Urban population fell 0.833% to 1.31 mil in Bahrain in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Bahrain reached an all time high of 1.34 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.132 mil in 1960. When compared to Bahrain's main peers, urban population in Iran amounted to 67.1 mil, 4.25 mil in Kuwait, 2.67 mil in Qatar and 30.4 mil in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
Bahrain has been ranked 145th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | mil | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 60.0 | 61.5 | 62.9 | 64.1 | 65.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 29.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | mil | 8.57 | 9.02 | 9.27 | 9.52 | 9.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | mil | 3.91 | 4.05 | 4.12 | 4.32 | 4.44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 76.0 | 77.4 | 78.9 | 80.6 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | mil | 2.39 | 2.57 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 30.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 2.90 | 2.98 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | mil | 7.64 | 7.73 | 7.82 | 7.91 | 7.99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 9.92 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 |
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