Bahrainis			Non-Bahrainis			Total
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
Never married	55,834	45,006	100,840	58,828	21,144	79,972	114,662	66,150	180,812
Married	70,635	71,905	142,540	92,709	36,944	129,653	163,344	108,849	272,193
Divorced	1,869	3,565	5,434	262	696	958	2,131	4,261	6,392
Widowed	633	8,014	8,647	143	1,048	1,191	776	9,062	9,838
Total	128,971	128,490	257,461	151,942	59,832	211,774	280,913	188,322	469,235

Source: Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) – Bahrain

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The table provides data for Bahrain’s resident population by nationality (Bahraini and non-Bahraini) by sex and marital status at date of 2001′ census.
Reference period for Census 2001 is April 7th, 2001
Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within Bahrain’s borders during time of reference, be they permanent or temporary residents.
Nationality is the person’s passport country. A Non-Bahrainis is considered as such depending on the passport used to enter the country (or obtain the visa).
Marital Status refers to the personal status with regard to marriage/divorce laws and customs.
Never married refers to to a person who has never been in marital life before or a person who has a civil contract but is not living with a partner.
Married refers to a person who is legally married with respect to marriage laws and customs.
Divorced refers to an ever married person but not currently married, whose marriage was dissolved by divorce.
Widowed refers to an ever married person but not currently married, whose marriage has been dissolved by the death of the spouse.

2. Institution which provides data

Central Informatics Organization, known prior to 2001 as the “Central Statistics Organisation” under the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs

3. Data availability

This data is available on the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) website. For the Arabic version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/default.aspx). For the English version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/CIO_ENG/Default.aspx)
For the 2001 estimates: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Statistical%20Abstract/ABS2008/Ch2/17B.pdf)

 

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