Bahrain: Population by nationality (Bahraini/ non-Bahraini) and sex at dates of census (1941-2020)

 

  Bahrainis Non-Bahrainis Total
Census Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
1941 … … 74,040 … … 15,930 … … 89,970
1950 … … 91,179 … … 18,471 … … 109,650
1959 59,913 58,821 118,734 17,709 6,692 24,401 77,622 65,513 143,135
1965 72,368 71,446 143,814 27,016 11,373 38,389 99,384 82,819 182,203
1971 89,772 88,421 178,193 26,542 11,343 37,885 116,314 99,764 216,078
1981 119,924 118,496 238,420 84,869 27,509 112,378 204,793 146,005 350,798
1991 163,453 159,852 323,305 130,893 53,839 184,732 294,346 213,691 508,037
2001 204,623 201,044 405,667 169,026 75,911 244,937 373,649 276,955 650,604
2010 287,239 281,160 568,399 481,175 184,997 666,172 768,414 466,157 1,234,571
2020 361,140 351,222 712,362 581,755 207,518 789,273 942,895 558,740 1,501,635

Source: Central Informatics Organization (CIO)/ 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.

 

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)

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

Central Informatics Organization/Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Published results of censuses 2001, 2010 and 2020 are available on IGA’s Bahrain Open Data Portal:

https://www.data.gov.bh/en/ResourceCenter

https://www.data.gov.bh/ar/resourcecenter

section “documents”.

 

Date of access: March 2023

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Keywords:

Bahrain, Foreign Population, National Population