Forcibly displaced people in Bahrain
Bahrain: Forcibly displaced people was 362 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Bahrain, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 362 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Bahrain peaked at 446 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 231, in 2010.
That places Bahrain 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 335.6 | 231 | 381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 382 | 360 | 446 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More social development data for Bahrain
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 240 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 267 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.0966 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 130 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 122 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.25 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Bahrain?
- Forcibly displaced people in Bahrain was 362 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 446 in 2021.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 231 in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.