Bahrain Population Pyramid 2001
Bahrain in 2001
The population of Bahrain in 2001 was 699,955. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 31.6%, up from 531,869 in 1991.
Half of the population was younger than 26.8 years; 28.9% were children under 15 and 2.2% were 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 699,956 | 26.8 | |
| Qatar | 677,925 | 30.1 | |
| Cyprus | 964,127 | 31.8 | |
| Kuwait | 2,008,122 | 26.3 | |
| Oman | 2,310,217 | 21.3 |





