Urban population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Urban population, female was 20.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 20.5% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 20.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1980.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.2% | — |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.0%, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.1%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.3% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Urban population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 20.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1980.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for urban population, female?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.