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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 17,638,801 people in Cambodia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 18,113,986 in Cambodia.

Population statistics:

  • Cambodia's population is 5.81 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Cambodia is the 73rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.22% for Cambodia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.38% in Cambodia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Cambodia has grown from 13.6M to 18.1M (32.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cambodia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Cambodia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Cambodia
2100 1,368,666 22,906,442
2099 1,382,821 22,962,923
2098 1,397,565 23,019,882
2097 1,413,532 23,073,551
2096 1,429,204 23,123,425
2095 1,444,480 23,167,283
2094 1,459,743 23,212,055
2093 1,475,492 23,252,118
2092 1,490,946 23,290,144
2091 1,506,239 23,322,120
2090 1,521,837 23,354,198
2089 1,538,128 23,385,733
2088 1,554,688 23,409,247
2087 1,571,208 23,433,812
2086 1,588,504 23,455,606
2085 1,605,957 23,473,699
2084 1,624,320 23,490,880
2083 1,643,261 23,503,304
2082 1,662,175 23,511,399
2081 1,681,314 23,517,527
2080 1,701,168 23,523,490
2079 1,721,318 23,527,816
2078 1,741,916 23,528,640
2077 1,762,807 23,524,419
2076 1,784,335 23,517,089
2075 1,806,786 23,511,041
2074 1,829,227 23,498,649
2073 1,851,366 23,486,231
2072 1,874,026 23,468,351
2071 1,897,167 23,447,776
2070 1,921,183 23,425,399
2069 1,944,841 23,398,087
2068 1,968,581 23,367,005
2067 1,994,208 23,328,780
2066 2,019,687 23,288,003
2065 2,045,997 23,246,605
2064 2,071,940 23,196,515
2063 2,097,727 23,143,893
2062 2,123,391 23,088,053
2061 2,149,881 23,025,211
2060 2,177,114 22,956,351
2059 2,204,104 22,882,368
2058 2,231,438 22,803,687
2057 2,259,550 22,719,975
2056 2,289,280 22,633,081
2055 2,319,090 22,541,997
2054 2,346,686 22,444,525
2053 2,375,139 22,342,736
2052 2,402,864 22,235,734
2051 2,432,239 22,121,782
2050 2,460,425 22,005,604
2049 2,489,784 21,881,810
2048 2,517,716 21,754,090
2047 2,547,032 21,622,327
2046 2,576,313 21,484,727
2045 2,604,829 21,344,443
2044 2,633,079 21,199,702
2043 2,661,800 21,050,598
2042 2,690,344 20,897,569
2041 2,720,561 20,742,759
2040 2,749,705 20,586,310
2039 2,777,922 20,425,222
2038 2,804,291 20,260,230
2037 2,830,793 20,092,632
2036 2,857,546 19,926,280
2035 2,884,800 19,751,811
2034 2,913,808 19,577,662
2033 2,940,732 19,399,100
2032 2,967,485 19,219,058
2031 2,991,207 19,034,316
2030 3,015,049 18,847,504
2029 3,038,829 18,656,059
2028 3,064,003 18,459,936
2027 3,089,959 18,260,437
2026 3,116,111 18,059,685
2025 3,141,481 17,851,510
2024 3,164,253 17,638,801
2023 3,185,073 17,423,880
2022 3,204,802 17,201,724
2021 3,244,907 16,974,305
2020 3,299,349 16,725,474
2019 3,345,533 16,481,304
2018 3,387,000 16,274,522
2017 3,428,682 16,073,372
2016 3,473,003 15,852,803
2015 3,518,541 15,623,251
2014 3,564,829 15,396,772
2013 3,610,859 15,170,208
2012 3,670,113 14,945,085
2011 3,741,798 14,722,584
2010 3,811,472 14,500,726
2009 3,879,794 14,276,810
2008 3,947,544 14,053,479
2007 4,013,424 13,841,770
2006 4,063,272 13,639,028
2005 4,096,493 13,439,202
2004 4,140,987 13,244,731
2003 4,178,523 13,050,968
2002 4,188,002 12,855,241
2001 4,179,438 12,658,484
2000 4,159,771 12,462,336
1999 4,130,305 12,265,731
1998 4,089,356 12,058,173
1997 4,018,227 11,570,982
1996 3,875,246 10,801,270
1995 3,715,564 10,018,497
1994 3,725,412 9,239,162
1993 3,904,482 8,616,381
1992 4,234,616 8,113,083
1991 4,458,343 7,686,850
1990 4,448,652 7,374,752
1989 4,433,983 7,073,473
1988 4,414,404 6,812,014
1987 4,390,246 6,557,970
1986 4,362,115 6,285,693
1985 4,330,364 6,043,783
1984 4,295,536 5,845,117
1983 4,258,728 5,636,203
1982 4,221,100 5,436,432
1981 4,184,217 5,284,495
1980 4,148,426 5,199,872
1979 4,113,300 5,088,808
1978 4,078,240 5,211,653
1977 4,042,124 5,668,551
1976 4,004,552 6,134,991
1975 3,965,743 6,581,371
1974 3,926,472 6,783,240
1973 3,887,376 6,739,726
1972 3,848,271 6,673,886
1971 3,809,376 6,620,880
1970 3,773,247 6,639,182
1969 3,737,765 6,604,725
1968 3,698,794 6,467,324
1967 3,656,223 6,332,944
1966 3,610,562 6,201,232
1965 3,562,834 6,072,289
1964 3,513,441 5,946,178
1963 3,461,942 5,823,010
1962 3,407,532 5,697,558
1961 3,348,035 5,571,168
1960 3,281,381 5,449,966

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/cambodia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Cambodia gained 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Cambodia's population increased by 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Cambodia was ranked 67th in 2006 and ranked 73rd 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 Cambodia will increase by 21.5% to 22,005,604 people and will still be ranked 73rd.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M 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
Cambodia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Cambodia
2100 -1.02% -0.25%
2099 -1.06% -0.25%
2098 -1.13% -0.23%
2097 -1.1% -0.22%
2096 -1.06% -0.19%
2095 -1.05% -0.19%
2094 -1.07% -0.17%
2093 -1.04% -0.16%
2092 -1.02% -0.14%
2091 -1.02% -0.14%
2090 -1.06% -0.13%
2089 -1.07% -0.1%
2088 -1.05% -0.1%
2087 -1.09% -0.09%
2086 -1.09% -0.08%
2085 -1.13% -0.07%
2084 -1.15% -0.05%
2083 -1.14% -0.03%
2082 -1.14% -0.03%
2081 -1.17% -0.03%
2080 -1.17% -0.02%
2079 -1.18% -0.004%
2078 -1.19% 0.02%
2077 -1.21% 0.03%
2076 -1.24% 0.03%
2075 -1.23% 0.05%
2074 -1.2% 0.05%
2073 -1.21% 0.08%
2072 -1.22% 0.09%
2071 -1.25% 0.1%
2070 -1.22% 0.12%
2069 -1.21% 0.13%
2068 -1.29% 0.16%
2067 -1.26% 0.18%
2066 -1.29% 0.18%
2065 -1.25% 0.22%
2064 -1.23% 0.23%
2063 -1.21% 0.24%
2062 -1.23% 0.27%
2061 -1.25% 0.3%
2060 -1.22% 0.32%
2059 -1.22% 0.35%
2058 -1.24% 0.37%
2057 -1.3% 0.38%
2056 -1.29% 0.4%
2055 -1.18% 0.43%
2054 -1.2% 0.46%
2053 -1.15% 0.48%
2052 -1.21% 0.52%
2051 -1.15% 0.53%
2050 -1.18% 0.57%
2049 -1.11% 0.59%
2048 -1.15% 0.61%
2047 -1.14% 0.64%
2046 -1.09% 0.66%
2045 -1.07% 0.68%
2044 -1.08% 0.71%
2043 -1.06% 0.73%
2042 -1.11% 0.75%
2041 -1.06% 0.76%
2040 -1.02% 0.79%
2039 -0.94% 0.81%
2038 -0.94% 0.83%
2037 -0.94% 0.83%
2036 -0.94% 0.88%
2035 -1% 0.89%
2034 -0.92% 0.92%
2033 -0.9% 0.94%
2032 -0.79% 0.97%
2031 -0.79% 0.99%
2030 -0.78% 1.03%
2029 -0.82% 1.06%
2028 -0.84% 1.09%
2027 -0.84% 1.11%
2026 -0.81% 1.17%
2025 -0.72% 1.21%
2024 -0.65% 1.23%
2023 -0.62% 1.29%
2022 -1.24% 1.34%
2021 -1.65% 1.49%
2020 -1.38% 1.48%
2019 -1.22% 1.27%
2018 -1.22% 1.25%
2017 -1.28% 1.39%
2016 -1.29% 1.47%
2015 -1.3% 1.47%
2014 -1.27% 1.49%
2013 -1.61% 1.51%
2012 -1.92% 1.51%
2011 -1.83% 1.53%
2010 -1.76% 1.57%
2009 -1.72% 1.59%
2008 -1.64% 1.53%
2007 -1.23% 1.49%
2006 -0.81% 1.49%
2005 -1.07% 1.47%
2004 -0.9% 1.48%
2003 -0.23% 1.52%
2002 0.2% 1.55%
2001 0.47% 1.57%
2000 0.71% 1.6%
1999 1% 1.72%
1998 1.77% 4.21%
1997 3.69% 7.13%
1996 4.3% 7.81%
1995 -0.26% 8.44%
1994 -4.59% 7.23%
1993 -7.8% 6.2%
1992 -5.02% 5.54%
1991 0.22% 4.23%
1990 0.33% 4.26%
1989 0.44% 3.84%
1988 0.55% 3.87%
1987 0.64% 4.33%
1986 0.73% 4%
1985 0.81% 3.4%
1984 0.86% 3.71%
1983 0.89% 3.67%
1982 0.88% 2.88%
1981 0.86% 1.63%
1980 0.85% 2.18%
1979 0.86% -2.36%
1978 0.89% -8.06%
1977 0.94% -7.6%
1976 0.98% -6.78%
1975 1% -2.98%
1974 1.01% 0.65%
1973 1.02% 0.99%
1972 1.02% 0.8%
1971 0.96% -0.28%
1970 0.95% 0.52%
1969 1.05% 2.12%
1968 1.16% 2.12%
1967 1.26% 2.12%
1966 1.34% 2.12%
1965 1.41% 2.12%
1964 1.49% 2.12%
1963 1.6% 2.2%
1962 1.78% 2.27%
1961 2.03% 2.22%

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Cambodia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Cambodia
Current population
3116111
18113986
Population rank 135/197 73/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.22%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
2.45 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.45 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.72 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +589
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +214,921
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 88/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
16.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -31,469
Net migration rank 124/196 167/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 83,925
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 136/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 175/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Cambodia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Cambodia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -31,469
2024 - -4,497 - -32,960
2023 -18,292 -485 250,242 -31,837
2022 -20,197 -485 257,269 -31,350
2021 -33,670 -25,865 255,939 -27,025
2020 -22,502 -26,840 268,745 0
2019 -15,192 -27,841 276,870 -57,268
2018 -10,761 -29,147 280,671 -86,702
2017 -12,810 -30,650 282,698 -74,362
2016 -13,009 -32,173 284,130 -51,324
2015 -11,942 -33,948 284,390 -58,101
2014 -11,009 -35,683 283,193 -56,536
2013 -8,367 -37,002 281,013 -54,554
2012 -6,761 -66,378 276,649 -52,874
2011 -5,354 -64,875 272,161 -50,941
2010 -1,895 -67,228 272,266 -49,781
2009 652 -68,182 274,700 -49,354
2008 161 -68,140 272,132 -50,809
2007 1,557 -65,335 270,745 -68,653
2006 2,714 -38,622 263,697 -60,315
2005 6,546 -37,086 256,756 -60,473
2004 9,549 -68,008 251,650 -58,972
2003 10,781 -27,396 251,884 -57,026
2002 10,972 -13,312 251,860 -55,245
2001 10,424 9,055 250,726 -53,815
2000 11,722 8,138 246,330 -50,957
1999 13,568 25,495 245,425 -47,608
1998 18,492 24,335 251,076 -33,781
1997 19,311 80,133 252,351 504,742
1996 13,327 173,193 274,147 508,187
1995 5,926 126,914 280,168 503,042
1994 4,895 -157,427 286,728 488,732
1993 -27,199 -178,416 282,221 187,883
1992 -17,883 -436,814 260,673 275,823
1991 33,692 -26,483 257,709 58,264
1990 34,993 -22,829 249,776 58,455
1989 36,802 -19,634 239,211 55,125
1988 39,058 -17,058 243,203 -14,627
1987 41,172 -14,853 235,064 44,442
1986 42,884 -12,941 221,684 43,356
1985 44,983 -11,429 214,101 4,677
1984 46,413 -10,321 207,700 -29,141
1983 47,135 -9,599 192,849 46,428
1982 47,023 -9,298 180,300 -20,026
1981 45,423 -9,384 166,578 -22,982
1980 42,911 -7,368 159,157 -133,508
1979 42,157 -7,454 78,143 118,334
1978 44,800 -9,382 -357,478 -84,695
1977 48,643 -11,834 -416,117 -55,504
1976 52,107 -13,778 -408,505 -52,741
1975 53,629 -14,348 -383,806 -47,717
1974 53,600 -14,345 73,001 -45,225
1973 52,989 -14,043 101,304 -42,053
1972 54,072 -14,807 113,190 -40,764
1971 54,352 -15,829 113,813 -80,232
1970 54,455 -20,714 122,832 -193,008
1969 58,454 -21,229 156,777 -17,676
1968 61,422 -20,704 153,444 -17,745
1967 65,618 -21,195 150,046 -16,983
1966 70,085 -23,196 147,583 -17,216
1965 72,896 -24,330 144,460 -16,930
1964 74,151 -23,922 141,216 -16,516
1963 75,380 -22,611 137,562 -15,929
1962 77,582 -21,531 132,861 -3,578
1961 77,601 -14,655 128,259 -4,764
1960 76,840 -6,481 124,237 -5,339

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/cambodia | 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 Cambodia 85.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,724,147 people) and 14.8% is from migration (a loss of 474,505 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 83,925 people or 0.5% in Cambodia.

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
Cambodia
City Population
Phnom Penh 2.13M
Siem Reap 245K
Battambang 130K
Serei Saophoan 99K
Sihanoukville 71.1K
Kampong Cham 61.8K
Svay Rieng 41.4K
Kampot 39.2K
Prey Veng 33.1K
Stung Treng 29.7K

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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)
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