Facts & Figures

Title	Description
Area	Total area of the Kingdom of Bahrain: 8,269 km². Land area: 786.8 km². Territorial waters: 7,482.2 km².
Geographical Coordinates	The Kingdom of Bahrain is located on: Longitude: 50° 20 to 50° 50 East Latitude: 25° 32 to 26° 20 North
Population	Total population: 1,588,670 (2024) Bahrainis: 739,736 (46.6%); Non‑Bahrainis: 848,934 (53.4%)
Population Density	National population density: 2,002.16 people per square kilometre (2023). By governorate: Capital: 6,873.22 people per square kilometre Muharraq: 3,904.86 people per square kilometre Northern: 2,880.79 people per square kilometre Southern: 662.83 people per square kilometre
Births	Total live births: 17,801 (2022)
Deaths	Total deaths: 3,521 (2022)
State Budget	Bahrain’s fiscal budget is biennial. The latest budget is for 2025–2026.Details
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)	GDP at purchasers’ prices: Current prices: US$46.192 billion; growth –0.6% (2023) Constant prices: US$39.24 billion; growth 3.9% (2023) GDP at constant prices: BD 14,753.3 million (2023)
Foreign Direct Investment	Stock of inward foreign direct investment: BD 16,199 million (2023) Inflow of inward foreign direct investment: BD 2,665.9 million (2023)
Money and Banking	Number of banks and financial institutions: 368 (2024).
Foreign Trade	Estimated value of exports: BD 4,665,027,143 (2023). Estimated value of imports: BD 5,777,936,077 (2023).
local_gas_stationLocal Gas Station - Oil and Gas	‘Bahrain’ oilfield crude‑oil production: 14,048 barrels (2024). Gas production: 950,751 million ft³ (2024).
people Labour Force	Bahraini workers insured in the public sector: 50,137 (2023). Total workers insured in the private sector: 560,290 (2023). Bahraini unemployment rate: 6.3% (2023).
ev_station Electric Vehicle Charging Station - Electricity and Water	Electricity consumption (2023): Agriculture: 53 GWh Industry: 3,221 GWh Commerce: 6,241 GWh Domestic: 9,142 GWh
Transport & Communications	Registered vehicles: 806,624 (2024). Accidents: 903 (2024).
Tourism	Visitors: 14.9 million (2024). Average length of stay: 2.9 nights per person (total 19.2 million tourist nights). Average daily expenditure per visitor: BD 69.1. Total inbound tourism revenues: BD 1.9 billion.
Education	Students enrolled in public and private schools: 228,143, across 211 public schools and 76 private schools (2022/2023).
Literacy	Adult literacy rate (15+): 97.86% (2023). Youth literacy rate (15–24): 99.26% (2023). Elderly literacy rate (65+): 83.48% (2023).
Health Services	61 health units, including 10 government hospitals and 27 government health centres; employing 2,282 doctors (2,082 physicians and 200 dentists) (2023). 24 private hospitals employing 2,579 doctors (1,786 physicians and 793 dentists) (2023).
Telecommunication	The number of fixed telephone lines is 212,109 while the number of mobile phone lines is 2,415,714 lines. The number of subscribers to Internet services is 2,458,675 subscribers, according to 2023 statistics.
Fisheries	The total value of fish is 16,544 metric tons, with an estimated consumption rate of fish reaching 0.01 grams per day, for each person, according to 2023 statistics.