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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 29,123,744 people in Cameroon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 30,864,115 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 9.9 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.84% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 30.9M (75.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Cameroon
2100 1,368,666 89,781,496
2099 1,382,821 89,255,966
2098 1,397,565 88,720,337
2097 1,413,532 88,168,066
2096 1,429,204 87,604,050
2095 1,444,480 87,032,145
2094 1,459,743 86,441,720
2093 1,475,492 85,842,389
2092 1,490,946 85,235,505
2091 1,506,239 84,610,360
2090 1,521,837 83,973,967
2089 1,538,128 83,322,813
2088 1,554,688 82,662,944
2087 1,571,208 81,989,354
2086 1,588,504 81,310,407
2085 1,605,957 80,614,775
2084 1,624,320 79,910,947
2083 1,643,261 79,192,092
2082 1,662,175 78,464,535
2081 1,681,314 77,723,079
2080 1,701,168 76,963,821
2079 1,721,318 76,202,603
2078 1,741,916 75,431,803
2077 1,762,807 74,649,057
2076 1,784,335 73,862,841
2075 1,806,786 73,062,202
2074 1,829,227 72,248,179
2073 1,851,366 71,432,221
2072 1,874,026 70,603,305
2071 1,897,167 69,771,981
2070 1,921,183 68,936,208
2069 1,944,841 68,095,292
2068 1,968,581 67,251,348
2067 1,994,208 66,399,507
2066 2,019,687 65,539,313
2065 2,045,997 64,675,474
2064 2,071,940 63,807,579
2063 2,097,727 62,939,156
2062 2,123,391 62,065,714
2061 2,149,881 61,188,220
2060 2,177,114 60,302,920
2059 2,204,104 59,413,352
2058 2,231,438 58,519,385
2057 2,259,550 57,622,572
2056 2,289,280 56,730,793
2055 2,319,090 55,837,458
2054 2,346,686 54,935,159
2053 2,375,139 54,032,780
2052 2,402,864 53,122,812
2051 2,432,239 52,215,921
2050 2,460,425 51,314,050
2049 2,489,784 50,406,453
2048 2,517,716 49,501,629
2047 2,547,032 48,593,064
2046 2,576,313 47,688,721
2045 2,604,829 46,789,773
2044 2,633,079 45,890,362
2043 2,661,800 44,999,297
2042 2,690,344 44,103,714
2041 2,720,561 43,204,033
2040 2,749,705 42,316,677
2039 2,777,922 41,430,803
2038 2,804,291 40,554,253
2037 2,830,793 39,682,947
2036 2,857,546 38,815,989
2035 2,884,800 37,963,436
2034 2,913,808 37,116,013
2033 2,940,732 36,279,025
2032 2,967,485 35,446,827
2031 2,991,207 34,626,572
2030 3,015,049 33,811,853
2029 3,038,829 33,009,874
2028 3,064,003 32,213,983
2027 3,089,959 31,428,884
2026 3,116,111 30,654,707
2025 3,141,481 29,885,995
2024 3,164,253 29,123,744
2023 3,185,073 28,372,687
2022 3,204,802 27,632,771
2021 3,244,907 26,915,758
2020 3,299,349 26,210,558
2019 3,345,533 25,506,095
2018 3,387,000 24,806,383
2017 3,428,682 24,128,601
2016 3,473,003 23,454,161
2015 3,518,541 22,763,414
2014 3,564,829 22,059,893
2013 3,610,859 21,402,376
2012 3,670,113 20,809,529
2011 3,741,798 20,232,304
2010 3,811,472 19,668,066
2009 3,879,794 19,113,974
2008 3,947,544 18,574,056
2007 4,013,424 18,049,896
2006 4,063,272 17,550,407
2005 4,096,493 17,074,594
2004 4,140,987 16,610,487
2003 4,178,523 16,160,340
2002 4,188,002 15,725,528
2001 4,179,438 15,309,490
2000 4,159,771 14,912,631
1999 4,130,305 14,525,140
1998 4,089,356 14,144,860
1997 4,018,227 13,775,214
1996 3,875,246 13,414,757
1995 3,715,564 13,058,516
1994 3,725,412 12,704,903
1993 3,904,482 12,353,131
1992 4,234,616 12,006,353
1991 4,458,343 11,667,180
1990 4,448,652 11,331,821
1989 4,433,983 11,002,745
1988 4,414,404 10,684,968
1987 4,390,246 10,370,749
1986 4,362,115 10,060,342
1985 4,330,364 9,761,730
1984 4,295,536 9,475,078
1983 4,258,728 9,215,397
1982 4,221,100 9,028,678
1981 4,184,217 8,816,377
1980 4,148,426 8,512,219
1979 4,113,300 8,239,641
1978 4,078,240 8,011,921
1977 4,042,124 7,796,501
1976 4,004,552 7,597,962
1975 3,965,743 7,397,120
1974 3,926,472 7,193,583
1973 3,887,376 6,996,660
1972 3,848,271 6,806,872
1971 3,809,376 6,624,408
1970 3,773,247 6,449,793
1969 3,737,765 6,283,462
1968 3,698,794 6,125,863
1967 3,656,223 5,977,318
1966 3,610,562 5,837,295
1965 3,562,834 5,704,686
1964 3,513,441 5,578,257
1963 3,461,942 5,456,623
1962 3,407,532 5,338,620
1961 3,348,035 5,239,273
1960 3,281,381 5,159,057

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/cameroon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Cameroon gained 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2006 and ranked 51st 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 Cameroon will increase by 66.3% to 51,314,050 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M 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
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Cameroon
2100 -1.02% 0.59%
2099 -1.06% 0.6%
2098 -1.13% 0.63%
2097 -1.1% 0.64%
2096 -1.06% 0.66%
2095 -1.05% 0.68%
2094 -1.07% 0.7%
2093 -1.04% 0.71%
2092 -1.02% 0.74%
2091 -1.02% 0.76%
2090 -1.06% 0.78%
2089 -1.07% 0.8%
2088 -1.05% 0.82%
2087 -1.09% 0.84%
2086 -1.09% 0.86%
2085 -1.13% 0.88%
2084 -1.15% 0.91%
2083 -1.14% 0.93%
2082 -1.14% 0.95%
2081 -1.17% 0.99%
2080 -1.17% 1%
2079 -1.18% 1.02%
2078 -1.19% 1.05%
2077 -1.21% 1.06%
2076 -1.24% 1.1%
2075 -1.23% 1.13%
2074 -1.2% 1.14%
2073 -1.21% 1.17%
2072 -1.22% 1.19%
2071 -1.25% 1.21%
2070 -1.22% 1.23%
2069 -1.21% 1.25%
2068 -1.29% 1.28%
2067 -1.26% 1.31%
2066 -1.29% 1.34%
2065 -1.25% 1.36%
2064 -1.23% 1.38%
2063 -1.21% 1.41%
2062 -1.23% 1.43%
2061 -1.25% 1.47%
2060 -1.22% 1.5%
2059 -1.22% 1.53%
2058 -1.24% 1.56%
2057 -1.3% 1.57%
2056 -1.29% 1.6%
2055 -1.18% 1.64%
2054 -1.2% 1.67%
2053 -1.15% 1.71%
2052 -1.21% 1.74%
2051 -1.15% 1.76%
2050 -1.18% 1.8%
2049 -1.11% 1.83%
2048 -1.15% 1.87%
2047 -1.14% 1.9%
2046 -1.09% 1.92%
2045 -1.07% 1.96%
2044 -1.08% 1.98%
2043 -1.06% 2.03%
2042 -1.11% 2.08%
2041 -1.06% 2.1%
2040 -1.02% 2.14%
2039 -0.94% 2.16%
2038 -0.94% 2.2%
2037 -0.94% 2.23%
2036 -0.94% 2.25%
2035 -1% 2.28%
2034 -0.92% 2.31%
2033 -0.9% 2.35%
2032 -0.79% 2.37%
2031 -0.79% 2.41%
2030 -0.78% 2.43%
2029 -0.82% 2.47%
2028 -0.84% 2.5%
2027 -0.84% 2.53%
2026 -0.81% 2.57%
2025 -0.72% 2.62%
2024 -0.65% 2.65%
2023 -0.62% 2.68%
2022 -1.24% 2.66%
2021 -1.65% 2.69%
2020 -1.38% 2.76%
2019 -1.22% 2.82%
2018 -1.22% 2.81%
2017 -1.28% 2.88%
2016 -1.29% 3.03%
2015 -1.3% 3.19%
2014 -1.27% 3.07%
2013 -1.61% 2.85%
2012 -1.92% 2.85%
2011 -1.83% 2.87%
2010 -1.76% 2.9%
2009 -1.72% 2.91%
2008 -1.64% 2.9%
2007 -1.23% 2.85%
2006 -0.81% 2.79%
2005 -1.07% 2.79%
2004 -0.9% 2.79%
2003 -0.23% 2.77%
2002 0.2% 2.72%
2001 0.47% 2.66%
2000 0.71% 2.67%
1999 1% 2.69%
1998 1.77% 2.68%
1997 3.69% 2.69%
1996 4.3% 2.73%
1995 -0.26% 2.78%
1994 -4.59% 2.85%
1993 -7.8% 2.89%
1992 -5.02% 2.91%
1991 0.22% 2.96%
1990 0.33% 2.99%
1989 0.44% 2.97%
1988 0.55% 3.03%
1987 0.64% 3.09%
1986 0.73% 3.06%
1985 0.81% 3.03%
1984 0.86% 2.82%
1983 0.89% 2.07%
1982 0.88% 2.41%
1981 0.86% 3.57%
1980 0.85% 3.31%
1979 0.86% 2.84%
1978 0.89% 2.76%
1977 0.94% 2.61%
1976 0.98% 2.72%
1975 1% 2.83%
1974 1.01% 2.81%
1973 1.02% 2.79%
1972 1.02% 2.75%
1971 0.96% 2.71%
1970 0.95% 2.65%
1969 1.05% 2.57%
1968 1.16% 2.49%
1967 1.26% 2.4%
1966 1.34% 2.32%
1965 1.41% 2.27%
1964 1.49% 2.23%
1963 1.6% 2.21%
1962 1.78% 1.9%
1961 2.03% 1.55%

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/cameroon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Cameroon's population grew by 2.65%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Cameroon
Current population
3116111
30864115
Population rank 135/197 51/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.37%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
42 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
32.9 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +2,058
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +751,057
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.65%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 23/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
34.3 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -15,379
Net migration rank 124/196 146/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 642,948
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 74/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 130/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Cameroon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Cameroon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -15,379
2024 - -4,497 - -13,892
2023 -18,292 -485 754,486 -4,798
2022 -20,197 -485 734,893 -4,798
2021 -33,670 -25,865 713,806 -9,888
2020 -22,502 -26,840 716,361 -9,888
2019 -15,192 -27,841 714,681 -12,255
2018 -10,761 -29,147 706,188 -9,184
2017 -12,810 -30,650 696,496 -37,912
2016 -13,009 -32,173 677,051 13,255
2015 -11,942 -33,948 649,190 42,008
2014 -11,009 -35,683 619,243 96,599
2013 -8,367 -37,002 606,072 -6,900
2012 -6,761 -66,378 594,029 -7,523
2011 -5,354 -64,875 580,607 -12,669
2010 -1,895 -67,228 569,921 -9,366
2009 652 -68,182 557,841 -10,203
2008 161 -68,140 542,919 -10,720
2007 1,557 -65,335 526,949 -10,807
2006 2,714 -38,622 511,366 -28,528
2005 6,546 -37,086 496,547 -27,775
2004 9,549 -68,008 478,880 -19,444
2003 10,781 -27,396 459,422 -18,568
2002 10,972 -13,312 439,544 -10,766
2001 10,424 9,055 422,511 -19,203
2000 11,722 8,138 411,633 -21,221
1999 13,568 25,495 401,969 -17,398
1998 18,492 24,335 388,432 -12,446
1997 19,311 80,133 377,138 -13,842
1996 13,327 173,193 370,355 -12,738
1995 5,926 126,914 367,532 -12,661
1994 4,895 -157,427 364,390 -12,028
1993 -27,199 -178,416 360,785 -9,601
1992 -17,883 -436,814 356,072 -13,702
1991 33,692 -26,483 350,493 -14,520
1990 34,993 -22,829 342,901 -8,163
1989 36,802 -19,634 334,649 -11,244
1988 39,058 -17,058 328,168 -16,016
1987 41,172 -14,853 320,134 -3,829
1986 42,884 -12,941 308,188 -3,671
1985 44,983 -11,429 296,317 -3,604
1984 46,413 -10,321 284,110 -3,512
1983 47,135 -9,599 276,112 -37,346
1982 47,023 -9,298 274,652 -139,974
1981 45,423 -9,384 262,076 27,845
1980 42,911 -7,368 247,808 70,589
1979 42,157 -7,454 238,875 -12,108
1978 44,800 -9,382 229,958 -1,282
1977 48,643 -11,834 222,785 -20,622
1976 52,107 -13,778 214,916 -19,994
1975 53,629 -14,348 206,986 -237
1974 53,600 -14,345 200,693 -377
1973 52,989 -14,043 193,997 -466
1972 54,072 -14,807 186,521 -473
1971 54,352 -15,829 179,317 -439
1970 54,455 -20,714 170,713 -367
1969 58,454 -21,229 162,603 -286
1968 61,422 -20,704 153,080 -204
1967 65,618 -21,195 144,370 -148
1966 70,085 -23,196 135,927 -96
1965 72,896 -24,330 129,428 -39
1964 74,151 -23,922 123,469 0
1963 75,380 -22,611 119,784 0
1962 77,582 -21,531 116,232 0
1961 77,601 -14,655 82,471 0
1960 76,840 -6,481 77,948 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/cameroon | 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 Cameroon 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,982,395 people) and 0.9% is from migration (a gain of 63,139 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 642,948 people or 2.2% in Cameroon.

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
Cameroon
City Population
Douala 2.77M
Yaounde 2.44M
Garoua 1.75M
Bafoussam 480K
Bamenda 349K
Maroua 201K
Ngaoundere 190K
Kumba 144K
Buea 131K
Limbe 84.2K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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