Bahrain vs Kuwait: Share of population living in urban areas

Bahrain
97.9%
in 2020
Kuwait
96.2%
in 2020
Bahrain rank
9th
Kuwait rank
12th

Share of population living in urban areas over time

  • Bahrain
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 97.9% against 96.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
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Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.