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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 2,562,122 people in Botswana in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 2,624,853 in Botswana.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.19 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Botswana is the 142nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.03% for Botswana.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +1.51% in Botswana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Botswana has grown from 1.87M to 2.62M (40% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Botswana: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Botswana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Botswana
2100 1,368,062 3,870,704
2099 1,382,211 3,875,823
2098 1,396,949 3,881,867
2097 1,412,908 3,887,181
2096 1,428,574 3,892,081
2095 1,443,843 3,896,405
2094 1,459,099 3,900,671
2093 1,474,841 3,904,733
2092 1,490,288 3,908,682
2091 1,505,574 3,913,090
2090 1,521,165 3,915,896
2089 1,537,449 3,916,540
2088 1,554,002 3,916,700
2087 1,570,515 3,916,016
2086 1,587,803 3,915,493
2085 1,605,248 3,914,975
2084 1,623,603 3,913,555
2083 1,642,536 3,912,119
2082 1,661,441 3,910,185
2081 1,680,572 3,909,204
2080 1,700,417 3,907,447
2079 1,720,559 3,904,550
2078 1,741,147 3,900,021
2077 1,762,029 3,895,321
2076 1,783,547 3,889,723
2075 1,805,988 3,883,893
2074 1,828,419 3,878,255
2073 1,850,549 3,872,458
2072 1,873,199 3,864,865
2071 1,896,330 3,857,922
2070 1,920,335 3,850,437
2069 1,943,983 3,840,521
2068 1,967,713 3,830,034
2067 1,993,328 3,817,551
2066 2,018,796 3,804,918
2065 2,045,094 3,790,427
2064 2,071,026 3,775,157
2063 2,096,801 3,759,402
2062 2,122,454 3,741,936
2061 2,148,932 3,722,576
2060 2,176,154 3,702,465
2059 2,203,131 3,682,055
2058 2,230,453 3,658,810
2057 2,258,553 3,634,762
2056 2,288,270 3,611,096
2055 2,318,066 3,586,314
2054 2,345,650 3,561,446
2053 2,374,091 3,535,001
2052 2,401,804 3,507,213
2051 2,431,166 3,479,219
2050 2,459,340 3,450,807
2049 2,488,686 3,421,435
2048 2,516,605 3,391,019
2047 2,545,909 3,359,719
2046 2,575,176 3,327,520
2045 2,603,679 3,295,807
2044 2,631,917 3,264,444
2043 2,660,625 3,232,407
2042 2,689,157 3,200,743
2041 2,719,360 3,168,217
2040 2,748,491 3,135,241
2039 2,776,696 3,101,153
2038 2,803,054 3,067,014
2037 2,829,544 3,031,993
2036 2,856,285 2,996,265
2035 2,883,527 2,959,978
2034 2,912,522 2,922,807
2033 2,939,434 2,885,394
2032 2,966,176 2,846,703
2031 2,989,887 2,808,291
2030 3,013,719 2,767,933
2029 3,037,488 2,727,903
2028 3,062,650 2,686,412
2027 3,088,595 2,645,316
2026 3,114,736 2,603,241
2025 3,140,095 2,562,122
2024 3,164,253 2,521,139
2023 3,185,073 2,480,244
2022 3,204,802 2,439,892
2021 3,244,907 2,401,441
2020 3,299,349 2,365,894
2019 3,345,533 2,332,083
2018 3,387,000 2,299,141
2017 3,428,682 2,266,747
2016 3,473,003 2,234,776
2015 3,518,541 2,203,273
2014 3,564,829 2,172,044
2013 3,610,859 2,140,682
2012 3,670,113 2,108,617
2011 3,741,798 2,073,535
2010 3,811,472 2,033,111
2009 3,879,794 1,990,673
2008 3,947,544 1,949,970
2007 4,013,424 1,911,201
2006 4,063,272 1,874,516
2005 4,096,493 1,839,877
2004 4,140,987 1,807,146
2003 4,178,523 1,775,736
2002 4,188,002 1,744,763
2001 4,179,438 1,712,254
2000 4,159,771 1,677,382
1999 4,130,305 1,641,997
1998 4,089,356 1,606,899
1997 4,018,227 1,571,691
1996 3,875,246 1,535,914
1995 3,715,564 1,498,836
1994 3,725,412 1,460,023
1993 3,904,482 1,420,115
1992 4,234,616 1,380,033
1991 4,458,343 1,341,756
1990 4,448,652 1,305,696
1989 4,433,983 1,270,274
1988 4,414,404 1,235,476
1987 4,390,246 1,199,167
1986 4,362,115 1,160,650
1985 4,330,364 1,121,945
1984 4,295,536 1,083,660
1983 4,258,728 1,046,137
1982 4,221,100 1,009,269
1981 4,184,217 969,996
1980 4,148,426 937,485
1979 4,113,300 901,742
1978 4,078,240 849,239
1977 4,042,124 799,574
1976 4,004,552 758,508
1975 3,965,743 720,380
1974 3,926,472 685,448
1973 3,887,376 652,408
1972 3,848,271 622,407
1971 3,809,376 600,481
1970 3,773,247 590,334
1969 3,737,765 587,066
1968 3,698,794 583,966
1967 3,656,223 580,933
1966 3,610,562 577,866
1965 3,562,834 574,664
1964 3,513,441 566,266
1963 3,461,942 552,966
1962 3,407,532 540,186
1961 3,348,035 527,942
1960 3,281,381 516,165

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Botswana gained 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Botswana's population increased by 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Botswana was ranked 145th in 2006 and ranked 142nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Botswana will increase by 31.5% to 3,450,807 people and rank change from 142nd to 137th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M 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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Botswana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Botswana
2100 -1.02% -0.13%
2099 -1.06% -0.16%
2098 -1.13% -0.14%
2097 -1.1% -0.13%
2096 -1.06% -0.11%
2095 -1.05% -0.11%
2094 -1.07% -0.1%
2093 -1.04% -0.1%
2092 -1.02% -0.11%
2091 -1.02% -0.07%
2090 -1.06% -0.02%
2089 -1.07% -0.004%
2088 -1.05% 0.02%
2087 -1.09% 0.01%
2086 -1.09% 0.01%
2085 -1.13% 0.04%
2084 -1.15% 0.04%
2083 -1.14% 0.05%
2082 -1.14% 0.03%
2081 -1.17% 0.04%
2080 -1.17% 0.07%
2079 -1.18% 0.12%
2078 -1.19% 0.12%
2077 -1.21% 0.14%
2076 -1.24% 0.15%
2075 -1.23% 0.15%
2074 -1.2% 0.15%
2073 -1.21% 0.2%
2072 -1.22% 0.18%
2071 -1.25% 0.19%
2070 -1.22% 0.26%
2069 -1.21% 0.27%
2068 -1.29% 0.33%
2067 -1.26% 0.33%
2066 -1.29% 0.38%
2065 -1.25% 0.4%
2064 -1.23% 0.42%
2063 -1.21% 0.47%
2062 -1.23% 0.52%
2061 -1.25% 0.54%
2060 -1.22% 0.55%
2059 -1.22% 0.64%
2058 -1.24% 0.66%
2057 -1.3% 0.66%
2056 -1.29% 0.69%
2055 -1.18% 0.7%
2054 -1.2% 0.75%
2053 -1.15% 0.79%
2052 -1.21% 0.8%
2051 -1.15% 0.82%
2050 -1.18% 0.86%
2049 -1.11% 0.9%
2048 -1.15% 0.93%
2047 -1.14% 0.97%
2046 -1.09% 0.96%
2045 -1.07% 0.96%
2044 -1.08% 0.99%
2043 -1.06% 0.99%
2042 -1.11% 1.03%
2041 -1.06% 1.05%
2040 -1.02% 1.1%
2039 -0.94% 1.11%
2038 -0.94% 1.16%
2037 -0.94% 1.19%
2036 -0.94% 1.23%
2035 -1% 1.27%
2034 -0.92% 1.3%
2033 -0.9% 1.36%
2032 -0.79% 1.37%
2031 -0.79% 1.46%
2030 -0.78% 1.47%
2029 -0.82% 1.54%
2028 -0.84% 1.55%
2027 -0.84% 1.62%
2026 -0.81% 1.6%
2025 -0.76% 1.63%
2024 -0.65% 1.65%
2023 -0.62% 1.65%
2022 -1.24% 1.6%
2021 -1.65% 1.5%
2020 -1.38% 1.45%
2019 -1.22% 1.43%
2018 -1.22% 1.43%
2017 -1.28% 1.43%
2016 -1.29% 1.43%
2015 -1.3% 1.44%
2014 -1.27% 1.47%
2013 -1.61% 1.52%
2012 -1.92% 1.69%
2011 -1.83% 1.99%
2010 -1.76% 2.13%
2009 -1.72% 2.09%
2008 -1.64% 2.03%
2007 -1.23% 1.96%
2006 -0.81% 1.88%
2005 -1.07% 1.81%
2004 -0.9% 1.77%
2003 -0.23% 1.78%
2002 0.2% 1.9%
2001 0.47% 2.08%
2000 0.71% 2.15%
1999 1% 2.18%
1998 1.77% 2.24%
1997 3.69% 2.33%
1996 4.3% 2.47%
1995 -0.26% 2.66%
1994 -4.59% 2.81%
1993 -7.8% 2.9%
1992 -5.02% 2.85%
1991 0.22% 2.76%
1990 0.33% 2.79%
1989 0.44% 2.82%
1988 0.55% 3.03%
1987 0.64% 3.32%
1986 0.73% 3.45%
1985 0.81% 3.53%
1984 0.86% 3.59%
1983 0.89% 3.65%
1982 0.88% 4.05%
1981 0.86% 3.47%
1980 0.85% 3.96%
1979 0.86% 6.18%
1978 0.89% 6.21%
1977 0.94% 5.41%
1976 0.98% 5.29%
1975 1% 5.1%
1974 1.01% 5.06%
1973 1.02% 4.82%
1972 1.02% 3.65%
1971 0.96% 1.72%
1970 0.95% 0.56%
1969 1.05% 0.53%
1968 1.16% 0.52%
1967 1.26% 0.53%
1966 1.34% 0.56%
1965 1.41% 1.48%
1964 1.49% 2.41%
1963 1.6% 2.37%
1962 1.78% 2.32%
1961 2.03% 2.28%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Botswana's population grew by 1.63%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Botswana
Current population
3114736
2624853
Population rank 135/197 142/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.03%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
12.9 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
8.56 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
36.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +112
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +40,983
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +1.63%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 65/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.55 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -5,665
Net migration rank 124/196 120/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 116,402
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 126/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 4.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 96/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Botswana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Botswana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -5,665
2024 -18,359 -4,497 46,951 -5,778
2023 -18,292 -485 47,098 -6,487
2022 -20,197 -485 47,400 -7,306
2021 -33,670 -25,865 40,894 -4,083
2020 -22,502 -26,840 45,610 -11,330
2019 -15,192 -27,841 45,110 -11,770
2018 -10,761 -29,147 44,171 -11,623
2017 -12,810 -30,650 43,154 -10,916
2016 -13,009 -32,173 41,993 -10,286
2015 -11,942 -33,948 40,897 -9,599
2014 -11,009 -35,683 40,046 -8,893
2013 -8,367 -37,002 39,404 -7,836
2012 -6,761 -66,378 39,202 -6,636
2011 -5,354 -64,875 38,613 -1,019
2010 -1,895 -67,228 38,101 5,151
2009 652 -68,182 36,671 4,960
2008 161 -68,140 35,433 4,343
2007 1,557 -65,335 33,832 3,926
2006 2,714 -38,622 31,340 4,270
2005 6,546 -37,086 29,385 4,283
2004 9,549 -68,008 27,481 4,314
2003 10,781 -27,396 26,545 4,488
2002 10,972 -13,312 26,163 4,747
2001 10,424 9,055 26,112 7,991
2000 11,722 8,138 25,850 9,798
1999 13,568 25,495 25,358 9,762
1998 18,492 24,335 25,397 9,685
1997 19,311 80,133 25,738 9,597
1996 13,327 173,193 26,847 9,368
1995 5,926 126,914 28,478 9,464
1994 4,895 -157,427 30,664 9,023
1993 -27,199 -178,416 31,691 8,441
1992 -17,883 -436,814 31,995 8,026
1991 33,692 -26,483 32,219 4,311
1990 34,993 -22,829 33,015 2,580
1989 36,802 -19,634 33,756 1,495
1988 39,058 -17,058 34,564 -215
1987 41,172 -14,853 35,647 2,624
1986 42,884 -12,941 36,203 2,558
1985 44,983 -11,429 35,966 2,683
1984 46,413 -10,321 35,530 2,393
1983 47,135 -9,599 35,142 1,980
1982 47,023 -9,298 34,859 1,751
1981 45,423 -9,384 34,327 7,610
1980 42,911 -7,368 33,934 -10,849
1979 42,157 -7,454 32,486 15,918
1978 44,800 -9,382 30,596 26,015
1977 48,643 -11,834 29,009 13,708
1976 52,107 -13,778 27,497 11,914
1975 53,629 -14,348 25,762 11,086
1974 53,600 -14,345 24,160 8,854
1973 52,989 -14,043 22,449 10,615
1972 54,072 -14,807 21,004 5,937
1971 54,352 -15,829 19,926 -3,016
1970 54,455 -20,714 19,438 -16,054
1969 58,454 -21,229 19,024 -15,870
1968 61,422 -20,704 18,725 -15,681
1967 65,618 -21,195 18,463 -15,438
1966 70,085 -23,196 18,250 -15,140
1965 72,896 -24,330 18,045 -14,753
1964 74,151 -23,922 17,634 -4,126
1963 75,380 -22,611 17,084 -4,000
1962 77,582 -21,531 16,507 -4,028
1961 77,601 -14,655 16,185 -4,168
1960 76,840 -6,481 15,861 -4,331

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In Botswana 83.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 443,278 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,178 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 116,402 people or 4.6% in Botswana.

Biggest cities by population

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
Botswana
City Population
Gaborone 236K
Francistown 103K
Molepolole 67.6K
Kanye 48K
Serowe 47.4K
Mahalapye 41.3K
Palapye 36.2K
Lobatse 26.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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