Bahrain's People | Bahrain People

Population: 688,345 note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 27.8% (male 96,807/female 94,863) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 275,792/female 197,424) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 12,078/female 11,381) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 29.19 years male: 32.16 years female: 25.54 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.51% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 4.08 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.4 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female total population: 1.27 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 17.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.17 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 74.23 years male: 71.76 years female: 76.78 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.63 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: Less than 600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini

Ethnic groups: Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census)

Religions: Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)

Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.9% female: 85% (2003 est.)

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