🇧🇭 Bahrain Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇧🇭 Bahrain BH / BHR #172

Nomad Score 63.0

Cities 4

Region Arab League, Middle East, Arab World, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Islands, Asia, Asia, Western Asia, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency BHD

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 1.5M

Density 1,864.0/km²

HDI 0.899 (Very High)

GDP per capita $71,460

Life Expectancy (2023) 81.3 yrs

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.82

Urban Population (2024) 100.0%

Literacy Rate (2024) 97.8%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Arabic	العربية

Religions

Religion	Percentage
Islam	74.0%
Non-muslim	26.0%

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
Arabs	53.2%
South asians	43.4%
Africans	1.4%
North americans	1.1%
Others	0.1%

Demonym (male) Bahraini

Demonym (female) Bahraini

National Anthem Baḥraynunā

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		18.7%
15-64 Working		77.4%
65+ Elderly		3.9%

Dependency Ratio 29.1%

Profile Mature

Urban Pop. (2024) 100.0%

Birth Rate (2023) 12.5 /1000

Death Rate (2023) 2.1 /1000

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.82

Infant Mortality (2023) 7.2 /1000

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2023) 81.3 yrs

HALE (2021) 64.2 yrs

Health Spending (2023) 4.0% of GDP

Infant Mortality (2023) 7.2/1000

UHC Index (2021) 76/100

Hospital Beds (2022) 1.8/1000

Physicians (2020) 0.74/1000

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Literacy Rate (2024) 97.8%

Education Spending (2023) 1.9% of GDP

Learning Outcomes (2020) 452

Internet Users (2024) 100.0%

Mobile Subscriptions (2023) 153.9/100

Broadband (2023) 17.2/100

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 17.2

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 787 km²

Capital Manama 📍

Continent Asia

Region Asia

Subregion Western Asia

Landlocked No

Driving Side Right

Timezones UTC+03:00

Calling Codes +973

Postal Code ####|###

TLD .bh

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of Bahrain has a red field. On the hoist side, it features a white vertical band that spans about one-third the width of the field and is separated from the rest of the field by five adjoining fly-side pointing white isosceles triangles that serve as a serrated line.

National Anthem Baḥraynunā

National Holiday 1971-12-16

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