Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico: Has the population peaked?

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.19 million people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
3.24 million people
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
136th
Puerto Rico rank
135th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 3.24 million people against 3.19 million people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 56,950 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 2.93 million people 2.29 million people 639,256 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 3.53 million people 2.54 million people 992,738 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 3.94 million people 2.95 million people 999,797 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 4.30 million people 3.37 million people 929,081 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 4.06 million people 3.67 million people 385,166 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 4.08 million people 3.79 million people 299,711 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 3.56 million people 3.52 million people 38,693 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 3.23 million people 3.25 million people 19,468 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 3.24 million people against 3.19 million people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico?
56,950 people, 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 has the population peaked??
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.