Bahrain vs Hong Kong: Population density
Bahrain
3,912 people per km²
in 2100
Hong Kong
1,981 people per km²
in 2100
Bahrain rank
5th
Hong Kong rank
8th
Population density over time
- Bahrain
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 3,912 people per km² against 1,981 people per km² in Hong Kong, a difference of 1,931 people per km².
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.0 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Bahrain ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 23 and Hong Kong in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 16.18 people per km² | 171.41 people per km² | 155.23 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1100s | 17.98 people per km² | 422.44 people per km² | 404.47 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1200s | 19.97 people per km² | 482.81 people per km² | 462.84 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1300s | 22.19 people per km² | 12.82 people per km² | 9.37 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1400s | 24.66 people per km² | 12.52 people per km² | 12.14 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1500s | 27.4 people per km² | 12.23 people per km² | 15.17 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1600s | 30.45 people per km² | 11.95 people per km² | 18.5 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1700s | 33.83 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | 22.16 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1710s | 35.52 people per km² | 12.16 people per km² | 23.36 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1720s | 37.29 people per km² | 12.66 people per km² | 24.63 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1730s | 39.16 people per km² | 13.19 people per km² | 25.97 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1740s | 41.12 people per km² | 13.74 people per km² | 27.38 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1750s | 43.17 people per km² | 14.31 people per km² | 28.86 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1760s | 45.33 people per km² | 14.91 people per km² | 30.42 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1770s | 47.6 people per km² | 15.53 people per km² | 32.07 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1780s | 49.98 people per km² | 16.18 people per km² | 33.8 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1790s | 52.48 people per km² | 16.85 people per km² | 35.63 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1800s | 81.61 people per km² | 19.05 people per km² | 62.57 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1810s | 81.61 people per km² | 19.31 people per km² | 62.3 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1820s | 81.61 people per km² | 20.98 people per km² | 60.63 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1830s | 81.61 people per km² | 24.42 people per km² | 57.2 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1840s | 81.61 people per km² | 30.35 people per km² | 51.26 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1850s | 81.6 people per km² | 47.85 people per km² | 33.75 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 1860s | 81.59 people per km² | 85.57 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 83.84 people per km² | 132.78 people per km² | 48.94 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 88.94 people per km² | 177.73 people per km² | 88.79 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 94.39 people per km² | 244.73 people per km² | 150.34 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 100.25 people per km² | 349.91 people per km² | 249.66 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 123.97 people per km² | 504.33 people per km² | 380.36 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 151.2 people per km² | 672.84 people per km² | 521.64 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 151.64 people per km² | 1,051 people per km² | 899.05 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 148.75 people per km² | 1,619 people per km² | 1,470 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 172.33 people per km² | 2,329 people per km² | 2,157 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 248.35 people per km² | 3,111 people per km² | 2,863 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 352.85 people per km² | 4,157 people per km² | 3,804 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 538.25 people per km² | 5,058 people per km² | 4,520 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 741.15 people per km² | 5,803 people per km² | 5,061 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1,151 people per km² | 6,566 people per km² | 5,415 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1,705 people per km² | 6,972 people per km² | 5,267 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 2,049 people per km² | 7,051 people per km² | 5,002 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2030s | 2,339 people per km² | 6,727 people per km² | 4,388 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2040s | 2,578 people per km² | 6,204 people per km² | 3,626 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2050s | 2,813 people per km² | 5,426 people per km² | 2,613 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2060s | 3,048 people per km² | 4,578 people per km² | 1,530 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2070s | 3,290 people per km² | 3,739 people per km² | 449.82 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2080s | 3,530 people per km² | 2,947 people per km² | 583.71 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 2090s | 3,775 people per km² | 2,279 people per km² | 1,496 people per km² | Bahrain |
| 2100s | 3,912 people per km² | 1,981 people per km² | 1,931 people per km² | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bahrain or Hong Kong?
- Bahrain, at 3,912 people per km² against 1,981 people per km² in Hong Kong as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bahrain and Hong Kong?
- 1,931 people per km², with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Hong Kong?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bahrain and Hong Kong rank globally for population density?
- Bahrain ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.