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Bahrain vs Kuwait: Share of urban population who live in the largest city

Bahrain
91.4%
in 2020
Kuwait
87.4%
in 2020
Bahrain rank
1st
Kuwait rank
2nd

Share of urban population who live in the largest city over time

  • Bahrain
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 91.4% against 87.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 4.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of urban population who live in the largest city
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,452 data points, 1950–2020
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.