| Population |
677,886
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (july 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 28.4% (male 97,179; female 95,043)
15-64 years: 68.4% (male 271,015; female 192,342)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 11,426; female 10,881) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 29 years
male: 31.9 years
female: 25.3 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.56% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
18.54 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
4.03 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.41 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female
total population: 1.27 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 17.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 20.93 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 73.98 years
male: 71.52 years
female: 76.51 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.67 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.3% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
less than 1,000 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| Nationality |
noun: bahraini(s)
adjective: bahraini |
| Ethnic groups |
Bahraini 63%, Asian 19%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8% |
| Religions |
Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30% |
| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: kingdom of bahrain
conventional short form: bahrain
local short form: al bahrayn
former: dilmun
local long form: mamlakat al bahrayn |