Bahrain Population Pyramid 1983
Bahrain in 1983
As of 1983, Bahrain counted 400,707 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 255,320; it has grown by 56.9% since.
Half of the population was younger than 22.6 years; 34.0% were children under 15 and 2.1% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Bahrain had on average 1.82 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 81.3 years on average (82.0 years for girls, 80.7 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
804,471 immigrants live in Bahrain, 50.1% of the population.
| India | 327,698 |
| Bangladesh | 103,283 |
| Pakistan | 93,973 |
| Egypt | 84,943 |
| Philippines | 53,307 |
57,160 people born in Bahrain live in other countries.
| Bangladesh | 40,631 |
| State of Palestine | 7,891 |
| Australia | 2,395 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,870 |
| Kuwait | 1,503 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 400,707 | 22.6 | |
| Qatar | 329,709 | 25.6 | |
| Cyprus | 707,225 | 28.7 | |
| Oman | 1,181,459 | 16.5 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,235,306 | 26.4 |





