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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 14,047,786 people in Burundi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 14,833,763 in Burundi.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 4.76 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Burundi is the 78th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.18% for Burundi.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.74% in Burundi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Burundi has grown from 7.87M to 14.8M (88.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Burundi: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Burundi
2100 1,368,666 38,293,853
2099 1,382,821 38,174,358
2098 1,397,565 38,032,126
2097 1,413,532 37,893,681
2096 1,429,204 37,756,449
2095 1,444,480 37,614,540
2094 1,459,743 37,436,871
2093 1,475,492 37,274,132
2092 1,490,946 37,108,508
2091 1,506,239 36,942,857
2090 1,521,837 36,771,082
2089 1,538,128 36,563,987
2088 1,554,688 36,355,008
2087 1,571,208 36,164,606
2086 1,588,504 35,954,669
2085 1,605,957 35,713,632
2084 1,624,320 35,484,958
2083 1,643,261 35,263,538
2082 1,662,175 35,009,446
2081 1,681,314 34,736,107
2080 1,701,168 34,490,976
2079 1,721,318 34,213,139
2078 1,741,916 33,926,177
2077 1,762,807 33,614,120
2076 1,784,335 33,328,275
2075 1,806,786 33,008,877
2074 1,829,227 32,701,037
2073 1,851,366 32,376,989
2072 1,874,026 32,052,692
2071 1,897,167 31,745,266
2070 1,921,183 31,397,738
2069 1,944,841 31,057,284
2068 1,968,581 30,714,517
2067 1,994,208 30,354,696
2066 2,019,687 30,003,347
2065 2,045,997 29,629,671
2064 2,071,940 29,285,762
2063 2,097,727 28,949,355
2062 2,123,391 28,601,048
2061 2,149,881 28,250,749
2060 2,177,114 27,902,252
2059 2,204,104 27,548,599
2058 2,231,438 27,202,405
2057 2,259,550 26,854,783
2056 2,289,280 26,488,466
2055 2,319,090 26,128,941
2054 2,346,686 25,749,289
2053 2,375,139 25,370,938
2052 2,402,864 24,991,164
2051 2,432,239 24,616,398
2050 2,460,425 24,248,417
2049 2,489,784 23,841,324
2048 2,517,716 23,457,774
2047 2,547,032 23,054,780
2046 2,576,313 22,680,495
2045 2,604,829 22,268,462
2044 2,633,079 21,845,832
2043 2,661,800 21,428,437
2042 2,690,344 20,996,812
2041 2,720,561 20,590,106
2040 2,749,705 20,174,211
2039 2,777,922 19,754,227
2038 2,804,291 19,337,942
2037 2,830,793 18,919,404
2036 2,857,546 18,507,313
2035 2,884,800 18,115,077
2034 2,913,808 17,727,651
2033 2,940,732 17,339,180
2032 2,967,485 16,953,330
2031 2,991,207 16,569,289
2030 3,015,049 16,198,007
2029 3,038,829 15,827,843
2028 3,064,003 15,445,059
2027 3,089,959 15,084,625
2026 3,116,111 14,740,747
2025 3,141,481 14,397,864
2024 3,164,253 14,047,786
2023 3,185,073 13,689,450
2022 3,204,802 13,321,097
2021 3,244,907 12,965,481
2020 3,299,349 12,617,036
2019 3,345,533 12,255,336
2018 3,387,000 11,859,446
2017 3,428,682 11,506,762
2016 3,473,003 11,239,451
2015 3,518,541 11,047,580
2014 3,564,829 10,799,785
2013 3,610,859 10,439,341
2012 3,670,113 10,071,028
2011 3,741,798 9,717,978
2010 3,811,472 9,376,444
2009 3,879,794 8,947,646
2008 3,947,544 8,505,637
2007 4,013,424 8,161,874
2006 4,063,272 7,865,547
2005 4,096,493 7,587,299
2004 4,140,987 7,310,656
2003 4,178,523 7,043,154
2002 4,188,002 6,824,132
2001 4,179,438 6,634,365
2000 4,159,771 6,470,194
1999 4,130,305 6,337,155
1998 4,089,356 6,187,108
1997 4,018,227 6,070,042
1996 3,875,246 6,070,506
1995 3,715,564 6,066,316
1994 3,725,412 5,713,854
1993 3,904,482 5,676,843
1992 4,234,616 5,858,407
1991 4,458,343 5,703,857
1990 4,448,652 5,587,052
1989 4,433,983 5,471,706
1988 4,414,404 5,365,327
1987 4,390,246 5,247,787
1986 4,362,115 5,129,414
1985 4,330,364 5,034,042
1984 4,295,536 4,926,465
1983 4,258,728 4,808,528
1982 4,221,100 4,681,390
1981 4,184,217 4,566,014
1980 4,148,426 4,383,706
1979 4,113,300 4,203,530
1978 4,078,240 4,100,338
1977 4,042,124 3,983,582
1976 4,004,552 3,882,626
1975 3,965,743 3,796,612
1974 3,926,472 3,703,590
1973 3,887,376 3,611,991
1972 3,848,271 3,617,128
1971 3,809,376 3,617,289
1970 3,773,247 3,530,432
1969 3,737,765 3,454,590
1968 3,698,794 3,380,387
1967 3,656,223 3,300,690
1966 3,610,562 3,217,960
1965 3,562,834 3,141,367
1964 3,513,441 3,055,650
1963 3,461,942 2,969,841
1962 3,407,532 2,907,943
1961 3,348,035 2,835,119
1960 3,281,381 2,764,258

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/bosnia-and-herzegovina/burundi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Burundi gained 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Burundi's population increased by 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Burundi was ranked 93rd in 2006 and ranked 78th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Burundi will increase by 63.5% to 24,248,417 people and rank change from 78th to 69th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M 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
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Burundi
2100 -1.02% 0.31%
2099 -1.06% 0.37%
2098 -1.13% 0.37%
2097 -1.1% 0.36%
2096 -1.06% 0.38%
2095 -1.05% 0.47%
2094 -1.07% 0.44%
2093 -1.04% 0.45%
2092 -1.02% 0.45%
2091 -1.02% 0.47%
2090 -1.06% 0.57%
2089 -1.07% 0.57%
2088 -1.05% 0.53%
2087 -1.09% 0.58%
2086 -1.09% 0.67%
2085 -1.13% 0.64%
2084 -1.15% 0.63%
2083 -1.14% 0.73%
2082 -1.14% 0.79%
2081 -1.17% 0.71%
2080 -1.17% 0.81%
2079 -1.18% 0.85%
2078 -1.19% 0.93%
2077 -1.21% 0.86%
2076 -1.24% 0.97%
2075 -1.23% 0.94%
2074 -1.2% 1%
2073 -1.21% 1.01%
2072 -1.22% 0.97%
2071 -1.25% 1.11%
2070 -1.22% 1.1%
2069 -1.21% 1.12%
2068 -1.29% 1.19%
2067 -1.26% 1.17%
2066 -1.29% 1.26%
2065 -1.25% 1.17%
2064 -1.23% 1.16%
2063 -1.21% 1.22%
2062 -1.23% 1.24%
2061 -1.25% 1.25%
2060 -1.22% 1.28%
2059 -1.22% 1.27%
2058 -1.24% 1.29%
2057 -1.3% 1.38%
2056 -1.29% 1.38%
2055 -1.18% 1.47%
2054 -1.2% 1.49%
2053 -1.15% 1.52%
2052 -1.21% 1.52%
2051 -1.15% 1.52%
2050 -1.18% 1.71%
2049 -1.11% 1.64%
2048 -1.15% 1.75%
2047 -1.14% 1.65%
2046 -1.09% 1.85%
2045 -1.07% 1.93%
2044 -1.08% 1.95%
2043 -1.06% 2.06%
2042 -1.11% 1.98%
2041 -1.06% 2.06%
2040 -1.02% 2.13%
2039 -0.94% 2.15%
2038 -0.94% 2.21%
2037 -0.94% 2.23%
2036 -0.94% 2.17%
2035 -1% 2.19%
2034 -0.92% 2.24%
2033 -0.9% 2.28%
2032 -0.79% 2.32%
2031 -0.79% 2.29%
2030 -0.78% 2.34%
2029 -0.82% 2.48%
2028 -0.84% 2.39%
2027 -0.84% 2.33%
2026 -0.81% 2.38%
2025 -0.72% 2.49%
2024 -0.65% 2.62%
2023 -0.62% 2.77%
2022 -1.24% 2.74%
2021 -1.65% 2.76%
2020 -1.38% 2.95%
2019 -1.22% 3.34%
2018 -1.22% 3.07%
2017 -1.28% 2.38%
2016 -1.29% 1.74%
2015 -1.3% 2.29%
2014 -1.27% 3.45%
2013 -1.61% 3.66%
2012 -1.92% 3.63%
2011 -1.83% 3.64%
2010 -1.76% 4.79%
2009 -1.72% 5.2%
2008 -1.64% 4.21%
2007 -1.23% 3.77%
2006 -0.81% 3.67%
2005 -1.07% 3.78%
2004 -0.9% 3.8%
2003 -0.23% 3.21%
2002 0.2% 2.86%
2001 0.47% 2.54%
2000 0.71% 2.1%
1999 1% 2.43%
1998 1.77% 1.93%
1997 3.69% -0.008%
1996 4.3% 0.07%
1995 -0.26% 6.17%
1994 -4.59% 0.65%
1993 -7.8% -3.1%
1992 -5.02% 2.71%
1991 0.22% 2.09%
1990 0.33% 2.11%
1989 0.44% 1.98%
1988 0.55% 2.24%
1987 0.64% 2.31%
1986 0.73% 1.89%
1985 0.81% 2.18%
1984 0.86% 2.45%
1983 0.89% 2.72%
1982 0.88% 2.53%
1981 0.86% 4.16%
1980 0.85% 4.29%
1979 0.86% 2.52%
1978 0.89% 2.93%
1977 0.94% 2.6%
1976 0.98% 2.27%
1975 1% 2.51%
1974 1.01% 2.54%
1973 1.02% -0.14%
1972 1.02% -0.004%
1971 0.96% 2.46%
1970 0.95% 2.2%
1969 1.05% 2.2%
1968 1.16% 2.41%
1967 1.26% 2.57%
1966 1.34% 2.44%
1965 1.41% 2.81%
1964 1.49% 2.89%
1963 1.6% 2.13%
1962 1.78% 2.57%
1961 2.03% 2.56%

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/bosnia-and-herzegovina/burundi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Burundi's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Burundi
Current population
3116111
14833763
Population rank 135/197 78/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.18%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
1.47 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.14 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
5.72 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +982
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +358,336
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 24/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
15.2 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -34,727
Net migration rank 124/196 169/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 387,101
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 90/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 119/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Burundi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Burundi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -34,727
2024 - -4,497 - -27,074
2023 -18,292 -485 368,917 1,995
2022 -20,197 -485 363,786 1,995
2021 -33,670 -25,865 359,844 -14,415
2020 -22,502 -26,840 361,654 -10,189
2019 -15,192 -27,841 357,672 14,253
2018 -10,761 -29,147 351,704 68,141
2017 -12,810 -30,650 353,879 -68,349
2016 -13,009 -32,173 358,393 -109,296
2015 -11,942 -33,948 370,856 -236,207
2014 -11,009 -35,683 367,797 -6,856
2013 -8,367 -37,002 362,224 -2,285
2012 -6,761 -66,378 354,068 22,617
2011 -5,354 -64,875 348,934 -19,513
2010 -1,895 -67,228 341,808 11,845
2009 652 -68,182 319,583 184,359
2008 161 -68,140 300,750 79,319
2007 1,557 -65,335 285,323 22,129
2006 2,714 -38,622 269,874 15,322
2005 6,546 -37,086 253,401 17,905
2004 9,549 -68,008 234,891 47,091
2003 10,781 -27,396 216,295 36,719
2002 10,972 -13,312 201,892 -16,871
2001 10,424 9,055 184,541 9,967
2000 11,722 8,138 173,867 -40,032
1999 13,568 25,495 166,699 -34,465
1998 18,492 24,335 154,010 13,840
1997 19,311 80,133 150,404 -84,126
1996 13,327 173,193 158,920 -226,317
1995 5,926 126,914 160,284 -84,697
1994 4,895 -157,427 112,968 516,373
1993 -27,199 -178,416 128,898 -684,261
1992 -17,883 -436,814 156,420 35,769
1991 33,692 -26,483 156,148 -39,236
1990 34,993 -22,829 156,617 -39,926
1989 36,802 -19,634 157,547 -43,561
1988 39,058 -17,058 145,234 -46,464
1987 41,172 -14,853 157,481 -21,179
1986 42,884 -12,941 156,170 -55,742
1985 44,983 -11,429 156,896 -66,574
1984 46,413 -10,321 154,366 -29,534
1983 47,135 -9,599 152,801 -41,756
1982 47,023 -9,298 147,090 -3,844
1981 45,423 -9,384 146,231 -58,723
1980 42,911 -7,368 127,746 149,361
1979 42,157 -7,454 123,377 -40,126
1978 44,800 -9,382 114,884 8,247
1977 48,643 -11,834 108,488 1,884
1976 52,107 -13,778 104,396 -12,848
1975 53,629 -14,348 101,172 -20,693
1974 53,600 -14,345 95,486 10,065
1973 52,989 -14,043 74,805 2,843
1972 54,072 -14,807 30,532 -118,457
1971 54,352 -15,829 95,153 -7,569
1970 54,455 -20,714 92,476 -6,346
1969 58,454 -21,229 90,852 -25,292
1968 61,422 -20,704 88,765 -5,917
1967 65,618 -21,195 86,373 -9,821
1966 70,085 -23,196 83,651 5,262
1965 72,896 -24,330 78,208 -13,947
1964 74,151 -23,922 77,528 29,639
1963 75,380 -22,611 75,962 -11,502
1962 77,582 -21,531 74,710 -15,378
1961 77,601 -14,655 71,216 15,094
1960 76,840 -6,481 70,032 -14,620

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 41.1% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people). In Burundi 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,614,502 people) and 9.03% is from migration (a loss of 358,928 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 387,101 people or 2.8% in Burundi.

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
Burundi
City Population
Bujumbura 659K
Gitega 136K
Ngozi 39.9K
Bubanza 20K
Muyinga 9.61K
Makamba 9.4K
Ruyigi 7.14K
Rutana 5.86K

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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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