Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Urban and rural population

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

Urban and rural population over time

  • Albania
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195019872025

How they compare

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

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population, Albania or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.65 million against 1.63 million in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
22,940, 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 urban and rural population?
Albania ranks 144th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed