Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico: Natural population growth rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
-0.6%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
-0.5%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
225th
Puerto Rico rank
222nd

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Puerto Rico
-10123195019862023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 225th and Puerto Rico ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 2.2% 2.7% 0.5% Puerto Rico
1960s 2.0% 2.3% 0.2% Puerto Rico
1970s 1.3% 1.7% 0.4% Puerto Rico
1980s 1.0% 1.3% 0.2% Puerto Rico
1990s 0.2% 0.9% 0.7% Puerto Rico
2000s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Puerto Rico
2010s -0.3% -0.1% 0.2% Puerto Rico
2020s -0.7% -0.5% 0.2% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico?
0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 225th and Puerto Rico ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.