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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 21,003,705 people in Chad in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 21,855,137 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 7.02 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Chad is the 64th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.26% for Chad.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +3.63% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Chad: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Chad
2100 1,368,062 70,311,013
2099 1,382,211 69,986,866
2098 1,396,949 69,662,155
2097 1,412,908 69,277,239
2096 1,428,574 68,889,445
2095 1,443,843 68,502,128
2094 1,459,099 68,110,775
2093 1,474,841 67,684,792
2092 1,490,288 67,233,921
2091 1,505,574 66,781,244
2090 1,521,165 66,290,702
2089 1,537,449 65,798,812
2088 1,554,002 65,317,154
2087 1,570,515 64,800,745
2086 1,587,803 64,278,192
2085 1,605,248 63,727,856
2084 1,623,603 63,168,104
2083 1,642,536 62,596,574
2082 1,661,441 62,040,380
2081 1,680,572 61,434,119
2080 1,700,417 60,826,765
2079 1,720,559 60,198,617
2078 1,741,147 59,555,772
2077 1,762,029 58,918,103
2076 1,783,547 58,275,388
2075 1,805,988 57,618,555
2074 1,828,419 56,965,122
2073 1,850,549 56,292,259
2072 1,873,199 55,597,279
2071 1,896,330 54,903,565
2070 1,920,335 54,214,047
2069 1,943,983 53,520,311
2068 1,967,713 52,818,046
2067 1,993,328 52,125,908
2066 2,018,796 51,388,975
2065 2,045,094 50,658,129
2064 2,071,026 49,900,784
2063 2,096,801 49,155,513
2062 2,122,454 48,403,186
2061 2,148,932 47,648,039
2060 2,176,154 46,859,349
2059 2,203,131 46,066,772
2058 2,230,453 45,285,757
2057 2,258,553 44,507,961
2056 2,288,270 43,722,007
2055 2,318,066 42,925,488
2054 2,345,650 42,142,940
2053 2,374,091 41,351,412
2052 2,401,804 40,559,038
2051 2,431,166 39,768,198
2050 2,459,340 38,981,624
2049 2,488,686 38,210,212
2048 2,516,605 37,418,176
2047 2,545,909 36,648,598
2046 2,575,176 35,880,269
2045 2,603,679 35,104,973
2044 2,631,917 34,352,050
2043 2,660,625 33,590,931
2042 2,689,157 32,837,006
2041 2,719,360 32,086,067
2040 2,748,491 31,362,066
2039 2,776,696 30,621,558
2038 2,803,054 29,886,177
2037 2,829,544 29,155,330
2036 2,856,285 28,422,010
2035 2,883,527 27,709,891
2034 2,912,522 27,003,635
2033 2,939,434 26,292,134
2032 2,966,176 25,581,739
2031 2,989,887 24,875,542
2030 3,013,719 24,183,856
2029 3,037,488 23,494,522
2028 3,062,650 22,809,219
2027 3,088,595 22,131,874
2026 3,114,736 21,562,855
2025 3,140,095 21,003,705
2024 3,164,253 20,299,123
2023 3,185,073 19,319,064
2022 3,204,802 18,455,316
2021 3,244,907 17,828,273
2020 3,299,349 17,224,679
2019 3,345,533 16,685,223
2018 3,387,000 16,156,531
2017 3,428,682 15,622,759
2016 3,473,003 15,114,655
2015 3,518,541 14,647,621
2014 3,564,829 14,188,678
2013 3,610,859 13,691,079
2012 3,670,113 13,210,998
2011 3,741,798 12,754,997
2010 3,811,472 12,312,575
2009 3,879,794 11,893,754
2008 3,947,544 11,476,296
2007 4,013,424 11,081,660
2006 4,063,272 10,706,424
2005 4,096,493 10,328,092
2004 4,140,987 9,920,036
2003 4,178,523 9,487,833
2002 4,188,002 9,116,192
2001 4,179,438 8,804,124
2000 4,159,771 8,512,093
1999 4,130,305 8,222,705
1998 4,089,356 7,938,840
1997 4,018,227 7,670,366
1996 3,875,246 7,410,108
1995 3,715,564 7,089,064
1994 3,725,412 6,783,450
1993 3,904,482 6,629,146
1992 4,234,616 6,474,656
1991 4,458,343 6,205,676
1990 4,448,652 5,982,833
1989 4,433,983 5,819,586
1988 4,414,404 5,625,602
1987 4,390,246 5,438,309
1986 4,362,115 5,251,069
1985 4,330,364 5,096,269
1984 4,295,536 5,045,145
1983 4,258,728 4,979,130
1982 4,221,100 4,738,483
1981 4,184,217 4,520,959
1980 4,148,426 4,515,453
1979 4,113,300 4,505,384
1978 4,078,240 4,411,366
1977 4,042,124 4,331,667
1976 4,004,552 4,251,297
1975 3,965,743 4,167,234
1974 3,926,472 4,078,356
1973 3,887,376 3,985,909
1972 3,848,271 3,893,252
1971 3,809,376 3,807,316
1970 3,773,247 3,727,828
1969 3,737,765 3,651,113
1968 3,698,794 3,578,231
1967 3,656,223 3,508,512
1966 3,610,562 3,440,903
1965 3,562,834 3,374,220
1964 3,513,441 3,307,479
1963 3,461,942 3,240,905
1962 3,407,532 3,175,598
1961 3,348,035 3,111,947
1960 3,281,381 3,049,838

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Chad's population increased by 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Chad was ranked 76th in 2006 and ranked 64th 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 Chad will increase by 78.4% to 38,981,624 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M 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
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Chad
2100 -1.02% 0.46%
2099 -1.06% 0.47%
2098 -1.13% 0.56%
2097 -1.1% 0.56%
2096 -1.06% 0.57%
2095 -1.05% 0.57%
2094 -1.07% 0.63%
2093 -1.04% 0.67%
2092 -1.02% 0.68%
2091 -1.02% 0.74%
2090 -1.06% 0.75%
2089 -1.07% 0.74%
2088 -1.05% 0.8%
2087 -1.09% 0.81%
2086 -1.09% 0.86%
2085 -1.13% 0.89%
2084 -1.15% 0.91%
2083 -1.14% 0.9%
2082 -1.14% 0.99%
2081 -1.17% 1%
2080 -1.17% 1.04%
2079 -1.18% 1.08%
2078 -1.19% 1.08%
2077 -1.21% 1.1%
2076 -1.24% 1.14%
2075 -1.23% 1.15%
2074 -1.2% 1.2%
2073 -1.21% 1.25%
2072 -1.22% 1.26%
2071 -1.25% 1.27%
2070 -1.22% 1.3%
2069 -1.21% 1.33%
2068 -1.29% 1.33%
2067 -1.26% 1.43%
2066 -1.29% 1.44%
2065 -1.25% 1.52%
2064 -1.23% 1.52%
2063 -1.21% 1.55%
2062 -1.23% 1.58%
2061 -1.25% 1.68%
2060 -1.22% 1.72%
2059 -1.22% 1.72%
2058 -1.24% 1.75%
2057 -1.3% 1.8%
2056 -1.29% 1.86%
2055 -1.18% 1.86%
2054 -1.2% 1.91%
2053 -1.15% 1.95%
2052 -1.21% 1.99%
2051 -1.15% 2.02%
2050 -1.18% 2.02%
2049 -1.11% 2.12%
2048 -1.15% 2.1%
2047 -1.14% 2.14%
2046 -1.09% 2.21%
2045 -1.07% 2.19%
2044 -1.08% 2.27%
2043 -1.06% 2.3%
2042 -1.11% 2.34%
2041 -1.06% 2.31%
2040 -1.02% 2.42%
2039 -0.94% 2.46%
2038 -0.94% 2.51%
2037 -0.94% 2.58%
2036 -0.94% 2.57%
2035 -1% 2.62%
2034 -0.92% 2.71%
2033 -0.9% 2.78%
2032 -0.79% 2.84%
2031 -0.79% 2.86%
2030 -0.78% 2.93%
2029 -0.82% 3%
2028 -0.84% 3.06%
2027 -0.84% 2.64%
2026 -0.81% 2.66%
2025 -0.76% 3.47%
2024 -0.65% 5.07%
2023 -0.62% 4.68%
2022 -1.24% 3.52%
2021 -1.65% 3.5%
2020 -1.38% 3.23%
2019 -1.22% 3.27%
2018 -1.22% 3.42%
2017 -1.28% 3.36%
2016 -1.29% 3.19%
2015 -1.3% 3.23%
2014 -1.27% 3.63%
2013 -1.61% 3.63%
2012 -1.92% 3.58%
2011 -1.83% 3.59%
2010 -1.76% 3.52%
2009 -1.72% 3.64%
2008 -1.64% 3.56%
2007 -1.23% 3.5%
2006 -0.81% 3.66%
2005 -1.07% 4.11%
2004 -0.9% 4.56%
2003 -0.23% 4.08%
2002 0.2% 3.54%
2001 0.47% 3.43%
2000 0.71% 3.52%
1999 1% 3.58%
1998 1.77% 3.5%
1997 3.69% 3.51%
1996 4.3% 4.53%
1995 -0.26% 4.51%
1994 -4.59% 2.33%
1993 -7.8% 2.39%
1992 -5.02% 4.33%
1991 0.22% 3.72%
1990 0.33% 2.81%
1989 0.44% 3.45%
1988 0.55% 3.44%
1987 0.64% 3.57%
1986 0.73% 3.04%
1985 0.81% 1.01%
1984 0.86% 1.33%
1983 0.89% 5.08%
1982 0.88% 4.81%
1981 0.86% 0.12%
1980 0.85% 0.22%
1979 0.86% 2.13%
1978 0.89% 1.84%
1977 0.94% 1.89%
1976 0.98% 2.02%
1975 1% 2.18%
1974 1.01% 2.32%
1973 1.02% 2.38%
1972 1.02% 2.26%
1971 0.96% 2.13%
1970 0.95% 2.1%
1969 1.05% 2.04%
1968 1.16% 1.99%
1967 1.26% 1.96%
1966 1.34% 1.98%
1965 1.41% 2.02%
1964 1.49% 2.05%
1963 1.6% 2.06%
1962 1.78% 2.05%
1961 2.03% 2.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Chad's population grew by 3.47%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Chad
Current population
3114736
21855137
Population rank 135/197 64/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.26%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
44.9 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
35.9 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +1,930
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +704,582
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +3.47%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 6/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
4.28 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -123,104
Net migration rank 124/196 184/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,269,673
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 50/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 6.3%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 83/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Chad
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Chad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -123,104
2024 -18,359 -4,497 653,307 204,040
2023 -18,292 -485 605,924 496,830
2022 -20,197 -485 588,060 36,670
2021 -33,670 -25,865 554,851 74,509
2020 -22,502 -26,840 541,234 36,605
2019 -15,192 -27,841 530,540 -29,451
2018 -10,761 -29,147 509,642 46,661
2017 -12,810 -30,650 494,304 16,916
2016 -13,009 -32,173 483,442 21,540
2015 -11,942 -33,948 478,010 -48,918
2014 -11,009 -35,683 467,957 20,842
2013 -8,367 -37,002 454,517 51,887
2012 -6,761 -66,378 444,246 9,514
2011 -5,354 -64,875 428,989 29,256
2010 -1,895 -67,228 416,177 10,427
2009 652 -68,182 401,937 9,108
2008 161 -68,140 387,439 36,446
2007 1,557 -65,335 376,732 -11,339
2006 2,714 -38,622 362,027 23,052
2005 6,546 -37,086 352,302 19,281
2004 9,549 -68,008 334,136 110,387
2003 10,781 -27,396 314,740 105,140
2002 10,972 -13,312 302,995 20,400
2001 10,424 9,055 297,254 3,484
2000 11,722 8,138 287,173 -3,845
1999 13,568 25,495 278,264 17,175
1998 18,492 24,335 270,055 2,232
1997 19,311 80,133 261,030 3,631
1996 13,327 173,193 254,589 1,259
1995 5,926 126,914 234,010 152,232
1994 4,895 -157,427 223,996 986
1993 -27,199 -178,416 229,984 -146,386
1992 -17,883 -436,814 219,348 6,013
1991 33,692 -26,483 200,102 112,492
1990 34,993 -22,829 191,959 -58,884
1989 36,802 -19,634 188,485 4,924
1988 39,058 -17,058 178,489 16,085
1987 41,172 -14,853 156,797 23,220
1986 42,884 -12,941 152,360 42,093
1985 44,983 -11,429 145,845 -30,686
1984 46,413 -10,321 151,511 -164,489
1983 47,135 -9,599 144,684 247
1982 47,023 -9,298 119,121 217,242
1981 45,423 -9,384 111,907 -13,232
1980 42,911 -7,368 122,468 -210,126
1979 42,157 -7,454 117,780 -9,974
1978 44,800 -9,382 115,084 -34,856
1977 48,643 -11,834 113,498 -34,318
1976 52,107 -13,778 111,324 -29,755
1975 53,629 -14,348 109,315 -22,768
1974 53,600 -14,345 106,898 -15,686
1973 52,989 -14,043 104,418 -10,737
1972 54,072 -14,807 101,142 -9,526
1971 54,352 -15,829 89,404 -9,153
1970 54,455 -20,714 87,660 -8,931
1969 58,454 -21,229 83,413 -8,714
1968 61,422 -20,704 79,465 -8,396
1967 65,618 -21,195 76,142 -7,771
1966 70,085 -23,196 73,123 -6,283
1965 72,896 -24,330 70,913 -4,384
1964 74,151 -23,922 69,483 -2,518
1963 75,380 -22,611 67,414 -1,228
1962 77,582 -21,531 65,312 -890
1961 77,601 -14,655 63,639 -760
1960 76,840 -6,481 62,003 -672

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Chad 86.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,439,314 people) and 13.6% is from migration (a gain of 855,402 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,269,673 people or 6.3% in Chad.

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
Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K

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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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