Bahrain Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 1,335,012, a 1.04% increase from 2022.
  • Bahrain urban population for 2022 was 1,321,226, a 0.75% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
Bahrain Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,335,012 89.87 1.04%
2022 1,321,226 89.74 0.75%
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 %