Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rural population share in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 — 47.3%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 33.7 pp.

2025 47.3% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 69of 217
Period maximum 81%1960
Period minimum 47.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–202540506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 81%1962: 79.6%1964: 78%1966: 76.3%1968: 74.5%1970: 72.7%1972: 71%1974: 69.1%1976: 67.3%1978: 65.6%1980: 64.2%1982: 63.2%1984: 62.5%1986: 61.9%1988: 61.3%1990: 60.7%1992: 60%1994: 59.4%1996: 58.7%1998: 58.1%2000: 57.4%2002: 56.8%2004: 56.2%2006: 55.5%2008: 54.9%2010: 54.3%2012: 53.6%2014: 52.9%2016: 52%2018: 51%2020: 50%2022: 49%2024: 47.9%2025: 47.3%
Change over the period: −33.7 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.3%
World 42.2%
Southern Europe computed 28.2%
Rural population share — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.3 −0.6 pp
2024 47.9 −0.6 pp
2023 48.4 −0.5 pp
2022 49 −0.5 pp
2021 49.5 −0.5 pp
2020 50 −0.5 pp
2019 50.5 −0.5 pp
2018 51 −0.5 pp
2017 51.5 −0.5 pp
2016 52 −0.5 pp
2015 52.4 −0.4 pp
2014 52.9 −0.4 pp
2013 53.3 −0.3 pp
2012 53.6 −0.3 pp
2011 53.9 −0.3 pp
2010 54.3 −0.3 pp
2009 54.6 −0.3 pp
2008 54.9 −0.3 pp
2007 55.2 −0.3 pp
2006 55.5 −0.3 pp
2005 55.8 −0.3 pp
2004 56.2 −0.3 pp
2003 56.5 −0.3 pp
2002 56.8 −0.3 pp
2001 57.1 −0.3 pp
2000 57.4 −0.3 pp
1999 57.8 −0.3 pp
1998 58.1 −0.3 pp
1997 58.4 −0.3 pp
1996 58.7 −0.3 pp
1995 59.1 −0.3 pp
1994 59.4 −0.3 pp
1993 59.7 −0.3 pp
1992 60 −0.3 pp
1991 60.4 −0.3 pp
1990 60.7 −0.3 pp
1989 61 −0.3 pp
1988 61.3 −0.3 pp
1987 61.6 −0.3 pp
1986 61.9 −0.3 pp
1985 62.2 −0.3 pp
1984 62.5 −0.4 pp
1983 62.9 −0.4 pp
1982 63.2 −0.4 pp
1981 63.7 −0.5 pp
1980 64.2 −0.6 pp
1979 64.8 −0.7 pp
1978 65.6 −0.8 pp
1977 66.4 −0.9 pp
1976 67.3 −0.9 pp
1975 68.2 −0.9 pp
1974 69.1 −0.9 pp
1973 70.1 −0.9 pp
1972 71 −0.9 pp
1971 71.9 −0.9 pp
1970 72.7 −0.9 pp
1969 73.6 −0.9 pp
1968 74.5 −0.9 pp
1967 75.4 −0.9 pp
1966 76.3 −0.9 pp
1965 77.2 −0.9 pp
1964 78 −0.8 pp
1963 78.8 −0.8 pp
1962 79.6 −0.7 pp
1961 80.3 −0.7 pp
1960 81

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.