males	females	Total
Bahraini	120,550	56,482	177,032
Arab	22,772	3,217	23,625
GCC	2,874	853	3,727
Other Arabs	19,898	2,364	22,262
Non-Arab	414,622	85,564	500,186
Asian	406,598	65,928	472,526
African	1,272	17,150	18,422
European	4,612	1,774	6,386
North American	1,479	431	1,910
South American	186	60	246
Oceanian	475	221	696
Total Non-Bahrainis	437,394	88,781	526,175
Total	557,944	145,263	703,207

Source: Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) – Bahrain

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

census year	reference period	implementing institution	implementation method		population covered
1981	November 16	Ministry of Finance Statistics Department	field interviews	de jure, de facto	all individuals (nationals and non-nationals): 1- present within the country’s borders during time of reference; 2- residing in Bahrain irrespective of where are they at census times
1991	April 6	Central Informatics Organisation (CIO)	field interviews
2001	April 7		field interviews; characteristics of population in collective households (among which labour camps) was obtained from sponsors
2010	April 27		based on administrative records

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).
Period of reference for employment refers to the 7-days period prior to the survey.
Population of reference in table: all employed individuals (nationals and non-nationals) aged 15 and above
Employed population includes population in the following categories:
Employer: A person who operates his / her own economic enterprise or engages independently in a profession for trade and hires one or more employees.
Self-employed: A person who operates his / her own economic enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade and hires nobody.
Paid employee: A person who works for a public or private organization and receives regular wages / salary whether in cash or in kind.
Unpaid worker: A person works for an enterprise, usually owned by some of his relatives, without receiving a salary / wage

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

Figures and results reported here are available on the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) website. For Arabic version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/default.aspx). For the English version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/CIO_ENG/Default.aspx)
The CIO often provides its figures and estimates through tables in PDF format.
The 1981 census figures can be found in the Statistical Abstract 2000, Labour Force Section: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Statistical%20Abstract/2000/2000-CH11-a%20Labour%20Force.pdf)
The 1991 and 2001 census figures can be found: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Statistical%20Abstract/ABS2009/CH11/2.pdf)
The 2010 census figures for employed Bahraini population can be found: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Census/LabourForce/4.10.4.pdf)
The 2010 census figures for employed non-Bahraini population can be found: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Census/LabourForce/4.10.7.pdf)
These census figures can also be found in the Statistical Abstracts, Labour Force Sections: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/CIO_ENG/SubDetailed.aspx?subcatid=119)

Date of access: June 2014

 

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