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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 29,879,337 people in Cameroon in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 31,045,453 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 9.97 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 -1.15% per year vs +2.8% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 31M (76.9% 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 1,368,062 89,761,493
2099 1,382,211 89,236,081
2098 1,396,949 88,700,571
2097 1,412,908 88,148,423
2096 1,428,574 87,584,533
2095 1,443,843 87,012,755
2094 1,459,099 86,422,461
2093 1,474,841 85,823,264
2092 1,490,288 85,216,516
2091 1,505,574 84,591,510
2090 1,521,165 83,955,258
2089 1,537,449 83,304,250
2088 1,554,002 82,644,527
2087 1,570,515 81,971,087
2086 1,587,803 81,292,292
2085 1,605,248 80,596,814
2084 1,623,603 79,893,144
2083 1,642,536 79,174,449
2082 1,661,441 78,447,054
2081 1,680,572 77,705,764
2080 1,700,417 76,946,674
2079 1,720,559 76,185,626
2078 1,741,147 75,414,998
2077 1,762,029 74,632,426
2076 1,783,547 73,846,385
2075 1,805,988 73,045,925
2074 1,828,419 72,232,083
2073 1,850,549 71,416,307
2072 1,873,199 70,587,575
2071 1,896,330 69,756,436
2070 1,920,335 68,920,850
2069 1,943,983 68,080,121
2068 1,967,713 67,236,365
2067 1,993,328 66,384,714
2066 2,018,796 65,524,711
2065 2,045,094 64,661,065
2064 2,071,026 63,793,364
2063 2,096,801 62,925,133
2062 2,122,454 62,051,886
2061 2,148,932 61,174,588
2060 2,176,154 60,289,485
2059 2,203,131 59,400,116
2058 2,230,453 58,506,347
2057 2,258,553 57,609,734
2056 2,288,270 56,718,154
2055 2,318,066 55,825,018
2054 2,345,650 54,922,920
2053 2,374,091 54,020,742
2052 2,401,804 53,110,977
2051 2,431,166 52,204,288
2050 2,459,340 51,302,617
2049 2,488,686 50,395,223
2048 2,516,605 49,490,600
2047 2,545,909 48,582,238
2046 2,575,176 47,678,096
2045 2,603,679 46,779,348
2044 2,631,917 45,880,138
2043 2,660,625 44,989,272
2042 2,689,157 44,093,888
2041 2,719,360 43,194,408
2040 2,748,491 42,307,249
2039 2,776,696 41,421,572
2038 2,803,054 40,545,218
2037 2,829,544 39,674,106
2036 2,856,285 38,807,341
2035 2,883,527 37,954,978
2034 2,912,522 37,107,744
2033 2,939,434 36,270,943
2032 2,966,176 35,438,930
2031 2,989,887 34,618,857
2030 3,013,719 33,804,320
2029 3,037,488 33,002,520
2028 3,062,650 32,206,806
2027 3,088,595 31,421,882
2026 3,114,736 30,647,877
2025 3,140,095 29,879,337
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Cameroon will increase by 65.3% to 51,302,617 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 -0.76% 2.59%
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 (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 Cameroon's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Cameroon
Current population
3114736
31045453
Population rank 135/197 51/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.37%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
41.9 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
32.5 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.57 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +2,070
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +755,593
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 22/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 766,304 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Cameroon 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,129,456 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a loss of 47,352 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 (1960–2025, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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