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

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.49 million against 1.47 million in Belgium as of 2025.

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

13,420, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rural population

Belgium

1.47 million

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.49 million

in 2025

Belgium rank

116th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

115th

Rural population over time

Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.49 million against 1.47 million in Belgium, a difference of 13,420.

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

Belgium ranks 116th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 115th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.02 million	2.73 million	290,317	Belgium
1970s	2.69 million	2.71 million	21,347	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	2.32 million	2.69 million	364,029	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	2.01 million	2.41 million	399,322	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	1.74 million	2.29 million	549,118	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	1.56 million	1.87 million	307,320	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	1.47 million	1.56 million	96,515	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Belgium or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.49 million against 1.47 million in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 13,420, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for rural population?: Belgium ranks 116th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 115th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural 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: 17 September 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.