Bahrain Emigration and Immigration

Online Sources

 * 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast - index & images ($)

British Overseas Subjects

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Bahrain, index and images ($)


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Bahrain, index and images ($)


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Bahrain, index and images ($)

Bahrain Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Bahrain

 * Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to be influenced by Islam.
 * Following a period of Arab rule, Bahrain was ruled by the Portuguese Empire from 1521 until 1602.
 * In the late 1800s, following successive treaties with the British, Bahrain became a protectorate of the United Kingdom. In 1971, it declared independence.
 * Most African Bahrainis come from East Africa and have traditionally lived in Muharraq Island and Riffa.
 * Due to an influx of immigrants and guest workers from Asian countries, such as India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, the overall percentage of Muslims in the country has declined in recent years.
 * There were 197,273 Indian workers and 56,666 dependents as of 2014 and the majority of the public sector. Most of them are either Hindus or Christians hailing from the south Indian state of Kerala, alongside a sizable Sikh and Muslim minority.
 * In 2014 there were 39,765 Pakistani workers in Bahrain and 8,647 dependents, a further 30,000 have been given citizenship. A 2011 estimate states that 10,000 of them serve in security forces.
 * Other immigrant populations are Bangladeshis, Filipinos, Egyptians, Sri Lankans, and British.

Emigration From Bahrain

 * In 1948, following rising hostilities and looting, most members of Bahrain's Jewish community abandoned their properties and evacuated to Bombay, later settling in Israel (Pardes Hanna-Karkur) and the United Kingdom.
 * Bahrain has historical diaspora populations '''in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Khuzestan Province in Iran, Iraq and United States.