Natural population growth rate vs. median age in Bahrain
Bahrain: Natural population growth rate vs. median age was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate vs. median age in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate vs. median age in Bahrain is 1.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. median age in Bahrain peaked at 3.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
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More population data for Bahrain
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 3,912 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 176,724 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 250 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.8 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. median age in Bahrain?
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age in Bahrain was 1.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. median age recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. median age recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Bahrain ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. median age rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.