Bahrain vs Lower middle income: Population in the largest city
Bahrain
46.4%
in 2025
Lower middle income
17.3%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
26th
Lower middle income rank
26th
Population in the largest city over time
- Bahrain
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 46.4% against 17.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.7 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 153 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 17.3% | 30.8% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 17.4% | 27.9% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 16.5% | 17.4% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 16.5% | 10.6% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 16.3% | 8.1% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 16.4% | 15.4% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 17.1% | 27.8% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Bahrain or Lower middle income?
- Bahrain, at 46.4% against 17.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Bahrain and Lower middle income?
- 29.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Lower middle income rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Bahrain ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 26th 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.