Bahrain Population Pyramid 2004
Bahrain in 2004
In 2004, Bahrain had a total population of 871,442 people. That is 50.8% more than in 1994, when the population stood at 577,952.
With a median age of 27.0 years, Bahrain had a youth dependency ratio of 34.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 2.9 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 871,442 | 27.0 | |
| Qatar | 773,333 | 31.0 | |
| Cyprus | 1,017,876 | 32.4 | |
| Kuwait | 2,157,321 | 27.9 | |
| Oman | 2,404,821 | 22.3 |





