Population 616,342 (July 1998 est.)
note: includes 224,640 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 31% (male 95,871; female 93,232)
15-64 years: 67% (male 245,099; female 164,946)
65 years and over: 2% (male 8,799; female 8,395) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.09% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 22.43 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 3.25 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.49 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 15.54 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.96 years
male: 72.42 years
female: 77.57 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.01 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini

Ethnic groups Bahraini 63%, Asian 13%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%, other 6%

Religions Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25%

Languages Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.2%
male: 89.1%
female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.