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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 41,288,599 people in Canada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 42,181,965 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 -1.19% per year vs +1.5% in Canada.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42.2M (29.5% 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 1,368,666 55,893,812
2099 1,382,821 55,710,628
2098 1,397,565 55,520,878
2097 1,413,532 55,326,351
2096 1,429,204 55,153,117
2095 1,444,480 54,983,479
2094 1,459,743 54,818,119
2093 1,475,492 54,651,641
2092 1,490,946 54,494,148
2091 1,506,239 54,329,082
2090 1,521,837 54,183,996
2089 1,538,128 54,034,513
2088 1,554,688 53,855,760
2087 1,571,208 53,708,023
2086 1,588,504 53,553,781
2085 1,605,957 53,403,315
2084 1,624,320 53,246,675
2083 1,643,261 53,081,827
2082 1,662,175 52,930,998
2081 1,681,314 52,761,672
2080 1,701,168 52,602,997
2079 1,721,318 52,444,008
2078 1,741,916 52,275,214
2077 1,762,807 52,118,254
2076 1,784,335 51,944,937
2075 1,806,786 51,774,515
2074 1,829,227 51,611,349
2073 1,851,366 51,449,506
2072 1,874,026 51,279,503
2071 1,897,167 51,106,234
2070 1,921,183 50,934,622
2069 1,944,841 50,760,591
2068 1,968,581 50,585,692
2067 1,994,208 50,396,558
2066 2,019,687 50,216,488
2065 2,045,997 50,037,049
2064 2,071,940 49,857,150
2063 2,097,727 49,675,417
2062 2,123,391 49,491,872
2061 2,149,881 49,316,172
2060 2,177,114 49,148,043
2059 2,204,104 48,975,435
2058 2,231,438 48,801,460
2057 2,259,550 48,640,413
2056 2,289,280 48,484,751
2055 2,319,090 48,333,252
2054 2,346,686 48,184,303
2053 2,375,139 48,036,252
2052 2,402,864 47,875,085
2051 2,432,239 47,719,858
2050 2,460,425 47,562,681
2049 2,489,784 47,417,162
2048 2,517,716 47,254,138
2047 2,547,032 47,091,915
2046 2,576,313 46,926,799
2045 2,604,829 46,743,844
2044 2,633,079 46,562,785
2043 2,661,800 46,379,045
2042 2,690,344 46,188,550
2041 2,720,561 45,994,664
2040 2,749,705 45,799,063
2039 2,777,922 45,593,547
2038 2,804,291 45,374,241
2037 2,830,793 45,148,803
2036 2,857,546 44,917,782
2035 2,884,800 44,691,033
2034 2,913,808 44,439,937
2033 2,940,732 44,193,040
2032 2,967,485 43,925,613
2031 2,991,207 43,643,438
2030 3,015,049 43,355,390
2029 3,038,829 43,060,128
2028 3,064,003 42,748,060
2027 3,089,959 42,426,742
2026 3,116,111 42,091,205
2025 3,141,481 41,714,545
2024 3,164,253 41,288,599
2023 3,185,073 40,083,484
2022 3,204,802 38,935,934
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Canada's population increased by 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Canada will increase by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M 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 -0.72% 1.03%
2024 -0.65% 3.01%
2023 -0.62% 2.95%
2022 -1.24% 1.82%
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 (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 Canada's population grew by 3.01%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Canada
Current population
3116111
42181965
Population rank 135/197 38/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.51%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
26.2 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.49 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.62 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +3,302
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,205,115
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +3.01%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 14/197
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 - -4,497 - 368,599
2023 -18,292 -485 28,058 433,842
2022 -20,197 -485 15,574 459,988
2021 -33,670 -25,865 57,360 198,867
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 -37,086 116,074 204,526
2004 9,549 -68,008 111,786 194,611
2003 10,781 -27,396 110,749 185,643
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 2026-04-06).

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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 Canada 19.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 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 1.8M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Hamilton 569K

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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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