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Bahrain: area, population and density
Bahrain has 800 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 1,600,366; calculated population density is 2,000 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Bahrain ranks 174th of 196 by land area, 151st by population and 4th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 800 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 1,600,366World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 2,000 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Bahrain in the country comparison set
Bahrain has 800 sq km of land area and a population value of 1,600,366 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 174th by land area, 151st by population, and 4th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Bahrain first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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