Bahrain vs IDA blend: Population in the largest city
Bahrain
46.4%
in 2025
IDA blend
17.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
26th
IDA blend rank
23rd
Population in the largest city over time
- Bahrain
- IDA blend
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 46.4% against 17.6% in IDA blend, a difference of 28.8%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.6 times IDA blend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 26th and IDA blend ranks 23rd of 153 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 21.4% | 26.6% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 22.4% | 22.9% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 21.5% | 12.4% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 20.6% | 6.6% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 18.9% | 5.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 17.8% | 14.0% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 17.6% | 27.3% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Bahrain or IDA blend?
- Bahrain, at 46.4% against 17.6% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Bahrain and IDA blend?
- 28.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and IDA blend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and IDA blend rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Bahrain ranks 26th and IDA blend ranks 23rd 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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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.