Which has higher population in largest city, Bahrain or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 823,407 against 743,066 in Bahrain as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Bahrain and Palestine, State of?

80,341, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Palestine, State of?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Palestine, State of: Population in largest city

Bahrain

743,066

in 2025

Palestine, State of

823,407

in 2025

Bahrain rank

133rd

Palestine, State of rank

131st

Population in largest city over time

Bahrain
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 823,407 against 743,066 in Bahrain, a difference of 80,341.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 133rd and Palestine, State of ranks 131st of 153 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	76,900	107,842	30,942	Palestine, State of
1970s	98,541	154,903	56,362	Palestine, State of
1980s	119,227	222,502	103,275	Palestine, State of
1990s	132,656	319,429	186,774	Palestine, State of
2000s	196,281	451,262	254,980	Palestine, State of
2010s	433,878	611,149	177,270	Palestine, State of
2020s	694,235	767,747	73,512	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Bahrain or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 823,407 against 743,066 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Bahrain and Palestine, State of?: 80,341, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Palestine, State of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Palestine, State of rank globally for population in largest city?: Bahrain ranks 133rd and Palestine, State of ranks 131st of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.