Rural population fell 1.53% to 1.56 mil in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached an all time high of 2.76 mil in 1967 and an all time low of 1.56 mil in 2024. When compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina's main peers, rural population in Croatia amounted to 1.59 mil, 16.3 mil in Italy, 0.194 mil in Montenegro and 2.81 mil in Serbia in 2024.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ranked 111th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Albania | mil | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | mil | 3.69 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 3.67 | 3.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | mil | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.64 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | mil | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 2.78 | 2.75 | 2.71 | 2.67 | 2.64 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | mil | 0.208 | 0.206 | 0.204 | 0.201 | 0.199 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | mil | 8.96 | 8.89 | 8.82 | 8.73 | 8.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | mil | 3.07 | 3.04 | 3.00 | 2.96 | 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 0.943 | 0.943 | 0.944 | 0.940 | 0.935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 2.23 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.27 |
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