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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 41,651,653 people in Canada in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 42,199,836 in Canada.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 13.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Canada is the 38th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.51% for Canada.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +1.48% in Canada.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42.2M (29.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Canada: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Canada
2100 1,368,062 55,809,541
2099 1,382,211 55,626,634
2098 1,396,949 55,437,170
2097 1,412,908 55,242,936
2096 1,428,574 55,069,963
2095 1,443,843 54,900,581
2094 1,459,099 54,735,470
2093 1,474,841 54,569,243
2092 1,490,288 54,411,987
2091 1,505,574 54,247,171
2090 1,521,165 54,102,304
2089 1,537,449 53,953,046
2088 1,554,002 53,774,562
2087 1,570,515 53,627,048
2086 1,587,803 53,473,039
2085 1,605,248 53,322,800
2084 1,623,603 53,166,395
2083 1,642,536 53,001,796
2082 1,661,441 52,851,194
2081 1,680,572 52,682,123
2080 1,700,417 52,523,688
2079 1,720,559 52,364,938
2078 1,741,147 52,196,399
2077 1,762,029 52,039,676
2076 1,783,547 51,866,620
2075 1,805,988 51,696,455
2074 1,828,419 51,533,535
2073 1,850,549 51,371,935
2072 1,873,199 51,202,189
2071 1,896,330 51,029,182
2070 1,920,335 50,857,828
2069 1,943,983 50,684,060
2068 1,967,713 50,509,424
2067 1,993,328 50,320,575
2066 2,018,796 50,140,777
2065 2,045,094 49,961,609
2064 2,071,026 49,781,981
2063 2,096,801 49,600,521
2062 2,122,454 49,417,253
2061 2,148,932 49,241,819
2060 2,176,154 49,073,942
2059 2,203,131 48,901,595
2058 2,230,453 48,727,882
2057 2,258,553 48,567,078
2056 2,288,270 48,411,651
2055 2,318,066 48,260,380
2054 2,345,650 48,111,656
2053 2,374,091 47,963,828
2052 2,401,804 47,802,904
2051 2,431,166 47,647,911
2050 2,459,340 47,490,971
2049 2,488,686 47,345,672
2048 2,516,605 47,182,893
2047 2,545,909 47,020,915
2046 2,575,176 46,856,048
2045 2,603,679 46,673,369
2044 2,631,917 46,492,583
2043 2,660,625 46,309,120
2042 2,689,157 46,118,911
2041 2,719,360 45,925,318
2040 2,748,491 45,730,012
2039 2,776,696 45,524,806
2038 2,803,054 45,305,831
2037 2,829,544 45,080,733
2036 2,856,285 44,850,060
2035 2,883,527 44,623,652
2034 2,912,522 44,372,936
2033 2,939,434 44,126,411
2032 2,966,176 43,859,386
2031 2,989,887 43,577,637
2030 3,013,719 43,290,024
2029 3,037,488 42,995,206
2028 3,062,650 42,683,609
2027 3,088,595 42,362,776
2026 3,114,736 42,027,744
2025 3,140,095 41,651,653
2024 3,164,253 41,262,329
2023 3,185,073 40,049,088
2022 3,204,802 38,950,132
2021 3,244,907 38,239,864
2020 3,299,349 38,028,638
2019 3,345,533 37,618,495
2018 3,387,000 37,072,620
2017 3,428,682 36,545,075
2016 3,473,003 36,110,803
2015 3,518,541 35,704,498
2014 3,564,829 35,434,066
2013 3,610,859 35,080,992
2012 3,670,113 34,713,395
2011 3,741,798 34,339,221
2010 3,811,472 34,005,902
2009 3,879,794 33,630,069
2008 3,947,544 33,247,298
2007 4,013,424 32,888,886
2006 4,063,272 32,571,193
2005 4,096,493 32,242,732
2004 4,140,987 31,938,807
2003 4,178,523 31,642,461
2002 4,188,002 31,359,199
2001 4,179,438 31,020,855
2000 4,159,771 30,685,730
1999 4,130,305 30,401,286
1998 4,089,356 30,155,173
1997 4,018,227 29,905,948
1996 3,875,246 29,610,218
1995 3,715,564 29,302,311
1994 3,725,412 29,000,663
1993 3,904,482 28,684,764
1992 4,234,616 28,371,264
1991 4,458,343 28,037,420
1990 4,448,652 27,691,138
1989 4,433,983 27,276,781
1988 4,414,404 26,791,747
1987 4,390,246 26,446,601
1986 4,362,115 26,100,278
1985 4,330,364 25,842,116
1984 4,295,536 25,607,053
1983 4,258,728 25,366,451
1982 4,221,100 25,116,942
1981 4,184,217 24,819,915
1980 4,148,426 24,515,667
1979 4,113,300 24,201,544
1978 4,078,240 23,963,203
1977 4,042,124 23,725,843
1976 4,004,552 23,449,808
1975 3,965,743 23,143,275
1974 3,926,472 22,807,969
1973 3,887,376 22,491,777
1972 3,848,271 22,218,463
1971 3,809,376 21,962,032
1970 3,773,247 21,324,000
1969 3,737,765 21,028,000
1968 3,698,794 20,744,000
1967 3,656,223 20,412,000
1966 3,610,562 20,048,000
1965 3,562,834 19,678,000
1964 3,513,441 19,325,000
1963 3,461,942 18,964,000
1962 3,407,532 18,614,000
1961 3,348,035 18,271,000
1960 3,281,381 17,909,356

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 Canada gained 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Canada's population increased by 6,089,033 people (a 16.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Canada was ranked 35th in 2006 and ranked 38th 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 Canada will increase by 12.5% to 47,490,971 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.8M 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
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Canada
2100 -1.02% 0.33%
2099 -1.06% 0.34%
2098 -1.13% 0.35%
2097 -1.1% 0.31%
2096 -1.06% 0.31%
2095 -1.05% 0.3%
2094 -1.07% 0.3%
2093 -1.04% 0.29%
2092 -1.02% 0.3%
2091 -1.02% 0.27%
2090 -1.06% 0.28%
2089 -1.07% 0.33%
2088 -1.05% 0.28%
2087 -1.09% 0.29%
2086 -1.09% 0.28%
2085 -1.13% 0.29%
2084 -1.15% 0.31%
2083 -1.14% 0.28%
2082 -1.14% 0.32%
2081 -1.17% 0.3%
2080 -1.17% 0.3%
2079 -1.18% 0.32%
2078 -1.19% 0.3%
2077 -1.21% 0.33%
2076 -1.24% 0.33%
2075 -1.23% 0.32%
2074 -1.2% 0.31%
2073 -1.21% 0.33%
2072 -1.22% 0.34%
2071 -1.25% 0.34%
2070 -1.22% 0.34%
2069 -1.21% 0.35%
2068 -1.29% 0.38%
2067 -1.26% 0.36%
2066 -1.29% 0.36%
2065 -1.25% 0.36%
2064 -1.23% 0.37%
2063 -1.21% 0.37%
2062 -1.23% 0.36%
2061 -1.25% 0.34%
2060 -1.22% 0.35%
2059 -1.22% 0.36%
2058 -1.24% 0.33%
2057 -1.3% 0.32%
2056 -1.29% 0.31%
2055 -1.18% 0.31%
2054 -1.2% 0.31%
2053 -1.15% 0.34%
2052 -1.21% 0.33%
2051 -1.15% 0.33%
2050 -1.18% 0.31%
2049 -1.11% 0.34%
2048 -1.15% 0.34%
2047 -1.14% 0.35%
2046 -1.09% 0.39%
2045 -1.07% 0.39%
2044 -1.08% 0.4%
2043 -1.06% 0.41%
2042 -1.11% 0.42%
2041 -1.06% 0.43%
2040 -1.02% 0.45%
2039 -0.94% 0.48%
2038 -0.94% 0.5%
2037 -0.94% 0.51%
2036 -0.94% 0.51%
2035 -1% 0.57%
2034 -0.92% 0.56%
2033 -0.9% 0.61%
2032 -0.79% 0.65%
2031 -0.79% 0.66%
2030 -0.78% 0.69%
2029 -0.82% 0.73%
2028 -0.84% 0.76%
2027 -0.84% 0.8%
2026 -0.81% 0.9%
2025 -0.76% 0.94%
2024 -0.65% 3.03%
2023 -0.62% 2.82%
2022 -1.24% 1.86%
2021 -1.65% 0.56%
2020 -1.38% 1.09%
2019 -1.22% 1.47%
2018 -1.22% 1.44%
2017 -1.28% 1.2%
2016 -1.29% 1.14%
2015 -1.3% 0.76%
2014 -1.27% 1.01%
2013 -1.61% 1.06%
2012 -1.92% 1.09%
2011 -1.83% 0.98%
2010 -1.76% 1.12%
2009 -1.72% 1.15%
2008 -1.64% 1.09%
2007 -1.23% 0.98%
2006 -0.81% 1.02%
2005 -1.07% 0.95%
2004 -0.9% 0.94%
2003 -0.23% 0.9%
2002 0.2% 1.09%
2001 0.47% 1.09%
2000 0.71% 0.94%
1999 1% 0.82%
1998 1.77% 0.83%
1997 3.69% 1%
1996 4.3% 1.05%
1995 -0.26% 1.04%
1994 -4.59% 1.1%
1993 -7.8% 1.1%
1992 -5.02% 1.19%
1991 0.22% 1.25%
1990 0.33% 1.52%
1989 0.44% 1.81%
1988 0.55% 1.31%
1987 0.64% 1.33%
1986 0.73% 1%
1985 0.81% 0.92%
1984 0.86% 0.95%
1983 0.89% 0.99%
1982 0.88% 1.2%
1981 0.86% 1.24%
1980 0.85% 1.3%
1979 0.86% 0.99%
1978 0.89% 1%
1977 0.94% 1.18%
1976 0.98% 1.32%
1975 1% 1.47%
1974 1.01% 1.41%
1973 1.02% 1.23%
1972 1.02% 1.17%
1971 0.96% 2.99%
1970 0.95% 1.41%
1969 1.05% 1.37%
1968 1.16% 1.63%
1967 1.26% 1.82%
1966 1.34% 1.88%
1965 1.41% 1.83%
1964 1.49% 1.9%
1963 1.6% 1.88%
1962 1.78% 1.88%
1961 2.03% 2.02%

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 Canada's population grew by 0.94%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Canada
Current population
3114736
42199836
Population rank 135/197 38/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.51%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
1.35 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
1.43 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.61 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +1,067
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +389,324
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.94%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 102/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.62 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +326,204
Net migration rank 124/196 5/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 8,805,839
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 7/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 22.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 27/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Canada
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Canada
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 326,204
2024 -18,359 -4,497 41,262 368,599
2023 -18,292 -485 24,029 433,842
2022 -20,197 -485 15,580 459,988
2021 -33,670 -25,865 61,184 198,867
2020 -22,502 -26,840 53,241 256,592
2019 -15,192 -27,841 86,523 387,685
2018 -10,761 -29,147 88,974 420,224
2017 -12,810 -30,650 98,672 372,685
2016 -13,009 -32,173 115,555 329,455
2015 -11,942 -33,948 117,825 224,332
2014 -11,009 -35,683 127,563 192,884
2013 -8,367 -37,002 129,799 239,813
2012 -6,761 -66,378 135,382 243,748
2011 -5,354 -64,875 133,923 227,075
2010 -1,895 -67,228 139,425 225,369
2009 652 -68,182 144,609 244,463
2008 161 -68,140 142,963 238,083
2007 1,557 -65,335 134,845 213,801
2006 2,714 -38,622 130,285 202,175
2005 6,546 -37,086 112,850 204,526
2004 9,549 -68,008 111,786 194,611
2003 10,781 -27,396 107,585 185,643
2002 10,972 -13,312 106,621 208,060
2001 10,424 9,055 114,777 222,100
2000 11,722 8,138 110,469 201,727
1999 13,568 25,495 118,565 158,342
1998 18,492 24,335 126,651 142,346
1997 19,311 80,133 134,577 144,678
1996 13,327 173,193 153,973 154,553
1995 5,926 126,914 167,023 141,818
1994 4,895 -157,427 179,804 134,863
1993 -27,199 -178,416 186,451 133,426
1992 -17,883 -436,814 204,273 138,121
1991 33,692 -26,483 207,477 134,463
1990 34,993 -22,829 213,222 181,461
1989 36,802 -19,634 207,304 258,094
1988 39,058 -17,058 192,901 238,003
1987 41,172 -14,853 190,416 171,308
1986 42,884 -12,941 190,532 121,928
1985 44,983 -11,429 204,153 69,776
1984 46,413 -10,321 204,856 55,982
1983 47,135 -9,599 202,931 66,172
1982 47,023 -9,298 200,935 89,544
1981 45,423 -9,384 206,005 113,461
1980 42,911 -7,368 203,480 122,743
1979 42,157 -7,454 203,293 86,719
1978 44,800 -9,382 194,102 52,781
1977 48,643 -11,834 199,297 70,339
1976 52,107 -13,778 196,979 106,894
1975 53,629 -14,348 196,718 139,797
1974 53,600 -14,345 182,464 155,596
1973 52,989 -14,043 184,432 125,401
1972 54,072 -14,807 188,857 89,880
1971 54,352 -15,829 208,640 210,244
1970 54,455 -20,714 215,372 304,627
1969 58,454 -21,229 216,588 93,600
1968 61,422 -20,704 211,589 108,864
1967 65,618 -21,195 220,450 132,856
1966 70,085 -23,196 236,566 144,641
1965 72,896 -24,330 269,589 112,401
1964 74,151 -23,922 307,268 68,003
1963 75,380 -22,611 318,595 51,831
1962 77,582 -21,531 325,745 35,373
1961 77,601 -14,655 334,360 34,721
1960 76,840 -6,481 338,487 49,694

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 Canada 16.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 702,845 people) and 83.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,452,269 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 8,805,839 people or 22.2% in Canada.

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
Canada
City Population
Toronto 2.79M
Montreal 1.9M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Quebec 574K

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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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