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Bahrain

Statistics 
Demographic & Health Highlights
Population Mid-2007  800,000  
Births per 1,000 Population  21  
Deaths per 1,000 Population  3  
Rate of Natural Increase (Percent)  1.8  
Projected Population, 2025  1,000,000  
Projected Population, 2050  1,200,000  
Projected Pop. Change 2007-2050 (%)  56  
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births  9  
Lifetime Births per Woman (TFR)  2.6  
Population Age <15 (%)  27  
Population Age 65+ (%)  3  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Total  74  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Male  73  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Female  75  
Urban Population (%)  100  
HIV/AIDS Among Adult Population, Ages 15-49, 2005/2006 (%)  -  
Underweight Children Age <5 (%)  -  
GNI PPP Per Capita, 2005 (US$)  $18,770  
Density (population/sq. km.)  1,098  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2006  200,000  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2025  200,000  
Ever-Married Females Ages 15-19 (%)  4  
Family Planning
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, All Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  65  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, Modern Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  -  
Women Giving Birth by Age 18 (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 15-19, Modern Method (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 20-24, Modern Method (%)  -  
Source of Contraceptive Supply: Public, Modern Methods (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women 15-49, Most Used Method(s)  Withdrawal  
Health & Environment Indicators
CO2 Emissions per Capita, 2002 (metric tons)  21.8  
Natural Habitat Remaining (%)  >95  
Indicators on Women
Women Ages < 15, 2005 (%)  32  
Women Ages 15-49, 2005 (%)  57  
Women Ages 50+, 2005 (%)  11  
Births Attended by Skilled Personnel (%)  98  
Maternal Deaths per 100,000 Live Births, 2000  28  
HIV-Infected Adults Who Are Women Population, 2003-04 (%)  -  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Female (%)  97  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Male (%)  97  
Economically Active, Female, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  24  
Economically Active, Male, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  65  
Women as % of Parliament, 2004  0  
Secondary School Enrollment, Female, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  99  
Secondary School Enrollment, Male, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  93  

For complete definitions of demographic terms, see our glossary.

Sources for statistics: 2006 World Population Data Sheet, PRB; Women of Our World 2005, PRB; The Wealth Gap in Health, PRB; Making the Link: Population, Health, Environment, PRB; and Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet, PRB; World's Youth 2006 , PRB.


Bahrain

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Challenges and Opportunities—The Population of the Middle East and North Africa

Youth in the Middle East and North Africa: Demographic Opportunity or Challenge?

Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa

Time to Intervene: Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa

PRB-UNFPA Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health 2005

Reforming Family Laws to Promote Progress in the Middle East and North Africa

Marriage in the Arab World

Islam and Family Planning

Progress Toward the Millennium Development Goals in the Middle East

Empowering Women, Developing Society: Female Education in the Middle East and North Africa


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