Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Libya: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bosnia and Herzegovina
720,614 people
in 2050
Libya
749,810 people
in 2050
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
134th
Libya rank
132nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 749,810 people against 720,614 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 29,196 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 134th and Libya ranks 132nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 36 and Libya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 279,999 people | 498,806 people | 218,807 people | Libya |
| 1100s | 295,996 people | 348,886 people | 52,890 people | Libya |
| 1200s | 311,987 people | 199,151 people | 112,836 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1300s | 327,960 people | 298,302 people | 29,658 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1400s | 343,873 people | 396,982 people | 53,109 people | Libya |
| 1500s | 359,600 people | 494,969 people | 135,369 people | Libya |
| 1600s | 438,533 people | 493,292 people | 54,759 people | Libya |
| 1700s | 435,600 people | 491,057 people | 55,457 people | Libya |
| 1710s | 461,677 people | 455,792 people | 5,885 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1720s | 480,521 people | 457,996 people | 22,525 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1730s | 500,134 people | 460,102 people | 40,032 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1740s | 520,548 people | 462,099 people | 58,449 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1750s | 541,795 people | 463,977 people | 77,818 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1760s | 563,909 people | 465,724 people | 98,185 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1770s | 586,926 people | 467,325 people | 119,601 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1780s | 610,882 people | 468,767 people | 142,115 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1790s | 635,816 people | 470,034 people | 165,782 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1800s | 661,767 people | 471,107 people | 190,660 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1810s | 688,778 people | 471,966 people | 216,812 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1820s | 730,522 people | 508,508 people | 222,014 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1830s | 774,796 people | 510,182 people | 264,614 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1840s | 820,311 people | 511,534 people | 308,777 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1850s | 867,443 people | 512,531 people | 354,912 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1860s | 916,591 people | 513,136 people | 403,455 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1870s | 1.01 million people | 513,308 people | 497,632 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1880s | 1.11 million people | 513,003 people | 600,657 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1890s | 1.22 million people | 537,822 people | 687,128 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1900s | 1.34 million people | 606,850 people | 737,920 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1910s | 1.47 million people | 623,405 people | 849,285 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1920s | 1.66 million people | 613,681 people | 1.04 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1930s | 1.86 million people | 601,066 people | 1.26 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1940s | 2.07 million people | 753,295 people | 1.32 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1950s | 2.46 million people | 967,813 people | 1.49 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 2.73 million people | 1.26 million people | 1.47 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 2.71 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.69 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 2.69 million people | 943,597 people | 1.74 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 2.41 million people | 781,419 people | 1.62 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 2.29 million people | 704,789 people | 1.58 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 1.87 million people | 789,393 people | 1.08 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 1.50 million people | 896,580 people | 604,262 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2030s | 1.20 million people | 941,192 people | 254,914 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2040s | 886,407 people | 863,163 people | 23,244 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2050s | 720,614 people | 749,810 people | 29,196 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Libya?
- Libya, at 749,810 people against 720,614 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya?
- 29,196 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 134th and Libya ranks 132nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.