Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Bahrain in numbers

Bahrain is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Manama. Its population was 1.60 million in 2025, ranking 152 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$30,597 in 2025.

Population1.60 million2025
GDPUS$49.0 billion2025
GDP per personUS$30,5972025
Life expectancy81.42024
Area8002024
Urban share100.0%2025

People

Population

1.60 million
2025 · +151% since 2000 · Rank 152 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.73%
2025 · 2.64% in 2000 · Rank 118 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

1,985.8
2024 · +121% since 2000 · Rank 6 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

100.0%
2025 · 87.8% in 2000 · Rank 12 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

18.4%
2025 · 29.8% in 2000 · Rank 134 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

4.0%
2025 · 2.2% in 2000 · Rank 167 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.80
2024 · -35% since 2000 · Rank 117 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

81.4
2024 · +9% since 2000 · Rank 41 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

8.8
2024 · -30% since 2000 · Rank 132 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$1,176
2023 · +160% since 2000 · Rank 59 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 111 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 6.2% in 2000 · Rank 3 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

96.9%
2024 · 98.9% in 2000 · Rank 129 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$49.0 billion
2025 · +440% since 2000 · Rank 99 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$30,597
2025 · +115% since 2000 · Rank 57 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$70,997
2025 · +55% since 2000 · Rank 29 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.48%
2025 · 5.30% in 2000 · Rank 100 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

-0.14%
2025 · -0.70% in 2000 · Rank 170 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

1.1%
2025 · 1.1% in 2000 · Rank 181 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

87.5%
2024 · 79.2% in 2000 · Rank 13 of 183

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

800
2024 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 181 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

4.9%
2024 · 1.9% in 2000 · Rank 181 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

23.90
2024 · -14% since 2000 · Rank 3 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonLibya

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Bahrain. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.