Bahrain — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Bahrain, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Bahrain was 0.73% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.89% in 2007. The lowest was -2.77% in 2011 (about -3.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.64% per year.
Bahrain ranks 118 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Bahrain sits below it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 82%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 20 of 23 economies; Tunisia (0.58%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1085% in 2019. That is 59% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 11th of 216 in 1961 → 165th of 216 in 1970 → 12th of 216 in 1980 → 25th of 216 in 1990 → 39th of 217 in 2000 → 5th of 217 in 2010 → 200th of 217 in 2020 → 118th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.73% | -2.6 pp |
| 2023 | 3.38% | +2.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.34% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 2.16% | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | -0.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | -1.29% | -1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 0.13% | -5.2 pp |
| 2017 | 5.29% | +1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 3.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 4.15% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 4.78% | +1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 3.59% | +2.4 pp |
| 2012 | 1.16% | +3.9 pp |
| 2011 | -2.77% | -6.9 pp |
| 2010 | 4.17% | -2.4 pp |
| 2009 | 6.57% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 5.99% | -1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 7.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 7.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 7.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 7.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 7.18% | +3.5 pp |
| 2001 | 3.65% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 2.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.63% | +4.9 pp |
| 1991 | -2.31% | -5.8 pp |
| 1990 | 3.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 3.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 3.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 3.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 3.54% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 3.97% | -0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 4.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 4.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 4.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 4.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 5.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 5.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 5.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 5.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 4.81% | +2.2 pp |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +1.6 pp |
| 1970 | 1.05% | -0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 1.42% | -1.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.38% | -0.8 pp |
| 1967 | 3.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 3.27% | -0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 3.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 3.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 3.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 3.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 4.07% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahrain’s Population growth in 1962?
3.98% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bahrain’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -82.0% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.73%; 2024: 0.73%; 2023: 3.38%; 2022: 1.34%; 2021: 2.16%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.