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The People of Bahrain

Bahraini People

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Population: 727,785 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: 1.285% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 4.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 15.25 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.16 years male: 72.64 years female: 77.76 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)