Basic Country Facts

People Population: 590,042 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 31% (male 92,455; female 89,554) 15-64 years: 67% (male 236,048; female 156,556) 65 years and over: 2% (male 7,956; female 7,473) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 2.27% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 23.58 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 3.29 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: 2.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.51 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female all ages: 1.33 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.27 years male: 71.78 years female: 76.83 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.08 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini Ethnic divisions: Bahraini 63%, Asian 13%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%, other 6% Religions: Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25% Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4%