Land covered by forest
4.9%% of land area
#196 of 2132024
15% of world average
SERIAL · 048Asia
Bahrain
CapitalManama
CurrencyBHD · Bahraini dinar
LanguageArabic
Area800 km²
Since1971
ISOBHR · BH
Population
1.6Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Hamad II of Bahrain
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in West Asia
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the eastern part of Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. Situated near the western shore of the Persian Gulf, the country comprises a small archipelago of 33 natural islands and an additional 50 artificial islands, centred on Bahrain Island, which makes up around 80 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. The population is 1,588,670 as of 2024, of whom 739,736 are Bahraini nationals, and 848,934 are expatriates. Bahrain spans some 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi) and is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.
Text: Wikipedia — BahrainCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-29
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Manama
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar (BHD)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +973
- Licence plate code
- BRN
- Top-level domain
- .bh
- Independence / founding
- 14 Aug 1971
- Highest point
- Mountain of Smoke (134 m)
- Lowest point
- Persian Gulf
- Anthem
- Bahrainona
— LAND —
Forest area
43.7km²
#203 of 2132025
0% of world average
Agricultural land
10.3%% of land area
#176 of 2092024
28% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
2.6%% of land area
#160 of 2062024
19% of world average
Land area
800km²
#181 of 2152024
0% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
1.6Mpeople
#152 of 2162025
4% of world average
Population growth
0.7%% per year
#118 of 2162025
74% of world average
Population density
1,986people per km²
#6 of 2152024
438% of world average
People living in cities
100.0%% of population
#1 of 2162025
158% of world average
Urban population growth
0.7%% per year
#139 of 2162025
48% of world average
People living rurally
0.0%% of population
#205 of 2162025
0% of world average
Population aged 0-14
18.4%% of population
#134 of 2162025
73% of world average
Population aged 15-64
77.6%% of population
#4 of 2162025
121% of world average
Population aged 65+
4.0%% of population
#166 of 2162025
37% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
28.9%% of working-age population
#213 of 2162025
50% of world average
Female population
38.0%% of population
#213 of 2162025
76% of world average
Births per woman
1.81births per woman
#117 of 2162024
77% of world average
Birth rate
12.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#120 of 2162024
70% of world average
Death rate
2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#212 of 2162024
29% of world average
Net migration
18,128people (5-year total)
#33 of 2162025
16463% of world average
Migrants living in the country
52.3%% of population
#13 of 2152024
395% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$48.97Bcurrent US$
#100 of 2112025
9% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$113.62Bcurrent int'l $
#97 of 1992025
11% of world average
GDP per person
$30,597current US$
#56 of 2112025
127% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$70,997current int'l $
#29 of 1992025
212% of world average
GDP growth
3.5%% per year
#99 of 2102025
103% of world average
GDP per person growth
2.7%% per year
#92 of 2102025
115% of world average
Gross national income
$45.18Bcurrent US$
#104 of 2042025
8% of world average
Gross national income per person
$28,790current US$
#50 of 2032025
143% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$65,500current int'l $
#29 of 1972025
206% of world average
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Inflation
-0.1%% per year
#12 of 1902025
-2% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
0.2%% per year
#25 of 2092025
3% of world average
Real interest rate
15.3%%
not enough data to rank2015
369% of world average
Lending interest rate
5.2%%
not enough data to rank2015
46% of world average
Government debt
111.6%% of GDP
#59 of 632020
187% of world average
Government revenue
15.5%% of GDP
#121 of 1492020
59% of world average
Government spending
26.1%% of GDP
#76 of 1492020
95% of world average
Government consumption
14.1%% of GDP
#114 of 1812024
80% of world average
Household consumption
39.8%% of GDP
#170 of 1812024
62% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
28.4%% of GDP
#43 of 1782024
122% of world average
Fixed investment
28.9%% of GDP
#26 of 1732024
130% of world average
Gross savings
33.4%% of GDP
#27 of 1682024
152% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$821.2Mcurrent US$
#63 of 2012025
10% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
1.7%% of GDP
#38 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
1.1%% of GDP
#72 of 1792025
52% of world average
Current account balance
5.8%% of GDP
#38 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$5.27Bcurrent US$
#101 of 1772025
5% of world average
Stock market value
43.5%% of GDP
#42 of 882025
57% of world average
Foreign aid received
0.5%% of GNI
not enough data to rank2004
8% of world average
Exchange rate
0.376local currency per US$
#210 of 2112025
0% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
0.2%% of GDP
#192 of 1992025
2% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
41.2%% of GDP
#14 of 2022025
168% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
19.9%% of GDP
#20 of 1952025
181% of world average
Services' share of the economy
54.3%% of GDP
#126 of 2022025
94% of world average
6 of 39 figures unavailable for Bahrain.
— TRADE —
Exports
87.5%% of GDP
#13 of 1872024
202% of world average
Imports
70.0%% of GDP
#35 of 1872024
141% of world average
Trade balance
17.5%% of GDP
#13 of 1872024
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
87.6%% of GDP
#36 of 2052025
136% of world average
Goods exported
$26.46Bcurrent US$
#75 of 2072025
21% of world average
Goods imported
$16.45Bcurrent US$
#95 of 2072025
13% of world average
Services exported
$18.69Bcurrent US$
#60 of 1912025
38% of world average
Services imported
$12.97Bcurrent US$
#66 of 1912025
29% of world average
Goods and services exported
$43.40Bcurrent US$
#71 of 1912025
25% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$34.60Bcurrent US$
#79 of 1912025
20% of world average
High-tech share of exports
0.4%% of manufactured exports
#166 of 1792023
3% of world average
Terms of trade
123index
#34 of 2062024
117% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
81.4 yrsyears
#41 of 2162024
110% of world average
Life expectancy, women
82.1 yrsyears
#54 of 2162024
107% of world average
Life expectancy, men
80.9 yrsyears
#25 of 2162024
113% of world average
Infant deaths
7.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#62 of 1962024
39% of world average
Deaths under age 5
8.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#65 of 1962024
36% of world average
Maternal deaths
17per 100,000 live births
#65 of 1942023
15% of world average
Health spending
4.0%% of GDP
#155 of 1932023
59% of world average
Health spending per person
$1,176current US$
#59 of 1932023
81% of world average
Physicians
0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#123 of 1872020
35% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
2.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#120 of 1962020
56% of world average
Hospital beds
1.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
#99 of 1572022
62% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
99.9%% of population
#51 of 2142024
110% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
100.0%% of population
#1 of 2132024
124% of world average
Suicide rate
4.66per 100,000 people
#54 of 1852021
55% of world average
Adults who smoke
15.4%% of adults
#64 of 1662024
78% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.1%% aged 15-49
#1 of 1532024
7% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
12per 100,000 people
#66 of 2082024
12% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
99.0%% of children 12-23 months
#1 of 1932024
115% of world average
1 of 19 figures unavailable for Bahrain.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
1.9%% of GDP
#175 of 1902023
44% of world average
Education spending
8.3%% of government spending
#171 of 1892025
62% of world average
Adult literacy
97.8%% aged 15+
#28 of 1192024
117% of world average
Youth literacy
99.5%% aged 15-24
#28 of 1262024
109% of world average
Primary school enrolment
96.9%% gross
#135 of 2002024
96% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
98.8%% gross
#65 of 1882024
113% of world average
University enrolment
58.4%% gross
#65 of 1672024
117% of world average
Primary school completion
94.1%% of relevant age group
#95 of 1802024
105% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
11.9pupils per teacher
#26 of 1602018
54% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
9.0 yrsyears
#115 of 1972025
90% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
1.1%% of labour force
#7 of 1862025
16% of world average
Youth unemployment
5.4%% of labour force aged 15-24
#30 of 1862025
35% of world average
Labour force participation
70.4%% aged 15+
#26 of 1862025
116% of world average
Women in the labour force
42.3%% of women aged 15+
#143 of 1862025
83% of world average
Men in the labour force
85.9%% of men aged 15+
#11 of 1862025
123% of world average
Labour force
919,501people
#146 of 1862025
5% of world average
Working in agriculture
0.8%% of employment
#181 of 1862025
4% of world average
Working in industry
34.9%% of employment
#3 of 1862025
178% of world average
Working in services
64.3%% of employment
#81 of 1862025
110% of world average
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Self-employed
2.4%% of employment
#185 of 1862025
6% of world average
Employed
69.7%% aged 15+
#21 of 1862025
123% of world average
1 of 12 figures unavailable for Bahrain.
— CONNECTED —
People online
100.0%% of population
#1 of 2072024
140% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
160per 100 people
#25 of 2102024
138% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
17per 100 people
#97 of 2082024
93% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
15.9per 100 people
#78 of 2132024
107% of world average
Access to electricity
100.0%% of population
#1 of 2142024
113% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
100.0%% of population
#1 of 1892024
144% of world average
Electricity used per person
23,846kWh per person
#3 of 1492024
565% of world average
Energy used per person
9,511kg oil equivalent per person
#4 of 1492024
422% of world average
Air passengers carried
5.7Mpassengers
#56 of 1652023
22% of world average
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Air freight
895million tonne-km
#33 of 1632023
68% of world average
Container port traffic
409,382TEU
#93 of 1672024
8% of world average
Research and development spending
0.2%% of GDP
#96 of 1272024
20% of world average
Patent applications by residents
6count
#121 of 1422024
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
718count
#90 of 1972023
4% of world average
Tourists arriving
1.9Mcount
#71 of 1942020
37% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$724.0Mcurrent US$
#83 of 1752020
20% of world average
2 of 18 figures unavailable for Bahrain.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
23.9tonnes per person
#201 of 2032024
531% of world average
Carbon emissions
38Mt CO2
#143 of 2032024
20% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
64.4Mt CO2-equivalent
#137 of 2032024
25% of world average
Protected land
11.7%% of land area
#147 of 2132025
62% of world average
Protected coastal waters
21.4%% of territorial waters
#28 of 1742025
207% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
3,877.5%% of internal resources
#176 of 1772022
3055% of world average
Renewable water available per person
2.62m³ per person
#182 of 1832022
0% of world average
Renewable energy use
0.0%% of final energy consumption
#207 of 2122021
0% of world average
Electricity from renewables
0.0%% of total
#201 of 2062021
0% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
99.7%% of total
#202 of 2092024
168% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082023
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
-48.5%% of energy use
#111 of 1432024
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
3.1%% of GDP
#28 of 1562025
139% of world average
Military spending
$1.47Bcurrent US$
#74 of 1602025
9% of world average
Military spending
10.8%% of government spending
#29 of 1532025
146% of world average
Armed forces personnel
19,000people
#108 of 1702020
12% of world average
Armed forces
2.3%% of labour force
#22 of 1682020
185% of world average
Tax revenue
2.8%% of GDP
#146 of 1492020
17% of world average
Homicides
0.196per 100,000 people
#4 of 1582022
3% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Bahrain.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
BahrainonaAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Manama · approx. UTC+3
Neighbours
Bahrain has no land borders
Landmarks
Dilmun Burial MoundsImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Bahrain Pearling TrailImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Qal’at al BahrainImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Hamad II of BahrainKing of Bahrain
Khalifa bin Salman Al KhalifaPrime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020)
Salman bin Hamad, Crown Prince of BahrainPrime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Isa II of BahrainEmir of Bahrain (1961-1999)
Winfred YaviBahraini steeplechase runner
Salwa Eid NaserBahraini sprinter
Maryam Yusuf JamalBahraini track and field athlete
Kalkidan GezahegneEthiopian distance runner
Ruth JebetBahraini steeplechase and long-distance runner of Kenyan descent
Rashid RamziMoroccan-born middle distance runner for Bahrain
Nawaf ShukrallaBahraini football referee
Rose ChelimoKenyan-Bahraini athletics competitor
History
01 Jul 1559Siege of Bahrain
14 Aug 1971Bahrain founded as a sovereign state
21 Sep 1971Joined the United Nations
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population1.6M2025
GDP$48.97B2025
GDP per person$30,5972025