Bahrain vs Post-demographic dividend: Population in the largest city
Bahrain
46.4%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
17.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
26th
Post-demographic dividend rank
24th
Population in the largest city over time
- Bahrain
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 46.4% against 17.6% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 28.8%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 26th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 153 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 17.9% | 30.2% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 18.1% | 27.2% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 18.1% | 15.7% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 18.1% | 9.1% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 17.6% | 6.9% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 17.5% | 14.3% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 17.7% | 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Bahrain, at 46.4% against 17.6% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Bahrain and Post-demographic dividend?
- 28.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Bahrain ranks 26th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 24th 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.