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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 1,370,754 people in Cyprus in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 1,388,591 in Cyprus.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 2.24 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +1.2% in Cyprus.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.39M (31.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cyprus: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Cyprus
2100 1,368,062 1,283,181
2099 1,382,211 1,287,570
2098 1,396,949 1,292,056
2097 1,412,908 1,296,289
2096 1,428,574 1,300,568
2095 1,443,843 1,305,022
2094 1,459,099 1,309,260
2093 1,474,841 1,313,510
2092 1,490,288 1,318,276
2091 1,505,574 1,323,176
2090 1,521,165 1,328,372
2089 1,537,449 1,333,926
2088 1,554,002 1,339,663
2087 1,570,515 1,345,688
2086 1,587,803 1,352,381
2085 1,605,248 1,359,249
2084 1,623,603 1,366,262
2083 1,642,536 1,373,388
2082 1,661,441 1,380,674
2081 1,680,572 1,388,438
2080 1,700,417 1,396,340
2079 1,720,559 1,404,185
2078 1,741,147 1,412,011
2077 1,762,029 1,419,938
2076 1,783,547 1,427,533
2075 1,805,988 1,435,260
2074 1,828,419 1,442,958
2073 1,850,549 1,450,436
2072 1,873,199 1,457,731
2071 1,896,330 1,464,269
2070 1,920,335 1,470,595
2069 1,943,983 1,476,665
2068 1,967,713 1,482,515
2067 1,993,328 1,487,835
2066 2,018,796 1,492,461
2065 2,045,094 1,496,680
2064 2,071,026 1,500,500
2063 2,096,801 1,503,978
2062 2,122,454 1,507,183
2061 2,148,932 1,509,412
2060 2,176,154 1,511,258
2059 2,203,131 1,512,632
2058 2,230,453 1,514,003
2057 2,258,553 1,514,945
2056 2,288,270 1,515,448
2055 2,318,066 1,515,897
2054 2,345,650 1,516,285
2053 2,374,091 1,516,548
2052 2,401,804 1,516,590
2051 2,431,166 1,515,714
2050 2,459,340 1,514,572
2049 2,488,686 1,513,361
2048 2,516,605 1,511,770
2047 2,545,909 1,509,966
2046 2,575,176 1,507,828
2045 2,603,679 1,505,560
2044 2,631,917 1,502,982
2043 2,660,625 1,500,202
2042 2,689,157 1,497,068
2041 2,719,360 1,493,461
2040 2,748,491 1,489,350
2039 2,776,696 1,484,816
2038 2,803,054 1,479,805
2037 2,829,544 1,474,608
2036 2,856,285 1,468,682
2035 2,883,527 1,462,586
2034 2,912,522 1,455,933
2033 2,939,434 1,448,737
2032 2,966,176 1,440,975
2031 2,989,887 1,433,020
2030 3,013,719 1,424,176
2029 3,037,488 1,414,988
2028 3,062,650 1,404,963
2027 3,088,595 1,394,017
2026 3,114,736 1,382,861
2025 3,140,095 1,370,754
2024 3,164,253 1,358,282
2023 3,185,073 1,344,976
2022 3,204,802 1,331,370
2021 3,244,907 1,317,309
2020 3,299,349 1,302,247
2019 3,345,533 1,286,671
2018 3,387,000 1,270,737
2017 3,428,682 1,254,275
2016 3,473,003 1,237,112
2015 3,518,541 1,219,502
2014 3,564,829 1,201,801
2013 3,610,859 1,183,895
2012 3,670,113 1,165,397
2011 3,741,798 1,146,493
2010 3,811,472 1,127,816
2009 3,879,794 1,109,371
2008 3,947,544 1,091,026
2007 4,013,424 1,072,714
2006 4,063,272 1,054,418
2005 4,096,493 1,036,151
2004 4,140,987 1,017,875
2003 4,178,523 999,590
2002 4,188,002 981,440
2001 4,179,438 964,127
2000 4,159,771 947,667
1999 4,130,305 931,234
1998 4,089,356 914,548
1997 4,018,227 897,568
1996 3,875,246 880,290
1995 3,715,564 862,695
1994 3,725,412 844,667
1993 3,904,482 826,034
1992 4,234,616 810,341
1991 4,458,343 798,944
1990 4,448,652 788,351
1989 4,433,983 777,420
1988 4,414,404 766,235
1987 4,390,246 754,785
1986 4,362,115 743,105
1985 4,330,364 731,277
1984 4,295,536 719,334
1983 4,258,728 707,225
1982 4,221,100 696,497
1981 4,184,217 688,893
1980 4,148,426 683,076
1979 4,113,300 677,549
1978 4,078,240 672,249
1977 4,042,124 667,101
1976 4,004,552 662,032
1975 3,965,743 659,405
1974 3,926,472 663,254
1973 3,887,376 665,937
1972 3,848,271 661,063
1971 3,809,376 654,050
1970 3,773,247 647,446
1969 3,737,765 641,189
1968 3,698,794 635,157
1967 3,656,223 629,251
1966 3,610,562 623,390
1965 3,562,834 617,736
1964 3,513,441 612,521
1963 3,461,942 607,252
1962 3,407,532 601,466
1961 3,348,035 595,514
1960 3,281,381 586,490

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Cyprus gained 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Cyprus' population increased by 151,479 people (a 12.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2006 and still ranked 153rd 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 Cyprus will increase by 9.07% to 1,514,572 people and will still be ranked 153rd.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M 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
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Cyprus
2100 -1.02% -0.34%
2099 -1.06% -0.35%
2098 -1.13% -0.33%
2097 -1.1% -0.33%
2096 -1.06% -0.34%
2095 -1.05% -0.32%
2094 -1.07% -0.32%
2093 -1.04% -0.36%
2092 -1.02% -0.37%
2091 -1.02% -0.39%
2090 -1.06% -0.42%
2089 -1.07% -0.43%
2088 -1.05% -0.45%
2087 -1.09% -0.49%
2086 -1.09% -0.51%
2085 -1.13% -0.51%
2084 -1.15% -0.52%
2083 -1.14% -0.53%
2082 -1.14% -0.56%
2081 -1.17% -0.57%
2080 -1.17% -0.56%
2079 -1.18% -0.55%
2078 -1.19% -0.56%
2077 -1.21% -0.53%
2076 -1.24% -0.54%
2075 -1.23% -0.53%
2074 -1.2% -0.52%
2073 -1.21% -0.5%
2072 -1.22% -0.45%
2071 -1.25% -0.43%
2070 -1.22% -0.41%
2069 -1.21% -0.39%
2068 -1.29% -0.36%
2067 -1.26% -0.31%
2066 -1.29% -0.28%
2065 -1.25% -0.25%
2064 -1.23% -0.23%
2063 -1.21% -0.21%
2062 -1.23% -0.15%
2061 -1.25% -0.12%
2060 -1.22% -0.09%
2059 -1.22% -0.09%
2058 -1.24% -0.06%
2057 -1.3% -0.03%
2056 -1.29% -0.03%
2055 -1.18% -0.03%
2054 -1.2% -0.02%
2053 -1.15% -0.003%
2052 -1.21% 0.06%
2051 -1.15% 0.08%
2050 -1.18% 0.08%
2049 -1.11% 0.11%
2048 -1.15% 0.12%
2047 -1.14% 0.14%
2046 -1.09% 0.15%
2045 -1.07% 0.17%
2044 -1.08% 0.19%
2043 -1.06% 0.21%
2042 -1.11% 0.24%
2041 -1.06% 0.28%
2040 -1.02% 0.31%
2039 -0.94% 0.34%
2038 -0.94% 0.35%
2037 -0.94% 0.4%
2036 -0.94% 0.42%
2035 -1% 0.46%
2034 -0.92% 0.5%
2033 -0.9% 0.54%
2032 -0.79% 0.56%
2031 -0.79% 0.62%
2030 -0.78% 0.65%
2029 -0.82% 0.71%
2028 -0.84% 0.79%
2027 -0.84% 0.81%
2026 -0.81% 0.88%
2025 -0.76% 0.92%
2024 -0.65% 0.99%
2023 -0.62% 1.02%
2022 -1.24% 1.07%
2021 -1.65% 1.16%
2020 -1.38% 1.21%
2019 -1.22% 1.25%
2018 -1.22% 1.31%
2017 -1.28% 1.39%
2016 -1.29% 1.44%
2015 -1.3% 1.47%
2014 -1.27% 1.51%
2013 -1.61% 1.59%
2012 -1.92% 1.65%
2011 -1.83% 1.66%
2010 -1.76% 1.66%
2009 -1.72% 1.68%
2008 -1.64% 1.71%
2007 -1.23% 1.74%
2006 -0.81% 1.76%
2005 -1.07% 1.8%
2004 -0.9% 1.83%
2003 -0.23% 1.85%
2002 0.2% 1.8%
2001 0.47% 1.74%
2000 0.71% 1.76%
1999 1% 1.82%
1998 1.77% 1.89%
1997 3.69% 1.96%
1996 4.3% 2.04%
1995 -0.26% 2.13%
1994 -4.59% 2.26%
1993 -7.8% 1.94%
1992 -5.02% 1.43%
1991 0.22% 1.34%
1990 0.33% 1.41%
1989 0.44% 1.46%
1988 0.55% 1.52%
1987 0.64% 1.57%
1986 0.73% 1.62%
1985 0.81% 1.66%
1984 0.86% 1.71%
1983 0.89% 1.54%
1982 0.88% 1.1%
1981 0.86% 0.85%
1980 0.85% 0.82%
1979 0.86% 0.79%
1978 0.89% 0.77%
1977 0.94% 0.77%
1976 0.98% 0.4%
1975 1% -0.58%
1974 1.01% -0.4%
1973 1.02% 0.74%
1972 1.02% 1.07%
1971 0.96% 1.02%
1970 0.95% 0.98%
1969 1.05% 0.95%
1968 1.16% 0.94%
1967 1.26% 0.94%
1966 1.34% 0.92%
1965 1.41% 0.85%
1964 1.49% 0.87%
1963 1.6% 0.96%
1962 1.78% 1%
1961 2.03% 1.54%

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 Cyprus' population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Cyprus
Current population
3114736
1388591
Population rank 135/197 153/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
42.3 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
36.8 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
55.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +34
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +12,472
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 104/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.13 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +7,749
Net migration rank 124/196 46/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 202,062
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 111/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 42/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Cyprus
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Cyprus
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 7,749
2024 -18,359 -4,497 4,756 8,138
2023 -18,292 -485 5,025 8,697
2022 -20,197 -485 4,466 9,014
2021 -33,670 -25,865 5,305 9,341
2020 -22,502 -26,840 5,826 9,653
2019 -15,192 -27,841 5,679 9,983
2018 -10,761 -29,147 5,905 10,311
2017 -12,810 -30,650 6,082 10,632
2016 -13,009 -32,173 6,643 10,951
2015 -11,942 -33,948 6,340 11,277
2014 -11,009 -35,683 6,193 11,599
2013 -8,367 -37,002 6,116 11,914
2012 -6,761 -66,378 6,726 12,237
2011 -5,354 -64,875 6,271 12,566
2010 -1,895 -67,228 6,723 11,793
2009 652 -68,182 6,820 11,555
2008 161 -68,140 6,429 11,887
2007 1,557 -65,335 5,983 12,332
2006 2,714 -38,622 6,166 12,110
2005 6,546 -37,086 5,646 12,616
2004 9,549 -68,008 5,705 12,583
2003 10,781 -27,396 5,484 12,786
2002 10,972 -13,312 5,225 12,814
2001 10,424 9,055 5,308 11,283
2000 11,722 8,138 5,570 10,753
1999 13,568 25,495 5,524 11,023
1998 18,492 24,335 5,879 10,942
1997 19,311 80,133 6,444 10,696
1996 13,327 173,193 6,911 10,506
1995 5,926 126,914 7,226 10,549
1994 4,895 -157,427 7,973 10,305
1993 -27,199 -178,416 8,463 10,520
1992 -17,883 -436,814 9,844 2,562
1991 33,692 -26,483 9,102 1,294
1990 34,993 -22,829 9,417 1,371
1989 36,802 -19,634 9,156 1,903
1988 39,058 -17,058 9,595 1,727
1987 41,172 -14,853 9,114 2,465
1986 42,884 -12,941 9,412 2,362
1985 44,983 -11,429 9,242 2,647
1984 46,413 -10,321 9,516 2,485
1983 47,135 -9,599 9,318 2,899
1982 47,023 -9,298 9,282 -46
1981 45,423 -9,384 7,135 -1,171
1980 42,911 -7,368 7,954 -2,284
1979 42,157 -7,454 6,620 -1,232
1978 44,800 -9,382 5,949 -735
1977 48,643 -11,834 5,607 -521
1976 52,107 -13,778 6,546 -1,496
1975 53,629 -14,348 5,023 -4,820
1974 53,600 -14,345 321 -8,220
1973 52,989 -14,043 5,405 -2,877
1972 54,072 -14,807 8,244 -1,037
1971 54,352 -15,829 8,398 -1,586
1970 54,455 -20,714 8,412 -2,001
1969 58,454 -21,229 8,857 -2,744
1968 61,422 -20,704 9,153 -3,207
1967 65,618 -21,195 9,313 -3,451
1966 70,085 -23,196 9,478 -3,623
1965 72,896 -24,330 9,643 -4,184
1964 74,151 -23,922 8,322 -3,347
1963 75,380 -22,611 8,568 -3,005
1962 77,582 -21,531 9,455 -3,441
1961 77,601 -14,655 9,584 -3,695
1960 76,840 -6,481 8,385 3,766

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 Cyprus 36.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 56,027 people) and 63.6% is from migration (a gain of 97,997 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 202,062 people or 14.9% in Cyprus.

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
Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K

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

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