Bahrain - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Bahrain was 1,523,019 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,523,019 in 2020 and a minimum value of 133,712 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 133,712
1961 138,243
1962 142,589
1963 146,739
1964 150,680
1965 154,631
1966 158,723
1967 162,767
1968 167,093
1969 172,094
1970 178,112
1971 185,108
1972 193,094
1973 202,410
1974 213,469
1975 226,492
1976 241,769
1977 259,009
1978 277,079
1979 294,407
1980 309,875
1981 322,929
1982 333,969
1983 343,890
1984 354,089
1985 365,552
1986 378,673
1987 393,114
1988 408,230
1989 423,106
1990 437,110
1991 450,268
1992 462,394
1993 473,985
1994 485,794
1995 498,241
1996 511,450
1997 525,808
1998 542,379
1999 562,549
2000 587,329
2001 616,418
2002 649,665
2003 688,245
2004 733,576
2005 786,210
2006 847,744
2007 916,668
2008 986,795
2009 1,049,728
2010 1,099,827
2011 1,133,658
2012 1,153,855
2013 1,168,206
2014 1,187,969
2015 1,220,935
2016 1,270,239
2017 1,332,508
2018 1,401,306
2019 1,467,102
2020 1,523,019

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Bahrain was 89.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 89.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.32 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 82.32
1961 82.34
1962 82.36
1963 82.37
1964 82.39
1965 82.50
1966 82.76
1967 83.02
1968 83.28
1969 83.53
1970 83.78
1971 84.02
1972 84.27
1973 84.50
1974 84.74
1975 84.98
1976 85.21
1977 85.43
1978 85.66
1979 85.88
1980 86.10
1981 86.32
1982 86.53
1983 86.74
1984 86.95
1985 87.16
1986 87.36
1987 87.56
1988 87.75
1989 87.95
1990 88.14
1991 88.33
1992 88.40
1993 88.40
1994 88.39
1995 88.39
1996 88.39
1997 88.38
1998 88.38
1999 88.38
2000 88.37
2001 88.37
2002 88.37
2003 88.38
2004 88.40
2005 88.42
2006 88.45
2007 88.49
2008 88.53
2009 88.58
2010 88.63
2011 88.70
2012 88.76
2013 88.84
2014 88.92
2015 89.00
2016 89.09
2017 89.19
2018 89.29
2019 89.39
2020 89.51

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization