Bahrain vs Portugal: Population in the largest city
Bahrain
46.4%
in 2025
Portugal
45.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
26th
Portugal rank
27th
Population in the largest city over time
- Bahrain
- Portugal
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 46.4% against 45.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Bahrain ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 27th of 153 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 56.5% | 8.4% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 60.7% | 15.4% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 57.2% | 23.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 51.0% | 23.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 45.3% | 20.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 45.2% | 13.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 46.4% | 1.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Bahrain or Portugal?
- Bahrain, at 46.4% against 45.6% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Bahrain and Portugal?
- 0.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Portugal rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Bahrain ranks 26th and Portugal 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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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.