Bahrain has a population density of 5,143 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Bahrain has 5,329 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Bahrain and the Vatican are ranked 4th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Bahrain has 0.02% of the world's population and 0.0005% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Bahrain is 12.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Bahrain
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 5,143 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 4/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
1650128
|
949
|
| Land area | 309 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 5,420 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 10% | n/a |
| Urban population | 90% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Bahrain vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Bahrain increased by 111.8%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Bahrain ranked 7th for population density and is in 4th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahrain
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 5,143 | - |
| 2023 | 5,106 | - |
| 2022 | 4,999 | - |
| 2021 | 4,932 | - |
| 2020 | 4,857 | - |
| 2019 | 4,927 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 5,004 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 4,984 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 4,734 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 4,562 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 4,416 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 4,215 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 4,066 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 4,035 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 4,176 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 4,016 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 3,761 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 3,589 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 3,361 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 3,111 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 2,923 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 2,750 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 2,592 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 2,412 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 2,326 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 2,265 | - |
| 1998 | 2,206 | - |
| 1997 | 2,149 | - |
| 1996 | 2,093 | - |
| 1995 | 2,039 | - |
| 1994 | 1,986 | - |
| 1993 | 1,934 | - |
| 1992 | 1,884 | - |
| 1991 | 1,888 | - |
| 1990 | 1,932 | - |
| 1989 | 1,867 | - |
| 1988 | 1,801 | - |
| 1987 | 1,737 | - |
| 1986 | 1,675 | - |
| 1985 | 1,615 | - |
| 1984 | 1,558 | - |
| 1983 | 1,504 | - |
| 1982 | 1,453 | - |
| 1981 | 1,402 | - |
| 1980 | 1,347 | - |
| 1979 | 1,289 | - |
| 1978 | 1,231 | - |
| 1977 | 1,174 | - |
| 1976 | 1,118 | - |
| 1975 | 1,063 | - |
| 1974 | 1,010 | - |
| 1973 | 958 | - |
| 1972 | 909 | - |
| 1971 | 866 | - |
| 1970 | 844 | - |
| 1969 | 835 | - |
| 1968 | 823 | - |
| 1967 | 804 | - |
| 1966 | 779 | - |
| 1965 | 754 | - |
| 1964 | 728 | - |
| 1963 | 700 | - |
| 1962 | 673 | - |
| 1961 | 647 | - |
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