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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.65 million people
in 2025
Namibia
1.57 million people
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
142nd
Namibia rank
145th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.65 million people against 1.57 million people in Namibia, a difference of 81,360 people.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd and Namibia ranks 145th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 469,373 people 104,895 people 364,478 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 798,051 people 159,373 people 638,678 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 1.24 million people 218,813 people 1.02 million people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 1.62 million people 286,807 people 1.33 million people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.65 million people 454,118 people 1.20 million people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 1.80 million people 709,916 people 1.09 million people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 1.69 million people 1.07 million people 619,872 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1.64 million people 1.45 million people 192,147 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Namibia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.65 million people against 1.57 million people in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Namibia?
81,360 people, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Namibia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd and Namibia ranks 145th 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.