Bahrain's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 1.5 million in 2021.
The population of Bahrain grew at 2.7% in the last year and is ranked the 42th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Bhutan.
Bahrain last conducted a national census in 2010 and 100% of births in Bahrain are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Bahrain compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bahrain's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London