Country profile
Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain · Western Asia
👥 Population
1,600,366
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Manama
🗺 Area
765 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$48.97B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.899
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
2,092 /km²
💱 Currency
BHD
Bahraini dinar
🗣 Languages
Arabic
About Bahrain
Bahrain (officially Kingdom of Bahrain) is a country in Western Asia, with Manama as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.6 million people, giving a population density of about 2,092 people per square kilometre. The country covers 765 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $48.97B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.899. The official currency is the Bahraini dinar (BHD), and the main language is Arabic.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$106.35B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$66,941
GDP growth
3.5%
Inflation
-0.1%
Unemployment
1.1%
👥 People
Life expectancy
81.4 yrs
Fertility rate
1.81
Pop. growth
0.7%
Urban population
100.0%
Infant mortality /1k
7.3
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
100.0%
Literacy rate
97.8%
Physicians /1k
0.74
Renewable energy
0.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Manama
Currency
BHD
Dialing code
+973
Internet TLD
.bh
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Fun facts about Bahrain
- Bahrain is the 149th most populous country in the world, with about 1.6 million people.
- By land area it is the 173rd-largest country in the world, covering 765 km².
- It has the world's 97th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($48.97B).
- Bahrain has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.899.
- Bahrain has a population density of about 2,092 people per square kilometre.
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