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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to the Central African Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 5,513,282 people in the Central African Republic in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 5,798,457 in the Central African Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Central African Republic's population is 1.86 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 -1.15% per year vs +1.62% in the Central African Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while the Central African Republic has grown from 4.38M to 5.8M (32.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Central African Republic: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia CAR
2100 1,368,062 19,061,127
2099 1,382,211 18,981,009
2098 1,396,949 18,896,319
2097 1,412,908 18,810,793
2096 1,428,574 18,719,993
2095 1,443,843 18,621,666
2094 1,459,099 18,521,650
2093 1,474,841 18,420,299
2092 1,490,288 18,311,751
2091 1,505,574 18,200,580
2090 1,521,165 18,083,097
2089 1,537,449 17,968,298
2088 1,554,002 17,844,377
2087 1,570,515 17,717,148
2086 1,587,803 17,581,447
2085 1,605,248 17,447,157
2084 1,623,603 17,306,435
2083 1,642,536 17,159,818
2082 1,661,441 17,010,036
2081 1,680,572 16,860,592
2080 1,700,417 16,704,486
2079 1,720,559 16,552,105
2078 1,741,147 16,392,201
2077 1,762,029 16,224,015
2076 1,783,547 16,051,483
2075 1,805,988 15,877,563
2074 1,828,419 15,706,759
2073 1,850,549 15,526,382
2072 1,873,199 15,346,626
2071 1,896,330 15,158,906
2070 1,920,335 14,964,276
2069 1,943,983 14,768,967
2068 1,967,713 14,572,130
2067 1,993,328 14,369,861
2066 2,018,796 14,167,129
2065 2,045,094 13,963,573
2064 2,071,026 13,758,257
2063 2,096,801 13,545,150
2062 2,122,454 13,332,625
2061 2,148,932 13,120,271
2060 2,176,154 12,903,195
2059 2,203,131 12,684,791
2058 2,230,453 12,464,271
2057 2,258,553 12,242,308
2056 2,288,270 12,020,446
2055 2,318,066 11,797,986
2054 2,345,650 11,575,058
2053 2,374,091 11,351,527
2052 2,401,804 11,128,939
2051 2,431,166 10,908,122
2050 2,459,340 10,686,324
2049 2,488,686 10,468,520
2048 2,516,605 10,249,810
2047 2,545,909 10,034,764
2046 2,575,176 9,819,986
2045 2,603,679 9,606,504
2044 2,631,917 9,394,614
2043 2,660,625 9,185,941
2042 2,689,157 8,980,018
2041 2,719,360 8,774,893
2040 2,748,491 8,567,893
2039 2,776,696 8,358,128
2038 2,803,054 8,149,514
2037 2,829,544 7,942,721
2036 2,856,285 7,734,436
2035 2,883,527 7,525,805
2034 2,912,522 7,314,741
2033 2,939,434 7,105,166
2032 2,966,176 6,897,152
2031 2,989,887 6,690,066
2030 3,013,719 6,486,667
2029 3,037,488 6,286,290
2028 3,062,650 6,085,426
2027 3,088,595 5,890,999
2026 3,114,736 5,700,718
2025 3,140,095 5,513,282
2024 3,164,253 5,330,690
2023 3,185,073 5,152,421
2022 3,204,802 5,098,039
2021 3,244,907 5,112,100
2020 3,299,349 5,026,628
2019 3,345,533 4,944,703
2018 3,387,000 4,878,657
2017 3,428,682 4,793,511
2016 3,473,003 4,713,663
2015 3,518,541 4,629,320
2014 3,564,829 4,623,182
2013 3,610,859 4,642,419
2012 3,670,113 4,610,848
2011 3,741,798 4,565,021
2010 3,811,472 4,492,995
2009 3,879,794 4,529,047
2008 3,947,544 4,558,984
2007 4,013,424 4,462,770
2006 4,063,272 4,377,579
2005 4,096,493 4,288,810
2004 4,140,987 4,192,826
2003 4,178,523 4,103,086
2002 4,188,002 4,006,077
2001 4,179,438 3,919,487
2000 4,159,771 3,833,416
1999 4,130,305 3,729,450
1998 4,089,356 3,628,827
1997 4,018,227 3,531,700
1996 3,875,246 3,435,965
1995 3,715,564 3,348,052
1994 3,725,412 3,257,954
1993 3,904,482 3,157,839
1992 4,234,616 3,058,831
1991 4,458,343 2,963,191
1990 4,448,652 2,871,910
1989 4,433,983 2,783,970
1988 4,414,404 2,713,965
1987 4,390,246 2,669,155
1986 4,362,115 2,634,258
1985 4,330,364 2,600,932
1984 4,295,536 2,568,610
1983 4,258,728 2,537,399
1982 4,221,100 2,507,375
1981 4,184,217 2,478,402
1980 4,148,426 2,450,535
1979 4,113,300 2,423,794
1978 4,078,240 2,397,961
1977 4,042,124 2,372,930
1976 4,004,552 2,348,566
1975 3,965,743 2,313,916
1974 3,926,472 2,269,338
1973 3,887,376 2,226,008
1972 3,848,271 2,183,769
1971 3,809,376 2,141,450
1970 3,773,247 2,097,505
1969 3,737,765 2,051,515
1968 3,698,794 2,005,100
1967 3,656,223 1,960,444
1966 3,610,562 1,918,082
1965 3,562,834 1,877,854
1964 3,513,441 1,839,583
1963 3,461,942 1,803,063
1962 3,407,532 1,768,115
1961 3,348,035 1,734,580
1960 3,281,381 1,702,346

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 the Central African Republic gained 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 1,084,794 people (a 23% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The Central African Republic was ranked 118th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 the Central African Republic will increase by 84.3% to 10,686,324 people and rank change from 117th to 96th.

The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 19.1M 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
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia CAR
2100 -1.02% 0.42%
2099 -1.06% 0.45%
2098 -1.13% 0.45%
2097 -1.1% 0.49%
2096 -1.06% 0.53%
2095 -1.05% 0.54%
2094 -1.07% 0.55%
2093 -1.04% 0.59%
2092 -1.02% 0.61%
2091 -1.02% 0.65%
2090 -1.06% 0.64%
2089 -1.07% 0.69%
2088 -1.05% 0.72%
2087 -1.09% 0.77%
2086 -1.09% 0.77%
2085 -1.13% 0.81%
2084 -1.15% 0.85%
2083 -1.14% 0.88%
2082 -1.14% 0.89%
2081 -1.17% 0.93%
2080 -1.17% 0.92%
2079 -1.18% 0.98%
2078 -1.19% 1.04%
2077 -1.21% 1.07%
2076 -1.24% 1.1%
2075 -1.23% 1.09%
2074 -1.2% 1.16%
2073 -1.21% 1.17%
2072 -1.22% 1.24%
2071 -1.25% 1.3%
2070 -1.22% 1.32%
2069 -1.21% 1.35%
2068 -1.29% 1.41%
2067 -1.26% 1.43%
2066 -1.29% 1.46%
2065 -1.25% 1.49%
2064 -1.23% 1.57%
2063 -1.21% 1.59%
2062 -1.23% 1.62%
2061 -1.25% 1.68%
2060 -1.22% 1.72%
2059 -1.22% 1.77%
2058 -1.24% 1.81%
2057 -1.3% 1.85%
2056 -1.29% 1.89%
2055 -1.18% 1.93%
2054 -1.2% 1.97%
2053 -1.15% 2%
2052 -1.21% 2.02%
2051 -1.15% 2.08%
2050 -1.18% 2.08%
2049 -1.11% 2.13%
2048 -1.15% 2.14%
2047 -1.14% 2.19%
2046 -1.09% 2.22%
2045 -1.07% 2.26%
2044 -1.08% 2.27%
2043 -1.06% 2.29%
2042 -1.11% 2.34%
2041 -1.06% 2.42%
2040 -1.02% 2.51%
2039 -0.94% 2.56%
2038 -0.94% 2.6%
2037 -0.94% 2.69%
2036 -0.94% 2.77%
2035 -1% 2.89%
2034 -0.92% 2.95%
2033 -0.9% 3.02%
2032 -0.79% 3.1%
2031 -0.79% 3.14%
2030 -0.78% 3.19%
2029 -0.82% 3.3%
2028 -0.84% 3.3%
2027 -0.84% 3.34%
2026 -0.81% 3.4%
2025 -0.76% 3.43%
2024 -0.65% 3.46%
2023 -0.62% 1.07%
2022 -1.24% -0.28%
2021 -1.65% 1.7%
2020 -1.38% 1.66%
2019 -1.22% 1.35%
2018 -1.22% 1.78%
2017 -1.28% 1.69%
2016 -1.29% 1.82%
2015 -1.3% 0.13%
2014 -1.27% -0.41%
2013 -1.61% 0.68%
2012 -1.92% 1%
2011 -1.83% 1.6%
2010 -1.76% -0.8%
2009 -1.72% -0.66%
2008 -1.64% 2.16%
2007 -1.23% 1.95%
2006 -0.81% 2.07%
2005 -1.07% 2.29%
2004 -0.9% 2.19%
2003 -0.23% 2.42%
2002 0.2% 2.21%
2001 0.47% 2.25%
2000 0.71% 2.79%
1999 1% 2.77%
1998 1.77% 2.75%
1997 3.69% 2.79%
1996 4.3% 2.63%
1995 -0.26% 2.77%
1994 -4.59% 3.17%
1993 -7.8% 3.24%
1992 -5.02% 3.23%
1991 0.22% 3.18%
1990 0.33% 3.16%
1989 0.44% 2.58%
1988 0.55% 1.68%
1987 0.64% 1.32%
1986 0.73% 1.28%
1985 0.81% 1.26%
1984 0.86% 1.23%
1983 0.89% 1.2%
1982 0.88% 1.17%
1981 0.86% 1.14%
1980 0.85% 1.1%
1979 0.86% 1.08%
1978 0.89% 1.05%
1977 0.94% 1.04%
1976 0.98% 1.5%
1975 1% 1.96%
1974 1.01% 1.95%
1973 1.02% 1.93%
1972 1.02% 1.98%
1971 0.96% 2.1%
1970 0.95% 2.24%
1969 1.05% 2.31%
1968 1.16% 2.28%
1967 1.26% 2.21%
1966 1.34% 2.14%
1965 1.41% 2.08%
1964 1.49% 2.03%
1963 1.6% 1.98%
1962 1.78% 1.93%
1961 2.03% 1.89%

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 the Central African Republic's population grew by 3.43%.

Live population counters

Bosnia CAR
Current population
3114736
5798457
Population rank 135/197 117/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.07%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
2.89 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
10.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +500
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +182,592
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +3.43%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 7/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
35.9 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -14,693
Net migration rank 124/196 143/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 94,556
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 132/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 135/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia CAR
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -14,693
2024 -18,359 -4,497 196,244 -15,357
2023 -18,292 -485 190,325 -14,682
2022 -20,197 -485 -49,456 -17,430
2021 -33,670 -25,865 124,408 -85,646
2020 -22,502 -26,840 156,911 -24,745
2019 -15,192 -27,841 68,523 -36,849
2018 -10,761 -29,147 153,361 -52,954
2017 -12,810 -30,650 128,461 -58,584
2016 -13,009 -32,173 142,419 -52,607
2015 -11,942 -33,948 141,912 -63,045
2014 -11,009 -35,683 107,448 -174,051
2013 -8,367 -37,002 140,489 -112,382
2012 -6,761 -66,378 146,791 -111,764
2011 -5,354 -64,875 142,913 -86,281
2010 -1,895 -67,228 130,539 -43,126
2009 652 -68,182 -130,613 -28,899
2008 161 -68,140 128,627 -28,983
2007 1,557 -65,335 123,137 -30,352
2006 2,714 -38,622 118,882 -41,282
2005 6,546 -37,086 113,534 -13,604
2004 9,549 -68,008 108,548 -16,510
2003 10,781 -27,396 105,540 -18,097
2002 10,972 -13,312 100,588 5,992
2001 10,424 9,055 99,598 -33,006
2000 11,722 8,138 97,468 8,079
1999 13,568 25,495 96,108 6,284
1998 18,492 24,335 94,361 4,479
1997 19,311 80,133 93,378 2,034
1996 13,327 173,193 93,369 2,697
1995 5,926 126,914 92,748 -12,986
1994 4,895 -157,427 90,943 9,496
1993 -27,199 -178,416 89,873 9,930
1992 -17,883 -436,814 88,939 9,269
1991 33,692 -26,483 88,688 4,381
1990 34,993 -22,829 87,507 1,995
1989 36,802 -19,634 85,969 409
1988 39,058 -17,058 84,654 -31,016
1987 41,172 -14,853 83,408 -47,428
1986 42,884 -12,941 81,149 -47,332
1985 44,983 -11,429 79,266 -46,427
1984 46,413 -10,321 77,395 -45,591
1983 47,135 -9,599 75,399 -44,780
1982 47,023 -9,298 73,330 -43,908
1981 45,423 -9,384 71,391 -42,872
1980 42,911 -7,368 68,759 -41,539
1979 42,157 -7,454 66,104 -39,850
1978 44,800 -9,382 63,285 -37,874
1977 48,643 -11,834 60,436 -35,782
1976 52,107 -13,778 57,725 -33,645
1975 53,629 -14,348 55,106 -9,895
1974 53,600 -14,345 53,777 -9,838
1973 52,989 -14,043 52,525 -9,800
1972 54,072 -14,807 51,390 -9,634
1971 54,352 -15,829 50,142 -7,259
1970 54,455 -20,714 48,690 -3,693
1969 58,454 -21,229 47,066 -80
1968 61,422 -20,704 45,377 474
1967 65,618 -21,195 42,979 474
1966 70,085 -23,196 40,804 474
1965 72,896 -24,330 38,710 474
1964 74,151 -23,922 36,878 474
1963 75,380 -22,611 35,218 474
1962 77,582 -21,531 33,731 474
1961 77,601 -14,655 32,383 474
1960 76,840 -6,481 31,131 474

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 the Central African Republic 74.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,108 people) and 25.2% is from migration (a loss of 421,899 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 94,556 people or 1.8% in the Central African Republic.

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
CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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