Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5269 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.5269 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.5269 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.19 people per person, in 1960.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 150th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.19 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1967 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2039 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2116 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2198 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2283 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2371 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2461 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.255 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2639 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2726 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2811 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2899 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2991 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3085 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.318 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3272 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3361 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3443 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3517 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.358 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3632 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3675 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3715 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.375 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3783 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3813 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3842 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3871 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.39 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.393 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3962 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3995 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4028 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4061 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4093 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4126 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4158 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4191 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4223 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4255 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4288 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.432 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4352 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4384 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4416 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4448 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4479 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4511 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4542 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4574 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4605 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4637 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.467 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4713 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4757 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4803 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4849 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4897 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4947 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4997 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5049 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5102 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5157 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5212 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5269 people per person | +1.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.5269 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.5269 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2252 people per person | 0.19 people per person | 0.2639 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3129 people per person | 0.2726 people per person | 0.3517 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3756 people per person | 0.358 people per person | 0.39 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4077 people per person | 0.393 people per person | 0.4223 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4399 people per person | 0.4255 people per person | 0.4542 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4745 people per person | 0.4574 people per person | 0.4947 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5131 people per person | 0.4997 people per person | 0.5269 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 147 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5455 people per person compare
- 148 Slovakia 0.5379 people per person compare
- 149 Benin 0.5336 people per person compare
- 151 Isle of Man 0.5214 people per person compare
- 152 Romania 0.5187 people per person compare
- 153 Uzbekistan 0.5102 people per person compare
More population data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9162 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 49,993 people (2100)
- Population density 26.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4708 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.5269 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5269 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 people per person in 1960.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.