Short facts about people of Bahrain

Population:

645,361 note:  includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  29.6% (male 96,697; female 94,330) 15-64 years:  67.43% (male 257,360; female 177,839) 65 years and over:  2.97% (male 9,721; female 9,414) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.73% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

20.07 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.45 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.03 male(s)/female total population:  1.29 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

19.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.2 years male:  70.81 years female:  75.67 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.79 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.15% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

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:

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

Source: World Factbook