Bosnia and Herzegovina - 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

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization