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
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.
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 growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 176,724 people (2100)
- Population density 3,912 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 250 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
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.