Population density rose 2.09% to 1,729 km per capita in Bahrain in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Bahrain reached an all time high of 1,753 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 243 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Bahrain's main peers, population density in Iran amounted to 75.0 km per capita, 182 km per capita in Kuwait, 176 km per capita in Qatar and 13.2 km per capita in Saudi Arabia in 2015.
Bahrain has been ranked 5th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bahrain | km per capita | 1,568 | 1,647 | 1,701 | 1,734 | 1,753 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | km per capita | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 75.0 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | km per capita | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | km per capita | 66.6 | 68.1 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 72.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | km per capita | 160 | 168 | 175 | 182 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | km per capita | 221 | 225 | 229 | 232 | 236 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | km per capita | 135 | 151 | 165 | 177 | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | km per capita | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | km per capita | 92.3 | 101 | 107 | 110 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | km per capita | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
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