Demographics of Bahrain


This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bahrain, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
, year 2005 ; Number of permanent inhabitants in thousands.
Most of the population of Bahrain is concentrated in the two principal cities, Manama and Al Muharraq. According to the 2010 census, 70.2% of the population are Muslim, with Christians being the second largest religious group, forming 14.5% of the population, Hindus making up 9.8%, and Buddhists making 2.5%. The 4 major religions in Bahrain are Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism with numerous other faiths including Bahā'i, Sikhs, and Druze.

Ethnic groups

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:
CommunityDescription
Afro-ArabsDescendants of Africans, primarily from East Africa and of mostly Sunni faith
Ajam of BahrainPersians of Shia faith, a minority are from the Bahai faith.
BaharnaPutative indigenous inhabitants of Bahrain. The overwhelming majority are Shia Arabs.
Banyan Indians who traded with Bahrain and settled before the age of oil, of mostly Hindu faith
Bahraini JewsJews have inhabited Bahrain for centuries. Most native Bahraini Jews are of Mesopotamian and Persian descent.
HolaSunni Arabs from Persia
TribalUrbanized 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 55% of the overall population. Of those, the vast majority come from South and Southeast Asia: according to various media reports and government statistics dated between 2005-2009 roughly 290,000 Indians, 125,000 Bangladeshis, 45,000 Pakistanis, 45,000 Filipinos, and 8,000 Indonesians. 11,000 people from the United Kingdom live in Bahrain, 0.73% of its total population.
BahrainiOther ArabsAfricanAmericanAsianEuropeanTOTAL
Population568,39966,90319,5484,623563,33511,7631,234,571
Percentage46.0%5.4%1.6%0.4%45.6%1.0%100%

Population

Population censushttps://web.archive.org/web/20150128142310/http://www.moh.gov.bh/PDF/Publications/Statistics/HS2011/PDF/CH-02%20census_2011.pdf

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Registered datahttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001 United nations. Demographic Yearbookshttp://www.moh.gov.bh/AR/aboutMOH/Statistics.aspx Ministry of Health Statisticshttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf

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 is among the lowest in the world.
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate Crude death rate Natural change 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
1977302,0009,0588728,18630.0
1978322,0009,3981,0028,39629.2
1979341,0009,6641,0378,62728.3
1980358,00010,1401,0859,05528.3
1981372,00010,3001,0659,23527.7
1982384,00011,0371,1199,91828.8
1983394,00011,4311,06410,36729.0
1984405,00011,5191,30310,21628.5
1985417,00012,3141,21211,10229.5
1986431,00012,8931,42311,47029.9
1987446,00012,6991,58411,11528.5
1988462,00012,5551,52311,03227.2
1989478,00013,6111,55112,06028.5
1990493,00013,3701,55211,81827.13.124.0
1991507,00013,2291,74411,48526.13.422.7
1992520,00013,8741,76012,11426.73.423.3
1993532,00014,1911,71412,47726.73.223.5
1994545,00013,7661,69512,07125.23.122.1
1995559,00013,4811,91011,57124.13.420.7
1996575,00013,1231,78011,34322.83.119.7
1997593,00013,3821,82211,56022.63.119.5
1998611,00013,3811,99711,38421.93.318.6
1999627,00014,2801,92012,36022.83.119.7
2000638,00013,9472,04511,90221.93.218.7
2001643,00013,4681,97911,48921.03.117.9
2002642,00013,5762,03511,54121.13.217.9
2003647,00014,5602,11412,44622.53.319.2
2004672,00014,9682,21512,75322.33.319.0
2005725,00015,1982,22212,97621.03.117.9
2006811,00015,0532,31712,73618.62.915.7
2007926,00016,0622,27013,79217.42.514.9
20081,052,00017,0222,39014,63216.22.313.9
20091,170,00017,8412,38715,45415.12.013.11.951
20101,262,00018,1502,40115,74914.82.012.81.877
20111,324,00017,5732,52815,04514.72.112.61.967
201219,1192,61316,50615.82.213.62.134
201319,9952,58817,40716.02.113.92.157
201420,9312,80518,12615.92.113.82.173
201520,9832,78718,196
201620,7142,85817,85614.52.012.5
201720,5812,90217,67913.71.911.8

Structure of the population http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm

Structure of the population :
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total951,312549,8041,501,116100
0-455,65453,438109,0927.27
5-950,90148,74199,6426.63
10-1444,78943,13887,9275.86
15-1940,08236,91076,9925.13
20-2465,63743,542109,1797.27
25-29148,26861,221209,48913.96
30-34156,45559,541215,99614.39
35-39118,75850,858169,61611.30
40-4486,85341,047127,9008.52
45-4965,84232,11097,9526.53
50-5446,02727,54273,5694.90
55-5933,18920,92954,1183.61
60-6418,60412,88531,4892.10
65-699,7507,12716,8771.12
70-744,6334,2888,9210.59
75-793,0643,2446,3080.42
80-841,5241,7733,2970.22
85+1,2821,4702,7520.18

Life expectancy

Source: UN World Population Prospects

Religions

MenWomenTotalBahrainiNon-Bahraini
Muslims511,135355,753866,888567,229299,659
Others257,279110,414367,6831,170366,513
Total768,414466,1571,234,571568,399666,172
Muslim %70.2%99.8%45.0%

Islam is the official religion forming 70.2% of the population. Current census data does not differentiate between the other religions in Bahrain, but there are about 1,000 Christian citizens and about 40 Jewish citizens.
Muslims belong to the Shi'a and Sunni branches of Islam. There are no official figures, but the Shi'a constitute 75% of the Bahraini Muslim population. Foreigners, overwhelmingly from South Asia and other Arab countries, constituted 54% of the population in 2010. Of these, 45% are Muslim and 55% are non-Muslim, including Christians, Hindus, Bahá'ís, Buddhists, and Sikhs.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Median age

Urbanization

Sex ratio

Maternal mortality

Health expenditure

HIV/AIDS

Languages

Literacy and education

Bahrain has traditionally boasted an advanced educational system. Schooling and related costs are entirely paid for by the government, and, although not compulsory, primary and secondary attendance rates are high. Bahrain also encourages institutions of higher learning, drawing on expatriate talent and the increasing pool of Bahrainis returning from abroad with advanced degrees. University of Bahrain was established in 1986 for standard undergraduate and graduate study, and the College of Health Sciences—operating under the direction of the Ministry of Health—trains physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and paramedics.
Overall literacy is 95.7% .

Education expenditure