Religious diversity

Bahrain has religious diversity. Bahrain is an Islamic country, and Muslims make up the majority of the population. Bahrain has a large Shia Muslim population. Although Bahrain is one of the three developed Middle Eastern countries with a Shia majority, the royal family and Bahraini elite are Sunni. On a few subjects, the two Muslim groups in this nation agree, but on others, they differ.

Bahrain has a Christian community as well. People here are deeply religious, thus travelers are warmly welcomed. If you visit to Bahrain, you will find the people to be quite kind, and you will want to spend more time there. The government estimates that there are about 712,000 citizens, which is less than half of the entire population. Muslims are up 73.7 percent of the overall population, Christians 9.3 percent, Jews 0.1 percent, and others 16.9 percent (Hindus, Baha'is, Sikhs, and Buddhists) according to 2019 U.S. estimates.

In terms of religious diversity, Islam, one of the world's three main faiths, is a religion of peace in Bahrain. The majority of Bahrainis are Muslims. Sunni and Shia Muslims have coexisted amicably for centuries. Other religions practiced in Bahrain include Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Catholicism, and others.

Religion is rarely a source of national strife. Bahrainis of all faiths generally respect and cohabit in peacefully, and religious leaders frequently communicate with one another and attend joint peace conferences and cultural events.