Bahrain vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Net migration

Bahrain
18,128
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-775,711
in 2025
Bahrain rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
34th

Net migration over time

  • Bahrain
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M2.0M196019922025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 18,128 against -775,711 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 793,839.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s -619.5 -9,048 8,428 Bahrain
1970s 5,236 137,539 132,302 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 4,920 299,490 294,570 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 3,756 180,348 176,592 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 40,813 909,740 868,927 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 9,141 -1.37 million 1.38 million Bahrain
2020s 14,440 -83,446 97,886 Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Bahrain or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bahrain, at 18,128 against -775,711 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
793,839, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for net migration?
Bahrain ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.