Bosnia and Herzegovina - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1,608,256 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,754,218 in 1989 and a minimum value of 614,166 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 614,166
1961 647,395
1962 685,299
1963 724,833
1964 765,519
1965 806,725
1966 848,310
1967 890,333
1968 933,086
1969 977,064
1970 1,022,903
1971 1,069,057
1972 1,112,020
1973 1,156,161
1974 1,201,234
1975 1,246,860
1976 1,292,837
1977 1,339,105
1978 1,386,248
1979 1,434,928
1980 1,485,644
1981 1,532,000
1982 1,561,356
1983 1,591,039
1984 1,621,064
1985 1,650,960
1986 1,682,058
1987 1,713,415
1988 1,739,886
1989 1,754,218
1990 1,751,849
1991 1,729,289
1992 1,688,685
1993 1,639,571
1994 1,594,530
1995 1,562,903
1996 1,548,306
1997 1,548,302
1998 1,559,273
1999 1,574,791
2000 1,589,898
2001 1,603,529
2002 1,617,064
2003 1,630,152
2004 1,642,995
2005 1,655,428
2006 1,667,404
2007 1,678,242
2008 1,686,414
2009 1,690,104
2010 1,688,142
2011 1,679,673
2012 1,665,461
2013 1,647,981
2014 1,631,018
2015 1,617,733
2016 1,609,084
2017 1,604,580
2018 1,603,630
2019 1,605,143
2020 1,608,256

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 49.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.04 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 19.04
1961 19.69
1962 20.44
1963 21.21
1964 22.00
1965 22.82
1966 23.65
1967 24.51
1968 25.39
1969 26.28
1970 27.20
1971 28.09
1972 28.88
1973 29.67
1974 30.47
1975 31.29
1976 32.12
1977 32.96
1978 33.81
1979 34.67
1980 35.54
1981 36.28
1982 36.61
1983 36.93
1984 37.26
1985 37.59
1986 37.92
1987 38.25
1988 38.58
1989 38.92
1990 39.25
1991 39.58
1992 39.89
1993 40.20
1994 40.51
1995 40.82
1996 41.13
1997 41.44
1998 41.76
1999 42.07
2000 42.38
2001 42.70
2002 43.01
2003 43.33
2004 43.65
2005 43.97
2006 44.28
2007 44.60
2008 44.92
2009 45.24
2010 45.56
2011 45.88
2012 46.20
2013 46.52
2014 46.84
2015 47.17
2016 47.52
2017 47.88
2018 48.25
2019 48.63
2020 49.02

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization