People of Bahrain

Population: 708573
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.9% (male 96,217/female 94,275)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male 284,662/female 207,555)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 13,451/female 12,413) (2007 est.)
Median age: total: 29.7 years
male: 32.7 years
female: 26.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.392% (2007 est.)
Birth rate: 17.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate: 4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.021 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.372 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.084 male(s)/female
total population: 1.255 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 16.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.68 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.25 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.57 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality: noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini
Ethnic groups: Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census)
Religions: Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 88.6%
female: 83.6% (2001 census)

Bahrain Quickstats

  • Population: 708,573
  • Area: 665 sq km
  • Density: 987 /km² (10th)
  • GDP (total): $14.08 billion (117th)
  • GDP (per capita): $20,500 (35th)
  • Literacy: 86.5%

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  • Currency: Bahraini dinar (BHD)
  • Dial code: +973

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