The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,242 people compared to 10,693,675 in the Czech Republic.
Population statistics:
- The Czech Republic's population is 3.43 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 91st.
- The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
- Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.4% decline), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.7M (4.44% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.8% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 16.9% in the Czech Republic.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Czech Republic: live population counter
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| Current population |
3114242
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10693675
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 91/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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12.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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5.76 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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4.65 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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6.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -86,169 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +112 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +40,986 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.38% |
| Population growth rate rank | 190/197 | 142/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 9,602,006 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 9,586,651 | 2.03% | -0.16% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 9,624,660 | 1.78% | 0.4% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 9,670,685 | 1.6% | 0.48% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 9,727,804 | 1.49% | 0.59% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 9,779,358 | 1.41% | 0.53% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 9,821,040 | 1.34% | 0.43% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 9,852,899 | 1.26% | 0.32% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 9,876,346 | 1.16% | 0.24% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 9,896,580 | 1.05% | 0.2% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 9,858,071 | 0.95% | -0.39% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 9,826,815 | 0.96% | -0.32% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 9,867,632 | 1.02% | 0.42% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 9,922,266 | 1.02% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 9,988,459 | 1.01% | 0.67% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 10,058,620 | 1% | 0.7% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 10,125,939 | 0.98% | 0.67% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 10,186,755 | 0.94% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 10,242,098 | 0.89% | 0.54% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 10,292,341 | 0.86% | 0.49% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 10,304,193 | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 10,300,591 | 0.86% | -0.03% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 10,314,826 | 0.88% | 0.14% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 10,323,856 | 0.89% | 0.09% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 10,330,213 | 0.86% | 0.06% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 10,337,118 | 0.81% | 0.07% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 10,342,227 | 0.73% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 10,347,318 | 0.64% | 0.05% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 10,355,276 | 0.55% | 0.08% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 10,361,068 | 0.44% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 10,333,355 | 0.33% | -0.27% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 10,308,578 | 0.22% | -0.24% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 10,319,123 | -5.02% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 10,329,855 | -7.8% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 10,333,587 | -4.59% | 0.04% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 10,327,253 | -0.26% | -0.06% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 10,315,241 | 4.3% | -0.12% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 10,304,131 | 3.69% | -0.11% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 10,294,373 | 1.77% | -0.09% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 10,283,860 | 1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 10,255,063 | 0.71% | -0.28% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 10,216,605 | 0.47% | -0.38% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 10,196,916 | 0.2% | -0.19% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 10,193,998 | -0.23% | -0.03% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 10,197,101 | -0.9% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 10,211,216 | -1.07% | 0.14% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 10,238,905 | -0.81% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 10,298,828 | -1.23% | 0.59% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 10,384,603 | -1.64% | 0.83% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 10,443,936 | -1.72% | 0.57% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 10,474,410 | -1.76% | 0.29% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 10,496,088 | -1.83% | 0.21% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 10,510,785 | -1.92% | 0.14% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 10,514,272 | -1.61% | 0.03% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 10,525,347 | -1.27% | 0.11% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 10,546,059 | -1.3% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 10,566,332 | -1.29% | 0.19% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 10,594,438 | -1.28% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 10,629,928 | -1.22% | 0.33% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 10,671,870 | -1.22% | 0.39% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 10,697,858 | -1.38% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 10,505,772 | -1.65% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 10,672,118 | -1.24% | 1.58% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 10,864,042 | -0.62% | 1.8% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 10,905,028 | -0.65% | 0.38% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 10,776,416 | -0.76% | -1.18% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 10,693,675 | -0.82% | -0.77% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 10,671,253 | -0.84% | -0.21% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 10,646,226 | -0.83% | -0.23% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 10,618,626 | -0.8% | -0.26% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 10,589,369 | -0.79% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 10,558,740 | -0.79% | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 10,526,900 | -0.85% | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 10,494,205 | -0.91% | -0.31% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 10,461,074 | -0.96% | -0.32% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 10,427,719 | -0.97% | -0.32% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 10,394,629 | -0.94% | -0.32% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 10,361,705 | -0.94% | -0.32% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 10,329,234 | -0.94% | -0.31% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 10,297,472 | -0.98% | -0.31% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 10,266,491 | -1.04% | -0.3% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 10,236,267 | -1.09% | -0.29% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 10,206,686 | -1.09% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 10,177,983 | -1.07% | -0.28% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 10,149,892 | -1.08% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 10,122,112 | -1.08% | -0.27% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 10,094,194 | -1.12% | -0.28% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 10,066,226 | -1.14% | -0.28% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 10,038,170 | -1.13% | -0.28% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 10,009,782 | -1.14% | -0.28% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 9,980,370 | -1.16% | -0.29% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -358,761 (a 10.3% decline), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 127,343 (a 1.21% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 91st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.2% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of the Czech Republic will decrease by 6.67% to 9,980,370 people and rank change from 91st to 98th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sarajevo | 276K |
| Banja Luka | 185K |
| Bijeljina | 115K |
| Tuzla | 111K |
| Zenica | 111K |
| Mostar | 105K |
| Prijedor | 89.4K |
| Doboj | 68.5K |
| Bihac | 56.3K |
| Sanski Most | 16.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Prague | 1.4M |
| Brno | 403K |
| Liberec | 108K |
| Zlin | 74.7K |
| Most | 63.5K |
| Opava | 55.1K |
| Jihlava | 54.6K |
| Frydek-Mistek | 53.6K |
| Teplice | 50.9K |
| Karlovy Vary | 49.1K |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic
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| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 80.3 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 44.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 49.3:50.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 366 ppl/mi² |
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