Bahrainis	Non-Bahrainis	Total
1991-06	320,389	182,663	503,052
1992-06	328,226	188,232	516,458
1993-06	336,251	193,974	530,225
1994-06	344,479	199,887	544,366
1995-06	352,900	205,979	558,879
1996-06	361,530	212,262	573,792
1997-06	370,377	218,738	589,115
1998-06	379,435	225,407	604,842
1999-06	388,714	232,275	620,989
2000-06	398,221	239,361	637,582
2001-06	409,619	251,697	661,316
2002-06	427,246	283,307	710,553
2003-06	445,630	318,887	764,517
2004-06	464,807	358,934	823,741
2005-06	484,810	404,012	888,822
2006-06	505,672	454,752	960,424
2007-06	527,432	511,863	1,039,295
2008-06	541,587	561,909	1,103,496
2009-06	558,011	620,404	1,178,415
2010-06	570,687	657,856	1,228,543
2011-06	584,688	610,332	1,195,020
2012-06	599,629	609,335	1,208,964
2013-06	614,830	638,361	1,253,191
2014-06	630,744	683,818	1,314,562
2015-06	647,835	722,487	1,370,322
2016-06	664,707	759,019	1,423,726
2017-06	677,506	823,610	1,501,116
2018-06	689,714	813,377	1,503,091
2019-06	701,827	781,929	1,483,756
2020-06	713,263	758,941	1,472,204
2021-06	719,741	784,624	1,504,365
2022-06	714,011	810,682	1,524,693
2022-12	721,657	835,525	1,557,182
2023-06	727,352	849,707	1,577,059
2023-12	733,249	850,685	1,583,934
2024-06	739,736	848,934	1,588,670
2024-12	742,234	852,420	1,594,654

Source: Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA), Open Data Portal

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The table provides intercensal estimates of Bahrain’s total resident population (nationals and non-nationals)
Period of reference: mid-year, unless stated otherwise

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.

Reference dates of censuses:

1941	January 22nd, 1941
1950	March 1950
1959	May 1959
1965	February 13th, 1965
1971	April 1971
1981	n.d.
1991	n.d.
2001	April 7th, 2001
2010	April 27th, 2010
2020	March 17th, 2020

Censuses’ implementation methods:
Until 1981: field enumeration (household survey)+de jure methodology, i.e. counting persons using their usual place of residence irrespective of where are they at census times
1991; 2001: field enumeration (household survey)+ first use of administrative records
2010: mixed census, based on both administrative records and a household survey sample of 15,000 Bahraini and non-Bahraini households.
2020 census 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.
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)

2. Institution which provides data 

Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA)

3. Data availability 

Published results of past censuses 1941 and 2001 are the only ones available online, as of February 2026.
Some datasets from census 2020 and the present intercensal population estimates are available on IGA’s Bahrain Open Data Portal, in the “Population” section”:
https://bahrain.opendatasoft.com/pages/homepage/
https://bahrain.opendatasoft.com/explore/?refine.theme=Population&disjunctive.theme&sort=modified

Dec. 2024: Last population data available as of 14 March 2026.

Date of access: 14 March 2026

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

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