Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 16.37 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bahrain, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bahrain is 16.37 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bahrain peaked at 37.67 per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.15 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places Bahrain 119th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.59 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 6.36 per 100,000 people | -53.2% |
| 2002 | 6.27 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.94 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 5.77 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.15 per 100,000 people | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 5.46 per 100,000 people | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 5.97 per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.25 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.93 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.68 per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 17.72 per 100,000 people | +165.1% |
| 2012 | 23.88 per 100,000 people | +34.8% |
| 2013 | 21.34 per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 25.62 per 100,000 people | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 30.2 per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 31.52 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 33.08 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 36.15 per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 37.67 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 35.87 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 27.44 per 100,000 people | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 20.11 per 100,000 people | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 19.14 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 17.77 per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 16.37 per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 16.37 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 17.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 16.37 per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.06 per 100,000 people, 56% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +165.1% | 6.68 per 100,000 people | 17.72 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 per 100,000 people | 4.15 per 100,000 people | 13.59 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.39 per 100,000 people | 6.68 per 100,000 people | 37.67 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.78 per 100,000 people | 16.37 per 100,000 people | 35.87 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More development goals data for Bahrain
- Red List Index 0.7845 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,065 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 86 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.01 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 171 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 4.4 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bahrain?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bahrain was 16.37 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.67 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Bahrain ranks 119th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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