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Population:
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718,306
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.4% (male 95,709/female 93,747)
15-64 years: 69.8% (male 288,957/female 212,706)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 14,224/female 12,963) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 29.9 years
male: 33 years
female: 26.4 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.337% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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17.26 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.36 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.1 male(s)/female
total population: 1.25 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 15.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.92 years
male: 72.41 years
female: 77.5 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.53 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 600 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini
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Ethnic groups:
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Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census)
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Religions:
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Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
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Languages:
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Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 88.6%
female: 83.6% (2001 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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3.9% of GDP (1991)
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