Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Bosnia and Herzegovina
52.7%
in 2025
Romania
52.2%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
165th
Romania rank
166th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Romania
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 52.7% against 52.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Romania ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 165th and Romania ranks 166th of 238 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1720s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1730s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1740s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1750s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1760s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1780s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1820s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 1830s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 1840s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 1850s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Romania |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Romania |
| 1870s | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2.0% | Romania |
| 1880s | 2.9% | 5.4% | 2.5% | Romania |
| 1890s | 3.6% | 6.7% | 3.2% | Romania |
| 1900s | 4.5% | 8.4% | 4.0% | Romania |
| 1910s | 5.6% | 10.5% | 4.9% | Romania |
| 1920s | 7.0% | 13.2% | 6.2% | Romania |
| 1930s | 8.7% | 16.5% | 7.7% | Romania |
| 1940s | 10.9% | 20.6% | 9.7% | Romania |
| 1950s | 15.9% | 29.8% | 13.9% | Romania |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 37.5% | 15.0% | Romania |
| 1970s | 31.3% | 45.8% | 14.5% | Romania |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 52.1% | 14.6% | Romania |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 53.8% | 13.1% | Romania |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 53.1% | 9.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 53.6% | 6.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 52.3% | 0.9% | Romania |
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Romania?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 52.7% against 52.2% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 165th and Romania ranks 166th 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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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.