Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.65 million people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.70 million people
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
142nd
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.70 million people against 1.65 million people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 43,780 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 Papua New Guinea ranks 140th 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 | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 469,373 people | 38,950 people | 430,423 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 798,051 people | 125,873 people | 672,178 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 1.24 million people | 345,176 people | 891,844 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 1.62 million people | 487,222 people | 1.13 million people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 1.65 million people | 658,796 people | 995,306 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 1.80 million people | 843,997 people | 952,186 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 1.69 million people | 1.15 million people | 536,008 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 1.54 million people | 105,983 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.70 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 43,780 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th 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.