Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Benin
53.4%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina
52.7%
in 2025
Benin rank
163rd
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
165th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 53.4% against 52.7% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Benin ranks 163rd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 165th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1500s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1600s 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1700s 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1710s 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1720s 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1730s 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1740s 0.3% 1.0% 0.7% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1750s 0.3% 1.0% 0.7% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1760s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1770s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1780s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1790s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1800s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1810s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1820s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1830s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1840s 1.0% 1.2% 0.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1850s 1.2% 1.5% 0.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1860s 1.4% 1.8% 0.5% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1870s 1.5% 2.3% 0.7% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1880s 1.8% 2.9% 1.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1890s 2.0% 3.6% 1.6% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1900s 2.3% 4.5% 2.2% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1910s 2.6% 5.6% 3.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s 3.0% 7.0% 4.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 3.5% 8.7% 5.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s 3.9% 10.9% 7.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s 7.8% 15.9% 8.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 12.8% 22.5% 9.7% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 22.3% 31.3% 9.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 30.9% 37.6% 6.7% Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 36.6% 40.8% 4.2% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 40.2% 44.0% 3.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 45.7% 47.5% 1.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 51.4% 51.3% 0.1% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Benin or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Benin, at 53.4% against 52.7% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
0.7%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Benin ranks 163rd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 165th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); 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
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.