Demographics of Bahrain explained

Place:Bahrain
Nation:Bahraini
Major Ethnic:Bahraini - 46%
Official:Arabic
Spoken:Arabic
Size Of Population:1,472,380 (2022 est.)
Growth:0.88% (2022 est.)
Birth:12.4 births/1,000 population
Death:2.82 deaths/1,000 population
Net Migration:-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Infant Mortality:10.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Age 0–14 Years:20.13%
Age 15–64 Years:76.71%
Age 65 Years:3.16%
Life:79.9 years
Life Male:77.63 years
Life Female:82.24 years
Fertility:1.67

The demographics of the population of Bahrain includes population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Most of the population of Bahrain is concentrated in the two principal cities, Manama and Al Muharraq.

Ethnic groups

See also: Ethnic, cultural and religious groups of Bahrain.

Regarding the ethnicity of Bahrainis, a Financial Times article published on 31 May 1983 found that "Bahrain is a polyglot state, both religiously and racially. Discounting temporary immigrants of the past ten years, there are at least eight or nine communities on the island". These may be classified as:

Community Description
Descendants of Africans, primarily from East Africa and of mostly Sunni faith
Persians of Shia faith, a minority are from the Baháʼí Faith.
The indigenous inhabitants of Bahrain. The overwhelming majority are Shia.
Banyan (Bania) Indians who traded with Bahrain and settled before the age of oil (formerly known as the Hunood or Banyan, Arabic: البونيان), of mostly Hindu faith
Jews have inhabited Bahrain for centuries. Most native Bahraini Jews are of Mesopotamian and Persian descent.
Sunni Arabs from Persia
Urbanized Sunni Bahrainis of Bedouin ancestry, such as the Utoob, Dawasir etc.

Non-nationals make up more than half of the population of Bahrain, with immigrants making up about 52.6% of the overall population.[1] Of those, the vast majority come from South and Southeast Asia: according to various media reports and government statistics dated between 2005 and 2012 roughly 350,000 Indians,[2] 150,000 Bangladeshis,[3] 110,000 Pakistanis,[4] 40,000 Filipinos,[5] and 8,000 Indonesians. In 2023, about 4,000 people from the United Kingdom live in Bahrain,[6] although some estimates are double this number.[7]

PopulationPercentage
Bahraini712,362
Other Arabs86,823
African21,502
North American16,415
Asian650,996
European11,750
Others1,787
total1,501,635

Population

Population census

Population of Bahrain according to nationality 1941-2010[8]
census yearBahraininon-Bahrainitotal population
%%
194174,040 15,930 89,970
195091,179 18,471 109,650
1959118,734 24,401 143,135
1965143,814 38,389 182,203
1971178,193 37,885 216,078
1981238,420 112,378 350,798
1991323,305 184,732 508,037
2001405,667 244,937 650,604
2010568,399 666,172 1,234,571
2020712,362 789,273 1,501,635

Population estimates on July 1

[9] [10] Bahraini Non-BahrainiTotal% Non-Bahraini
2001409,619251,698661,317
2002427,246283,307710,554
2003445,634318,888764,519
2004464,808358,936823,744
2005484,810404,013888,824
2006505,673454,752960,425
2007527,433511,8641,039,297
2008541,587561,9091,103,496
2009558,011620,4041,178,415
2010570,687657,8561,228,543
2011584,688610,3321,195,020
2012599,629609,3351,208,964
2013614,830638,3611,253,191
2014630,744683,8181,314,562
2015647,835722,4871,370,322
2016664,707759,0191,423,726
2017677,506823,6101,501,116
2018689,417813,3771,502,794
2019701,827781,9291,483,756
2020713,263758,9411,472,204
2021719,333785,0321,504,365

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Period[11] Live births per yearDeaths per yearNatural change per yearCBR*CDR*NC*TFR*IMR*
1950–1955 6,0003,0003,00045.021.623.46.97183
1955–1960 7,0003,0004,00045.717.727.96.97156
1960–1965 8,0002,0006,00045.712.633.27.18112
1965–1970 8,0002,0007,00041.68.732.96.9774
1970–1975 8,0002,0007,00035.26.528.65.9549
1975–1980 10,0002,0009,00033.04.828.15.2333
1980–1985 13,0002,00011,00032.94.128.84.6322
1985–1990 14,0002,00013,00031.33.627.74.0816
1990–1995 14,0002,00012,00026.33.323.13.3514
1995–2000 14,0002,00012,00023.13.219.92.8911
2000–2005 14,0002,00012,00021.13.018.12.629
2005–2010 21,0003,00018,00020.72.818.02.637
  • CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Registered data

Birth registration of Bahrain is available from 1976, death registration started in 1990. Between 1976 and 2011 the number of baby births roughly doubled but the birth rate of babies decreased from 32 to 13 per 1,000. The death rate of Bahrain (1.9 per 1,000 human beings in 2011) is among the lowest in the world.

[12] [13] [14] Average population Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total Fertility Rate per woman
19655,150
19664,860
19675,179
19685,274
19716,404
19727,274
19737,679
19747,612
19757,767
1976282,0008,98431.8
1977302,0009,058872 8,18630.02.9 27.1
1978322,0009,3981,002 8,39629.23.126.1
1979341,0009,6641,0378,62728.33.025.3
1980358,00010,1401,085 9,05528.33.025.3
1981372,00010,3001,065 9,23527.72.924.8
1982384,00011,0371,119 9,91828.82.925.9
1983394,00011,4311,064 10,36729.02.726.3
1984405,00011,5191,303 10,21628.53.225.3
1985417,00012,3141,212 11,10229.52.926.6
1986431,00012,8931,423 11,47029.93.326.6
1987446,00012,6991,584 11,11528.53.624.9
1988462,00012,5551,523 11,03227.23.323.9
1989478,00013,6111,551 12,06028.53.225.3
1990493,00013,3701,55211,81827.13.124.0
1991503,05213,2291,74411,48526.13.422.7
1992516,45813,8741,76012,11426.73.423.3
1993530,22514,1911,71412,47726.73.223.5
1994544,36613,7661,69512,07125.23.122.1
1995558,87913,4811,91011,57124.13.420.7
1996573,79213,1231,78011,34322.83.119.7
1997589,11513,3821,82211,56022.63.119.5
1998604,84213,3811,99711,38421.93.318.6
1999620,98914,2801,92012,36022.83.119.72.900
2000637,58213,9472,04511,90221.93.218.72.800
2001661,31713,4681,97911,48921.03.117.92.600
2002710,55413,5762,03511,54121.13.217.92.400
2003764,51914,5602,11412,44622.53.319.22.400
2004823,74414,9682,21512,75322.33.319.02.300
2005888,82415,1982,22212,97621.03.117.92.100
2006960,42515,0532,31712,73618.62.915.72.000
20071,039,29716,0622,27013,79217.42.514.91.964
20081,103,49617,0222,39014,63216.22.313.91.968
20091,178,41517,8412,38715,45415.12.013.11.951
20101,228,54318,150 2,401 15,74914.82.012.81.877
20111,195,02017,5732,52815,04514.72.112.61.967
20121,208,96419,1192,61316,50615.82.213.62.134
20131,253,19119,9952,58817,40716.02.113.92.157
20141,314,56220,9312,80518,12615.92.113.82.108
20151,370,32220,9832,78718,19615.32.113.22.093
20161,423,72620,7142,85817,85614.52.012.51.984
20171,501,11620,5812,90217,67913.71.911.81.945
20181,503,09119,7403,05216,66813.12.011.11.838
20191,483,75618,6113,01015,60112.52.010.51.744
20201,472,20418,0423,48814,55412.32.49.91.846
20211,504,365
20221,524,693
20231,577,059

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 17.III.2020):[15]

Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal
%
Total942,895558,7401,501,635
0-452,59151,012103,603
5-953,57851,416104,994
10-1447,81245,86493,676
15-1941,06238,27679,338
20-2460,70640,725101,431
25-29101,40154,679156,080
30-34154,21557,757211,972
35-39134,08351,794185,877
40-4495,10444,385139,489
45-4970,46733,509103,976
50-5449,62127,78677,407
55-5934,49823,09557,593
60-6422,41816,35338,771
65-6912,4999,20016,877
70-746,1845,17711,361
75-793,2163,3636,579
80-842,0022,4524,454
85+1,4381,8973,335
Age group MaleFemaleTotal
0-14153,981148,292302,273
15-64763,575388,3591,151,934
65+25,33922,08947,428

Life expectancy

PeriodLife expectancy in
Years		PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
1950–195543.01985–199071.8
1955–196048.51990–199572.9
1960–196555.31995–200073.9
1965–197061.12000–200574.9
1970–197565.42005–201075.7
1975–198068.32010–201576.4
1980–198570.5
Source: UN World Population Prospects[16]

Religion

See main article: Religion in Bahrain.

See also: Freedom of religion in Bahrain and Islam in Bahrain.

MenWomenTotalBahrainiNon-Bahraini
Muslims674,329437,2041,111,533710,067401,466
Others268,566121,536390,1022,295387,807
Total942,895558,7401,501,635712,362789,273
Muslim %74.0%99.7%50.9%
Islam is the official religion forming 74% of the population. Current census data does not differentiate between the other religions in Bahrain, but in 2022, the country was approximately 12%[17] Christian and had about 40[17] [18] Jewish citizens.

According to the website of Ministry of Information Affairs, 74% of the population are Muslim, with Christians being the second largest religious group, forming 10.2% of the population, Jews making up 0.21%. The percentage of local Bahraini Christians, Jews, Hindus and Baha’is is collectively 0.2%.[19] [20]

Bahraini citizens of Muslim faith belong to the Shi'a and Sunni branches of Islam. The last official census (1941) to include sectarian identification reported 52% (88,298 citizens) as Shia and 48% as Sunni of the Muslim population.[21] Unofficial sources, such as the Library of Congress Country Studies,[22] and The New York Times,[23] estimate sectarian identification to be approximately 45% Sunni and 55% Shia. An official Bahraini document revealed that 51% of the country's citizens are Sunnis, while the Shiite population has declined to 49% of the Muslim population.[24]

Foreigners, overwhelmingly from South Asia and other Arab countries, constituted 52.6% of the population in 2020.[20] Of these, 50.9% are Muslim and 49.1% are non-Muslim,[20] including Christians (primarily: Catholic, Protestant, Syriac Orthodox, and Mar Thoma from South India), Hindus, Buddhists, Baháʼís, and Sikhs.

Languages

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bahrain. September 27, 2021. Central Intelligence Agency. CIA.gov.
  2. Web site: Information Wing: Indian Community. 2021-10-27. eoi.gov.in.
  3. Web site: Relation. 2021-10-27. Embassy of Bangladesh in Bahrain. en-US. 2021-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027113938/http://www.bdembassy.org.bh/the-embassy/relation/. dead.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . www.mofa.gov.pk . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401132152/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/documents/handbook.pdf . 1 April 2019 . dead.
  5. News: Filipinos etching credible mark in Bahrain. Hampton. Maricar. 6 July 2012. FilAm Star. 6 January 2013.
  6. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bahrain UK Government website, Retrieved 2023-08-01
  7. https://britishexpatguide.co.uk/guides/moving-to-bahrain-from-uk/ British Expat Guide website, Retrieved 2023-08-01
  8. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128142310/http://www.moh.gov.bh/PDF/Publications/Statistics/HS2011/PDF/CH-02%20census_2011.pdf . 28 January 2015 . 17 January 2022 . www.moh.gov.bh.
  9. http://www.cio.gov.bh/StatPublication/11RecurrentRequest/AdjPop2001-2007.pdf Sources: Bahrain Central Informatics Organization, population estimate July 1 of each year
  10. Web site: Sources: Bahrain Information and eGovernment Authority, Bahrain Open Data Portal, population estimate July 1 of each year . 2023-07-03 . 2023-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703180743/https://bahrain.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/mid-year-population-by-nationality-and-sex/table/?sort=year . dead .
  11. Web site: World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm . 2011-05-06 . 2013-05-11.
  12. http://www.moh.gov.bh/AR/aboutMOH/Statistics.aspx
  13. Web site: 2 January 2018 . Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year (2002–2016) . United Nations Statistics Division.
  14. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001 United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  15. Web site: UNSD - Demographic and Social Statistics .
  16. Web site: World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations. 2017-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/. 2016-09-19. dead.
  17. https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/bahrain US State Dept 2022 report
  18. News: Low profile but welcome: a Jewish outpost in the Gulf. Independent. 2 Nov 2007. 16 March 2012. 24 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181224183810/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/low-profile-but-welcome-a-jewish-outpost-in-the-gulf-398656.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Population and Demographics - Ministry of Information Affairs Kingdom of Bahrain. 2020-11-06. en-US. 2020-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110161444/https://www.mia.gov.bh/kingdom-of-bahrain/population-and-demographics/?lang=en. dead.
  20. Web site: Kingdom of Bahrain Open Data Portal: Archived copy . 2021-05-02 . 2021-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502014151/https://www.data.gov.bh/en/ResourceCenter/DownloadFile?id=3582 . dead .
  21. Qubain, Fahim Issa (1955) “Social Classes and Tensions in Bahrain.” The Middle East Journal 9, no. 3: 269–280, p. 270
  22. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+bh0022) Bahrain Country Study
  23. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/25/world/1981-plot-in-bahrain-linked-to-iranians.html 1981 Plot in Bahrain linked to Iranians
  24. [Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]

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