Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Albania
1.63 million people
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.65 million people
in 2025
Albania rank
144th
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
142nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Albania
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.65 million people against 1.63 million people in Albania, a difference of 22,940 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Albania ranks 144th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Difference Ahead
1950s 367,196 people 469,373 people 102,177 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 585,916 people 798,051 people 212,135 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 791,658 people 1.24 million people 445,362 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 1.04 million people 1.62 million people 580,191 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.24 million people 1.65 million people 413,314 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 1.41 million people 1.80 million people 390,703 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 1.59 million people 1.69 million people 94,476 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1.64 million people 1.64 million people 8,282 people Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Albania or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.65 million people against 1.63 million people in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
22,940 people, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Albania ranks 144th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.