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Bahrain

Last update: 2026-04-06

Bahrain Geographical location

Bahrain Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$2261.79 (2024)
Inflation rate
0.07% (2023)
Unemployment rate
1.16% (2023)

Bahrain Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
14.9%
Smoking men
25.3%
Smoking women
4.5%
Current as of
2020

Bahrain Area (sq. km)

Total area
760
Land area
760

Bahrain Popular payment systems

Bahrain Popular social networks and messengers

Bahrain Age structure

0-14 years
18.1%
15-64 years
77.7%
65+ years
4.3%
Current as of
2024

Bahrain Religion

Main religion
Islam

Bahrain General Info

Сontinent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
BH
Capital
Manama
Official language
Arabic

Bahrain Average consumer spendings

Food products
13.6%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.4%
Current as of
2023

Bahrain 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

Bahrain 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)

Bahrain Credit ratings

Fitch
B+ (2020)
Moody's
B2 (2018)
Standard & Poor's
B+ (2017)

Bahrain Age-sex pyramid

Bahrain Phone operating systems

Android
61.42%
iOS
38.39%
Current as of
2025

Bahrain 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: 2026-04-06