Bahrain vs Kuwait: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Bahrain
100.0%
in 2025
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.4% | 68.6% | 6.8% | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 81.6% | 78.3% | 3.2% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 87.8% | 9.0% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 97.2% | 13.4% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 98.2% | 10.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 99.7% | 8.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.