Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Bosnia and Herzegovina
688,576 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
783,335 people
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
92nd
Puerto Rico rank
90th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 783,335 people against 688,576 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 94,759 people.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

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 92nd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 107,715 people 92,695 people 15,020 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 135,065 people 148,166 people 13,101 people Puerto Rico
1970s 212,675 people 218,626 people 5,951 people Puerto Rico
1980s 257,498 people 285,758 people 28,260 people Puerto Rico
1990s 350,609 people 380,513 people 29,905 people Puerto Rico
2000s 532,742 people 509,726 people 23,016 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 607,390 people 637,463 people 30,073 people Puerto Rico
2020s 675,516 people 759,399 people 83,883 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 783,335 people against 688,576 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico?
94,759 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 92nd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 65+.