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🇧🇭 Bahrain

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3BHR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2BH
UN M49 numeric048
IOC codeBRN
Official nameKingdom of Bahrain
Native name(s)ara: official: مملكة البحرين; common: البحرين
Alt spellingsBH, Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAsia
SubregionWestern Asia
UN regional groupAsia and the Pacific Group
CapitalManama
Area (km²)765
Lat / Lng26.0000, 50.5500
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.bh
Calling coderoot: +9; suffixes: 73

Demographics

Population (World Bank)1,600,366 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)81.423 (2024)
Languagesara: Arabic
Demonymseng: f: Bahraini; m: Bahraini; fra: f: Bahreïnienne; m: Bahreïnien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)48,965,725,531.915 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)30,596.579 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)1.102 (2025)
CurrenciesBHD: name: Bahraini dinar; symbol: .د.ب

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950117,263
1951120,750
1952124,448
1953128,373
1954132,561
1955137,070
1956141,919
1957147,147
1958152,810
1959158,921
1960165,477
1961172,346
1962179,349
1963186,501
1964193,816
1965200,866
1966207,543
1967214,189
1968219,337
1969222,469
1970224,809
1971230,733
1972242,113
1973255,320
1974269,038
1975283,243
1976297,863
1977312,823
1978328,046
1979343,457
1980358,978
1981373,524
1982386,983
1983400,707
1984415,154
1985430,358
1986446,286
1987462,854
1988479,929
1989497,327
1990514,797
1991531,869
1992547,749
1993562,809
1994577,952
1995593,222
1996608,593
1997624,005
1998639,378
1999654,614
2000669,581
2001699,956
2002752,197
2003811,276
2004871,442
2005932,604
2006994,618
20071,057,405
20081,120,714
20091,183,605
20101,213,244
20111,206,728
20121,216,303
20131,257,203
20141,312,848
20151,369,650
20161,429,604
20171,481,995
20181,497,626
20191,485,670
20201,483,077
20211,501,764
20221,533,459
20231,569,666

Full raw record (JSON)

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