Barbados vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Barbados
54.5%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina
57.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
132nd
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
130th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Barbados
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 57.2% against 54.5% in Barbados, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 130th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 19 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1770s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1780s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1790s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 1800s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 1810s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 1820s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 1830s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 1840s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% | Barbados |
| 1850s | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | Barbados |
| 1860s | 4.8% | 1.8% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 1870s | 6.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | Barbados |
| 1880s | 7.6% | 2.9% | 4.7% | Barbados |
| 1890s | 9.5% | 3.6% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 1900s | 11.8% | 4.5% | 7.3% | Barbados |
| 1910s | 14.8% | 5.6% | 9.2% | Barbados |
| 1920s | 18.5% | 7.0% | 11.5% | Barbados |
| 1930s | 23.1% | 8.7% | 14.3% | Barbados |
| 1940s | 28.8% | 10.9% | 17.9% | Barbados |
| 1950s | 36.4% | 16.0% | 20.4% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 37.1% | 21.7% | 15.4% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 38.5% | 30.5% | 8.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 37.6% | 1.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 40.5% | 6.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 45.7% | 6.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 51.3% | 3.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 55.9% | 3.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 57.2% against 54.5% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 2.7%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 130th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.