Bahrain Population: 616 342 (July 1998 est.) note: includes 224 640 non-nationals (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 31% (male 95 871; female 93 232) 15-64 years: 67% (male 245 099; female 164 946) 65 years and over: 2% (male 8 799; female 8 395) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.09% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 22.43 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 3.25 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 1.73 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.49 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 15.54 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.96 years male: 72.42 years female: 77.57 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.01 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini Ethnic groups: Bahraini 63% Asian 13% other Arab 10% Iranian 8% other 6% 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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