Population growth rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population growth rate was 0.639 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.639
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 239 countries
All-time high
7.78
in 2002
All-time low
-1.03
in 2019
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Bahrain, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Bahrain stood at 0.639.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Bahrain peaked at 7.78 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.03, in 2019.
Bahrain ranks 13th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1053 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2439 | +131.6% |
| 1900 | 0.5949 | +143.9% |
| 1905 | 0.5952 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1.92 | +222.8% |
| 1915 | 3.82 | +98.9% |
| 1920 | 2.24 | -41.3% |
| 1925 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | -0.1756 | — |
| 1945 | -0.4401 | +150.7% |
| 1950 | 2.89 | -755.7% |
| 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 high income countries, which is -0.343. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.639 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.157, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +755.7% | -0.4401 | 2.89 |
| 2012 | +389.8% | -0.826 | 2.39 |
| 1971 | +367.0% | 0.91 | 4.25 |
| 2011 | -227.8% | -0.252 | -0.826 |
| 1910 | +222.8% | 0.5952 | 1.92 |
| 2001 | +197.3% | 2.21 | 6.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1053 | 0.1053 | 0.1053 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2439 | 0.2439 | 0.2439 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5951 | 0.5949 | 0.5952 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.87 | 1.92 | 3.82 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.12 | 0 | 2.24 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940s | -0.3079 | -0.4401 | -0.1756 | 2 |
| 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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- 14 Saudi Arabia 0.629 compare
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More population data for Bahrain
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2037)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,809 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.797 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.7307 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 3,912 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 176,724 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.639 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Bahrain?
- Population growth rate in Bahrain was 0.639 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 in 2002.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for population growth rate?
- Bahrain ranks 13th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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