People [1]

People

Population 1,472,233 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.611 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 31.479 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 89.743 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 5.9 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 78.76 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 31.77 billion kWh (2021) #70
Consumption 31.38 billion kWh (2021) #64
Exports 0.45 billion kWh (2021) #78
Imports 0.65 billion kWh (2021) #77
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.01 billion kWh (2021) #168

Oil

Ranking
Production 188.54 thousand bbl/day (2021) #36
Consumption 61.49 thousand bbl/day (2021) #92
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 219.1 thousand bbl/day (2013) #30
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.187 billion bbl (2021) #58

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 727.489 billion cu ft (2015) #35
Consumption (Dry) 655.17 billion cu ft (2021) #38
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 2.874 trillion cu ft (2021) #56

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 4 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 2,092,714 (2018 est.)
Highways 4,122 km (2010)
Internet Users 1,351,326 (2016 est.)
Telephones 274,733 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationMiddle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Total Area760 sq. km
Land Area760 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline161 km
Climatearid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Terrainmostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment
Lowest PointPersian Gulf 0 m
Highest Point Jabal ad Dukhan 135 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020