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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 19,764,771 people in Chile in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 19,977,856 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 6.41 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 -1.19% per year vs +1.02% in Chile.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Chile has grown from 16.5M to 20M (21% 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 1,368,666 13,542,179
2099 1,382,821 13,698,571
2098 1,397,565 13,856,954
2097 1,413,532 14,016,220
2096 1,429,204 14,178,222
2095 1,444,480 14,343,015
2094 1,459,743 14,508,995
2093 1,475,492 14,677,272
2092 1,490,946 14,845,602
2091 1,506,239 15,016,981
2090 1,521,837 15,189,722
2089 1,538,128 15,363,962
2088 1,554,688 15,538,750
2087 1,571,208 15,711,977
2086 1,588,504 15,883,706
2085 1,605,957 16,055,280
2084 1,624,320 16,223,786
2083 1,643,261 16,391,067
2082 1,662,175 16,554,768
2081 1,681,314 16,719,751
2080 1,701,168 16,883,588
2079 1,721,318 17,045,148
2078 1,741,916 17,205,047
2077 1,762,807 17,362,651
2076 1,784,335 17,517,633
2075 1,806,786 17,670,800
2074 1,829,227 17,820,437
2073 1,851,366 17,966,186
2072 1,874,026 18,109,831
2071 1,897,167 18,253,369
2070 1,921,183 18,393,628
2069 1,944,841 18,531,389
2068 1,968,581 18,668,022
2067 1,994,208 18,802,510
2066 2,019,687 18,935,536
2065 2,045,997 19,063,468
2064 2,071,940 19,189,521
2063 2,097,727 19,310,719
2062 2,123,391 19,424,785
2061 2,149,881 19,534,495
2060 2,177,114 19,638,454
2059 2,204,104 19,739,346
2058 2,231,438 19,832,760
2057 2,259,550 19,923,762
2056 2,289,280 20,008,988
2055 2,319,090 20,089,664
2054 2,346,686 20,163,300
2053 2,375,139 20,232,377
2052 2,402,864 20,293,672
2051 2,432,239 20,348,246
2050 2,460,425 20,396,141
2049 2,489,784 20,440,751
2048 2,517,716 20,480,143
2047 2,547,032 20,511,707
2046 2,576,313 20,539,410
2045 2,604,829 20,563,551
2044 2,633,079 20,580,609
2043 2,661,800 20,590,097
2042 2,690,344 20,594,631
2041 2,720,561 20,596,851
2040 2,749,705 20,592,260
2039 2,777,922 20,584,025
2038 2,804,291 20,569,754
2037 2,830,793 20,550,877
2036 2,857,546 20,523,910
2035 2,884,800 20,492,436
2034 2,913,808 20,456,957
2033 2,940,732 20,417,291
2032 2,967,485 20,370,206
2031 2,991,207 20,315,389
2030 3,015,049 20,254,305
2029 3,038,829 20,187,945
2028 3,064,003 20,116,575
2027 3,089,959 20,038,004
2026 3,116,111 19,955,555
2025 3,141,481 19,865,709
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Chile's population increased by 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Chile will increase by 2.09% to 20,396,141 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 -0.72% 0.51%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Chile's population grew by 0.54%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Chile
Current population
3116111
19977856
Population rank 135/197 67/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.24%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
4.96 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.98 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +290
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +105,936
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.54%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 130/197
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 - -4,497 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/chile | 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 Chile 43.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 844,683 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,097,597 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 574K
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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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