Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population density of 160.1 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 174,158 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Vatican are ranked 126th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 0.04% of the world's population and 0.03% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 97.3% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Bosnia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 126/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
3140094
|
949
|
| Land area | 19,768 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 174,168 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 49.3% | n/a |
| Urban population | 50.7% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 19.6%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 88th for population density and is in 123rd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bosnia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 160.1 | - |
| 2023 | 161.1 | - |
| 2022 | 162.1 | - |
| 2021 | 164.1 | - |
| 2020 | 166.9 | - |
| 2019 | 169.2 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 171.3 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 173.4 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 175.7 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 178 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 180.3 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 182.7 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 185.7 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 189.3 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 192.8 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 196.3 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 199.7 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 203 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 205.5 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 207.2 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 209.5 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 211.4 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 211.9 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 211.4 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 210.4 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 208.9 | - |
| 1998 | 206.9 | - |
| 1997 | 203.3 | - |
| 1996 | 196 | - |
| 1995 | 188 | - |
| 1994 | 188.5 | - |
| 1993 | 197.5 | - |
| 1992 | 214.2 | - |
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