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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 450 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.3% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs China: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia China
2100 1,368,666 633,320,628
2099 1,382,821 643,959,697
2098 1,397,565 654,691,595
2097 1,413,532 665,517,335
2096 1,429,204 676,438,150
2095 1,444,480 687,457,915
2094 1,459,743 698,589,897
2093 1,475,492 709,852,629
2092 1,490,946 721,251,520
2091 1,506,239 732,791,748
2090 1,521,837 744,501,355
2089 1,538,128 756,404,299
2088 1,554,688 768,478,316
2087 1,571,208 780,707,622
2086 1,588,504 793,081,006
2085 1,605,957 805,608,315
2084 1,624,320 818,268,277
2083 1,643,261 830,972,107
2082 1,662,175 843,721,746
2081 1,681,314 856,534,631
2080 1,701,168 869,351,919
2079 1,721,318 882,146,959
2078 1,741,916 894,889,246
2077 1,762,807 907,592,919
2076 1,784,335 920,280,380
2075 1,806,786 932,956,157
2074 1,829,227 945,631,173
2073 1,851,366 958,352,980
2072 1,874,026 971,115,895
2071 1,897,167 983,938,054
2070 1,921,183 996,853,418
2069 1,944,841 1,009,905,851
2068 1,968,581 1,023,081,790
2067 1,994,208 1,036,420,010
2066 2,019,687 1,049,887,382
2065 2,045,997 1,063,477,623
2064 2,071,940 1,077,206,695
2063 2,097,727 1,090,982,303
2062 2,123,391 1,104,833,556
2061 2,149,881 1,118,682,849
2060 2,177,114 1,132,504,136
2059 2,204,104 1,146,199,736
2058 2,231,438 1,159,714,746
2057 2,259,550 1,172,963,523
2056 2,289,280 1,185,938,083
2055 2,319,090 1,198,550,408
2054 2,346,686 1,210,749,681
2053 2,375,139 1,222,500,569
2052 2,402,864 1,233,808,926
2051 2,432,239 1,244,584,333
2050 2,460,425 1,254,824,040
2049 2,489,784 1,264,598,914
2048 2,517,716 1,273,885,471
2047 2,547,032 1,282,701,271
2046 2,576,313 1,291,133,690
2045 2,604,829 1,299,154,327
2044 2,633,079 1,306,805,350
2043 2,661,800 1,314,176,710
2042 2,690,344 1,321,319,298
2041 2,720,561 1,328,219,755
2040 2,749,705 1,334,857,481
2039 2,777,922 1,341,265,381
2038 2,804,291 1,347,407,165
2037 2,830,793 1,353,377,505
2036 2,857,546 1,359,133,287
2035 2,884,800 1,364,651,508
2034 2,913,808 1,369,940,557
2033 2,940,732 1,375,003,005
2032 2,967,485 1,379,784,204
2031 2,991,207 1,384,301,522
2030 3,015,049 1,388,520,533
2029 3,038,829 1,392,490,007
2028 3,064,003 1,396,163,778
2027 3,089,959 1,399,515,824
2026 3,116,111 1,402,578,808
2025 3,141,481 1,405,826,385
2024 3,164,253 1,408,975,000
2023 3,185,073 1,410,710,000
2022 3,204,802 1,412,175,000
2021 3,244,907 1,412,360,000
2020 3,299,349 1,411,100,000
2019 3,345,533 1,407,745,000
2018 3,387,000 1,402,760,000
2017 3,428,682 1,396,215,000
2016 3,473,003 1,387,790,000
2015 3,518,541 1,379,860,000
2014 3,564,829 1,371,860,000
2013 3,610,859 1,363,240,000
2012 3,670,113 1,354,190,000
2011 3,741,798 1,345,035,000
2010 3,811,472 1,337,705,000
2009 3,879,794 1,331,260,000
2008 3,947,544 1,324,655,000
2007 4,013,424 1,317,885,000
2006 4,063,272 1,311,020,000
2005 4,096,493 1,303,720,000
2004 4,140,987 1,296,075,000
2003 4,178,523 1,288,400,000
2002 4,188,002 1,280,400,000
2001 4,179,438 1,271,850,000
2000 4,159,771 1,262,645,000
1999 4,130,305 1,252,735,000
1998 4,089,356 1,241,935,000
1997 4,018,227 1,230,075,000
1996 3,875,246 1,217,550,000
1995 3,715,564 1,204,855,000
1994 3,725,412 1,191,835,000
1993 3,904,482 1,178,440,000
1992 4,234,616 1,164,970,000
1991 4,458,343 1,150,780,000
1990 4,448,652 1,135,185,000
1989 4,433,983 1,118,650,000
1988 4,414,404 1,101,630,000
1987 4,390,246 1,084,035,000
1986 4,362,115 1,066,790,000
1985 4,330,364 1,051,040,000
1984 4,295,536 1,036,825,000
1983 4,258,728 1,023,310,000
1982 4,221,100 1,008,630,000
1981 4,184,217 993,885,000
1980 4,148,426 981,235,000
1979 4,113,300 969,005,000
1978 4,078,240 956,165,000
1977 4,042,124 943,455,000
1976 4,004,552 930,685,000
1975 3,965,743 916,395,000
1974 3,926,472 900,350,000
1973 3,887,376 881,940,000
1972 3,848,271 862,030,000
1971 3,809,376 841,105,000
1970 3,773,247 818,315,000
1969 3,737,765 796,025,000
1968 3,698,794 774,510,000
1967 3,656,223 754,550,000
1966 3,610,562 735,400,000
1965 3,562,834 715,185,000
1964 3,513,441 698,355,000
1963 3,461,942 682,335,000
1962 3,407,532 665,770,000
1961 3,348,035 660,330,000
1960 3,281,381 667,070,000

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/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 34.4% in China.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia China
2100 -1.02% -1.65%
2099 -1.06% -1.64%
2098 -1.13% -1.63%
2097 -1.1% -1.61%
2096 -1.06% -1.6%
2095 -1.05% -1.59%
2094 -1.07% -1.59%
2093 -1.04% -1.58%
2092 -1.02% -1.57%
2091 -1.02% -1.57%
2090 -1.06% -1.57%
2089 -1.07% -1.57%
2088 -1.05% -1.57%
2087 -1.09% -1.56%
2086 -1.09% -1.56%
2085 -1.13% -1.55%
2084 -1.15% -1.53%
2083 -1.14% -1.51%
2082 -1.14% -1.5%
2081 -1.17% -1.47%
2080 -1.17% -1.45%
2079 -1.18% -1.42%
2078 -1.19% -1.4%
2077 -1.21% -1.38%
2076 -1.24% -1.36%
2075 -1.23% -1.34%
2074 -1.2% -1.33%
2073 -1.21% -1.31%
2072 -1.22% -1.3%
2071 -1.25% -1.3%
2070 -1.22% -1.29%
2069 -1.21% -1.29%
2068 -1.29% -1.29%
2067 -1.26% -1.28%
2066 -1.29% -1.28%
2065 -1.25% -1.27%
2064 -1.23% -1.26%
2063 -1.21% -1.25%
2062 -1.23% -1.24%
2061 -1.25% -1.22%
2060 -1.22% -1.19%
2059 -1.22% -1.17%
2058 -1.24% -1.13%
2057 -1.3% -1.09%
2056 -1.29% -1.05%
2055 -1.18% -1.01%
2054 -1.2% -0.96%
2053 -1.15% -0.92%
2052 -1.21% -0.87%
2051 -1.15% -0.82%
2050 -1.18% -0.77%
2049 -1.11% -0.73%
2048 -1.15% -0.69%
2047 -1.14% -0.65%
2046 -1.09% -0.62%
2045 -1.07% -0.59%
2044 -1.08% -0.56%
2043 -1.06% -0.54%
2042 -1.11% -0.52%
2041 -1.06% -0.5%
2040 -1.02% -0.48%
2039 -0.94% -0.46%
2038 -0.94% -0.44%
2037 -0.94% -0.42%
2036 -0.94% -0.4%
2035 -1% -0.39%
2034 -0.92% -0.37%
2033 -0.9% -0.35%
2032 -0.79% -0.33%
2031 -0.79% -0.3%
2030 -0.78% -0.29%
2029 -0.82% -0.26%
2028 -0.84% -0.24%
2027 -0.84% -0.22%
2026 -0.81% -0.23%
2025 -0.72% -0.22%
2024 -0.65% -0.12%
2023 -0.62% -0.1%
2022 -1.24% -0.01%
2021 -1.65% 0.09%
2020 -1.38% 0.24%
2019 -1.22% 0.36%
2018 -1.22% 0.47%
2017 -1.28% 0.61%
2016 -1.29% 0.57%
2015 -1.3% 0.58%
2014 -1.27% 0.63%
2013 -1.61% 0.67%
2012 -1.92% 0.68%
2011 -1.83% 0.55%
2010 -1.76% 0.48%
2009 -1.72% 0.5%
2008 -1.64% 0.51%
2007 -1.23% 0.52%
2006 -0.81% 0.56%
2005 -1.07% 0.59%
2004 -0.9% 0.6%
2003 -0.23% 0.62%
2002 0.2% 0.67%
2001 0.47% 0.73%
2000 0.71% 0.79%
1999 1% 0.87%
1998 1.77% 0.96%
1997 3.69% 1.03%
1996 4.3% 1.05%
1995 -0.26% 1.09%
1994 -4.59% 1.14%
1993 -7.8% 1.16%
1992 -5.02% 1.23%
1991 0.22% 1.37%
1990 0.33% 1.48%
1989 0.44% 1.54%
1988 0.55% 1.62%
1987 0.64% 1.62%
1986 0.73% 1.5%
1985 0.81% 1.37%
1984 0.86% 1.32%
1983 0.89% 1.46%
1982 0.88% 1.48%
1981 0.86% 1.29%
1980 0.85% 1.26%
1979 0.86% 1.34%
1978 0.89% 1.35%
1977 0.94% 1.37%
1976 0.98% 1.56%
1975 1% 1.78%
1974 1.01% 2.09%
1973 1.02% 2.31%
1972 1.02% 2.49%
1971 0.96% 2.78%
1970 0.95% 2.8%
1969 1.05% 2.78%
1968 1.16% 2.65%
1967 1.26% 2.6%
1966 1.34% 2.83%
1965 1.41% 2.41%
1964 1.49% 2.35%
1963 1.6% 2.49%
1962 1.78% 0.82%
1961 2.03% -1.01%

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 China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Bosnia China
Current population
3116111
1402578808
Population rank 135/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 16.9%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
18.2 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
3.5 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.84 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 -4,753
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -1,735,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.12%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 173/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -268,126
Net migration rank 124/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -268,126
2024 - -4,497 - -318,992
2023 -18,292 -485 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 -20,197 -485 -847,305 -293,846
2021 -33,670 -25,865 480,203 -379,749
2020 -22,502 -26,840 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 -15,192 -27,841 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 -10,761 -29,147 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 -12,810 -30,650 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 -13,009 -32,173 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 -11,942 -33,948 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 -11,009 -35,683 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 -8,367 -37,002 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 -6,761 -66,378 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 -5,354 -64,875 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 -1,895 -67,228 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 652 -68,182 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 161 -68,140 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 1,557 -65,335 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 2,714 -38,622 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 6,546 -37,086 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 9,549 -68,008 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 10,781 -27,396 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 10,972 -13,312 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 10,424 9,055 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 11,722 8,138 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 13,568 25,495 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 18,492 24,335 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 19,311 80,133 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 13,327 173,193 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 5,926 126,914 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 4,895 -157,427 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 -27,199 -178,416 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 -17,883 -436,814 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 33,692 -26,483 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 34,993 -22,829 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 36,802 -19,634 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 39,058 -17,058 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 41,172 -14,853 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 42,884 -12,941 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 44,983 -11,429 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 46,413 -10,321 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 47,135 -9,599 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 47,023 -9,298 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 45,423 -9,384 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 42,911 -7,368 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 42,157 -7,454 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 44,800 -9,382 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 48,643 -11,834 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 52,107 -13,778 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 53,629 -14,348 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 53,600 -14,345 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 52,989 -14,043 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 54,072 -14,807 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 54,352 -15,829 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 54,455 -20,714 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 58,454 -21,229 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 61,422 -20,704 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 65,618 -21,195 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 70,085 -23,196 19,282,187 4,165
1965 72,896 -24,330 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 74,151 -23,922 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 75,380 -22,611 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 77,582 -21,531 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 77,601 -14,655 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 76,840 -6,481 -3,048,510 -16,927

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/china | 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 China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

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
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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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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