Bahrain vs Gabon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate

Bahrain
2.26 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gabon
2.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bahrain rank
60th
Gabon rank
58th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time

  • Bahrain
  • Gabon
051015195119882025

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.38 % change on previous year against 2.26 % change on previous year in Bahrain, a difference of 0.12 % change on previous year.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 60th and Gabon ranks 58th of 234 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Gabon Difference Ahead
1950s 6.47 % change on previous year 1.71 % change on previous year 4.76 % change on previous year Bahrain
1960s 3.01 % change on previous year 10.78 % change on previous year 7.77 % change on previous year Gabon
1970s 4.59 % change on previous year 8.38 % change on previous year 3.79 % change on previous year Gabon
1980s 4.71 % change on previous year 5.27 % change on previous year 0.561 % change on previous year Gabon
1990s 2.82 % change on previous year 4.19 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year Gabon
2000s 7.32 % change on previous year 3.83 % change on previous year 3.49 % change on previous year Bahrain
2010s 2.49 % change on previous year 3.65 % change on previous year 1.16 % change on previous year Gabon
2020s 1.7 % change on previous year 2.67 % change on previous year 0.9709 % change on previous year Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Bahrain or Gabon?
Gabon, at 2.38 % change on previous year against 2.26 % change on previous year in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Bahrain and Gabon?
0.12 % change on previous year, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gabon?
75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Gabon rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
Bahrain ranks 60th and Gabon ranks 58th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 17,624 data points, 1951–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.