Bahrain Demographics Profile 2008

Population

718,306
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.4% (male 95,709/female 93,747)
15-64 years: 69.8% (male 288,957/female 212,706)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 14,224/female 12,963) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 29.9 years
male: 33 years
female: 26.4 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.337% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

17.26 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

4.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.36 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.1 male(s)/female
total population: 1.25 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 15.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.92 years
male: 72.41 years
female: 77.5 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.53 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

less than 600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini

Ethnic groups

Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census)

Religions

Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)

Languages

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 88.6%
female: 83.6% (2001 census)