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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 866,628 people in Comoros in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 903,776 in Comoros.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3.45 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Comoros is the 160th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.01% for Comoros.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.01% in Comoros.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Comoros has grown from 605K to 904K (49.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Comoros: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Comoros
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Comoros
2100 1,368,666 1,926,386
2099 1,382,821 1,920,621
2098 1,397,565 1,914,609
2097 1,413,532 1,908,134
2096 1,429,204 1,901,525
2095 1,444,480 1,894,422
2094 1,459,743 1,887,108
2093 1,475,492 1,879,656
2092 1,490,946 1,871,817
2091 1,506,239 1,863,580
2090 1,521,837 1,854,999
2089 1,538,128 1,846,139
2088 1,554,688 1,836,994
2087 1,571,208 1,827,684
2086 1,588,504 1,817,890
2085 1,605,957 1,807,957
2084 1,624,320 1,797,607
2083 1,643,261 1,786,775
2082 1,662,175 1,775,826
2081 1,681,314 1,764,709
2080 1,701,168 1,753,314
2079 1,721,318 1,741,768
2078 1,741,916 1,729,732
2077 1,762,807 1,717,501
2076 1,784,335 1,704,841
2075 1,806,786 1,691,947
2074 1,829,227 1,678,984
2073 1,851,366 1,665,784
2072 1,874,026 1,652,395
2071 1,897,167 1,638,685
2070 1,921,183 1,625,082
2069 1,944,841 1,611,152
2068 1,968,581 1,596,935
2067 1,994,208 1,582,442
2066 2,019,687 1,567,829
2065 2,045,997 1,553,142
2064 2,071,940 1,538,246
2063 2,097,727 1,523,197
2062 2,123,391 1,508,112
2061 2,149,881 1,492,603
2060 2,177,114 1,476,941
2059 2,204,104 1,461,147
2058 2,231,438 1,445,237
2057 2,259,550 1,429,173
2056 2,289,280 1,412,910
2055 2,319,090 1,396,415
2054 2,346,686 1,379,788
2053 2,375,139 1,362,991
2052 2,402,864 1,345,832
2051 2,432,239 1,328,600
2050 2,460,425 1,311,253
2049 2,489,784 1,293,896
2048 2,517,716 1,276,263
2047 2,547,032 1,258,915
2046 2,576,313 1,241,424
2045 2,604,829 1,223,821
2044 2,633,079 1,206,037
2043 2,661,800 1,188,317
2042 2,690,344 1,170,812
2041 2,720,561 1,153,264
2040 2,749,705 1,135,741
2039 2,777,922 1,118,219
2038 2,804,291 1,100,871
2037 2,830,793 1,083,597
2036 2,857,546 1,066,250
2035 2,884,800 1,049,097
2034 2,913,808 1,032,144
2033 2,940,732 1,015,163
2032 2,967,485 998,403
2031 2,991,207 981,702
2030 3,015,049 965,069
2029 3,038,829 948,475
2028 3,064,003 932,007
2027 3,089,959 915,654
2026 3,116,111 899,373
2025 3,141,481 883,023
2024 3,164,253 866,628
2023 3,185,073 850,387
2022 3,204,802 834,188
2021 3,244,907 818,174
2020 3,299,349 802,163
2019 3,345,533 786,578
2018 3,387,000 771,590
2017 3,428,682 756,669
2016 3,473,003 741,741
2015 3,518,541 726,682
2014 3,564,829 711,503
2013 3,610,859 696,192
2012 3,670,113 681,630
2011 3,741,798 668,056
2010 3,811,472 654,836
2009 3,879,794 641,947
2008 3,947,544 629,307
2007 4,013,424 616,927
2006 4,063,272 604,753
2005 4,096,493 592,677
2004 4,140,987 580,704
2003 4,178,523 569,798
2002 4,188,002 558,923
2001 4,179,438 547,220
2000 4,159,771 536,080
1999 4,130,305 525,886
1998 4,089,356 516,597
1997 4,018,227 507,777
1996 3,875,246 499,107
1995 3,715,564 490,586
1994 3,725,412 482,142
1993 3,904,482 473,682
1992 4,234,616 465,113
1991 4,458,343 455,556
1990 4,448,652 444,596
1989 4,433,983 433,103
1988 4,414,404 421,687
1987 4,390,246 410,439
1986 4,362,115 399,318
1985 4,330,364 388,352
1984 4,295,536 377,637
1983 4,258,728 367,233
1982 4,221,100 357,139
1981 4,184,217 347,382
1980 4,148,426 337,721
1979 4,113,300 327,791
1978 4,078,240 317,688
1977 4,042,124 307,579
1976 4,004,552 297,538
1975 3,965,743 287,692
1974 3,926,472 278,075
1973 3,887,376 268,820
1972 3,848,271 260,077
1971 3,809,376 251,865
1970 3,773,247 244,185
1969 3,737,765 237,001
1968 3,698,794 230,244
1967 3,656,223 223,859
1966 3,610,562 218,663
1965 3,562,834 214,967
1964 3,513,441 211,644
1963 3,461,942 208,185
1962 3,407,532 204,702
1961 3,348,035 201,201
1960 3,281,381 197,700

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/comoros | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Comoros gained 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Comoros' population increased by 162,035 people (a 21.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Comoros was ranked 163rd in 2006 and ranked 160th 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 Comoros will increase by 45.1% to 1,311,253 people and rank change from 160th to 157th.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M 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
Comoros
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Comoros
2100 -1.02% 0.3%
2099 -1.06% 0.31%
2098 -1.13% 0.34%
2097 -1.1% 0.35%
2096 -1.06% 0.37%
2095 -1.05% 0.39%
2094 -1.07% 0.4%
2093 -1.04% 0.42%
2092 -1.02% 0.44%
2091 -1.02% 0.46%
2090 -1.06% 0.48%
2089 -1.07% 0.5%
2088 -1.05% 0.51%
2087 -1.09% 0.54%
2086 -1.09% 0.55%
2085 -1.13% 0.58%
2084 -1.15% 0.61%
2083 -1.14% 0.62%
2082 -1.14% 0.63%
2081 -1.17% 0.65%
2080 -1.17% 0.66%
2079 -1.18% 0.7%
2078 -1.19% 0.71%
2077 -1.21% 0.74%
2076 -1.24% 0.76%
2075 -1.23% 0.77%
2074 -1.2% 0.79%
2073 -1.21% 0.81%
2072 -1.22% 0.84%
2071 -1.25% 0.84%
2070 -1.22% 0.86%
2069 -1.21% 0.89%
2068 -1.29% 0.92%
2067 -1.26% 0.93%
2066 -1.29% 0.95%
2065 -1.25% 0.97%
2064 -1.23% 0.99%
2063 -1.21% 1%
2062 -1.23% 1.04%
2061 -1.25% 1.06%
2060 -1.22% 1.08%
2059 -1.22% 1.1%
2058 -1.24% 1.12%
2057 -1.3% 1.15%
2056 -1.29% 1.18%
2055 -1.18% 1.21%
2054 -1.2% 1.23%
2053 -1.15% 1.27%
2052 -1.21% 1.3%
2051 -1.15% 1.32%
2050 -1.18% 1.34%
2049 -1.11% 1.38%
2048 -1.15% 1.38%
2047 -1.14% 1.41%
2046 -1.09% 1.44%
2045 -1.07% 1.47%
2044 -1.08% 1.49%
2043 -1.06% 1.5%
2042 -1.11% 1.52%
2041 -1.06% 1.54%
2040 -1.02% 1.57%
2039 -0.94% 1.58%
2038 -0.94% 1.59%
2037 -0.94% 1.63%
2036 -0.94% 1.63%
2035 -1% 1.64%
2034 -0.92% 1.67%
2033 -0.9% 1.68%
2032 -0.79% 1.7%
2031 -0.79% 1.72%
2030 -0.78% 1.75%
2029 -0.82% 1.77%
2028 -0.84% 1.79%
2027 -0.84% 1.81%
2026 -0.81% 1.85%
2025 -0.72% 1.89%
2024 -0.65% 1.91%
2023 -0.62% 1.94%
2022 -1.24% 1.96%
2021 -1.65% 2%
2020 -1.38% 1.98%
2019 -1.22% 1.94%
2018 -1.22% 1.97%
2017 -1.28% 2.01%
2016 -1.29% 2.07%
2015 -1.3% 2.13%
2014 -1.27% 2.2%
2013 -1.61% 2.14%
2012 -1.92% 2.03%
2011 -1.83% 2.02%
2010 -1.76% 2.01%
2009 -1.72% 2.01%
2008 -1.64% 2.01%
2007 -1.23% 2.01%
2006 -0.81% 2.04%
2005 -1.07% 2.06%
2004 -0.9% 1.91%
2003 -0.23% 1.95%
2002 0.2% 2.14%
2001 0.47% 2.08%
2000 0.71% 1.94%
1999 1% 1.8%
1998 1.77% 1.74%
1997 3.69% 1.74%
1996 4.3% 1.74%
1995 -0.26% 1.75%
1994 -4.59% 1.79%
1993 -7.8% 1.84%
1992 -5.02% 2.1%
1991 0.22% 2.47%
1990 0.33% 2.65%
1989 0.44% 2.71%
1988 0.55% 2.74%
1987 0.64% 2.78%
1986 0.73% 2.82%
1985 0.81% 2.84%
1984 0.86% 2.83%
1983 0.89% 2.83%
1982 0.88% 2.81%
1981 0.86% 2.86%
1980 0.85% 3.03%
1979 0.86% 3.18%
1978 0.89% 3.29%
1977 0.94% 3.37%
1976 0.98% 3.42%
1975 1% 3.46%
1974 1.01% 3.44%
1973 1.02% 3.36%
1972 1.02% 3.26%
1971 0.96% 3.15%
1970 0.95% 3.03%
1969 1.05% 2.93%
1968 1.16% 2.85%
1967 1.26% 2.38%
1966 1.34% 1.72%
1965 1.41% 1.57%
1964 1.49% 1.66%
1963 1.6% 1.7%
1962 1.78% 1.74%
1961 2.03% 1.77%

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/comoros | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Comoros' population grew by 1.91%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Comoros
Current population
3116111
903776
Population rank 135/197 160/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.01%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
32.4 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
21.6 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.43 hours
Daily growth/decline -57 +44
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +16,241
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.91%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 56/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
4.13 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -2,127
Net migration rank 124/196 98/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 12,449
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 177/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.4%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 147/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Comoros
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Comoros
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -2,127
2024 - -4,497 - -2,051
2023 -18,292 -485 18,247 -2,002
2022 -20,197 -485 18,154 -2,002
2021 -33,670 -25,865 17,645 -1,766
2020 -22,502 -26,840 17,906 -1,766
2019 -15,192 -27,841 17,936 -2,916
2018 -10,761 -29,147 17,883 -2,917
2017 -12,810 -30,650 17,798 -2,920
2016 -13,009 -32,173 17,913 -2,938
2015 -11,942 -33,948 17,961 -2,815
2014 -11,009 -35,683 17,876 -2,667
2013 -8,367 -37,002 17,776 -2,365
2012 -6,761 -66,378 17,565 -3,835
2011 -5,354 -64,875 17,313 -3,897
2010 -1,895 -67,228 16,849 -3,832
2009 652 -68,182 16,315 -3,553
2008 161 -68,140 15,804 -3,294
2007 1,557 -65,335 15,393 -3,147
2006 2,714 -38,622 15,124 -3,020
2005 6,546 -37,086 14,810 -2,760
2004 9,549 -68,008 14,349 -2,455
2003 10,781 -27,396 14,031 -4,112
2002 10,972 -13,312 13,760 -1,925
2001 10,424 9,055 13,598 -2,029
2000 11,722 8,138 13,270 -2,557
1999 13,568 25,495 13,161 -3,490
1998 18,492 24,335 13,099 -4,194
1997 19,311 80,133 13,254 -4,508
1996 13,327 173,193 13,390 -4,805
1995 5,926 126,914 13,403 -4,951
1994 4,895 -157,427 13,465 -5,024
1993 -27,199 -178,416 13,667 -5,196
1992 -17,883 -436,814 13,867 -5,198
1991 33,692 -26,483 13,783 -3,323
1990 34,993 -22,829 13,610 -2,141
1989 36,802 -19,634 13,374 -1,860
1988 39,058 -17,058 13,144 -1,832
1987 41,172 -14,853 12,869 -1,687
1986 42,884 -12,941 12,566 -1,502
1985 44,983 -11,429 12,202 -1,339
1984 46,413 -10,321 11,830 -1,259
1983 47,135 -9,599 11,367 -1,122
1982 47,023 -9,298 11,002 -1,065
1981 45,423 -9,384 10,569 -999
1980 42,911 -7,368 10,095 -344
1979 42,157 -7,454 9,637 468
1978 44,800 -9,382 9,189 909
1977 48,643 -11,834 8,750 1,377
1976 52,107 -13,778 8,371 1,585
1975 53,629 -14,348 7,752 1,986
1974 53,600 -14,345 7,654 1,840
1973 52,989 -14,043 7,328 1,684
1972 54,072 -14,807 7,019 1,461
1971 54,352 -15,829 6,722 1,216
1970 54,455 -20,714 6,456 966
1969 58,454 -21,229 6,189 769
1968 61,422 -20,704 5,960 592
1967 65,618 -21,195 5,741 465
1966 70,085 -23,196 5,601 -1,408
1965 72,896 -24,330 5,465 -2,261
1964 74,151 -23,922 5,359 -1,924
1963 75,380 -22,611 5,249 -1,764
1962 77,582 -21,531 5,157 -1,667
1961 77,601 -14,655 5,027 -1,518
1960 76,840 -6,481 4,886 -1,406

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/comoros | 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 Comoros 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 179,319 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 24,709 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 12,449 people or 1.4% in Comoros.

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
Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K

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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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