Bahrain vs Niger: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Bahrain
22.6%
in 2025
Niger
23.4%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
195th
Niger rank
192nd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Bahrain
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 23.4% against 22.6% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 195th and Niger ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bahrain |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Bahrain |
| 1700s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Bahrain |
| 1710s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Bahrain |
| 1720s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Bahrain |
| 1730s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | Bahrain |
| 1740s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Bahrain |
| 1750s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | Bahrain |
| 1760s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Bahrain |
| 1770s | 2.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Bahrain |
| 1780s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2.1% | Bahrain |
| 1790s | 3.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% | Bahrain |
| 1800s | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.6% | Bahrain |
| 1810s | 4.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% | Bahrain |
| 1820s | 4.5% | 1.4% | 3.1% | Bahrain |
| 1830s | 4.9% | 1.6% | 3.4% | Bahrain |
| 1840s | 5.4% | 1.7% | 3.7% | Bahrain |
| 1850s | 5.9% | 1.9% | 4.0% | Bahrain |
| 1860s | 6.5% | 2.1% | 4.4% | Bahrain |
| 1870s | 7.1% | 2.3% | 4.9% | Bahrain |
| 1880s | 7.8% | 2.5% | 5.3% | Bahrain |
| 1890s | 8.5% | 2.7% | 5.8% | Bahrain |
| 1900s | 9.3% | 3.0% | 6.4% | Bahrain |
| 1910s | 10.2% | 3.2% | 7.0% | Bahrain |
| 1920s | 11.2% | 3.6% | 7.6% | Bahrain |
| 1930s | 12.3% | 3.9% | 8.4% | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 13.4% | 4.3% | 9.2% | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 16.8% | 5.0% | 11.8% | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 19.0% | 6.6% | 12.4% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 11.1% | 8.5% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 14.6% | 5.1% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 15.9% | 5.7% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.7% | 5.9% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.9% | 3.7% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.2% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Bahrain or Niger?
- Niger, at 23.4% against 22.6% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Bahrain and Niger?
- 0.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Niger rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Bahrain ranks 195th and Niger ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.