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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 6,332,961 people in the Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 6,681,829 in the Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The Congo's population is 2.14 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 -1.19% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.68M (74.1% 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 1,368,666 20,197,393
2099 1,382,821 20,056,338
2098 1,397,565 19,909,990
2097 1,413,532 19,763,169
2096 1,429,204 19,613,556
2095 1,444,480 19,462,505
2094 1,459,743 19,309,823
2093 1,475,492 19,154,254
2092 1,490,946 18,993,517
2091 1,506,239 18,831,137
2090 1,521,837 18,666,035
2089 1,538,128 18,500,705
2088 1,554,688 18,328,408
2087 1,571,208 18,156,542
2086 1,588,504 17,982,556
2085 1,605,957 17,810,599
2084 1,624,320 17,634,115
2083 1,643,261 17,455,922
2082 1,662,175 17,273,447
2081 1,681,314 17,095,916
2080 1,701,168 16,913,187
2079 1,721,318 16,731,545
2078 1,741,916 16,545,390
2077 1,762,807 16,360,458
2076 1,784,335 16,175,508
2075 1,806,786 15,984,378
2074 1,829,227 15,794,071
2073 1,851,366 15,599,735
2072 1,874,026 15,404,494
2071 1,897,167 15,207,921
2070 1,921,183 15,011,471
2069 1,944,841 14,810,543
2068 1,968,581 14,612,051
2067 1,994,208 14,415,033
2066 2,019,687 14,213,222
2065 2,045,997 14,012,829
2064 2,071,940 13,813,071
2063 2,097,727 13,611,733
2062 2,123,391 13,407,155
2061 2,149,881 13,206,406
2060 2,177,114 13,006,970
2059 2,204,104 12,808,144
2058 2,231,438 12,611,185
2057 2,259,550 12,415,316
2056 2,289,280 12,219,298
2055 2,319,090 12,024,601
2054 2,346,686 11,826,644
2053 2,375,139 11,629,783
2052 2,402,864 11,433,645
2051 2,432,239 11,236,927
2050 2,460,425 11,041,020
2049 2,489,784 10,846,652
2048 2,517,716 10,651,879
2047 2,547,032 10,455,019
2046 2,576,313 10,260,138
2045 2,604,829 10,065,444
2044 2,633,079 9,872,742
2043 2,661,800 9,677,498
2042 2,690,344 9,483,953
2041 2,720,561 9,288,673
2040 2,749,705 9,097,986
2039 2,777,922 8,908,556
2038 2,804,291 8,720,599
2037 2,830,793 8,534,256
2036 2,857,546 8,350,011
2035 2,884,800 8,167,940
2034 2,913,808 7,986,915
2033 2,940,732 7,806,956
2032 2,967,485 7,629,621
2031 2,991,207 7,454,630
2030 3,015,049 7,285,238
2029 3,038,829 7,119,031
2028 3,064,003 6,956,345
2027 3,089,959 6,795,830
2026 3,116,111 6,639,560
2025 3,141,481 6,485,440
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Congo's population increased by 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of the Congo will increase by 65.2% to 11,041,020 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 -0.72% 2.41%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while the Congo's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Congo
Current population
3116111
6681829
Population rank 135/197 109/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.08%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
3.5 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.78 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +411
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +150,076
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 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 - -4,497 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/congo | 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 the Congo 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 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 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K

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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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