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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.65 million people
in 2025
Jamaica
1.69 million people
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
142nd
Jamaica rank
141st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.69 million people against 1.65 million people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 31,370 people.

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 Jamaica ranks 141st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 469,373 people 389,065 people 80,308 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 798,051 people 619,630 people 178,420 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 1.24 million people 888,190 people 348,830 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 1.62 million people 1.10 million people 521,586 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.65 million people 1.25 million people 399,123 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 1.80 million people 1.41 million people 386,553 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 1.69 million people 1.54 million people 145,953 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1.64 million people 1.65 million people 7,718 people Jamaica

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 Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.69 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 Jamaica?
31,370 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 141st 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.