Long term urban population region in Bahrain
Bahrain: Long term urban population region was 22.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.65
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 202 countries
All-time high
22.65
in 2025
All-time low
0.0007
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Bahrain, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Bahrain is 22.65, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Bahrain peaked at 22.65 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1000.
Bahrain ranks 195th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Long term urban population region in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0007 | — |
| 1100 | 0.002 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0061 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0182 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0545 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1636 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.4907 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.47 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.66 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 1.82 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 1.99 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 2.18 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 2.39 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 2.61 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 2.86 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 3.14 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 3.43 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 3.76 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 4.12 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 4.51 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 4.94 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 5.41 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 5.93 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 6.49 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 7.11 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 7.79 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 8.53 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 9.34 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 10.23 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 11.21 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 12.27 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 13.44 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 14.72 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 15.43 | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 16.05 | +4.1% |
| 1953 | 16.57 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 16.98 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 17.28 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 17.51 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 17.69 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 17.88 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 18.07 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 18.09 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 18.22 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 18.45 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 18.73 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 18.99 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 19.22 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 19.41 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 19.54 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 19.64 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 19.71 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 19.78 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 19.6 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 19.54 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 19.58 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 19.71 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 19.92 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 19.63 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 19.45 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 19.33 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 19.22 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 19.08 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 19.25 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 19.38 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 19.49 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 19.61 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 19.76 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 19.79 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 19.85 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 19.94 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 20.04 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 20.15 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.61 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 21.03 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 21.41 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 21.75 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 22.05 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 22.2 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 22.31 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 22.48 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 22.57 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.57 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.59 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.6 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 22.62 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.63 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 22.65 | +0.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 22.65 is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.88, 29% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 22.65 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.83, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0007 | 0.002 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.002 | 0.0061 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0061 | 0.0182 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0182 | 0.0545 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0545 | 0.1636 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1636 | 0.4907 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0182 | 0.0182 | 0.0182 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0545 | 0.0545 | 0.0545 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1636 | 0.1636 | 0.1636 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4907 | 0.4907 | 0.4907 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.14 | 3.14 | 3.14 | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.76 | 3.76 | 3.76 | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.12 | 4.12 | 4.12 | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.51 | 4.51 | 4.51 | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.94 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.93 | 5.93 | 5.93 | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.49 | 6.49 | 6.49 | 1 |
| 1870s | 7.11 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 1 |
| 1880s | 7.79 | 7.79 | 7.79 | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.53 | 8.53 | 8.53 | 1 |
| 1900s | 9.34 | 9.34 | 9.34 | 1 |
| 1910s | 10.23 | 10.23 | 10.23 | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.21 | 11.21 | 11.21 | 1 |
| 1930s | 12.27 | 12.27 | 12.27 | 1 |
| 1940s | 13.44 | 13.44 | 13.44 | 1 |
| 1950s | 16.82 | 14.72 | 18.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 19 | 18.09 | 19.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.58 | 19.22 | 19.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.62 | 19.08 | 20.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.64 | 20.15 | 22.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.57 | 22.57 | 22.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.57 | 22.57 | 22.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.61 | 22.57 | 22.65 | 6 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.21 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 3,912 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Bahrain?
- Long term urban population region in Bahrain was 22.65 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 22.65 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1000.
- How does Bahrain rank for long term urban population region?
- Bahrain ranks 195th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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