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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to the Cayman Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 74,457 people in the Cayman Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 77,619 in the Cayman Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 40.1 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Cayman Islands is the 187th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.19% in the Cayman Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 48.2K to 77.6K (60.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cayman Islands: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Cayman Islands
2100 1,368,666 119,196
2099 1,382,821 119,224
2098 1,397,565 119,264
2097 1,413,532 119,234
2096 1,429,204 119,198
2095 1,444,480 119,140
2094 1,459,743 119,058
2093 1,475,492 118,975
2092 1,490,946 118,865
2091 1,506,239 118,691
2090 1,521,837 118,534
2089 1,538,128 118,436
2088 1,554,688 118,344
2087 1,571,208 118,213
2086 1,588,504 118,090
2085 1,605,957 117,945
2084 1,624,320 117,785
2083 1,643,261 117,632
2082 1,662,175 117,476
2081 1,681,314 117,333
2080 1,701,168 117,205
2079 1,721,318 117,045
2078 1,741,916 116,922
2077 1,762,807 116,701
2076 1,784,335 116,525
2075 1,806,786 116,353
2074 1,829,227 116,124
2073 1,851,366 115,941
2072 1,874,026 115,650
2071 1,897,167 115,401
2070 1,921,183 115,097
2069 1,944,841 114,802
2068 1,968,581 114,464
2067 1,994,208 114,149
2066 2,019,687 113,854
2065 2,045,997 113,563
2064 2,071,940 113,231
2063 2,097,727 112,858
2062 2,123,391 112,446
2061 2,149,881 112,029
2060 2,177,114 111,556
2059 2,204,104 111,031
2058 2,231,438 110,457
2057 2,259,550 109,895
2056 2,289,280 109,181
2055 2,319,090 108,478
2054 2,346,686 107,769
2053 2,375,139 107,027
2052 2,402,864 106,277
2051 2,432,239 105,401
2050 2,460,425 104,491
2049 2,489,784 103,646
2048 2,517,716 102,692
2047 2,547,032 101,771
2046 2,576,313 100,823
2045 2,604,829 99,829
2044 2,633,079 98,826
2043 2,661,800 97,759
2042 2,690,344 96,675
2041 2,720,561 95,579
2040 2,749,705 94,441
2039 2,777,922 93,319
2038 2,804,291 92,184
2037 2,830,793 91,038
2036 2,857,546 89,880
2035 2,884,800 88,740
2034 2,913,808 87,573
2033 2,940,732 86,339
2032 2,967,485 85,116
2031 2,991,207 83,837
2030 3,015,049 82,558
2029 3,038,829 81,274
2028 3,064,003 79,953
2027 3,089,959 78,604
2026 3,116,111 77,255
2025 3,141,481 75,873
2024 3,164,253 74,457
2023 3,185,073 73,038
2022 3,204,802 71,591
2021 3,244,907 70,108
2020 3,299,349 68,684
2019 3,345,533 67,327
2018 3,387,000 65,941
2017 3,428,682 64,535
2016 3,473,003 63,100
2015 3,518,541 61,642
2014 3,564,829 60,160
2013 3,610,859 58,655
2012 3,670,113 57,136
2011 3,741,798 55,606
2010 3,811,472 54,099
2009 3,879,794 52,618
2008 3,947,544 51,151
2007 4,013,424 49,687
2006 4,063,272 48,232
2005 4,096,493 46,788
2004 4,140,987 45,352
2003 4,178,523 43,934
2002 4,188,002 42,514
2001 4,179,438 41,089
2000 4,159,771 39,674
1999 4,130,305 38,284
1998 4,089,356 36,922
1997 4,018,227 35,543
1996 3,875,246 34,143
1995 3,715,564 32,743
1994 3,725,412 31,352
1993 3,904,482 29,976
1992 4,234,616 28,621
1991 4,458,343 27,294
1990 4,448,652 25,999
1989 4,433,983 24,874
1988 4,414,404 23,951
1987 4,390,246 23,073
1986 4,362,115 22,197
1985 4,330,364 21,324
1984 4,295,536 20,454
1983 4,258,728 19,598
1982 4,221,100 18,750
1981 4,184,217 17,905
1980 4,148,426 17,079
1979 4,113,300 16,351
1978 4,078,240 15,727
1977 4,042,124 15,105
1976 4,004,552 14,454
1975 3,965,743 13,788
1974 3,926,472 13,114
1973 3,887,376 12,438
1972 3,848,271 11,764
1971 3,809,376 11,098
1970 3,773,247 10,517
1969 3,737,765 10,165
1968 3,698,794 9,971
1967 3,656,223 9,769
1966 3,610,562 9,560
1965 3,562,834 9,361
1964 3,513,441 9,166
1963 3,461,942 8,970
1962 3,407,532 8,781
1961 3,348,035 8,601
1960 3,281,381 8,428

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while the Cayman Islands gained 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 14,519 people (a 23% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2006 and ranked 187th 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 the Cayman Islands will increase by 34.6% to 104,491 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K 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
Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Cayman Islands
2100 -1.02% -0.02%
2099 -1.06% -0.03%
2098 -1.13% 0.03%
2097 -1.1% 0.03%
2096 -1.06% 0.05%
2095 -1.05% 0.07%
2094 -1.07% 0.07%
2093 -1.04% 0.09%
2092 -1.02% 0.15%
2091 -1.02% 0.13%
2090 -1.06% 0.08%
2089 -1.07% 0.08%
2088 -1.05% 0.11%
2087 -1.09% 0.1%
2086 -1.09% 0.12%
2085 -1.13% 0.14%
2084 -1.15% 0.13%
2083 -1.14% 0.13%
2082 -1.14% 0.12%
2081 -1.17% 0.11%
2080 -1.17% 0.14%
2079 -1.18% 0.11%
2078 -1.19% 0.19%
2077 -1.21% 0.15%
2076 -1.24% 0.15%
2075 -1.23% 0.2%
2074 -1.2% 0.16%
2073 -1.21% 0.25%
2072 -1.22% 0.22%
2071 -1.25% 0.26%
2070 -1.22% 0.26%
2069 -1.21% 0.3%
2068 -1.29% 0.28%
2067 -1.26% 0.26%
2066 -1.29% 0.26%
2065 -1.25% 0.29%
2064 -1.23% 0.33%
2063 -1.21% 0.37%
2062 -1.23% 0.37%
2061 -1.25% 0.42%
2060 -1.22% 0.47%
2059 -1.22% 0.52%
2058 -1.24% 0.51%
2057 -1.3% 0.65%
2056 -1.29% 0.65%
2055 -1.18% 0.66%
2054 -1.2% 0.69%
2053 -1.15% 0.71%
2052 -1.21% 0.83%
2051 -1.15% 0.87%
2050 -1.18% 0.82%
2049 -1.11% 0.93%
2048 -1.15% 0.91%
2047 -1.14% 0.94%
2046 -1.09% 1%
2045 -1.07% 1.02%
2044 -1.08% 1.09%
2043 -1.06% 1.12%
2042 -1.11% 1.15%
2041 -1.06% 1.21%
2040 -1.02% 1.2%
2039 -0.94% 1.23%
2038 -0.94% 1.26%
2037 -0.94% 1.29%
2036 -0.94% 1.28%
2035 -1% 1.33%
2034 -0.92% 1.43%
2033 -0.9% 1.44%
2032 -0.79% 1.53%
2031 -0.79% 1.55%
2030 -0.78% 1.58%
2029 -0.82% 1.65%
2028 -0.84% 1.72%
2027 -0.84% 1.75%
2026 -0.81% 1.82%
2025 -0.72% 1.9%
2024 -0.65% 1.94%
2023 -0.62% 2.02%
2022 -1.24% 2.12%
2021 -1.65% 2.07%
2020 -1.38% 2.02%
2019 -1.22% 2.1%
2018 -1.22% 2.18%
2017 -1.28% 2.27%
2016 -1.29% 2.37%
2015 -1.3% 2.46%
2014 -1.27% 2.57%
2013 -1.61% 2.66%
2012 -1.92% 2.75%
2011 -1.83% 2.79%
2010 -1.76% 2.81%
2009 -1.72% 2.87%
2008 -1.64% 2.95%
2007 -1.23% 3.02%
2006 -0.81% 3.09%
2005 -1.07% 3.17%
2004 -0.9% 3.23%
2003 -0.23% 3.34%
2002 0.2% 3.47%
2001 0.47% 3.57%
2000 0.71% 3.63%
1999 1% 3.69%
1998 1.77% 3.88%
1997 3.69% 4.1%
1996 4.3% 4.28%
1995 -0.26% 4.44%
1994 -4.59% 4.59%
1993 -7.8% 4.73%
1992 -5.02% 4.86%
1991 0.22% 4.98%
1990 0.33% 4.52%
1989 0.44% 3.85%
1988 0.55% 3.81%
1987 0.64% 3.95%
1986 0.73% 4.09%
1985 0.81% 4.25%
1984 0.86% 4.37%
1983 0.89% 4.52%
1982 0.88% 4.72%
1981 0.86% 4.84%
1980 0.85% 4.45%
1979 0.86% 3.97%
1978 0.89% 4.12%
1977 0.94% 4.5%
1976 0.98% 4.83%
1975 1% 5.14%
1974 1.01% 5.43%
1973 1.02% 5.73%
1972 1.02% 6%
1971 0.96% 5.52%
1970 0.95% 3.46%
1969 1.05% 1.95%
1968 1.16% 2.07%
1967 1.26% 2.19%
1966 1.34% 2.13%
1965 1.41% 2.13%
1964 1.49% 2.19%
1963 1.6% 2.15%
1962 1.78% 2.09%
1961 2.03% 2.05%

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 the Cayman Islands' population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Cayman Islands
Current population
3116111
77619
Population rank 135/197 187/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.0009%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
6.17 hours
One birth every
21.4 minutes
10.1 hours
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.04 days
Daily growth/decline -57 +4
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,419
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 54/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
9.89 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +888
Net migration rank 124/196 65/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 31,935
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 162/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 42.9%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 13/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Cayman Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 888
2024 - -4,497 - 896
2023 -18,292 -485 514 921
2022 -20,197 -485 527 942
2021 -33,670 -25,865 533 965
2020 -22,502 -26,840 539 810
2019 -15,192 -27,841 514 859
2018 -10,761 -29,147 383 1,011
2017 -12,810 -30,650 351 1,065
2016 -13,009 -32,173 351 1,094
2015 -11,942 -33,948 364 1,107
2014 -11,009 -35,683 392 1,105
2013 -8,367 -37,002 439 1,077
2012 -6,761 -66,378 468 1,060
2011 -5,354 -64,875 503 1,024
2010 -1,895 -67,228 515 978
2009 652 -68,182 513 951
2008 161 -68,140 490 975
2007 1,557 -65,335 468 990
2006 2,714 -38,622 451 997
2005 6,546 -37,086 439 1,002
2004 9,549 -68,008 426 1,004
2003 10,781 -27,396 416 1,003
2002 10,972 -13,312 407 1,019
2001 10,424 9,055 400 1,026
2000 11,722 8,138 392 1,021
1999 13,568 25,495 394 960
1998 18,492 24,335 392 974
1997 19,311 80,133 387 1,004
1996 13,327 173,193 377 1,026
1995 5,926 126,914 362 1,039
1994 4,895 -157,427 343 1,042
1993 -27,199 -178,416 325 1,040
1992 -17,883 -436,814 320 1,020
1991 33,692 -26,483 327 982
1990 34,993 -22,829 284 998
1989 36,802 -19,634 269 700
1988 39,058 -17,058 233 646
1987 41,172 -14,853 214 663
1986 42,884 -12,941 227 649
1985 44,983 -11,429 225 646
1984 46,413 -10,321 216 649
1983 47,135 -9,599 206 648
1982 47,023 -9,298 217 629
1981 45,423 -9,384 255 578
1980 42,911 -7,368 232 588
1979 42,157 -7,454 210 425
1978 44,800 -9,382 195 413
1977 48,643 -11,834 184 456
1976 52,107 -13,778 180 484
1975 53,629 -14,348 181 492
1974 53,600 -14,345 184 493
1973 52,989 -14,043 216 460
1972 54,072 -14,807 292 375
1971 54,352 -15,829 158 500
1970 54,455 -20,714 219 294
1969 58,454 -21,229 139 43
1968 61,422 -20,704 167 39
1967 65,618 -21,195 168 41
1966 70,085 -23,196 167 37
1965 72,896 -24,330 168 28
1964 74,151 -23,922 179 16
1963 75,380 -22,611 191 1
1962 77,582 -21,531 192 -6
1961 77,601 -14,655 188 -7
1960 76,840 -6,481 180 -24

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 the Cayman Islands 31.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,468 people) and 68.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,879 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 31,935 people or 42.9% in the Cayman Islands.

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
Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K

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

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