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Urban population share in Bahrain

Urban population share in Bahrain was 100% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025100%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank1st of 215Countries ranked
Series high1002010
Series low78.11971

Urban population share in Bahrain, 1960 to 2025

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7580859095100196019701980199020002010202020251960: 82.3 %1961: 82.3 %1962: 82.3 %1963: 82.4 %1964: 82.4 %1965: 82.3 %1966: 81.8 %1967: 81 %1968: 79.9 %1969: 79 %1970: 78.3 %1971: 78.1 %1972: 78.2 %1973: 78.3 %1974: 78.5 %1975: 78.7 %1976: 79 %1977: 79.3 %1978: 79.7 %1979: 80.1 %1980: 80.4 %1981: 80.8 %1982: 81.4 %1983: 82.1 %1984: 83 %1985: 84 %1986: 85 %1987: 86 %1988: 86.9 %1989: 87.6 %1990: 88.1 %1991: 88.4 %1992: 88.4 %1993: 88.4 %1994: 88.3 %1995: 88.2 %1996: 88.1 %1997: 88 %1998: 88 %1999: 87.9 %2000: 87.8 %2001: 87.8 %2002: 88.1 %2003: 88.8 %2004: 89.9 %2005: 91.2 %2006: 92.7 %2007: 94.5 %2008: 96.3 %2009: 98.3 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %2025: 100 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
2025100
2024100
2023100
2022100
2021100
2020100
2019100
2018100
2017100
2016100
2015100
2014100
2013100
2012100
2011100
2010100
200998.3
200896.3
200794.5
200692.7
200591.2
200489.9
200388.8
200288.1
200187.8
200087.8
199987.9
199888
199788
199688.1
199588.2
199488.3
199388.4
199288.4
199188.4
199088.1
198987.6
198886.9
198786
198685
198584
198483
198382.1
198281.4
198180.8
198080.4
197980.1
197879.7
197779.3
197679
197578.7
197478.5
197378.3
197278.2
197178.1
197078.3
196979
196879.9
196781
196681.8
196582.3
196482.4
196382.4
196282.3
196182.3
196082.3

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Bahrain?

Urban population share in Bahrain was 100% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Bahrain?

100% in 2010, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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