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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 20,299,123 people in Chad in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 21,893,857 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 7.03 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 -1.19% per year vs +3.65% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.5% 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 1,368,666 70,884,357
2099 1,382,821 70,557,567
2098 1,397,565 70,230,207
2097 1,413,532 69,842,152
2096 1,429,204 69,451,196
2095 1,444,480 69,060,721
2094 1,459,743 68,666,177
2093 1,475,492 68,236,720
2092 1,490,946 67,782,173
2091 1,506,239 67,325,804
2090 1,521,837 66,831,262
2089 1,538,128 66,335,362
2088 1,554,688 65,849,776
2087 1,571,208 65,329,155
2086 1,588,504 64,802,341
2085 1,605,957 64,247,517
2084 1,624,320 63,683,201
2083 1,643,261 63,107,011
2082 1,662,175 62,546,281
2081 1,681,314 61,935,077
2080 1,701,168 61,322,770
2079 1,721,318 60,689,500
2078 1,741,916 60,041,413
2077 1,762,807 59,398,544
2076 1,784,335 58,750,589
2075 1,806,786 58,088,399
2074 1,829,227 57,429,638
2073 1,851,366 56,751,288
2072 1,874,026 56,050,641
2071 1,897,167 55,351,270
2070 1,921,183 54,656,129
2069 1,944,841 53,956,737
2068 1,968,581 53,248,745
2067 1,994,208 52,550,963
2066 2,019,687 51,808,021
2065 2,045,997 51,071,215
2064 2,071,940 50,307,695
2063 2,097,727 49,556,347
2062 2,123,391 48,797,884
2061 2,149,881 48,036,580
2060 2,177,114 47,241,459
2059 2,204,104 46,442,418
2058 2,231,438 45,655,034
2057 2,259,550 44,870,896
2056 2,289,280 44,078,534
2055 2,319,090 43,275,519
2054 2,346,686 42,486,590
2053 2,375,139 41,688,608
2052 2,402,864 40,889,772
2051 2,432,239 40,092,484
2050 2,460,425 39,299,495
2049 2,489,784 38,521,793
2048 2,517,716 37,723,298
2047 2,547,032 36,947,445
2046 2,576,313 36,172,851
2045 2,604,829 35,391,232
2044 2,633,079 34,632,170
2043 2,661,800 33,864,845
2042 2,690,344 33,104,772
2041 2,720,561 32,347,709
2040 2,749,705 31,617,805
2039 2,777,922 30,871,258
2038 2,804,291 30,129,880
2037 2,830,793 29,393,074
2036 2,857,546 28,653,774
2035 2,884,800 27,935,849
2034 2,913,808 27,223,833
2033 2,940,732 26,506,530
2032 2,967,485 25,790,343
2031 2,991,207 25,078,386
2030 3,015,049 24,381,060
2029 3,038,829 23,686,105
2028 3,064,003 22,995,214
2027 3,089,959 22,312,346
2026 3,116,111 21,738,687
2025 3,141,481 21,174,977
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Chad's population increased by 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Chad will increase by 79.5% to 39,299,495 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M 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
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 -0.72% 4.31%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Chad's population grew by 5.07%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Chad
Current population
3116111
21893857
Population rank 135/197 64/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.26%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
32.2 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
38.5 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +2,685
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +980,059
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +5.07%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 2/197
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 - -4,497 - 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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Chad 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,253,964 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 672,204 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 (1960–2024, 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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