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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 19,859,921 people in Chile in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 19,992,079 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 6.42 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Chile is the 67th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.24% for Chile.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.97% in Chile.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Chile has grown from 16.5M to 20M (21.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Chile: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Chile
2100 1,368,062 13,538,233
2099 1,382,211 13,694,580
2098 1,396,949 13,852,916
2097 1,412,908 14,012,136
2096 1,428,574 14,174,091
2095 1,443,843 14,338,836
2094 1,459,099 14,504,768
2093 1,474,841 14,672,995
2092 1,490,288 14,841,276
2091 1,505,574 15,012,606
2090 1,521,165 15,185,296
2089 1,537,449 15,359,485
2088 1,554,002 15,534,223
2087 1,570,515 15,707,399
2086 1,587,803 15,879,078
2085 1,605,248 16,050,602
2084 1,623,603 16,219,059
2083 1,642,536 16,386,291
2082 1,661,441 16,549,944
2081 1,680,572 16,714,879
2080 1,700,417 16,878,669
2079 1,720,559 17,040,181
2078 1,741,147 17,200,034
2077 1,762,029 17,357,593
2076 1,783,547 17,512,529
2075 1,805,988 17,665,652
2074 1,828,419 17,815,245
2073 1,850,549 17,960,951
2072 1,873,199 18,104,555
2071 1,896,330 18,248,051
2070 1,920,335 18,388,269
2069 1,943,983 18,525,990
2068 1,967,713 18,662,583
2067 1,993,328 18,797,031
2066 2,018,796 18,930,019
2065 2,045,094 19,057,914
2064 2,071,026 19,183,930
2063 2,096,801 19,305,093
2062 2,122,454 19,419,125
2061 2,148,932 19,528,803
2060 2,176,154 19,632,732
2059 2,203,131 19,733,594
2058 2,230,453 19,826,981
2057 2,258,553 19,917,957
2056 2,288,270 20,003,158
2055 2,318,066 20,083,811
2054 2,345,650 20,157,425
2053 2,374,091 20,226,483
2052 2,401,804 20,287,759
2051 2,431,166 20,342,317
2050 2,459,340 20,390,198
2049 2,488,686 20,434,796
2048 2,516,605 20,474,175
2047 2,545,909 20,505,731
2046 2,575,176 20,533,426
2045 2,603,679 20,557,560
2044 2,631,917 20,574,613
2043 2,660,625 20,584,097
2042 2,689,157 20,588,631
2041 2,719,360 20,590,850
2040 2,748,491 20,586,260
2039 2,776,696 20,578,028
2038 2,803,054 20,563,761
2037 2,829,544 20,544,889
2036 2,856,285 20,517,930
2035 2,883,527 20,486,465
2034 2,912,522 20,450,997
2033 2,939,434 20,411,343
2032 2,966,176 20,364,270
2031 2,989,887 20,309,470
2030 3,013,719 20,248,404
2029 3,037,488 20,182,063
2028 3,062,650 20,110,713
2027 3,088,595 20,032,166
2026 3,114,736 19,949,741
2025 3,140,095 19,859,921
2024 3,164,253 19,764,771
2023 3,185,073 19,658,835
2022 3,204,802 19,553,036
2021 3,244,907 19,456,334
2020 3,299,349 19,370,624
2019 3,345,533 19,197,744
2018 3,387,000 18,893,191
2017 3,428,682 18,558,868
2016 3,473,003 18,267,221
2015 3,518,541 18,047,625
2014 3,564,829 17,864,195
2013 3,610,859 17,687,006
2012 3,670,113 17,519,119
2011 3,741,798 17,351,816
2010 3,811,472 17,181,464
2009 3,879,794 17,009,731
2008 3,947,544 16,838,988
2007 4,013,424 16,671,581
2006 4,063,272 16,509,195
2005 4,096,493 16,348,778
2004 4,140,987 16,187,322
2003 4,178,523 16,024,752
2002 4,188,002 15,857,925
2001 4,179,438 15,683,849
2000 4,159,771 15,503,635
1999 4,130,305 15,319,313
1998 4,089,356 15,127,799
1997 4,018,227 14,932,434
1996 3,875,246 14,734,046
1995 3,715,564 14,527,381
1994 3,725,412 14,316,256
1993 3,904,482 14,102,276
1992 4,234,616 13,884,577
1991 4,458,343 13,662,491
1990 4,448,652 13,437,176
1989 4,433,983 13,215,005
1988 4,414,404 12,999,424
1987 4,390,246 12,790,150
1986 4,362,115 12,588,914
1985 4,330,364 12,395,274
1984 4,295,536 12,207,733
1983 4,258,728 12,026,138
1982 4,221,100 11,850,214
1981 4,184,217 11,678,717
1980 4,148,426 11,508,550
1979 4,113,300 11,339,779
1978 4,078,240 11,172,695
1977 4,042,124 11,005,519
1976 4,004,552 10,838,251
1975 3,965,743 10,671,559
1974 3,926,472 10,505,817
1973 3,887,376 10,340,362
1972 3,848,271 10,174,678
1971 3,809,376 10,009,701
1970 3,773,247 9,845,344
1969 3,737,765 9,680,282
1968 3,698,794 9,514,716
1967 3,656,223 9,348,939
1966 3,610,562 9,181,722
1965 3,562,834 9,012,938
1964 3,513,441 8,842,525
1963 3,461,942 8,670,144
1962 3,407,532 8,497,059
1961 3,348,035 8,324,802
1960 3,281,381 8,153,350

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/chile | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Chile gained 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Chile's population increased by 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Chile was ranked 60th in 2006 and ranked 67th 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 Chile will increase by 1.99% to 20,390,198 people and rank change from 67th to 75th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M 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
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Chile
2100 -1.02% -1.14%
2099 -1.06% -1.14%
2098 -1.13% -1.14%
2097 -1.1% -1.14%
2096 -1.06% -1.15%
2095 -1.05% -1.14%
2094 -1.07% -1.15%
2093 -1.04% -1.13%
2092 -1.02% -1.14%
2091 -1.02% -1.14%
2090 -1.06% -1.13%
2089 -1.07% -1.12%
2088 -1.05% -1.1%
2087 -1.09% -1.08%
2086 -1.09% -1.07%
2085 -1.13% -1.04%
2084 -1.15% -1.02%
2083 -1.14% -0.99%
2082 -1.14% -0.99%
2081 -1.17% -0.97%
2080 -1.17% -0.95%
2079 -1.18% -0.93%
2078 -1.19% -0.91%
2077 -1.21% -0.88%
2076 -1.24% -0.87%
2075 -1.23% -0.84%
2074 -1.2% -0.81%
2073 -1.21% -0.79%
2072 -1.22% -0.79%
2071 -1.25% -0.76%
2070 -1.22% -0.74%
2069 -1.21% -0.73%
2068 -1.29% -0.72%
2067 -1.26% -0.7%
2066 -1.29% -0.67%
2065 -1.25% -0.66%
2064 -1.23% -0.63%
2063 -1.21% -0.59%
2062 -1.23% -0.56%
2061 -1.25% -0.53%
2060 -1.22% -0.51%
2059 -1.22% -0.47%
2058 -1.24% -0.46%
2057 -1.3% -0.43%
2056 -1.29% -0.4%
2055 -1.18% -0.37%
2054 -1.2% -0.34%
2053 -1.15% -0.3%
2052 -1.21% -0.27%
2051 -1.15% -0.23%
2050 -1.18% -0.22%
2049 -1.11% -0.19%
2048 -1.15% -0.15%
2047 -1.14% -0.13%
2046 -1.09% -0.12%
2045 -1.07% -0.08%
2044 -1.08% -0.05%
2043 -1.06% -0.02%
2042 -1.11% -0.01%
2041 -1.06% 0.02%
2040 -1.02% 0.04%
2039 -0.94% 0.07%
2038 -0.94% 0.09%
2037 -0.94% 0.13%
2036 -0.94% 0.15%
2035 -1% 0.17%
2034 -0.92% 0.19%
2033 -0.9% 0.23%
2032 -0.79% 0.27%
2031 -0.79% 0.3%
2030 -0.78% 0.33%
2029 -0.82% 0.35%
2028 -0.84% 0.39%
2027 -0.84% 0.41%
2026 -0.81% 0.45%
2025 -0.76% 0.48%
2024 -0.65% 0.54%
2023 -0.62% 0.54%
2022 -1.24% 0.5%
2021 -1.65% 0.44%
2020 -1.38% 0.9%
2019 -1.22% 1.61%
2018 -1.22% 1.8%
2017 -1.28% 1.6%
2016 -1.29% 1.22%
2015 -1.3% 1.03%
2014 -1.27% 1%
2013 -1.61% 0.96%
2012 -1.92% 0.96%
2011 -1.83% 0.99%
2010 -1.76% 1.01%
2009 -1.72% 1.01%
2008 -1.64% 1%
2007 -1.23% 0.98%
2006 -0.81% 0.98%
2005 -1.07% 1%
2004 -0.9% 1.01%
2003 -0.23% 1.05%
2002 0.2% 1.11%
2001 0.47% 1.16%
2000 0.71% 1.2%
1999 1% 1.27%
1998 1.77% 1.31%
1997 3.69% 1.35%
1996 4.3% 1.42%
1995 -0.26% 1.47%
1994 -4.59% 1.52%
1993 -7.8% 1.57%
1992 -5.02% 1.63%
1991 0.22% 1.68%
1990 0.33% 1.68%
1989 0.44% 1.66%
1988 0.55% 1.64%
1987 0.64% 1.6%
1986 0.73% 1.56%
1985 0.81% 1.54%
1984 0.86% 1.51%
1983 0.89% 1.48%
1982 0.88% 1.47%
1981 0.86% 1.48%
1980 0.85% 1.49%
1979 0.86% 1.5%
1978 0.89% 1.52%
1977 0.94% 1.54%
1976 0.98% 1.56%
1975 1% 1.58%
1974 1.01% 1.6%
1973 1.02% 1.63%
1972 1.02% 1.65%
1971 0.96% 1.67%
1970 0.95% 1.71%
1969 1.05% 1.74%
1968 1.16% 1.77%
1967 1.26% 1.82%
1966 1.34% 1.87%
1965 1.41% 1.93%
1964 1.49% 1.99%
1963 1.6% 2.04%
1962 1.78% 2.07%
1961 2.03% 2.1%

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 Chile's population grew by 0.48%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Chile
Current population
3114736
19992079
Population rank 135/197 67/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.24%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
5.54 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
3.05 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +261
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +95,150
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.48%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 129/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
10.2 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +51,712
Net migration rank 124/196 21/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,538,324
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 44/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 7.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 76/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Chile
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Chile
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 51,712
2024 -18,359 -4,497 42,356 58,316
2023 -18,292 -485 48,518 62,679
2022 -20,197 -485 41,041 59,374
2021 -33,670 -25,865 27,530 65,480
2020 -22,502 -26,840 52,378 26,042
2019 -15,192 -27,841 86,006 181,339
2018 -10,761 -29,147 103,950 237,807
2017 -12,810 -30,650 106,268 220,621
2016 -13,009 -32,173 120,545 135,864
2015 -11,942 -33,948 127,074 55,689
2014 -11,009 -35,683 131,373 52,702
2013 -8,367 -37,002 133,785 36,529
2012 -6,761 -66,378 134,617 30,870
2011 -5,354 -64,875 141,053 28,086
2010 -1,895 -67,228 145,527 26,048
2009 652 -68,182 147,576 24,324
2008 161 -68,140 147,105 22,488
2007 1,557 -65,335 145,043 20,170
2006 2,714 -38,622 142,277 17,285
2005 6,546 -37,086 147,009 14,289
2004 9,549 -68,008 150,138 11,495
2003 10,781 -27,396 154,287 9,225
2002 10,972 -13,312 162,322 7,824
2001 10,424 9,055 171,659 6,346
2000 11,722 8,138 175,362 7,067
1999 13,568 25,495 177,995 8,226
1998 18,492 24,335 185,815 10,984
1997 19,311 80,133 190,433 3,504
1996 13,327 173,193 199,897 2,942
1995 5,926 126,914 208,017 2,454
1994 4,895 -157,427 209,834 1,930
1993 -27,199 -178,416 215,003 1,164
1992 -17,883 -436,814 219,224 0
1991 33,692 -26,483 227,180 -2,207
1990 34,993 -22,829 226,941 -1,274
1989 36,802 -19,634 224,854 -6,186
1988 39,058 -17,058 221,602 -9,131
1987 41,172 -14,853 218,034 -11,958
1986 42,884 -12,941 213,571 -17,148
1985 44,983 -11,429 208,910 -18,047
1984 46,413 -10,321 205,407 -21,188
1983 47,135 -9,599 202,352 -23,386
1982 47,023 -9,298 199,522 -26,646
1981 45,423 -9,384 198,211 -28,096
1980 42,911 -7,368 198,281 -28,060
1979 42,157 -7,454 197,198 -29,873
1978 44,800 -9,382 196,483 -29,644
1977 48,643 -11,834 197,163 -29,651
1976 52,107 -13,778 196,986 -29,967
1975 53,629 -14,348 196,890 -30,524
1974 53,600 -14,345 196,322 -31,211
1973 52,989 -14,043 197,666 -31,878
1972 54,072 -14,807 198,162 -32,584
1971 54,352 -15,829 198,523 -34,147
1970 54,455 -20,714 200,402 -36,079
1969 58,454 -21,229 202,764 -36,976
1968 61,422 -20,704 203,577 -38,224
1967 65,618 -21,195 204,377 -38,159
1966 70,085 -23,196 204,661 -36,446
1965 72,896 -24,330 203,341 -33,988
1964 74,151 -23,922 202,741 -31,261
1963 75,380 -22,611 202,370 -29,082
1962 77,582 -21,531 200,905 -28,023
1961 77,601 -14,655 198,788 -27,159
1960 76,840 -6,481 198,461 -27,184

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/chile | 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 Chile 40.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 755,666 people) and 59.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,103,211 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,538,324 people or 7.8% in Chile.

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
Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 568K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K

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

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