Which has higher population in the largest city, Bahrain or Early-demographic dividend?

Bahrain, at 46.4% against 17.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Early-demographic dividend?

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 the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Early-demographic dividend: Population in the largest city

Bahrain

46.4%

in 2025

Early-demographic dividend

17.3%

in 2025

Bahrain rank

26th

Early-demographic dividend rank

27th

Population in the largest city over time

Bahrain
Early-demographic dividend

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 46.4% against 17.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 29.1%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.7 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 26th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 153 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Early-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48.1%	22.1%	25.9%	Bahrain
1970s	45.3%	21.9%	23.4%	Bahrain
1980s	33.8%	20.2%	13.6%	Bahrain
1990s	27.1%	19.0%	8.2%	Bahrain
2000s	24.4%	17.8%	6.6%	Bahrain
2010s	31.8%	17.2%	14.6%	Bahrain
2020s	44.9%	17.2%	27.7%	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Bahrain or Early-demographic dividend?: Bahrain, at 46.4% against 17.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Bahrain and Early-demographic dividend?: 29.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Early-demographic dividend?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for population in the largest city?: Bahrain ranks 26th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.