Urban population (% of total population) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Urban population (% of total population) was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
78.1%
in 1971
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Urban population in Bahrain, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Bahrain is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Bahrain peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 1st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population (% of total population) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.3% | — |
| 1961 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 79.9% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.6% | 79.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 78.1% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 80.4% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 87.9% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 87.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
More climate change data for Bahrain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 985,662 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0205 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Bahrain?
- Urban population in Bahrain was 100.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for urban population?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.