Bahrain vs Gibraltar: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Bahrain
100.0%
in 2025
Gibraltar
100.0%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Gibraltar rank
1st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Bahrain
- Gibraltar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Gibraltar ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Gibraltar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.4% | 100.0% | 24.6% | Gibraltar |
| 1960s | 81.6% | 100.0% | 18.4% | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 100.0% | 21.2% | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 100.0% | 16.3% | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 100.0% | 11.8% | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 100.0% | 8.4% | Gibraltar |
| 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 areas projected to 2050, Bahrain or Gibraltar?
- Bahrain, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Gibraltar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Bahrain and Gibraltar?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gibraltar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Gibraltar rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Gibraltar ranks 1st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); 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 areas projected to 2050. 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, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.