Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Botswana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.65 million people
in 2025
Botswana
1.74 million people
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
142nd
Botswana rank
139th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.65 million people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 86,540 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd and Botswana ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and Botswana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 469,373 people | 12,801 people | 456,572 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 798,051 people | 25,329 people | 772,722 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 1.24 million people | 86,128 people | 1.15 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 1.62 million people | 294,889 people | 1.32 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 1.65 million people | 723,082 people | 931,020 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 1.80 million people | 1.06 million people | 734,317 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 1.69 million people | 1.42 million people | 260,390 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 1.65 million people | 4,992 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 1.74 million people against 1.65 million people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
- 86,540 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd and Botswana ranks 139th 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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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.