Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 96,240; female 93,846)
15-64 years:
67% (male 252,767; female 173,072)
65 years and over:
3% (male 9,270; female 8,942) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.78% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 20.61 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 3.89 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.46 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.04 male(s)/female
total population:
1.3 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 20.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.98 years
male:
70.58 years
female:
75.45 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.82 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Bahraini(s)
adjective:
Bahraini
Ethnic groups: Bahraini 63%, Asian 19%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%
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.)
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