Bahrain vs Kuwait: Urban population
Bahrain
100.0%
in 2025
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Urban population over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.6% | 78.3% | 3.2% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 87.8% | 9.0% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 97.2% | 13.4% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 98.2% | 10.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 99.7% | 8.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for urban population?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.