Bahrain vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Bahrain
1.64 million people
in 2025
Namibia
1.57 million people
in 2025
Bahrain rank
143rd
Namibia rank
145th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Bahrain
- Namibia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.64 million people against 1.57 million people in Namibia, a difference of 70,120 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Bahrain ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103,381 people | 104,895 people | 1,514 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 159,862 people | 159,373 people | 489.2 people | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 219,968 people | 218,813 people | 1,155 people | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 357,097 people | 286,807 people | 70,290 people | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 516,336 people | 454,118 people | 62,218 people | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 838,454 people | 709,916 people | 128,538 people | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.07 million people | 281,723 people | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.56 million people | 1.45 million people | 103,792 people | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Bahrain or Namibia?
- Bahrain, at 1.64 million people against 1.57 million people in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Bahrain and Namibia?
- 70,120 people, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Namibia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Bahrain ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 145th 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 Number of people 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.