Population density in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population density was 3,912 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
3,912
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 235 countries
All-time high
3,912
in 2100
All-time low
16.18
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Bahrain, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population density in Bahrain stood at 3,912. 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 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 16.18, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 16.18 | — |
| 1100 | 17.98 | +11.1% |
| 1200 | 19.97 | +11.1% |
| 1300 | 22.19 | +11.1% |
| 1400 | 24.66 | +11.1% |
| 1500 | 27.4 | +11.1% |
| 1600 | 30.45 | +11.1% |
| 1700 | 33.83 | +11.1% |
| 1710 | 35.52 | +5.0% |
| 1720 | 37.29 | +5.0% |
| 1730 | 39.16 | +5.0% |
| 1740 | 41.12 | +5.0% |
| 1750 | 43.17 | +5.0% |
| 1760 | 45.33 | +5.0% |
| 1770 | 47.6 | +5.0% |
| 1780 | 49.98 | +5.0% |
| 1790 | 52.48 | +5.0% |
| 1800 | 81.61 | +55.5% |
| 1801 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 81.61 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 81.61 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 81.61 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 81.61 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 81.61 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 81.6 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 81.6 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 81.6 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 81.6 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 81.59 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 81.59 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 81.59 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 81.59 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 81.59 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 81.58 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 81.58 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 81.58 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 81.58 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 81.58 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 81.67 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 81.87 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 82.16 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 82.55 | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 83.05 | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 83.54 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 84.04 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 84.54 | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 85.05 | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 85.55 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 86.06 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 86.58 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 87.09 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 87.62 | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 88.14 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 88.66 | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 89.19 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 89.73 | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 90.26 | +0.6% |
| 1888 | 90.8 | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 91.34 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 91.89 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 92.44 | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 92.99 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 93.54 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 94.1 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 94.66 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 95.23 | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 95.8 | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 96.37 | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 96.94 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 97.52 | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 98.1 | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 98.69 | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 99.28 | +0.6% |
| 1904 | 99.87 | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 100.47 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 101.07 | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 101.67 | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 102.28 | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 103.57 | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 105.58 | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 108.34 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 111.88 | +3.3% |
| 1913 | 116.23 | +3.9% |
| 1914 | 120.76 | +3.9% |
| 1915 | 125.46 | +3.9% |
| 1916 | 130.35 | +3.9% |
| 1917 | 135.42 | +3.9% |
| 1918 | 140.7 | +3.9% |
| 1919 | 145 | +3.1% |
| 1920 | 148.28 | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 150.51 | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 151.65 | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 151.65 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 151.52 | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 151.25 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 150.86 | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 150.33 | -0.4% |
| 1943 | 149.67 | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 149.01 | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 148.36 | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 147.71 | -0.4% |
| 1947 | 147.06 | -0.4% |
| 1948 | 146.41 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 146.81 | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 148.45 | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 152.87 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 157.55 | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 162.51 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 167.82 | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 173.52 | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 179.66 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 186.28 | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 193.45 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 201.18 | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 209.48 | +4.1% |
| 1961 | 218.18 | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 227.04 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 236.09 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 245.35 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 254.28 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 262.72 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 271.14 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 277.65 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 281.62 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 284.58 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 292.08 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 306.49 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 323.21 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 340.57 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 358.55 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 377.05 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 395.98 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 415.26 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 434.76 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 454.42 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 472.83 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 489.86 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 507.24 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 525.52 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 544.77 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 564.92 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 585.9 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 607.51 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 629.53 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 651.64 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 673.27 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 693.36 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 712.43 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 731.6 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 750.92 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 770.37 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 789.9 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 809.36 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 828.63 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 847.58 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 886.03 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 952.16 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1,027 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1,103 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1,181 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1,259 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1,339 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1,419 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1,498 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,536 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,528 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,540 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,591 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,662 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,734 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,810 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,876 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1,896 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,881 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,877 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,901 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,941 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,987 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,034 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 2,080 | +2.3% |
| 2026 | 2,121 | +2.0% |
| 2027 | 2,156 | +1.6% |
| 2028 | 2,185 | +1.4% |
| 2029 | 2,211 | +1.2% |
| 2030 | 2,234 | +1.1% |
| 2031 | 2,257 | +1.0% |
| 2032 | 2,280 | +1.0% |
| 2033 | 2,303 | +1.0% |
| 2034 | 2,327 | +1.0% |
| 2035 | 2,350 | +1.0% |
| 2036 | 2,374 | +1.0% |
| 2037 | 2,398 | +1.0% |
| 2038 | 2,422 | +1.0% |
| 2039 | 2,446 | +1.0% |
| 2040 | 2,470 | +1.0% |
| 2041 | 2,494 | +1.0% |
| 2042 | 2,518 | +1.0% |
| 2043 | 2,542 | +1.0% |
| 2044 | 2,567 | +0.9% |
| 2045 | 2,590 | +0.9% |
| 2046 | 2,614 | +0.9% |
| 2047 | 2,638 | +0.9% |
| 2048 | 2,661 | +0.9% |
| 2049 | 2,685 | +0.9% |
| 2050 | 2,708 | +0.9% |
| 2051 | 2,731 | +0.9% |
| 2052 | 2,755 | +0.9% |
| 2053 | 2,778 | +0.8% |
| 2054 | 2,801 | +0.8% |
| 2055 | 2,824 | +0.8% |
| 2056 | 2,848 | +0.8% |
| 2057 | 2,871 | +0.8% |
| 2058 | 2,894 | +0.8% |
| 2059 | 2,918 | +0.8% |
| 2060 | 2,941 | +0.8% |
| 2061 | 2,965 | +0.8% |
| 2062 | 2,988 | +0.8% |
| 2063 | 3,012 | +0.8% |
| 2064 | 3,036 | +0.8% |
| 2065 | 3,060 | +0.8% |
| 2066 | 3,084 | +0.8% |
| 2067 | 3,108 | +0.8% |
| 2068 | 3,133 | +0.8% |
| 2069 | 3,157 | +0.8% |
| 2070 | 3,181 | +0.8% |
| 2071 | 3,205 | +0.8% |
| 2072 | 3,229 | +0.8% |
| 2073 | 3,254 | +0.7% |
| 2074 | 3,278 | +0.7% |
| 2075 | 3,302 | +0.7% |
| 2076 | 3,326 | +0.7% |
| 2077 | 3,350 | +0.7% |
| 2078 | 3,374 | +0.7% |
| 2079 | 3,398 | +0.7% |
| 2080 | 3,422 | +0.7% |
| 2081 | 3,446 | +0.7% |
| 2082 | 3,470 | +0.7% |
| 2083 | 3,494 | +0.7% |
| 2084 | 3,518 | +0.7% |
| 2085 | 3,542 | +0.7% |
| 2086 | 3,566 | +0.7% |
| 2087 | 3,591 | +0.7% |
| 2088 | 3,615 | +0.7% |
| 2089 | 3,639 | +0.7% |
| 2090 | 3,664 | +0.7% |
| 2091 | 3,688 | +0.7% |
| 2092 | 3,713 | +0.7% |
| 2093 | 3,738 | +0.7% |
| 2094 | 3,762 | +0.7% |
| 2095 | 3,787 | +0.7% |
| 2096 | 3,812 | +0.7% |
| 2097 | 3,837 | +0.7% |
| 2098 | 3,862 | +0.7% |
| 2099 | 3,887 | +0.6% |
| 2100 | 3,912 | +0.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 3,912 is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 36.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 3,912 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 231.84, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +55.5% | 52.48 | 81.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 16.18 | 16.18 | 16.18 | 1 |
| 1100s | 17.98 | 17.98 | 17.98 | 1 |
| 1200s | 19.97 | 19.97 | 19.97 | 1 |
| 1300s | 22.19 | 22.19 | 22.19 | 1 |
| 1400s | 24.66 | 24.66 | 24.66 | 1 |
| 1500s | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 1 |
| 1600s | 30.45 | 30.45 | 30.45 | 1 |
| 1700s | 33.83 | 33.83 | 33.83 | 1 |
| 1710s | 35.52 | 35.52 | 35.52 | 1 |
| 1720s | 37.29 | 37.29 | 37.29 | 1 |
| 1730s | 39.16 | 39.16 | 39.16 | 1 |
| 1740s | 41.12 | 41.12 | 41.12 | 1 |
| 1750s | 43.17 | 43.17 | 43.17 | 1 |
| 1760s | 45.33 | 45.33 | 45.33 | 1 |
| 1770s | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 1 |
| 1780s | 49.98 | 49.98 | 49.98 | 1 |
| 1790s | 52.48 | 52.48 | 52.48 | 1 |
| 1800s | 81.61 | 81.61 | 81.61 | 10 |
| 1810s | 81.61 | 81.61 | 81.61 | 10 |
| 1820s | 81.61 | 81.61 | 81.61 | 10 |
| 1830s | 81.61 | 81.61 | 81.61 | 10 |
| 1840s | 81.61 | 81.61 | 81.61 | 10 |
| 1850s | 81.6 | 81.59 | 81.61 | 10 |
| 1860s | 81.59 | 81.58 | 81.67 | 10 |
| 1870s | 83.84 | 81.87 | 86.06 | 10 |
| 1880s | 88.94 | 86.58 | 91.34 | 10 |
| 1890s | 94.39 | 91.89 | 96.94 | 10 |
| 1900s | 100.25 | 97.52 | 103.57 | 10 |
| 1910s | 123.97 | 105.58 | 145 | 10 |
| 1920s | 151.2 | 148.28 | 151.65 | 10 |
| 1930s | 151.64 | 151.52 | 151.65 | 10 |
| 1940s | 148.75 | 146.41 | 151.25 | 10 |
| 1950s | 172.33 | 148.45 | 201.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 248.35 | 209.48 | 281.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 352.85 | 284.58 | 434.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 538.25 | 454.42 | 629.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 741.15 | 651.64 | 828.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,151 | 847.58 | 1,498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,705 | 1,528 | 1,896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,049 | 1,877 | 2,211 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2,339 | 2,234 | 2,446 | 10 |
| 2040s | 2,578 | 2,470 | 2,685 | 10 |
| 2050s | 2,813 | 2,708 | 2,918 | 10 |
| 2060s | 3,048 | 2,941 | 3,157 | 10 |
| 2070s | 3,290 | 3,181 | 3,398 | 10 |
| 2080s | 3,530 | 3,422 | 3,639 | 10 |
| 2090s | 3,775 | 3,664 | 3,887 | 10 |
| 2100s | 3,912 | 3,912 | 3,912 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Bahrain?
- Population density in Bahrain was 3,912 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,912 in 2100.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.18 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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