1991	2001	2010
Bahrainis	323.305	405.667	570.687
GCC	4.728	6.823	8.690
Other Arabs	17.877	20.050	58.213
Non-Bahraini Arabs	22.605	26.873	66.903
Asian	154.090	205.626	562.040
African	345	2.924	19.548
European	5.992	5.788	11.763
North American	1.303	3.195	4.149
South American	93	70	474
Oceanian	304	461	1.295
Non-Arabs	162.127	218.064	599.269
Total Non-Bahrainis	184.732	244.937	666.172
Total	508.037	650.604	1.236.859

Source: Central Informatics Organization (CIO) – Bahrain

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The table provides data for Bahrain’s resident population by nationality group for the census years of 1991, 2001 and 2010
Reference Period: 1991: unknown; 2001 census was conducted on April 7th 2001, 2010′ census was conducted on April 27th 2010.
Implementation method: the Censuses are carried out according to de jure methodology, i.e. counting persons using their usual place of residence irrespective of where are they at census times
Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) 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-Bahrainis is considered as such depending on the passport used to enter the country (or obtain the visa)

It has to be noticed that there is a discrepancy of 2288 persons between the figure for the total Bahraini population in 2010 presented in this table and the one presented in tables aggregated by nationality.

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

The census figures and results are all 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)
Data for 1991 and 2001 can be found in a table in PDF format: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Statistical%20Abstract/ABS2008/Ch2/29.pdf)
Data for 2010 can be found in a table in PDF format: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Census/Population/4.pdf)
General tables for the 2010 census can be found in tables in PDF format: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/CIO_ENG/SubDetailed.aspx?subcatid=256)

Data of access: June 2014

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