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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 3,164,253 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 3,116,111 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3.88 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs -1.19% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.06M to 3.12M (23.3% decline).

Bhutan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Bosnia
2100 695,106 1,368,666
2099 699,983 1,382,821
2098 704,455 1,397,565
2097 709,230 1,413,532
2096 713,930 1,429,204
2095 719,152 1,444,480
2094 724,401 1,459,743
2093 729,500 1,475,492
2092 735,075 1,490,946
2091 741,074 1,506,239
2090 746,937 1,521,837
2089 753,010 1,538,128
2088 758,937 1,554,688
2087 765,235 1,571,208
2086 770,883 1,588,504
2085 776,435 1,605,957
2084 781,892 1,624,320
2083 787,929 1,643,261
2082 793,543 1,662,175
2081 799,530 1,681,314
2080 805,275 1,701,168
2079 811,060 1,721,318
2078 816,530 1,741,916
2077 821,247 1,762,807
2076 825,978 1,784,335
2075 830,808 1,806,786
2074 836,017 1,829,227
2073 841,208 1,851,366
2072 845,861 1,874,026
2071 850,262 1,897,167
2070 853,930 1,921,183
2069 857,808 1,944,841
2068 861,327 1,968,581
2067 864,753 1,994,208
2066 868,260 2,019,687
2065 871,517 2,045,997
2064 873,735 2,071,940
2063 875,674 2,097,727
2062 877,938 2,123,391
2061 880,023 2,149,881
2060 881,913 2,177,114
2059 883,191 2,204,104
2058 884,515 2,231,438
2057 884,612 2,259,550
2056 885,822 2,289,280
2055 886,403 2,319,090
2054 885,903 2,346,686
2053 886,520 2,375,139
2052 886,640 2,402,864
2051 885,551 2,432,239
2050 884,535 2,460,425
2049 883,736 2,489,784
2048 882,640 2,517,716
2047 881,660 2,547,032
2046 880,037 2,576,313
2045 877,677 2,604,829
2044 875,155 2,633,079
2043 872,383 2,661,800
2042 869,248 2,690,344
2041 866,366 2,720,561
2040 863,173 2,749,705
2039 859,926 2,777,922
2038 856,429 2,804,291
2037 852,475 2,830,793
2036 848,122 2,857,546
2035 843,447 2,884,800
2034 839,780 2,913,808
2033 835,308 2,940,732
2032 830,472 2,967,485
2031 825,528 2,991,207
2030 820,888 3,015,049
2029 816,655 3,038,829
2028 812,002 3,064,003
2027 807,474 3,089,959
2026 801,869 3,116,111
2025 796,375 3,141,481
2024 791,524 3,164,253
2023 786,385 3,185,073
2022 780,914 3,204,802
2021 775,442 3,244,907
2020 770,006 3,299,349
2019 764,824 3,345,533
2018 759,759 3,387,000
2017 754,335 3,428,682
2016 747,866 3,473,003
2015 740,618 3,518,541
2014 733,139 3,564,829
2013 725,273 3,610,859
2012 717,279 3,670,113
2011 709,377 3,741,798
2010 701,632 3,811,472
2009 693,988 3,879,794
2008 686,351 3,947,544
2007 678,641 4,013,424
2006 670,799 4,063,272
2005 661,865 4,096,493
2004 650,544 4,140,987
2003 637,663 4,178,523
2002 624,409 4,188,002
2001 610,794 4,179,438
2000 596,863 4,159,771
1999 582,579 4,130,305
1998 569,435 4,089,356
1997 558,697 4,018,227
1996 548,784 3,875,246
1995 547,989 3,715,564
1994 554,497 3,725,412
1993 554,673 3,904,482
1992 577,774 4,234,616
1991 599,784 4,458,343
1990 589,287 4,448,652
1989 573,586 4,433,983
1988 556,986 4,414,404
1987 540,557 4,390,246
1986 524,324 4,362,115
1985 508,392 4,330,364
1984 492,784 4,295,536
1983 477,460 4,258,728
1982 462,485 4,221,100
1981 447,836 4,184,217
1980 433,404 4,148,426
1979 419,200 4,113,300
1978 405,243 4,078,240
1977 391,639 4,042,124
1976 378,490 4,004,552
1975 365,791 3,965,743
1974 353,538 3,926,472
1973 341,705 3,887,376
1972 330,264 3,848,271
1971 319,211 3,809,376
1970 308,528 3,773,247
1969 298,214 3,737,765
1968 288,311 3,698,794
1967 278,852 3,656,223
1966 269,820 3,610,562
1965 261,200 3,562,834
1964 252,987 3,513,441
1963 245,156 3,461,942
1962 237,636 3,407,532
1961 230,602 3,348,035
1960 224,084 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/bhutan/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd 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) Bhutan's population will grow by 10.1% to 884,535 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21% to 2,460,425 people and rank change from 135th to 144th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K 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

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Bosnia
2100 -0.7% -1.02%
2099 -0.63% -1.06%
2098 -0.67% -1.13%
2097 -0.66% -1.1%
2096 -0.73% -1.06%
2095 -0.72% -1.05%
2094 -0.7% -1.07%
2093 -0.76% -1.04%
2092 -0.81% -1.02%
2091 -0.78% -1.02%
2090 -0.81% -1.06%
2089 -0.78% -1.07%
2088 -0.82% -1.05%
2087 -0.73% -1.09%
2086 -0.72% -1.09%
2085 -0.7% -1.13%
2084 -0.77% -1.15%
2083 -0.71% -1.14%
2082 -0.75% -1.14%
2081 -0.71% -1.17%
2080 -0.71% -1.17%
2079 -0.67% -1.18%
2078 -0.57% -1.19%
2077 -0.57% -1.21%
2076 -0.58% -1.24%
2075 -0.62% -1.23%
2074 -0.62% -1.2%
2073 -0.55% -1.21%
2072 -0.52% -1.22%
2071 -0.43% -1.25%
2070 -0.45% -1.22%
2069 -0.41% -1.21%
2068 -0.4% -1.29%
2067 -0.4% -1.26%
2066 -0.37% -1.29%
2065 -0.25% -1.25%
2064 -0.22% -1.23%
2063 -0.26% -1.21%
2062 -0.24% -1.23%
2061 -0.21% -1.25%
2060 -0.14% -1.22%
2059 -0.15% -1.22%
2058 -0.01% -1.24%
2057 -0.14% -1.3%
2056 -0.07% -1.29%
2055 0.06% -1.18%
2054 -0.07% -1.2%
2053 -0.01% -1.15%
2052 0.12% -1.21%
2051 0.11% -1.15%
2050 0.09% -1.18%
2049 0.12% -1.11%
2048 0.11% -1.15%
2047 0.18% -1.14%
2046 0.27% -1.09%
2045 0.29% -1.07%
2044 0.32% -1.08%
2043 0.36% -1.06%
2042 0.33% -1.11%
2041 0.37% -1.06%
2040 0.38% -1.02%
2039 0.41% -0.94%
2038 0.46% -0.94%
2037 0.51% -0.94%
2036 0.55% -0.94%
2035 0.44% -1%
2034 0.54% -0.92%
2033 0.58% -0.9%
2032 0.6% -0.79%
2031 0.57% -0.79%
2030 0.52% -0.78%
2029 0.57% -0.82%
2028 0.56% -0.84%
2027 0.7% -0.84%
2026 0.69% -0.81%
2025 0.61% -0.72%
2024 0.65% -0.65%
2023 0.7% -0.62%
2022 0.71% -1.24%
2021 0.71% -1.65%
2020 0.68% -1.38%
2019 0.67% -1.22%
2018 0.72% -1.22%
2017 0.86% -1.28%
2016 0.98% -1.29%
2015 1.02% -1.3%
2014 1.08% -1.27%
2013 1.11% -1.61%
2012 1.11% -1.92%
2011 1.1% -1.83%
2010 1.1% -1.76%
2009 1.11% -1.72%
2008 1.14% -1.64%
2007 1.17% -1.23%
2006 1.35% -0.81%
2005 1.74% -1.07%
2004 2.02% -0.9%
2003 2.12% -0.23%
2002 2.23% 0.2%
2001 2.33% 0.47%
2000 2.45% 0.71%
1999 2.31% 1%
1998 1.92% 1.77%
1997 1.81% 3.69%
1996 0.15% 4.3%
1995 -1.17% -0.26%
1994 -0.03% -4.59%
1993 -4% -7.8%
1992 -3.67% -5.02%
1991 1.78% 0.22%
1990 2.74% 0.33%
1989 2.98% 0.44%
1988 3.04% 0.55%
1987 3.1% 0.64%
1986 3.13% 0.73%
1985 3.17% 0.81%
1984 3.21% 0.86%
1983 3.24% 0.89%
1982 3.27% 0.88%
1981 3.33% 0.86%
1980 3.39% 0.85%
1979 3.44% 0.86%
1978 3.47% 0.89%
1977 3.47% 0.94%
1976 3.47% 0.98%
1975 3.47% 1%
1974 3.46% 1.01%
1973 3.46% 1.02%
1972 3.46% 1.02%
1971 3.46% 0.96%
1970 3.46% 0.95%
1969 3.43% 1.05%
1968 3.39% 1.16%
1967 3.35% 1.26%
1966 3.3% 1.34%
1965 3.25% 1.41%
1964 3.19% 1.49%
1963 3.16% 1.6%
1962 3.05% 1.78%
1961 2.91% 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/bhutan/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Bhutan Bosnia
Current population
803385
3116111
Population rank 163/197 135/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.04%
One net population change
1.7 hours
25.2 minutes
One birth every
52.8 minutes
21.4 minutes
One death every
1.82 hours
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 -57
Annual growth/decline +5,139 -20,820
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 190/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +455 -6,994
Net migration rank 69/196 124/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 34,120
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 160/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 1.1%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 151/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Bosnia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - -6,994
2024 - -277 - -4,497
2023 5,153 291 -18,292 -485
2022 5,204 291 -20,197 -485
2021 5,162 287 -33,670 -25,865
2020 5,142 287 -22,502 -26,840
2019 4,643 287 -15,192 -27,841
2018 4,909 287 -10,761 -29,147
2017 5,367 287 -12,810 -30,650
2016 6,164 1,116 -13,009 -32,173
2015 6,762 450 -11,942 -33,948
2014 7,290 452 -11,009 -35,683
2013 7,689 309 -8,367 -37,002
2012 7,967 20 -6,761 -66,378
2011 8,282 -464 -5,354 -64,875
2010 8,598 -922 -1,895 -67,228
2009 8,913 -1,305 652 -68,182
2008 9,200 -1,538 161 -68,140
2007 9,322 -1,553 1,557 -65,335
2006 9,197 -1,283 2,714 -38,622
2005 9,102 848 6,546 -37,086
2004 9,056 3,642 9,549 -68,008
2003 9,132 3,921 10,781 -27,396
2002 9,464 3,996 10,972 -13,312
2001 9,904 3,874 10,424 9,055
2000 10,142 3,940 11,722 8,138
1999 10,940 3,542 13,568 25,495
1998 11,320 486 18,492 24,335
1997 11,668 -1,994 19,311 80,133
1996 12,153 -1,998 13,327 173,193
1995 12,938 -21,501 5,926 126,914
1994 13,536 -17,997 4,895 -157,427
1993 13,915 -9,800 -27,199 -178,416
1992 15,594 -65,900 -17,883 -436,814
1991 15,801 -9,522 33,692 -26,483
1990 15,704 -1,000 34,993 -22,829
1989 15,516 1,180 36,802 -19,634
1988 15,212 1,286 39,058 -17,058
1987 14,887 1,481 41,172 -14,853
1986 14,516 1,586 42,884 -12,941
1985 14,061 1,694 44,983 -11,429
1984 13,688 1,779 46,413 -10,321
1983 13,284 1,897 47,135 -9,599
1982 12,872 1,897 47,023 -9,298
1981 12,444 2,096 45,423 -9,384
1980 12,016 2,307 42,911 -7,368
1979 11,583 2,493 42,157 -7,454
1978 11,133 2,700 44,800 -9,382
1977 10,679 2,700 48,643 -11,834
1976 10,228 2,700 52,107 -13,778
1975 9,775 2,700 53,629 -14,348
1974 9,324 2,700 53,600 -14,345
1973 8,939 2,700 52,989 -14,043
1972 8,549 2,700 54,072 -14,807
1971 8,161 2,700 54,352 -15,829
1970 7,791 2,700 54,455 -20,714
1969 7,435 2,700 58,454 -21,229
1968 7,085 2,593 61,422 -20,704
1967 6,744 2,493 65,618 -21,195
1966 6,418 2,407 70,085 -23,196
1965 6,109 2,307 72,896 -24,330
1964 5,818 2,196 74,151 -23,922
1963 5,551 2,096 75,380 -22,611
1962 5,297 2,096 77,582 -21,531
1961 5,081 1,586 77,601 -14,655
1960 4,888 1,481 76,840 -6,481

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 93.3% of the population change in Bhutan is from natural causes (a gain of 55,796 people) and 6.74% is from migration (a gain of 4,035 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, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 34,120 people or 1.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
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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