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Bahrain: Population by nationality group and sex (census 2020)

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Males Females Total
Bahrain 361,140 351,222 712,362
GCC countries 6,601 6,698 13,299
Other Arab countries 38,974 34,550 73,524
Non-Arab Asian countries 511,901 139,095 650,996
Non-Arab African countries 5,676 15,826 21,502
European countries 6,067 5,683 11,750
North America 11,615 4,800 16,415
Other countries 921 866 1,787
Non-Bahrainis 581,755 207,518 789,273
Total 942,895 558,740 1,501,635

Source: Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA)

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

In October 2015, the Bahraini e-Government Authority merged with the Central Informatics Organization to form the Information and e-Government Authority (IGA), which manages and oversees all national digital assets. The IGA maintains, and is part of, the Government Data Network, established in 1994, which links together 300 governmental entities.

Census 2020’s implementation method:

Census 2020 was conducted solely on the basis of administrative records on the de jure population of the Kingdom.

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) usually present within the State’s borders during time of reference.

The nationality of the person is defined by the passport used to enter the country. A non-Bahraini is considered as such depending on the passport used to enter the country (or obtain the visa)

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Some datasets from census 2020 are available on IGA’s Bahrain Open Data Portal:

https://bahrain.opendatasoft.com/pages/homepage/

https://bahrain.opendatasoft.com/explore/?sort=modified&refine.theme=Population

 

 

Date of access: February 2024

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

Keywords: Bahrain, National Population, Foreign Population, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, Arab countries

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