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Population: 616 342 (July 1998 est.)
note: includes 224 640 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 31% (male 95 871; female 93 232)
15-64 years: 67% (male 245 099; female 164 946)
65 years and over: 2% (male 8 799; female 8 395) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.09% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 22.43 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 3.25 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.73 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.49 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 15.54 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.96 years
male: 72.42 years
female: 77.57 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.01 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini
Ethnic groups: 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:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.2%
male: 89.1%
female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
