The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 5,330,690 people in the Central African Republic in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 5,662,456 in the Central African Republic.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 1.8 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Central African Republic is the 117th.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.07% for the Central African Republic.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.27% in the Central African Republic.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while the Central African Republic has grown from 4.29M to 5.66M (32% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Central African Republic: live population counter
Bosnia
|
CAR
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3140094
|
5662456
|
| Population rank | 135/197 | 117/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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2.95 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
|
2.2 minutes
|
| One death every |
12.3 minutes
|
10.8 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
|
34.2 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -15,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +488 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +178,269 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +3.46% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 10/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Central African Republic: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bosnia
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CAR
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Bosnia
|
CAR
|
|
| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 1,702,346 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 1,734,580 | 2.03% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 1,768,115 | 1.78% | 1.93% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 1,803,063 | 1.6% | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 1,839,583 | 1.49% | 2.03% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 1,877,854 | 1.41% | 2.08% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 1,918,082 | 1.34% | 2.14% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 1,960,444 | 1.26% | 2.21% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 2,005,100 | 1.16% | 2.28% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 2,051,515 | 1.05% | 2.31% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 2,097,505 | 0.95% | 2.24% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 2,141,450 | 0.96% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 2,183,769 | 1.02% | 1.98% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 2,226,008 | 1.02% | 1.93% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 2,269,338 | 1.01% | 1.95% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 2,313,916 | 1% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 2,348,566 | 0.98% | 1.5% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 2,372,930 | 0.94% | 1.04% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 2,397,961 | 0.89% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 2,423,794 | 0.86% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 2,450,535 | 0.85% | 1.1% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 2,478,402 | 0.86% | 1.14% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 2,507,375 | 0.88% | 1.17% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 2,537,399 | 0.89% | 1.2% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 2,568,610 | 0.86% | 1.23% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 2,600,932 | 0.81% | 1.26% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 2,634,258 | 0.73% | 1.28% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 2,669,155 | 0.64% | 1.32% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 2,713,965 | 0.55% | 1.68% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 2,783,970 | 0.44% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 2,871,910 | 0.33% | 3.16% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 2,963,191 | 0.22% | 3.18% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 3,058,831 | -5.02% | 3.23% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 3,157,839 | -7.8% | 3.24% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 3,257,954 | -4.59% | 3.17% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 3,348,052 | -0.26% | 2.77% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 3,435,965 | 4.3% | 2.63% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 3,531,700 | 3.69% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 3,628,827 | 1.77% | 2.75% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 3,729,450 | 1% | 2.77% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 3,833,416 | 0.71% | 2.79% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 3,919,487 | 0.47% | 2.25% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 4,006,077 | 0.2% | 2.21% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 4,103,086 | -0.23% | 2.42% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 4,192,826 | -0.9% | 2.19% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 4,288,810 | -1.07% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 4,377,579 | -0.81% | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 4,462,770 | -1.23% | 1.95% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 4,558,984 | -1.64% | 2.16% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 4,529,047 | -1.72% | -0.66% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 4,492,995 | -1.76% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 4,565,021 | -1.83% | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 4,610,848 | -1.92% | 1% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 4,642,419 | -1.61% | 0.68% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 4,623,182 | -1.27% | -0.41% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 4,629,320 | -1.3% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 4,713,663 | -1.29% | 1.82% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 4,793,511 | -1.28% | 1.69% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 4,878,657 | -1.22% | 1.78% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 4,944,703 | -1.22% | 1.35% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 5,026,628 | -1.38% | 1.66% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 5,112,100 | -1.65% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 5,098,039 | -1.24% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 5,152,421 | -0.62% | 1.07% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 5,330,690 | -0.65% | 3.46% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 5,513,285 | -0.76% | 3.43% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 5,698,988 | -0.82% | 3.37% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 5,888,126 | -0.84% | 3.32% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 6,082,465 | -0.83% | 3.3% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 6,279,729 | -0.8% | 3.24% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 6,478,251 | -0.79% | 3.16% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 6,680,052 | -0.79% | 3.12% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 6,884,143 | -0.85% | 3.06% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 7,089,444 | -0.91% | 2.98% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 7,296,249 | -0.96% | 2.92% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 7,502,585 | -0.97% | 2.83% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 7,707,565 | -0.94% | 2.73% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 7,911,635 | -0.94% | 2.65% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 8,115,865 | -0.94% | 2.58% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 8,321,550 | -0.98% | 2.53% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 8,526,454 | -1.04% | 2.46% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 8,729,074 | -1.09% | 2.38% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 8,931,165 | -1.09% | 2.32% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 9,134,993 | -1.07% | 2.28% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 9,341,761 | -1.08% | 2.26% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 9,550,893 | -1.08% | 2.24% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 9,761,447 | -1.12% | 2.2% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 9,972,759 | -1.14% | 2.16% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 10,186,021 | -1.13% | 2.14% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 10,400,624 | -1.14% | 2.11% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 10,616,749 | -1.16% | 2.08% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while the Central African Republic gained 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. The Central African Republic was ranked 118th in 2005 and ranked 117th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of the Central African Republic will increase by 87.5% to 10,616,749 people and rank change from 117th to 96th.
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Central African Republic
|
Bosnia
|
CAR
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 57.9 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 19.8 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 15.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 48:52 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 6.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 22.2 ppl/mi² |
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