Governorates
The population of the governorates of Bahrain according to census results and latest official estimates.
The central governorate was split between Manama, Northern and Southern governorate.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Area A (hect) | Population Census (C) 1991-11-16 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-06 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-27 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2018-07-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | BHR | البحرين | 78,003 | 508,037 | 650,604 | 1,234,571 | 1,208,964 | 1,503,091 | ||
| Al-Janūbīyah [Southern] | JBY | الجنوبية | 48,885 | ... | 44,764 | 101,456 | 244,303 | 309,426 | 48885 | |
| Al-Manāmah [Capital] | MNM | العاصمة | 7,871 | ... | 163,696 | 329,510 | 478,801 | 561,880 | 7871 | |
| Al-Muḥarraq | MRQ | المحرق | 6,674 | ... | 103,576 | 189,114 | 193,087 | 268,626 | 6674 | |
| Al-Wusṭā [Central] | الوسطى | ... | ... | 167,691 | 326,305 | ... | ... | 0 | ||
| Ash-Shamālīyah [Northern] | SHM | الشمالية | 14,573 | ... | 166,824 | 276,949 | 292,773 | 363,159 | 14573 |
- The total population of 2001 includes 4,053 Bahrainis living abroad.
The total population of 2010 includes 11,237 Non-Bahrainis assigned to no governorate. - Central Informatics Organization, Kingdom of Bahrain (web).
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of major cities and towns in Bahrain by census years.
The tabulated figures refer to the urban population of meanwhile dissolved regions.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1981-04-05 | Population Census (C) 1991-11-16 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-06 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Budayyi' - Ad-Dirāz [Budaiya - Diraz] | البديع - الدراز | SHM | 12,318 | 25,131 | 30,702 | 0 | |
| Al-Ḥadd [Al Hidd] | الحد | MRQ | 7,111 | 8,610 | 11,637 | 1500 | |
| 'Ālī [A'ali] | عالي | SHM | 10,220 | 31,399 | 47,529 | 0 | |
| Al-Mālikīyah - Karzakkān [Malkiya - Karzakan] | المالكية - كرزكان | SHM | 6,367 | 14,334 | 13,658 | 0 | |
| Al-Manāmah [Manama] | المنامة | MNM | 115,054 | 127,578 | 143,035 | 0 | |
| Al-Muḥarraq | المحرق | MRQ | 57,688 | 73,760 | 91,307 | 0 | |
| Ar-Rifā' (incl. 'Awālī) [Riffa] | الرفاع | JBY | 22,408 | 49,510 | 79,550 | 0 | |
| Jidd Ḥafṣ [Jidhafs] | جدحفص | MNM | 20,783 | 29,215 | 30,099 | 0 | |
| Madīnat Ḥamād [Hamad Town] | مدينة حمد | SHM | ... | 29,055 | 52,718 | 1312 | |
| Madīnat 'Īsā [Isa Town] | مدينة عيسى | JBY | 21,275 | 34,509 | 36,833 | 1243 | |
| Sitrah (Marqūbān & Al-Ma'āmīr) [Sitra] | سترة | MNM | 9,618 | 26,235 | 34,317 | 0 |
- Central Informatics Organization, Kingdom of Bahrain (web).