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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$2261.79 (2024)
Inflation rate
0.07% (2023)
Unemployment rate
1.16% (2023)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
14.9%
Smoking men
25.3%
Smoking women
4.5%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
760
Land area
760
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Facebook
- Threads
Age structure
0-14 years
18.1%
15-64 years
77.7%
65+ years
4.3%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
BH
Capital
Manama
Official language
Arabic
Average consumer spendings
Food products
13.6%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.4%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
1.18
Beer
0.4
Wine
0.11
Spirits
0.66
Other alcohol
0.01
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
1566888
Male population
940022
Female population
626866
Population growth rate
0.82% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
12.2 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
2.8 (2024)
Urbanization
89.9% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B+ (2020)
Moody's
B2 (2018)
Standard & Poors
B+ (2017)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
61.42%
iOS
38.39%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+973
Internet domain
.bh
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
145 (2022)
Internet user penetration
100% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
17% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-06