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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 3,164,253 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,203 people compared to 3,116,111 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 7.69 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
  • The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs -1.19% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.3% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.06M to 3.12M (23.3% decline).

Bahamas vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: population by year and forecast

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahamas Bosnia
2100 386,326 1,368,666
2099 387,280 1,382,821
2098 388,246 1,397,565
2097 389,184 1,413,532
2096 390,145 1,429,204
2095 391,217 1,444,480
2094 392,243 1,459,743
2093 393,271 1,475,492
2092 394,316 1,490,946
2091 395,411 1,506,239
2090 396,511 1,521,837
2089 397,631 1,538,128
2088 398,807 1,554,688
2087 399,953 1,571,208
2086 401,123 1,588,504
2085 402,207 1,605,957
2084 403,345 1,624,320
2083 404,417 1,643,261
2082 405,461 1,662,175
2081 406,402 1,681,314
2080 407,387 1,701,168
2079 408,320 1,721,318
2078 409,243 1,741,916
2077 410,163 1,762,807
2076 411,083 1,784,335
2075 411,981 1,806,786
2074 412,795 1,829,227
2073 413,761 1,851,366
2072 414,686 1,874,026
2071 415,512 1,897,167
2070 416,240 1,921,183
2069 416,978 1,944,841
2068 417,767 1,968,581
2067 418,485 1,994,208
2066 419,174 2,019,687
2065 419,854 2,045,997
2064 420,484 2,071,940
2063 421,089 2,097,727
2062 421,659 2,123,391
2061 422,161 2,149,881
2060 422,684 2,177,114
2059 423,216 2,204,104
2058 423,597 2,231,438
2057 423,908 2,259,550
2056 424,274 2,289,280
2055 424,546 2,319,090
2054 424,840 2,346,686
2053 424,993 2,375,139
2052 425,140 2,402,864
2051 425,224 2,432,239
2050 425,248 2,460,425
2049 425,174 2,489,784
2048 425,003 2,517,716
2047 424,831 2,547,032
2046 424,454 2,576,313
2045 424,008 2,604,829
2044 423,570 2,633,079
2043 423,028 2,661,800
2042 422,383 2,690,344
2041 421,690 2,720,561
2040 420,926 2,749,705
2039 420,159 2,777,922
2038 419,259 2,804,291
2037 418,331 2,830,793
2036 417,446 2,857,546
2035 416,413 2,884,800
2034 415,354 2,913,808
2033 414,224 2,940,732
2032 413,109 2,967,485
2031 411,852 2,991,207
2030 410,560 3,015,049
2029 409,207 3,038,829
2028 407,778 3,064,003
2027 406,320 3,089,959
2026 404,790 3,116,111
2025 403,121 3,141,481
2024 401,283 3,164,253
2023 399,440 3,185,073
2022 397,538 3,204,802
2021 396,373 3,244,907
2020 395,863 3,299,349
2019 394,675 3,345,533
2018 392,717 3,387,000
2017 390,485 3,428,682
2016 388,055 3,473,003
2015 385,346 3,518,541
2014 382,298 3,564,829
2013 378,953 3,610,859
2012 375,469 3,670,113
2011 371,729 3,741,798
2010 367,478 3,811,472
2009 362,810 3,879,794
2008 358,120 3,947,544
2007 353,334 4,013,424
2006 348,375 4,063,272
2005 343,894 4,096,493
2004 339,782 4,140,987
2003 335,618 4,178,523
2002 331,614 4,188,002
2001 327,836 4,179,438
2000 323,835 4,159,771
1999 319,614 4,130,305
1998 315,368 4,089,356
1997 310,904 4,018,227
1996 306,268 3,875,246
1995 301,461 3,715,564
1994 296,509 3,725,412
1993 291,339 3,904,482
1992 285,927 4,234,616
1991 280,731 4,458,343
1990 275,945 4,448,652
1989 271,178 4,433,983
1988 266,448 4,414,404
1987 261,935 4,390,246
1986 257,536 4,362,115
1985 253,154 4,330,364
1984 248,863 4,295,536
1983 244,698 4,258,728
1982 240,614 4,221,100
1981 236,614 4,184,217
1980 232,526 4,148,426
1979 228,230 4,113,300
1978 223,761 4,078,240
1977 219,157 4,042,124
1976 214,501 4,004,552
1975 209,886 3,965,743
1974 205,342 3,926,472
1973 200,791 3,887,376
1972 196,055 3,848,271
1971 190,857 3,809,376
1970 184,982 3,773,247
1969 177,981 3,737,765
1968 170,089 3,698,794
1967 162,267 3,656,223
1966 154,874 3,610,562
1965 147,952 3,562,834
1964 141,528 3,513,441
1963 135,087 3,461,942
1962 128,493 3,407,532
1961 122,197 3,348,035
1960 116,317 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/bahamas/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 17,148 people (a 4.42% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd 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) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.95% to 425,248 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21% to 2,460,425 people and rank change from 135th to 144th.

The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K 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

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahamas Bosnia
2100 -0.25% -1.02%
2099 -0.25% -1.06%
2098 -0.24% -1.13%
2097 -0.25% -1.1%
2096 -0.27% -1.06%
2095 -0.26% -1.05%
2094 -0.26% -1.07%
2093 -0.26% -1.04%
2092 -0.28% -1.02%
2091 -0.28% -1.02%
2090 -0.28% -1.06%
2089 -0.29% -1.07%
2088 -0.29% -1.05%
2087 -0.29% -1.09%
2086 -0.27% -1.09%
2085 -0.28% -1.13%
2084 -0.26% -1.15%
2083 -0.26% -1.14%
2082 -0.23% -1.14%
2081 -0.24% -1.17%
2080 -0.23% -1.17%
2079 -0.23% -1.18%
2078 -0.22% -1.19%
2077 -0.22% -1.21%
2076 -0.22% -1.24%
2075 -0.2% -1.23%
2074 -0.23% -1.2%
2073 -0.22% -1.21%
2072 -0.2% -1.22%
2071 -0.17% -1.25%
2070 -0.18% -1.22%
2069 -0.19% -1.21%
2068 -0.17% -1.29%
2067 -0.16% -1.26%
2066 -0.16% -1.29%
2065 -0.15% -1.25%
2064 -0.14% -1.23%
2063 -0.14% -1.21%
2062 -0.12% -1.23%
2061 -0.12% -1.25%
2060 -0.13% -1.22%
2059 -0.09% -1.22%
2058 -0.07% -1.24%
2057 -0.09% -1.3%
2056 -0.06% -1.29%
2055 -0.07% -1.18%
2054 -0.04% -1.2%
2053 -0.03% -1.15%
2052 -0.02% -1.21%
2051 -0.006% -1.15%
2050 0.02% -1.18%
2049 0.04% -1.11%
2048 0.04% -1.15%
2047 0.09% -1.14%
2046 0.11% -1.09%
2045 0.1% -1.07%
2044 0.13% -1.08%
2043 0.15% -1.06%
2042 0.16% -1.11%
2041 0.18% -1.06%
2040 0.18% -1.02%
2039 0.21% -0.94%
2038 0.22% -0.94%
2037 0.21% -0.94%
2036 0.25% -0.94%
2035 0.26% -1%
2034 0.27% -0.92%
2033 0.27% -0.9%
2032 0.31% -0.79%
2031 0.31% -0.79%
2030 0.33% -0.78%
2029 0.35% -0.82%
2028 0.36% -0.84%
2027 0.38% -0.84%
2026 0.41% -0.81%
2025 0.46% -0.72%
2024 0.46% -0.65%
2023 0.48% -0.62%
2022 0.29% -1.24%
2021 0.13% -1.65%
2020 0.3% -1.38%
2019 0.5% -1.22%
2018 0.57% -1.22%
2017 0.63% -1.28%
2016 0.7% -1.29%
2015 0.8% -1.3%
2014 0.88% -1.27%
2013 0.93% -1.61%
2012 1.01% -1.92%
2011 1.16% -1.83%
2010 1.29% -1.76%
2009 1.31% -1.72%
2008 1.35% -1.64%
2007 1.42% -1.23%
2006 1.3% -0.81%
2005 1.21% -1.07%
2004 1.24% -0.9%
2003 1.21% -0.23%
2002 1.15% 0.2%
2001 1.24% 0.47%
2000 1.32% 0.71%
1999 1.35% 1%
1998 1.44% 1.77%
1997 1.51% 3.69%
1996 1.59% 4.3%
1995 1.67% -0.26%
1994 1.77% -4.59%
1993 1.89% -7.8%
1992 1.85% -5.02%
1991 1.73% 0.22%
1990 1.76% 0.33%
1989 1.78% 0.44%
1988 1.72% 0.55%
1987 1.71% 0.64%
1986 1.73% 0.73%
1985 1.72% 0.81%
1984 1.7% 0.86%
1983 1.7% 0.89%
1982 1.69% 0.88%
1981 1.76% 0.86%
1980 1.88% 0.85%
1979 2% 0.86%
1978 2.1% 0.89%
1977 2.17% 0.94%
1976 2.2% 0.98%
1975 2.21% 1%
1974 2.27% 1.01%
1973 2.42% 1.02%
1972 2.72% 1.02%
1971 3.18% 0.96%
1970 3.93% 0.95%
1969 4.64% 1.05%
1968 4.82% 1.16%
1967 4.77% 1.26%
1966 4.68% 1.34%
1965 4.54% 1.41%
1964 4.77% 1.49%
1963 5.13% 1.6%
1962 5.15% 1.78%
1961 5.06% 2.03%

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

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

In 2024, the population of the Bahamas grew by 0.46%, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Bahamas Bosnia
Current population
405203
3116111
Population rank 172/197 135/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.04%
One net population change
4.75 hours
25.2 minutes
One birth every
2.02 hours
21.4 minutes
One death every
2.52 hours
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5 -57
Annual growth/decline +1,843 -20,820
Annual growth/decline rate +0.46% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 139/197 190/197
One migration net change every
9.39 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +935 -6,994
Net migration rank 64/196 124/196
Foreign-born residents 67,285 34,120
Foreign-born residents rank 144/195 160/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.8% 1.1%
Foreign-born share rank 38/195 151/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahamas
Natural

Migration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahamas Bosnia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 935 - -6,994
2024 - 1,018 - -4,497
2023 854 1,001 -18,292 -485
2022 947 1,001 -20,197 -485
2021 -93 481 -33,670 -25,865
2020 631 0 -22,502 -26,840
2019 740 1,002 -15,192 -27,841
2018 1,173 1,002 -10,761 -29,147
2017 1,289 1,002 -12,810 -30,650
2016 1,569 1,002 -13,009 -32,173
2015 1,840 1,002 -11,942 -33,948
2014 2,259 1,002 -11,009 -35,683
2013 2,432 1,002 -8,367 -37,002
2012 2,485 1,047 -6,761 -66,378
2011 2,558 1,381 -5,354 -64,875
2010 2,662 1,898 -1,895 -67,228
2009 3,163 1,613 652 -68,182
2008 3,134 1,474 161 -68,140
2007 3,243 1,727 1,557 -65,335
2006 3,205 1,735 2,714 -38,622
2005 3,220 804 6,546 -37,086
2004 3,165 1,030 9,549 -68,008
2003 3,181 949 10,781 -27,396
2002 3,249 636 10,972 -13,312
2001 3,377 290 10,424 9,055
2000 3,487 845 11,722 8,138
1999 3,688 418 13,568 25,495
1998 3,949 437 18,492 24,335
1997 4,107 445 19,311 80,133
1996 4,265 454 13,327 173,193
1995 4,434 460 5,926 126,914
1994 4,558 454 4,895 -157,427
1993 4,877 445 -27,199 -178,416
1992 5,064 433 -17,883 -436,814
1991 4,498 412 33,692 -26,483
1990 4,432 241 34,993 -22,829
1989 4,323 523 36,802 -19,634
1988 4,198 413 39,058 -17,058
1987 4,090 326 41,172 -14,853
1986 3,998 389 42,884 -12,941
1985 3,918 469 44,983 -11,429
1984 3,892 302 46,413 -10,321
1983 3,888 243 47,135 -9,599
1982 3,863 160 47,023 -9,298
1981 3,851 125 45,423 -9,384
1980 3,845 367 42,911 -7,368
1979 3,899 484 42,157 -7,454
1978 3,987 563 44,800 -9,382
1977 4,069 586 48,643 -11,834
1976 4,167 490 52,107 -13,778
1975 4,249 323 53,629 -14,348
1974 4,352 164 53,600 -14,345
1973 4,467 125 52,989 -14,043
1972 4,583 296 54,072 -14,807
1971 4,690 825 54,352 -15,829
1970 4,726 1,517 54,455 -20,714
1969 4,688 3,068 58,454 -21,229
1968 4,622 3,405 61,422 -20,704
1967 4,502 3,123 65,618 -21,195
1966 4,339 2,816 70,085 -23,196
1965 4,193 2,488 72,896 -24,330
1964 4,037 2,129 74,151 -23,922
1963 3,901 2,814 75,380 -22,611
1962 3,748 2,729 77,582 -21,531
1961 3,577 2,547 77,601 -14,655
1960 3,351 2,290 76,840 -6,481

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 56.9% of the population change in the Bahamas is from natural causes (a gain of 11,209 people) and 43.1% is from migration (a gain of 8,495 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, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 34,120 people or 1.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Biggest cities by population

Bahamas
City Population
Nassau 228K
Freeport 45.9K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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