Population:
728,709
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.9% (male 95,224/female 93,241)
15-64 years: 70.2% (male 292,941/female 217,729)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 15,106/female 13,544) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 30.1 years
male: 33.2 years
female: 26.7 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.292% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
17.01 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
4.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 89% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.34 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female
total population: 1.24 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.19 years
male: 72.67 years
female: 77.78 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 600 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini

Ethnic groups:
Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census)

Religions:
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)

Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 88.6%
female: 83.6% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (1991)