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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 1,386,362 in Cyprus.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 2.25 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 -1.19% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.39M (31.5% 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 1,368,666 1,283,630
2099 1,382,821 1,288,020
2098 1,397,565 1,292,508
2097 1,413,532 1,296,742
2096 1,429,204 1,301,023
2095 1,444,480 1,305,479
2094 1,459,743 1,309,718
2093 1,475,492 1,313,969
2092 1,490,946 1,318,737
2091 1,506,239 1,323,639
2090 1,521,837 1,328,837
2089 1,538,128 1,334,392
2088 1,554,688 1,340,131
2087 1,571,208 1,346,159
2086 1,588,504 1,352,854
2085 1,605,957 1,359,724
2084 1,624,320 1,366,740
2083 1,643,261 1,373,868
2082 1,662,175 1,381,157
2081 1,681,314 1,388,924
2080 1,701,168 1,396,828
2079 1,721,318 1,404,677
2078 1,741,916 1,412,505
2077 1,762,807 1,420,434
2076 1,784,335 1,428,032
2075 1,806,786 1,435,762
2074 1,829,227 1,443,463
2073 1,851,366 1,450,943
2072 1,874,026 1,458,241
2071 1,897,167 1,464,781
2070 1,921,183 1,471,110
2069 1,944,841 1,477,182
2068 1,968,581 1,483,033
2067 1,994,208 1,488,356
2066 2,019,687 1,492,983
2065 2,045,997 1,497,204
2064 2,071,940 1,501,025
2063 2,097,727 1,504,504
2062 2,123,391 1,507,711
2061 2,149,881 1,509,940
2060 2,177,114 1,511,787
2059 2,204,104 1,513,161
2058 2,231,438 1,514,533
2057 2,259,550 1,515,475
2056 2,289,280 1,515,978
2055 2,319,090 1,516,427
2054 2,346,686 1,516,816
2053 2,375,139 1,517,078
2052 2,402,864 1,517,120
2051 2,432,239 1,516,244
2050 2,460,425 1,515,102
2049 2,489,784 1,513,890
2048 2,517,716 1,512,298
2047 2,547,032 1,510,494
2046 2,576,313 1,508,356
2045 2,604,829 1,506,087
2044 2,633,079 1,503,508
2043 2,661,800 1,500,726
2042 2,690,344 1,497,592
2041 2,720,561 1,493,983
2040 2,749,705 1,489,871
2039 2,777,922 1,485,335
2038 2,804,291 1,480,323
2037 2,830,793 1,475,124
2036 2,857,546 1,469,196
2035 2,884,800 1,463,098
2034 2,913,808 1,456,442
2033 2,940,732 1,449,244
2032 2,967,485 1,441,479
2031 2,991,207 1,433,522
2030 3,015,049 1,424,675
2029 3,038,829 1,415,483
2028 3,064,003 1,405,454
2027 3,089,959 1,394,504
2026 3,116,111 1,383,344
2025 3,141,481 1,371,233
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Cyprus' population increased by 149,250 people (a 12.1% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Cyprus will increase by 9.29% to 1,515,102 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 -0.72% 0.95%
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 (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 Cyprus' population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Cyprus
Current population
3116111
1386362
Population rank 135/197 153/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
39.5 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
36.2 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
55.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +36
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +13,306
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 103/197
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 - -4,497 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Cyprus 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 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 (1960–2024, 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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