Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
63.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 100.0% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1950.
That places Bahrain 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63.5% | — |
| 1951 | 67.4% | +6.1% |
| 1952 | 70.4% | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 73.3% | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 75.8% | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 78.0% | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 81.2% | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 79.9% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.4% | 63.5% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.6% | 79.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 78.1% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 80.4% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 87.9% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 87.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% compare
More population data for Bahrain
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2037)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6429 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,809 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.797 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.7307 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 3,912 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 176,724 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain was 100.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1950.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.