Bahrain: cities by population
Bahrain has a population of 1,675,572 (UN estimate, 2026), with Manama as its capital. The 11 largest of its 11 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+150%
since 2000 (669,581)
+28%
projected by 2050 (2,139,465)
2140
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Bahrain
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Muharraq | Muharraq | 176,583 |
| 2 | Manama | Manama | 147,074 |
| 3 | Madīnat Ḩamad | Northern | 133,550 |
| 4 | Ar Rifā‘ | Southern Governorate | 115,495 |
| 5 | Sitrah | Manama | 72,601 |
| 6 | Jidd Ḩafş | Manama | 66,588 |
| 7 | Dār Kulayb | Southern Governorate | 65,466 |
| 8 | Madīnat ‘Īsá | Southern Governorate | 38,090 |
| 9 | Al Ḩadd | Muharraq | 12,797 |
| 10 | Az Zallāq | Southern Governorate | 9,095 |
| 11 | Sanābis | Manama | 6,564 |
Twenty years earlier: Bahrain in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 707,357.
Common questions
What is the population of Bahrain?
Bahrain has a population of 1,675,572, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 2,139,465 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Bahrain?
Manama. The largest place we record there is Al Muharraq, with 176,583 people.