
2023 1,987 people per km² +2.4%
2024 2,034 people per km² +2.4%
2025 2,080 people per km² +2.3%
2026 2,121 people per km² +2.0%
2027 2,156 people per km² +1.6%
2028 2,185 people per km² +1.4%
2029 2,211 people per km² +1.2%
2030 2,234 people per km² +1.1%
2031 2,257 people per km² +1.0%
2032 2,280 people per km² +1.0%
2033 2,303 people per km² +1.0%
2034 2,327 people per km² +1.0%
2035 2,350 people per km² +1.0%
2036 2,374 people per km² +1.0%
2037 2,398 people per km² +1.0%
2038 2,422 people per km² +1.0%
2039 2,446 people per km² +1.0%
2040 2,470 people per km² +1.0%
2041 2,494 people per km² +1.0%
2042 2,518 people per km² +1.0%
2043 2,542 people per km² +1.0%
2044 2,567 people per km² +0.9%
2045 2,590 people per km² +0.9%
2046 2,614 people per km² +0.9%
2047 2,638 people per km² +0.9%
2048 2,661 people per km² +0.9%
2049 2,685 people per km² +0.9%
2050 2,708 people per km² +0.9%
2051 2,731 people per km² +0.9%
2052 2,755 people per km² +0.9%
2053 2,778 people per km² +0.8%
2054 2,801 people per km² +0.8%
2055 2,824 people per km² +0.8%
2056 2,848 people per km² +0.8%
2057 2,871 people per km² +0.8%
2058 2,894 people per km² +0.8%
2059 2,918 people per km² +0.8%
2060 2,941 people per km² +0.8%
2061 2,965 people per km² +0.8%
2062 2,988 people per km² +0.8%
2063 3,012 people per km² +0.8%
2064 3,036 people per km² +0.8%
2065 3,060 people per km² +0.8%
2066 3,084 people per km² +0.8%
2067 3,108 people per km² +0.8%
2068 3,133 people per km² +0.8%
2069 3,157 people per km² +0.8%
2070 3,181 people per km² +0.8%
2071 3,205 people per km² +0.8%
2072 3,229 people per km² +0.8%
2073 3,254 people per km² +0.7%
2074 3,278 people per km² +0.7%
2075 3,302 people per km² +0.7%
2076 3,326 people per km² +0.7%
2077 3,350 people per km² +0.7%
2078 3,374 people per km² +0.7%
2079 3,398 people per km² +0.7%
2080 3,422 people per km² +0.7%
2081 3,446 people per km² +0.7%
2082 3,470 people per km² +0.7%
2083 3,494 people per km² +0.7%
2084 3,518 people per km² +0.7%
2085 3,542 people per km² +0.7%
2086 3,566 people per km² +0.7%
2087 3,591 people per km² +0.7%
2088 3,615 people per km² +0.7%
2089 3,639 people per km² +0.7%
2090 3,664 people per km² +0.7%
2091 3,688 people per km² +0.7%
2092 3,713 people per km² +0.7%
2093 3,738 people per km² +0.7%
2094 3,762 people per km² +0.7%
2095 3,787 people per km² +0.7%
2096 3,812 people per km² +0.7%
2097 3,837 people per km² +0.7%
2098 3,862 people per km² +0.7%
2099 3,887 people per km² +0.6%
2100 3,912 people per km² +0.6%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 3,912 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 36.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 3,912 people per km² is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 231.84 people per km², 16.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density 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.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +55.5% 52.48 people per km² 81.61 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 16.18 people per km² 16.18 people per km² 16.18 people per km² 1
1100s 17.98 people per km² 17.98 people per km² 17.98 people per km² 1
1200s 19.97 people per km² 19.97 people per km² 19.97 people per km² 1
1300s 22.19 people per km² 22.19 people per km² 22.19 people per km² 1
1400s 24.66 people per km² 24.66 people per km² 24.66 people per km² 1
1500s 27.4 people per km² 27.4 people per km² 27.4 people per km² 1
1600s 30.45 people per km² 30.45 people per km² 30.45 people per km² 1
1700s 33.83 people per km² 33.83 people per km² 33.83 people per km² 1
1710s 35.52 people per km² 35.52 people per km² 35.52 people per km² 1
1720s 37.29 people per km² 37.29 people per km² 37.29 people per km² 1
1730s 39.16 people per km² 39.16 people per km² 39.16 people per km² 1
1740s 41.12 people per km² 41.12 people per km² 41.12 people per km² 1
1750s 43.17 people per km² 43.17 people per km² 43.17 people per km² 1
1760s 45.33 people per km² 45.33 people per km² 45.33 people per km² 1
1770s 47.6 people per km² 47.6 people per km² 47.6 people per km² 1
1780s 49.98 people per km² 49.98 people per km² 49.98 people per km² 1
1790s 52.48 people per km² 52.48 people per km² 52.48 people per km² 1
1800s 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 10
1810s 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 10
1820s 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 10
1830s 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 10
1840s 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 10
1850s 81.6 people per km² 81.59 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 10
1860s 81.59 people per km² 81.58 people per km² 81.67 people per km² 10
1870s 83.84 people per km² 81.87 people per km² 86.06 people per km² 10
1880s 88.94 people per km² 86.58 people per km² 91.34 people per km² 10
1890s 94.39 people per km² 91.89 people per km² 96.94 people per km² 10
1900s 100.25 people per km² 97.52 people per km² 103.57 people per km² 10
1910s 123.97 people per km² 105.58 people per km² 145 people per km² 10
1920s 151.2 people per km² 148.28 people per km² 151.65 people per km² 10
1930s 151.64 people per km² 151.52 people per km² 151.65 people per km² 10
1940s 148.75 people per km² 146.41 people per km² 151.25 people per km² 10
1950s 172.33 people per km² 148.45 people per km² 201.18 people per km² 10
1960s 248.35 people per km² 209.48 people per km² 281.62 people per km² 10
1970s 352.85 people per km² 284.58 people per km² 434.76 people per km² 10
1980s 538.25 people per km² 454.42 people per km² 629.53 people per km² 10
1990s 741.15 people per km² 651.64 people per km² 828.63 people per km² 10
2000s 1,151 people per km² 847.58 people per km² 1,498 people per km² 10
2010s 1,705 people per km² 1,528 people per km² 1,896 people per km² 10
2020s 2,049 people per km² 1,877 people per km² 2,211 people per km² 10
2030s 2,339 people per km² 2,234 people per km² 2,446 people per km² 10
2040s 2,578 people per km² 2,470 people per km² 2,685 people per km² 10
2050s 2,813 people per km² 2,708 people per km² 2,918 people per km² 10
2060s 3,048 people per km² 2,941 people per km² 3,157 people per km² 10
2070s 3,290 people per km² 3,181 people per km² 3,398 people per km² 10
2080s 3,530 people per km² 3,422 people per km² 3,639 people per km² 10
2090s 3,775 people per km² 3,664 people per km² 3,887 people per km² 10
2100s 3,912 people per km² 3,912 people per km² 3,912 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 2 Macao 10,036 people per km² compare
  2. 3 Singapore 5,798 people per km² compare
  3. 4 Gibraltar 4,928 people per km² compare
  4. 6 Mayotte 3,678 people per km² compare
  5. 7 Vatican 3,098 people per km² compare
  6. 8 Hong Kong 1,981 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Bahrain?
Population density in Bahrain was 3,912 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 3,912 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 16.18 people per km² in 1000.
How does Bahrain rank for population density?
Bahrain ranks 5th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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