Bahrain: Population by nationality group at dates of census (1991; 2001; 2010; 2020)
| 1991 | 2001 | 2010 | 2020 | |
| Bahrainis | 323,305 | 405,667 | 570,687 | 712,362 |
| GCC | 4,728 | 6,823 | 8,690 | 13,299 |
| Other Arabs | 17,877 | 20,050 | 58,213 | 73,524 |
| Non-Bahraini Arabs | 22,605 | 26,873 | 66,903 | 86,823 |
| Asians | 154,090 | 205,626 | 562,040 | 650,996 |
| Africans | 345 | 2,924 | 19,548 | 21,502 |
| Europeans | 5,992 | 5,788 | 11,763 | 11,750 |
| North Americans | 1,303 | 3,195 | 4,149 | 16,415 |
| South Americans | 93 | 70 | 474 | 1,787 |
| Oceanians | 304 | 461 | 1,295 | |
| Non-Arabs | 162,127 | 218,064 | 599,269 | 702,450 |
| Total non-Bahrainis | 184,732 | 244,937 | 666,172 | 789,273 |
| Total | 508,037 | 650,604 | 1,236,859 | 1,501,635 |
Source: Central Informatics Organization (CIO)/ Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA)
ANNEXED NOTE
- 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)
- Institution which provides data
Central Informatics Organization/Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA)
- 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, National Population, Foreign Population, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, Arab countries.