Population growth rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population growth rate was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate in Bahrain stood at 2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Bahrain peaked at 7.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2019.
That places Bahrain 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.9% | — |
| 1951 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 3.3% | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 3.4% | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 3.7% | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 3.9% | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 4.1% | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 4.0% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -46.8% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -28.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 4.2% | +367.0% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +197.3% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -104.8% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | +227.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -389.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +75.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -40.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -121.4% |
| 2019 | -1.0% | +79.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -166.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +166.1% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 4.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 2.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%, 1.4× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +389.8% | -0.8% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | +367.0% | 0.9% | 4.2% |
| 2011 | -227.8% | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | +197.3% | 2.2% | 6.6% |
| 2020 | +166.2% | -1.0% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | +166.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 0.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 2.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -1.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 4 |
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- Population density 3,912 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Bahrain?
- Population growth rate in Bahrain was 2.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for population growth rate?
- Bahrain ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.