Bahrain Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Bahrain urban population for 2021 was 1,311,407, a 0.83% decline from 2020.
  • Bahrain urban population for 2020 was 1,322,423, a 1% decline from 2019.
  • Bahrain urban population for 2019 was 1,335,714, a 0.58% increase from 2018.
  • Bahrain urban population for 2018 was 1,328,001, a 2.21% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Bahrain Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 1,311,407 89.62 -0.84%
2020 1,322,423 89.51 -1.00%
2019 1,335,714 89.39 0.58%
2018 1,328,001 89.29 2.19%
2017 1,299,292 89.19 3.40%
2016 1,255,867 89.09 3.53%
2015 1,212,293 89.00 3.91%
2014 1,165,795 88.92 3.94%
2013 1,120,807 88.84 3.04%
2012 1,087,280 88.76 1.13%
2011 1,075,052 88.70 -0.06%
2010 1,075,702 88.63 2.92%
2009 1,044,748 88.58 6.09%
2008 982,987 88.53 6.54%
2007 920,746 88.49 6.96%
2006 858,852 88.45 7.41%
2005 797,497 88.42 7.92%
2004 736,762 88.40 6.87%
2003 687,846 88.38 3.93%
2002 661,316 88.37 2.45%
2001 645,321 88.37 2.61%
2000 628,716 88.37 2.75%
1999 611,679 88.38 2.88%
1998 594,335 88.38 2.99%
1997 576,819 88.38 3.09%
1996 559,261 88.39 3.18%
1995 541,760 88.39 3.26%
1994 524,389 88.39 3.34%
1993 507,171 88.40 3.42%
1992 490,140 88.40 3.58%
1991 472,927 88.33 3.63%
1990 456,052 88.14 3.57%
1989 440,052 87.95 3.68%
1988 424,148 87.75 3.76%
1987 408,510 87.56 3.80%
1986 393,278 87.36 3.81%
1985 378,580 87.16 3.79%
1984 364,509 86.95 3.75%
1983 351,107 86.74 3.70%
1982 338,351 86.53 3.78%
1981 325,786 86.32 4.26%
1980 312,198 86.10 4.74%
1979 297,750 85.88 4.92%
1978 283,456 85.66 5.08%
1977 269,405 85.43 5.24%
1976 255,655 85.21 5.37%
1975 242,277 84.98 5.49%
1974 229,332 84.74 5.59%
1973 216,864 84.50 5.68%
1972 204,884 84.27 5.42%
1971 194,082 84.02 4.01%
1970 186,445 83.78 2.97%
1969 180,998 83.53 3.06%
1968 175,545 83.28 3.14%
1967 170,119 83.02 3.23%
1966 164,710 82.76 3.38%
1965 159,235 82.50 3.52%
1964 153,727 82.39 3.68%
1963 148,180 82.37 3.72%
1962 142,770 82.36 3.78%
1961 137,478 82.34 3.85%
1960 132,281 82.32 %