Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Botswana: Urban population

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.65 million
in 2025
Botswana
1.74 million
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
141st
Botswana rank
138th

Urban population over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.74 million against 1.65 million in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 86,560.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 141st and Botswana ranks 138th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and Botswana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Difference Ahead
1960s 798,051 25,329 772,722 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 1.24 million 86,128 1.15 million Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 1.62 million 294,889 1.32 million Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.65 million 723,082 931,020 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 1.80 million 1.06 million 734,318 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 1.69 million 1.42 million 260,388 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1.64 million 1.65 million 4,995 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Botswana?
Botswana, at 1.74 million against 1.65 million in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
86,560, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana rank globally for urban population?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 141st and Botswana ranks 138th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.