Which has higher rural population, Benin or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 47.3% against 46.6% in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

0.7%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Benin

46.6%

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina

47.3%

in 2025

Benin rank

72nd

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

70th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 47.3% against 46.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Benin ranks 72nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
1960s	87.2%	77.5%	9.7%	Benin
1970s	77.7%	68.7%	9.0%	Benin
1980s	69.1%	62.4%	6.7%	Benin
1990s	63.4%	59.2%	4.2%	Benin
2000s	59.8%	56.0%	3.8%	Benin
2010s	54.3%	52.5%	1.8%	Benin
2020s	48.6%	48.7%	0.1%	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Benin or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 47.3% against 46.6% in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0.7%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for rural population?: Benin ranks 72nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.