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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 6,484,437 people in the Congo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 6,718,789 in the Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The Congo's population is 2.16 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Congo is the 109th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.08% for the Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.72M (75.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Congo: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Congo
2100 1,368,062 20,194,267
2099 1,382,211 20,053,234
2098 1,396,949 19,906,909
2097 1,412,908 19,760,110
2096 1,428,574 19,610,521
2095 1,443,843 19,459,493
2094 1,459,099 19,306,835
2093 1,474,841 19,151,289
2092 1,490,288 18,990,577
2091 1,505,574 18,828,222
2090 1,521,165 18,663,146
2089 1,537,449 18,497,842
2088 1,554,002 18,325,571
2087 1,570,515 18,153,731
2086 1,587,803 17,979,773
2085 1,605,248 17,807,843
2084 1,623,603 17,631,386
2083 1,642,536 17,453,221
2082 1,661,441 17,270,773
2081 1,680,572 17,093,270
2080 1,700,417 16,910,570
2079 1,720,559 16,728,955
2078 1,741,147 16,542,829
2077 1,762,029 16,357,926
2076 1,783,547 16,173,005
2075 1,805,988 15,981,904
2074 1,828,419 15,791,626
2073 1,850,549 15,597,321
2072 1,873,199 15,402,110
2071 1,896,330 15,205,567
2070 1,920,335 15,009,147
2069 1,943,983 14,808,250
2068 1,967,713 14,609,790
2067 1,993,328 14,412,802
2066 2,018,796 14,211,022
2065 2,045,094 14,010,661
2064 2,071,026 13,810,933
2063 2,096,801 13,609,626
2062 2,122,454 13,405,080
2061 2,148,932 13,204,362
2060 2,176,154 13,004,957
2059 2,203,131 12,806,162
2058 2,230,453 12,609,233
2057 2,258,553 12,413,395
2056 2,288,270 12,217,406
2055 2,318,066 12,022,740
2054 2,345,650 11,824,813
2053 2,374,091 11,627,983
2052 2,401,804 11,431,875
2051 2,431,166 11,235,188
2050 2,459,340 11,039,311
2049 2,488,686 10,844,973
2048 2,516,605 10,650,230
2047 2,545,909 10,453,401
2046 2,575,176 10,258,550
2045 2,603,679 10,063,886
2044 2,631,917 9,871,213
2043 2,660,625 9,676,000
2042 2,689,157 9,482,485
2041 2,719,360 9,287,235
2040 2,748,491 9,096,577
2039 2,776,696 8,907,177
2038 2,803,054 8,719,250
2037 2,829,544 8,532,935
2036 2,856,285 8,348,719
2035 2,883,527 8,166,676
2034 2,912,522 7,985,679
2033 2,939,434 7,805,748
2032 2,966,176 7,628,440
2031 2,989,887 7,453,476
2030 3,013,719 7,284,111
2029 3,037,488 7,117,929
2028 3,062,650 6,955,268
2027 3,088,595 6,794,778
2026 3,114,736 6,638,532
2025 3,140,095 6,484,437
2024 3,164,253 6,332,961
2023 3,185,073 6,182,885
2022 3,204,802 6,035,104
2021 3,244,907 5,892,183
2020 3,299,349 5,752,791
2019 3,345,533 5,616,661
2018 3,387,000 5,483,118
2017 3,428,682 5,351,011
2016 3,473,003 5,222,536
2015 3,518,541 5,097,581
2014 3,564,829 4,975,880
2013 3,610,859 4,857,099
2012 3,670,113 4,740,450
2011 3,741,798 4,609,724
2010 3,811,472 4,462,290
2009 3,879,794 4,281,219
2008 3,947,544 4,113,517
2007 4,013,424 3,980,430
2006 4,063,272 3,837,409
2005 4,096,493 3,696,393
2004 4,140,987 3,565,554
2003 4,178,523 3,445,753
2002 4,188,002 3,350,771
2001 4,179,438 3,272,537
2000 4,159,771 3,151,345
1999 4,130,305 3,032,874
1998 4,089,356 2,952,061
1997 4,018,227 2,887,862
1996 3,875,246 2,826,785
1995 3,715,564 2,749,461
1994 3,725,412 2,673,144
1993 3,904,482 2,595,124
1992 4,234,616 2,519,465
1991 4,458,343 2,449,229
1990 4,448,652 2,380,560
1989 4,433,983 2,313,558
1988 4,414,404 2,247,653
1987 4,390,246 2,183,473
1986 4,362,115 2,120,602
1985 4,330,364 2,059,311
1984 4,295,536 1,999,528
1983 4,258,728 1,950,321
1982 4,221,100 1,910,430
1981 4,184,217 1,869,759
1980 4,148,426 1,828,985
1979 4,113,300 1,788,524
1978 4,078,240 1,748,089
1977 4,042,124 1,707,568
1976 4,004,552 1,667,225
1975 3,965,743 1,627,032
1974 3,926,472 1,582,301
1973 3,887,376 1,533,680
1972 3,848,271 1,486,468
1971 3,809,376 1,441,039
1970 3,773,247 1,397,638
1969 3,737,765 1,356,182
1968 3,698,794 1,316,519
1967 3,656,223 1,278,691
1966 3,610,562 1,242,534
1965 3,562,834 1,207,880
1964 3,513,441 1,174,816
1963 3,461,942 1,143,263
1962 3,407,532 1,113,175
1961 3,348,035 1,084,389
1960 3,281,381 1,056,732

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/congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while the Congo gained 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Congo's population increased by 1,496,253 people (a 28.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The Congo was ranked 125th in 2006 and ranked 109th 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 the Congo will increase by 64.3% to 11,039,311 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M 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
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Congo
2100 -1.02% 0.7%
2099 -1.06% 0.74%
2098 -1.13% 0.74%
2097 -1.1% 0.76%
2096 -1.06% 0.78%
2095 -1.05% 0.79%
2094 -1.07% 0.81%
2093 -1.04% 0.85%
2092 -1.02% 0.86%
2091 -1.02% 0.88%
2090 -1.06% 0.89%
2089 -1.07% 0.94%
2088 -1.05% 0.95%
2087 -1.09% 0.97%
2086 -1.09% 0.97%
2085 -1.13% 1%
2084 -1.15% 1.02%
2083 -1.14% 1.06%
2082 -1.14% 1.04%
2081 -1.17% 1.08%
2080 -1.17% 1.09%
2079 -1.18% 1.13%
2078 -1.19% 1.13%
2077 -1.21% 1.14%
2076 -1.24% 1.2%
2075 -1.23% 1.2%
2074 -1.2% 1.25%
2073 -1.21% 1.27%
2072 -1.22% 1.29%
2071 -1.25% 1.31%
2070 -1.22% 1.36%
2069 -1.21% 1.36%
2068 -1.29% 1.37%
2067 -1.26% 1.42%
2066 -1.29% 1.43%
2065 -1.25% 1.45%
2064 -1.23% 1.48%
2063 -1.21% 1.53%
2062 -1.23% 1.52%
2061 -1.25% 1.53%
2060 -1.22% 1.55%
2059 -1.22% 1.56%
2058 -1.24% 1.58%
2057 -1.3% 1.6%
2056 -1.29% 1.62%
2055 -1.18% 1.67%
2054 -1.2% 1.69%
2053 -1.15% 1.72%
2052 -1.21% 1.75%
2051 -1.15% 1.77%
2050 -1.18% 1.79%
2049 -1.11% 1.83%
2048 -1.15% 1.88%
2047 -1.14% 1.9%
2046 -1.09% 1.93%
2045 -1.07% 1.95%
2044 -1.08% 2.02%
2043 -1.06% 2.04%
2042 -1.11% 2.1%
2041 -1.06% 2.1%
2040 -1.02% 2.13%
2039 -0.94% 2.16%
2038 -0.94% 2.18%
2037 -0.94% 2.21%
2036 -0.94% 2.23%
2035 -1% 2.27%
2034 -0.92% 2.31%
2033 -0.9% 2.32%
2032 -0.79% 2.35%
2031 -0.79% 2.33%
2030 -0.78% 2.33%
2029 -0.82% 2.34%
2028 -0.84% 2.36%
2027 -0.84% 2.35%
2026 -0.81% 2.38%
2025 -0.76% 2.39%
2024 -0.65% 2.43%
2023 -0.62% 2.45%
2022 -1.24% 2.43%
2021 -1.65% 2.42%
2020 -1.38% 2.42%
2019 -1.22% 2.44%
2018 -1.22% 2.47%
2017 -1.28% 2.46%
2016 -1.29% 2.45%
2015 -1.3% 2.45%
2014 -1.27% 2.45%
2013 -1.61% 2.46%
2012 -1.92% 2.84%
2011 -1.83% 3.3%
2010 -1.76% 4.23%
2009 -1.72% 4.08%
2008 -1.64% 3.34%
2007 -1.23% 3.73%
2006 -0.81% 3.81%
2005 -1.07% 3.67%
2004 -0.9% 3.48%
2003 -0.23% 2.83%
2002 0.2% 2.39%
2001 0.47% 3.85%
2000 0.71% 3.91%
1999 1% 2.74%
1998 1.77% 2.22%
1997 3.69% 2.16%
1996 4.3% 2.81%
1995 -0.26% 2.85%
1994 -4.59% 3.01%
1993 -7.8% 3%
1992 -5.02% 2.87%
1991 0.22% 2.88%
1990 0.33% 2.9%
1989 0.44% 2.93%
1988 0.55% 2.94%
1987 0.64% 2.96%
1986 0.73% 2.98%
1985 0.81% 2.99%
1984 0.86% 2.52%
1983 0.89% 2.09%
1982 0.88% 2.18%
1981 0.86% 2.23%
1980 0.85% 2.26%
1979 0.86% 2.31%
1978 0.89% 2.37%
1977 0.94% 2.42%
1976 0.98% 2.47%
1975 1% 2.83%
1974 1.01% 3.17%
1973 1.02% 3.18%
1972 1.02% 3.15%
1971 0.96% 3.11%
1970 0.95% 3.06%
1969 1.05% 3.01%
1968 1.16% 2.96%
1967 1.26% 2.91%
1966 1.34% 2.87%
1965 1.41% 2.81%
1964 1.49% 2.76%
1963 1.6% 2.7%
1962 1.78% 2.65%
1961 2.03% 2.62%

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 the Congo's population grew by 2.39%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Congo
Current population
3114736
6718789
Population rank 135/197 109/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.08%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
3.48 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
2.73 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
13.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +415
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +151,476
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.39%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 31/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
2.93 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -2,999
Net migration rank 124/196 108/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 385,589
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 91/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 86/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -2,999
2024 -18,359 -4,497 153,150 -2,491
2023 -18,292 -485 150,486 -995
2022 -20,197 -485 147,076 -995
2021 -33,670 -25,865 144,241 -4,476
2020 -22,502 -26,840 143,492 -4,472
2019 -15,192 -27,841 139,513 -6,268
2018 -10,761 -29,147 142,704 -8,856
2017 -12,810 -30,650 141,973 -11,601
2016 -13,009 -32,173 141,358 -14,783
2015 -11,942 -33,948 141,539 -18,207
2014 -11,009 -35,683 141,674 -21,598
2013 -8,367 -37,002 142,080 -24,605
2012 -6,761 -66,378 142,464 -26,643
2011 -5,354 -64,875 140,371 5,262
2010 -1,895 -67,228 136,908 12,318
2009 652 -68,182 126,904 86,014
2008 161 -68,140 120,711 1,774
2007 1,557 -65,335 112,459 31,239
2006 2,714 -38,622 106,876 35,475
2005 6,546 -37,086 101,344 38,337
2004 9,549 -68,008 96,577 25,412
2003 10,781 -27,396 91,326 26,280
2002 10,972 -13,312 88,497 -16,140
2001 10,424 9,055 84,876 -764
2000 11,722 8,138 78,491 79,780
1999 13,568 25,495 76,204 2,470
1998 18,492 24,335 72,450 10,500
1997 19,311 80,133 66,149 -20,704
1996 13,327 173,193 75,628 1,085
1995 5,926 126,914 74,189 3,747
1994 4,895 -157,427 72,857 1,850
1993 -27,199 -178,416 71,119 10,218
1992 -17,883 -436,814 69,973 0
1991 33,692 -26,483 68,534 1,966
1990 34,993 -22,829 67,241 -395
1989 36,802 -19,634 65,944 1,214
1988 39,058 -17,058 64,629 22
1987 41,172 -14,853 63,183 525
1986 42,884 -12,941 61,669 367
1985 44,983 -11,429 60,359 182
1984 46,413 -10,321 59,028 0
1983 47,135 -9,599 58,120 -18,720
1982 47,023 -9,298 57,036 -16,664
1981 45,423 -9,384 56,603 -15,630
1980 42,911 -7,368 55,550 -14,972
1979 42,157 -7,454 54,723 -14,378
1978 44,800 -9,382 53,885 -13,356
1977 48,643 -11,834 53,179 -12,673
1976 52,107 -13,778 52,148 -11,971
1975 53,629 -14,348 51,155 -10,944
1974 53,600 -14,345 49,563 -312
1973 52,989 -14,043 48,017 -22
1972 54,072 -14,807 46,427 0
1971 54,352 -15,829 44,431 0
1970 54,455 -20,714 42,374 0
1969 58,454 -21,229 40,532 0
1968 61,422 -20,704 38,786 0
1967 65,618 -21,195 36,866 0
1966 70,085 -23,196 35,452 0
1965 72,896 -24,330 33,865 0
1964 74,151 -23,922 32,270 0
1963 75,380 -22,611 30,832 0
1962 77,582 -21,531 29,342 0
1961 77,601 -14,655 28,220 0
1960 76,840 -6,481 27,094 0

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

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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 the Congo 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,445,532 people) and 4.82% is from migration (a loss of 73,144 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 385,589 people or 6.1% in the Congo.

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
Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 127K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K

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

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