Governorates
The population of the governorates of Bahrain according to census results.
The central governorate was split between Manama, Northern and Southern governorate.
Name | Abbr. | Native | Area A (hect) | Population Census (C) 1991-11-16 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-06 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-27 | Population Census (C) 2020-03-17 | Population Estimate (E) 2023-07-01 | ||
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Al-Janūbīyah [Southern] | JBY | الجنوبية | 48,885 | ... | 44,764 | 101,456 | 305,547 | 323,970 | 48885 | |
Al-Manāmah [Capital] | MNM | العاصمة | 7,871 | ... | 163,696 | 329,510 | 548,345 | 544,290 | 7871 | |
Al-Muḥarraq | MRQ | المحرق | 6,674 | ... | 103,576 | 189,114 | 268,106 | 289,155 | 6674 | |
Al-Wusṭā [Central] | الوسطى | ... | ... | 167,691 | 326,305 | ... | ... | 0 | ||
Ash-Shamālīyah [Northern] | SHM | الشمالية | 14,573 | ... | 166,824 | 276,949 | 379,637 | 419,644 | 14573 | |
Bahrain | BHR | البحرين | 78,003 | 508,037 | 650,604 | 1,234,571 | 1,501,635 | 1,577,059 |
- The total population of 2001 includes 4,053 Bahrainis living abroad.
The total population of 2010 includes 11,237 Non-Bahrainis assigned to no governorate. - Central Informatics Organization, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of major cities and towns in Bahrain by census years.
The tabulated figures refer to the urban population of meanwhile dissolved regions.
Name | Adm. | Native | Population Census (C) 1981-04-05 | Population Census (C) 1991-11-16 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-06 | Area |
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Al-Budayyi' - Ad-Dirāz [Budaiya - Diraz] | SHM | البديع - الدراز | 12,318 | 25,131 | 30,702 | 0 |
Al-Ḥadd [Al Hidd] | MRQ | الحد | 7,111 | 8,610 | 11,637 | 1500 |
'Ālī [A'ali] | SHM | عالي | 10,220 | 31,399 | 47,529 | 0 |
Al-Mālikīyah - Karzakkān [Malkiya - Karzakan] | SHM | المالكية - كرزكان | 6,367 | 14,334 | 13,658 | 0 |
Al-Manāmah [Manama] | MNM | المنامة | 115,054 | 127,578 | 143,035 | 0 |
Al-Muḥarraq | MRQ | المحرق | 57,688 | 73,760 | 91,307 | 0 |
Ar-Rifā' (incl. 'Awālī) [Riffa] | JBY | الرفاع | 22,408 | 49,510 | 79,550 | 0 |
Jidd Ḥafṣ [Jidhafs] | MNM | جدحفص | 20,783 | 29,215 | 30,099 | 0 |
Madīnat Ḥamād [Hamad Town] | SHM | مدينة حمد | ... | 29,055 | 52,718 | 1312 |
Madīnat 'Īsā [Isa Town] | JBY | مدينة عيسى | 21,275 | 34,509 | 36,833 | 1243 |
Sitrah (Marqūbān & Al-Ma'āmīr) [Sitra] | MNM | سترة | 9,618 | 26,235 | 34,317 | 0 |
- Central Informatics Organization, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
Gender (E 2023) | |
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Males | 979,875 |
Females | 597,184 |
Citizenship (C 2020) | |
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Bahraini | 712,362 |
Arabs | 86,823 |
Asian | 650,996 |
European /North American | 28,165 |
Others | 23,289 |