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Bahrain

Bahrain / BH

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Bahrain in numbers.

Area800 kmยฒWorld # 181 โ†’Population1.6MWorld # 152 โ†’Population density2,000.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 5 โ†’Life expectancy81.4 yearsWorld # 41 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 30,597World # 56 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Bahrain across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area800 kmยฒWorld # 181 / 2023 โ†’Population1.6MWorld # 152 / 2025 โ†’Population density2,000.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 5 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,971World # 51 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 118 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.8World # 117 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Death rate2.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 211 / 2024 โ†’Median age32.9 yearsWorld # 112 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4%World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1418.4%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Urban population100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Net migration18.1KWorld # 33 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate11.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 10 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share52.3%World # 13 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81.4 yearsWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.2 yearsWorld # 66 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 127 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate15.4%World # 103 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 30,597World # 56 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 49BWorld # 100 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 70,997World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.5%World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.1%World # 181 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment1.1%World # 180 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment5.4%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,052 hours/yearWorld # 56 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1.9%World # 177 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people848.9 per million peopleWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 109 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.9 per million peopleWorld # 111 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,423 kcal/dayWorld # 33 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person76.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 53 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1%World # 196 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person23,120 kWh/personWorld # 3 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person24.3 tWorld # 4 / 2024 โ†’Internet use100%World # 1 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions159.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 25 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 181 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate5.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 161 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 31 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament20%World # 125 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.9MWorld # 71 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 724MWorld # 87 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam74.2%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal250 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyBahraini DinarBHDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country