Bahrain vs Lebanon: Population growth
Bahrain
0.7%
in 2025
Lebanon
0.7%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
118th
Lebanon rank
117th
Population growth over time
- Bahrain
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 118th and Lebanon ranks 117th of 218 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 1.6% | 4.8% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bahrain or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bahrain and Lebanon?
- 0.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Lebanon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Lebanon rank globally for population growth?
- Bahrain ranks 118th and Lebanon ranks 117th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.