Bahrain: cities by population
Bahrain has a population of 1,569,439, with Manama as its capital. The 11 largest of its 11 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Muharraq | Muharraq | 176,583 |
| 2 | Manama | Manama | 147,074 |
| 3 | Madīnat Ḩamad | Northern | 133,550 |
| 4 | Ar Rifā‘ | Southern Governorate | 115,495 |
| 5 | Sitrah | Manama | 72,601 |
| 6 | Jidd Ḩafş | Manama | 66,588 |
| 7 | Dār Kulayb | Southern Governorate | 65,466 |
| 8 | Madīnat ‘Īsá | Southern Governorate | 38,090 |
| 9 | Al Ḩadd | Muharraq | 12,797 |
| 10 | Az Zallāq | Southern Governorate | 9,095 |
| 11 | Sanābis | Manama | 6,564 |
Twenty years earlier: Bahrain in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 707,357.