Digital 2021: Bahrain

You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Bahrain in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).

This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Bahrain, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Bahrain in 2021.

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Bahrain’s population

  • Bahrain had a population of 1.72 million in January 2021.

  • Bahrain’s population increased by 53 thousand (+3.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • 35.2% of Bahrain’s population is female, while 64.8% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].

  • 89.6% of Bahrain’s population lives in urban centres, while 10.4% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in Bahrain

  • There were 1.71 million internet users in Bahrain in January 2021.

  • The number of internet users in Bahrain increased by 59 thousand (+3.6%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • Internet penetration in Bahrain stood at 99.0% in January 2021.

Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.

Social media statistics for Bahrain

  • There were 1.50 million social media users in Bahrain in January 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Bahrain increased by 100 thousand (+7.1%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Bahrain was equivalent to 87.0% of the total population in January 2021.

Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.

Mobile connections in Bahrain

  • There were 2.22 million mobile connections in Bahrain in January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Bahrain increased by 21 thousand (+1.0%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Bahrain in January 2021 was equivalent to 128.9% of the total population.

Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.

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Additional resources

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