Bahrain — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Bahrain, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Bahrain was 100.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2010. The lowest was 78.13% in 1971 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.30% per year.
Bahrain ranks 5 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 79.48%, so Bahrain sits above it. It peaked in 2010 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 2 of 23 economies; Qatar (99.36%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 12th of 217 in 1960 → 26th of 217 in 1970 → 29th of 217 in 1980 → 21st of 217 in 1990 → 27th of 217 in 2000 → 5th of 217 in 2010 → 5th of 217 in 2020 → 5th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 100% | +1.7 pp |
| 2009 | 98.33% | +2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 96.35% | +1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 94.46% | +1.7 pp |
| 2006 | 92.72% | +1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 91.17% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 89.86% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 88.83% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 88.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 87.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 87.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 87.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 87.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 88.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 88.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 88.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 88.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 88.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 88.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 88.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 88.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 87.61% | +0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 86.87% | +0.9 pp |
| 1987 | 85.99% | +1.0 pp |
| 1986 | 85.02% | +1.0 pp |
| 1985 | 84.01% | +1.0 pp |
| 1984 | 83.03% | +0.9 pp |
| 1983 | 82.13% | +0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 81.38% | +0.5 pp |
| 1981 | 80.83% | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 80.43% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 80.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 79.69% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 79.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 79.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 78.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 78.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 78.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 78.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 78.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 78.31% | -0.7 pp |
| 1969 | 78.97% | -1.0 pp |
| 1968 | 79.93% | -1.0 pp |
| 1967 | 80.96% | -0.9 pp |
| 1966 | 81.83% | -0.5 pp |
| 1965 | 82.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 82.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 82.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 82.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 82.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1960 | 82.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahrain’s Urban population in 1961?
82.33% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bahrain’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +21.5% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 100%; 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.