Bahrain vs Belgium: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Bahrain
1.33 million people
in 2020
Belgium
1.38 million people
in 2020
Bahrain rank
106th
Belgium rank
104th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Bahrain
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.38 million people against 1.33 million people in Bahrain, a difference of 55,310 people.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 106th and Belgium ranks 104th of 182 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 people | 1.04 million people | 1.04 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0 people | 1.15 million people | 1.15 million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.15 million people | 1.30 million people | 147,940 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.33 million people | 1.38 million people | 55,310 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Bahrain or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 1.38 million people against 1.33 million people in Bahrain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Bahrain and Belgium?
- 55,310 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Belgium?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Belgium rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Bahrain ranks 106th and Belgium ranks 104th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.