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Population:
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688,345
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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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.) |
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Median age:
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total: 29.19 years
male: 32.16 years female: 25.54 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.51% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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18.1 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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4.08 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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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.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.23 years
male: 71.76 years female: 76.78 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.63 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 600 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini |
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Ethnic groups:
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Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census) |
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Religions:
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Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census) |
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Languages:
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Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.1% male: 91.9% female: 85% (2003 est.) |
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