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Population in Australia compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 3,164,253 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 3,116,111 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 8.92 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs -1.19% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.06M to 3.12M (23.3% decline).

Australia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Bosnia
2100 44,031,396 1,368,666
2099 43,809,392 1,382,821
2098 43,581,416 1,397,565
2097 43,339,542 1,413,532
2096 43,103,046 1,429,204
2095 42,875,281 1,444,480
2094 42,654,231 1,459,743
2093 42,420,140 1,475,492
2092 42,183,554 1,490,946
2091 41,942,760 1,506,239
2090 41,703,255 1,521,837
2089 41,471,675 1,538,128
2088 41,232,214 1,554,688
2087 41,005,392 1,571,208
2086 40,785,916 1,588,504
2085 40,573,592 1,605,957
2084 40,363,192 1,624,320
2083 40,140,606 1,643,261
2082 39,925,452 1,662,175
2081 39,703,018 1,681,314
2080 39,490,533 1,701,168
2079 39,277,415 1,721,318
2078 39,063,163 1,741,916
2077 38,847,269 1,762,807
2076 38,637,253 1,784,335
2075 38,425,571 1,806,786
2074 38,212,169 1,829,227
2073 38,002,408 1,851,366
2072 37,795,438 1,874,026
2071 37,589,598 1,897,167
2070 37,376,868 1,921,183
2069 37,159,014 1,944,841
2068 36,939,616 1,968,581
2067 36,721,604 1,994,208
2066 36,504,952 2,019,687
2065 36,297,175 2,045,997
2064 36,095,981 2,071,940
2063 35,883,588 2,097,727
2062 35,673,924 2,123,391
2061 35,465,080 2,149,881
2060 35,260,552 2,177,114
2059 35,055,719 2,204,104
2058 34,839,385 2,231,438
2057 34,630,577 2,259,550
2056 34,422,531 2,289,280
2055 34,208,970 2,319,090
2054 33,996,776 2,346,686
2053 33,788,097 2,375,139
2052 33,580,016 2,402,864
2051 33,366,925 2,432,239
2050 33,152,099 2,460,425
2049 32,937,633 2,489,784
2048 32,711,001 2,517,716
2047 32,496,856 2,547,032
2046 32,269,549 2,576,313
2045 32,047,969 2,604,829
2044 31,829,535 2,633,079
2043 31,610,306 2,661,800
2042 31,387,780 2,690,344
2041 31,168,179 2,720,561
2040 30,952,283 2,749,705
2039 30,740,454 2,777,922
2038 30,521,772 2,804,291
2037 30,307,856 2,830,793
2036 30,085,861 2,857,546
2035 29,862,898 2,884,800
2034 29,641,453 2,913,808
2033 29,418,053 2,940,732
2032 29,191,922 2,967,485
2031 28,959,421 2,991,207
2030 28,722,798 3,015,049
2029 28,484,745 3,038,829
2028 28,236,324 3,064,003
2027 27,984,287 3,089,959
2026 27,730,530 3,116,111
2025 27,466,430 3,141,481
2024 27,196,812 3,164,253
2023 26,659,922 3,185,073
2022 26,018,721 3,204,802
2021 25,685,412 3,244,907
2020 25,649,248 3,299,349
2019 25,334,826 3,345,533
2018 24,963,258 3,387,000
2017 24,592,588 3,428,682
2016 24,190,907 3,473,003
2015 23,815,995 3,518,541
2014 23,475,686 3,564,829
2013 23,128,129 3,610,859
2012 22,733,465 3,670,113
2011 22,340,024 3,741,798
2010 22,031,750 3,811,472
2009 21,691,653 3,879,794
2008 21,249,199 3,947,544
2007 20,827,622 4,013,424
2006 20,450,966 4,063,272
2005 20,176,844 4,096,493
2004 19,932,722 4,140,987
2003 19,720,737 4,178,523
2002 19,495,210 4,188,002
2001 19,274,701 4,179,438
2000 19,028,802 4,159,771
1999 18,812,264 4,130,305
1998 18,607,584 4,089,356
1997 18,423,037 4,018,227
1996 18,224,767 3,875,246
1995 18,004,882 3,715,564
1994 17,805,468 3,725,412
1993 17,634,808 3,904,482
1992 17,478,635 4,234,616
1991 17,284,036 4,458,343
1990 17,065,128 4,448,652
1989 16,814,416 4,433,983
1988 16,532,164 4,414,404
1987 16,263,874 4,390,246
1986 16,018,350 4,362,115
1985 15,788,312 4,330,364
1984 15,579,391 4,295,536
1983 15,393,472 4,258,728
1982 15,184,247 4,221,100
1981 14,923,260 4,184,217
1980 14,692,000 4,148,426
1979 14,514,000 4,113,300
1978 14,358,000 4,078,240
1977 14,192,000 4,042,124
1976 14,033,000 4,004,552
1975 13,893,000 3,965,743
1974 13,723,000 3,926,472
1973 13,380,000 3,887,376
1972 13,177,000 3,848,271
1971 12,937,000 3,809,376
1970 12,507,000 3,773,247
1969 12,263,000 3,737,765
1968 12,009,000 3,698,794
1967 11,799,000 3,656,223
1966 11,651,000 3,610,562
1965 11,388,000 3,562,834
1964 11,167,000 3,513,441
1963 10,950,000 3,461,942
1962 10,742,000 3,407,532
1961 10,483,000 3,348,035
1960 10,276,477 3,281,381

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd in 2006 and ranked 135th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21% to 2,460,425 people and rank change from 135th to 144th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population already peaked in 1991 at 4.46M people and is projected to decrease to 1.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Bosnia
2100 0.51% -1.02%
2099 0.52% -1.06%
2098 0.56% -1.13%
2097 0.55% -1.1%
2096 0.53% -1.06%
2095 0.52% -1.05%
2094 0.55% -1.07%
2093 0.56% -1.04%
2092 0.57% -1.02%
2091 0.57% -1.02%
2090 0.56% -1.06%
2089 0.58% -1.07%
2088 0.55% -1.05%
2087 0.54% -1.09%
2086 0.52% -1.09%
2085 0.52% -1.13%
2084 0.55% -1.15%
2083 0.54% -1.14%
2082 0.56% -1.14%
2081 0.54% -1.17%
2080 0.54% -1.17%
2079 0.55% -1.18%
2078 0.56% -1.19%
2077 0.54% -1.21%
2076 0.55% -1.24%
2075 0.56% -1.23%
2074 0.55% -1.2%
2073 0.55% -1.21%
2072 0.55% -1.22%
2071 0.57% -1.25%
2070 0.59% -1.22%
2069 0.59% -1.21%
2068 0.59% -1.29%
2067 0.59% -1.26%
2066 0.57% -1.29%
2065 0.56% -1.25%
2064 0.59% -1.23%
2063 0.59% -1.21%
2062 0.59% -1.23%
2061 0.58% -1.25%
2060 0.58% -1.22%
2059 0.62% -1.22%
2058 0.6% -1.24%
2057 0.6% -1.3%
2056 0.62% -1.29%
2055 0.62% -1.18%
2054 0.62% -1.2%
2053 0.62% -1.15%
2052 0.64% -1.21%
2051 0.65% -1.15%
2050 0.65% -1.18%
2049 0.69% -1.11%
2048 0.66% -1.15%
2047 0.7% -1.14%
2046 0.69% -1.09%
2045 0.69% -1.07%
2044 0.69% -1.08%
2043 0.71% -1.06%
2042 0.7% -1.11%
2041 0.7% -1.06%
2040 0.69% -1.02%
2039 0.72% -0.94%
2038 0.71% -0.94%
2037 0.74% -0.94%
2036 0.75% -0.94%
2035 0.75% -1%
2034 0.76% -0.92%
2033 0.77% -0.9%
2032 0.8% -0.79%
2031 0.82% -0.79%
2030 0.84% -0.78%
2029 0.88% -0.82%
2028 0.9% -0.84%
2027 0.92% -0.84%
2026 0.96% -0.81%
2025 0.99% -0.72%
2024 2.01% -0.65%
2023 2.46% -0.62%
2022 1.3% -1.24%
2021 0.14% -1.65%
2020 1.24% -1.38%
2019 1.49% -1.22%
2018 1.51% -1.22%
2017 1.66% -1.28%
2016 1.57% -1.29%
2015 1.45% -1.3%
2014 1.5% -1.27%
2013 1.74% -1.61%
2012 1.76% -1.92%
2011 1.4% -1.83%
2010 1.57% -1.76%
2009 2.08% -1.72%
2008 2.02% -1.64%
2007 1.84% -1.23%
2006 1.36% -0.81%
2005 1.22% -1.07%
2004 1.07% -0.9%
2003 1.16% -0.23%
2002 1.14% 0.2%
2001 1.29% 0.47%
2000 1.15% 0.71%
1999 1.1% 1%
1998 1% 1.77%
1997 1.09% 3.69%
1996 1.22% 4.3%
1995 1.12% -0.26%
1994 0.97% -4.59%
1993 0.89% -7.8%
1992 1.13% -5.02%
1991 1.28% 0.22%
1990 1.49% 0.33%
1989 1.71% 0.44%
1988 1.65% 0.55%
1987 1.53% 0.64%
1986 1.46% 0.73%
1985 1.34% 0.81%
1984 1.21% 0.86%
1983 1.38% 0.89%
1982 1.75% 0.88%
1981 1.57% 0.86%
1980 1.23% 0.85%
1979 1.09% 0.86%
1978 1.17% 0.89%
1977 1.13% 0.94%
1976 1.01% 0.98%
1975 1.24% 1%
1974 2.56% 1.01%
1973 1.54% 1.02%
1972 1.86% 1.02%
1971 3.44% 0.96%
1970 1.99% 0.95%
1969 2.12% 1.05%
1968 1.78% 1.16%
1967 1.27% 1.26%
1966 2.31% 1.34%
1965 1.98% 1.41%
1964 1.98% 1.49%
1963 1.94% 1.6%
1962 2.47% 1.78%
1961 2.01% 2.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Australia Bosnia
Current population
27799169
3116111
Population rank 55/197 135/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.04%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
25.2 minutes
One birth every
1.83 minutes
21.4 minutes
One death every
2.86 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,471 -57
Annual growth/decline +536,890 -20,820
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 190/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +137,109 -6,994
Net migration rank 11/196 124/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 34,120
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 160/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 1.1%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 151/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Bosnia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -6,994
2024 - 138,510 - -4,497
2023 103,974 140,232 -18,292 -485
2022 111,881 140,972 -20,197 -485
2021 138,701 116,768 -33,670 -25,865
2020 133,376 44,447 -22,502 -26,840
2019 136,808 207,142 -15,192 -27,841
2018 157,269 226,412 -10,761 -29,147
2017 150,015 255,023 -12,810 -30,650
2016 152,403 254,648 -13,009 -32,173
2015 150,041 212,350 -11,942 -33,948
2014 154,940 200,177 -11,009 -35,683
2013 159,584 215,823 -8,367 -37,002
2012 161,408 235,776 -6,761 -66,378
2011 156,380 197,657 -5,354 -64,875
2010 158,628 166,752 -1,895 -67,228
2009 160,518 235,628 652 -68,182
2008 155,119 275,773 161 -68,140
2007 154,124 249,873 1,557 -65,335
2006 132,931 191,985 2,714 -38,622
2005 129,132 131,371 6,546 -37,086
2004 115,610 110,072 9,549 -68,008
2003 118,325 104,437 10,781 -27,396
2002 116,971 108,852 10,972 -13,312
2001 117,575 117,552 10,424 9,055
2000 119,882 111,186 11,722 8,138
1999 118,517 92,900 13,568 25,495
1998 120,949 81,310 18,492 24,335
1997 121,592 67,661 19,311 80,133
1996 125,751 82,965 13,327 173,193
1995 131,436 80,456 5,926 126,914
1994 131,761 51,941 4,895 -157,427
1993 137,551 23,833 -27,199 -178,416
1992 139,829 40,767 -17,883 -436,814
1991 138,273 68,847 33,692 -26,483
1990 143,347 100,093 34,993 -22,829
1989 127,789 144,042 36,802 -19,634
1988 127,298 153,330 39,058 -17,058
1987 128,484 136,421 41,172 -14,853
1986 123,342 113,061 42,884 -12,941
1985 143,674 98,327 44,983 -11,429
1984 123,077 79,617 46,413 -10,321
1983 130,844 73,251 47,135 -9,599
1982 126,030 111,722 47,023 -9,298
1981 125,356 121,921 45,423 -9,384
1980 117,536 89,189 42,911 -7,368
1979 116,112 52,137 42,157 -7,454
1978 116,299 45,832 44,800 -9,382
1977 117,793 44,946 48,643 -11,834
1976 115,070 32,792 52,107 -13,778
1975 123,648 25,336 53,629 -14,348
1974 128,996 56,167 53,600 -14,345
1973 136,476 62,928 52,989 -14,043
1972 155,488 54,895 54,072 -14,807
1971 165,593 223,991 54,352 -15,829
1970 145,081 256,295 54,455 -20,714
1969 143,477 108,770 58,454 -21,229
1968 132,099 100,963 61,422 -20,704
1967 126,249 80,904 65,618 -21,195
1966 126,996 110,864 70,085 -23,196
1965 122,990 118,891 72,896 -24,330
1964 128,420 91,588 74,151 -23,922
1963 140,161 73,237 75,380 -22,611
1962 143,943 58,315 77,582 -21,531
1961 150,955 64,495 77,601 -14,655
1960 141,816 85,707 76,840 -6,481

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 34,120 people or 1.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Bosnia
City Population
Sarajevo 276K
Banja Luka 185K
Tuzla 111K
Zenica 111K
Mostar 105K
Prijedor 89.4K
Doboj 68.5K
Bihac 56.3K
Bijeljina 42.3K
Sanski Most 16.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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