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

Updated on by Georank team

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 3,116,111 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 3.42 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 93rd.
  • 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 3.12M (23.3% decline), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Czech Republic
2100 1,368,666 8,325,870
2099 1,382,821 8,347,035
2098 1,397,565 8,367,582
2097 1,413,532 8,387,141
2096 1,429,204 8,407,012
2095 1,444,480 8,425,776
2094 1,459,743 8,444,415
2093 1,475,492 8,462,470
2092 1,490,946 8,480,332
2091 1,506,239 8,497,856
2090 1,521,837 8,516,149
2089 1,538,128 8,534,417
2088 1,554,688 8,552,792
2087 1,571,208 8,572,217
2086 1,588,504 8,592,607
2085 1,605,957 8,613,126
2084 1,624,320 8,634,563
2083 1,643,261 8,656,688
2082 1,662,175 8,680,346
2081 1,681,314 8,705,288
2080 1,701,168 8,731,611
2079 1,721,318 8,759,446
2078 1,741,916 8,788,719
2077 1,762,807 8,819,271
2076 1,784,335 8,851,532
2075 1,806,786 8,886,209
2074 1,829,227 8,922,752
2073 1,851,366 8,961,377
2072 1,874,026 9,002,196
2071 1,897,167 9,044,814
2070 1,921,183 9,089,338
2069 1,944,841 9,135,444
2068 1,968,581 9,182,610
2067 1,994,208 9,231,075
2066 2,019,687 9,280,641
2065 2,045,997 9,331,222
2064 2,071,940 9,381,077
2063 2,097,727 9,430,947
2062 2,123,391 9,479,782
2061 2,149,881 9,527,543
2060 2,177,114 9,573,715
2059 2,204,104 9,618,240
2058 2,231,438 9,661,212
2057 2,259,550 9,702,890
2056 2,289,280 9,742,619
2055 2,319,090 9,780,337
2054 2,346,686 9,816,525
2053 2,375,139 9,850,555
2052 2,402,864 9,882,803
2051 2,432,239 9,913,797
2050 2,460,425 9,943,922
2049 2,489,784 9,972,314
2048 2,517,716 10,000,421
2047 2,547,032 10,028,123
2046 2,576,313 10,056,076
2045 2,604,829 10,083,671
2044 2,633,079 10,111,346
2043 2,661,800 10,139,564
2042 2,690,344 10,168,461
2041 2,720,561 10,198,407
2040 2,749,705 10,228,600
2039 2,777,922 10,260,066
2038 2,804,291 10,291,775
2037 2,830,793 10,324,680
2036 2,857,546 10,357,281
2035 2,884,800 10,390,525
2034 2,913,808 10,423,635
2033 2,940,732 10,456,466
2032 2,967,485 10,488,669
2031 2,991,207 10,519,813
2030 3,015,049 10,549,605
2029 3,038,829 10,578,033
2028 3,064,003 10,604,523
2027 3,089,959 10,627,835
2026 3,116,111 10,649,126
2025 3,141,481 10,792,466
2024 3,164,253 10,905,028
2023 3,185,073 10,864,042
2022 3,204,802 10,672,118
2021 3,244,907 10,505,772
2020 3,299,349 10,697,858
2019 3,345,533 10,671,870
2018 3,387,000 10,629,928
2017 3,428,682 10,594,438
2016 3,473,003 10,566,332
2015 3,518,541 10,546,059
2014 3,564,829 10,525,347
2013 3,610,859 10,514,272
2012 3,670,113 10,510,785
2011 3,741,798 10,496,088
2010 3,811,472 10,474,410
2009 3,879,794 10,443,936
2008 3,947,544 10,384,603
2007 4,013,424 10,298,828
2006 4,063,272 10,238,905
2005 4,096,493 10,211,216
2004 4,140,987 10,197,101
2003 4,178,523 10,193,998
2002 4,188,002 10,196,916
2001 4,179,438 10,216,605
2000 4,159,771 10,255,063
1999 4,130,305 10,283,860
1998 4,089,356 10,294,373
1997 4,018,227 10,304,131
1996 3,875,246 10,315,241
1995 3,715,564 10,327,253
1994 3,725,412 10,333,587
1993 3,904,482 10,329,855
1992 4,234,616 10,319,123
1991 4,458,343 10,308,578
1990 4,448,652 10,333,355
1989 4,433,983 10,361,068
1988 4,414,404 10,355,276
1987 4,390,246 10,347,318
1986 4,362,115 10,342,227
1985 4,330,364 10,337,118
1984 4,295,536 10,330,213
1983 4,258,728 10,323,856
1982 4,221,100 10,314,826
1981 4,184,217 10,300,591
1980 4,148,426 10,304,193
1979 4,113,300 10,292,341
1978 4,078,240 10,242,098
1977 4,042,124 10,186,755
1976 4,004,552 10,125,939
1975 3,965,743 10,058,620
1974 3,926,472 9,988,459
1973 3,887,376 9,922,266
1972 3,848,271 9,867,632
1971 3,809,376 9,826,815
1970 3,773,247 9,858,071
1969 3,737,765 9,896,580
1968 3,698,794 9,876,346
1967 3,656,223 9,852,899
1966 3,610,562 9,821,040
1965 3,562,834 9,779,358
1964 3,513,441 9,727,804
1963 3,461,942 9,670,685
1962 3,407,532 9,624,660
1961 3,348,035 9,586,651
1960 3,281,381 9,602,006

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/czech-republic | CC BY

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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% 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 93rd 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 Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 16.9% in the Czech Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Czech Republic
2100 -1.02% -0.25%
2099 -1.06% -0.25%
2098 -1.13% -0.23%
2097 -1.1% -0.24%
2096 -1.06% -0.22%
2095 -1.05% -0.22%
2094 -1.07% -0.21%
2093 -1.04% -0.21%
2092 -1.02% -0.21%
2091 -1.02% -0.21%
2090 -1.06% -0.21%
2089 -1.07% -0.21%
2088 -1.05% -0.23%
2087 -1.09% -0.24%
2086 -1.09% -0.24%
2085 -1.13% -0.25%
2084 -1.15% -0.26%
2083 -1.14% -0.27%
2082 -1.14% -0.29%
2081 -1.17% -0.3%
2080 -1.17% -0.32%
2079 -1.18% -0.33%
2078 -1.19% -0.35%
2077 -1.21% -0.36%
2076 -1.24% -0.39%
2075 -1.23% -0.41%
2074 -1.2% -0.43%
2073 -1.21% -0.45%
2072 -1.22% -0.47%
2071 -1.25% -0.49%
2070 -1.22% -0.5%
2069 -1.21% -0.51%
2068 -1.29% -0.53%
2067 -1.26% -0.53%
2066 -1.29% -0.54%
2065 -1.25% -0.53%
2064 -1.23% -0.53%
2063 -1.21% -0.52%
2062 -1.23% -0.5%
2061 -1.25% -0.48%
2060 -1.22% -0.46%
2059 -1.22% -0.44%
2058 -1.24% -0.43%
2057 -1.3% -0.41%
2056 -1.29% -0.39%
2055 -1.18% -0.37%
2054 -1.2% -0.35%
2053 -1.15% -0.33%
2052 -1.21% -0.31%
2051 -1.15% -0.3%
2050 -1.18% -0.28%
2049 -1.11% -0.28%
2048 -1.15% -0.28%
2047 -1.14% -0.28%
2046 -1.09% -0.27%
2045 -1.07% -0.27%
2044 -1.08% -0.28%
2043 -1.06% -0.28%
2042 -1.11% -0.29%
2041 -1.06% -0.3%
2040 -1.02% -0.31%
2039 -0.94% -0.31%
2038 -0.94% -0.32%
2037 -0.94% -0.31%
2036 -0.94% -0.32%
2035 -1% -0.32%
2034 -0.92% -0.31%
2033 -0.9% -0.31%
2032 -0.79% -0.3%
2031 -0.79% -0.28%
2030 -0.78% -0.27%
2029 -0.82% -0.25%
2028 -0.84% -0.22%
2027 -0.84% -0.2%
2026 -0.81% -1.33%
2025 -0.72% -1.03%
2024 -0.65% 0.38%
2023 -0.62% 1.8%
2022 -1.24% 1.58%
2021 -1.65% -1.8%
2020 -1.38% 0.24%
2019 -1.22% 0.39%
2018 -1.22% 0.33%
2017 -1.28% 0.27%
2016 -1.29% 0.19%
2015 -1.3% 0.2%
2014 -1.27% 0.11%
2013 -1.61% 0.03%
2012 -1.92% 0.14%
2011 -1.83% 0.21%
2010 -1.76% 0.29%
2009 -1.72% 0.57%
2008 -1.64% 0.83%
2007 -1.23% 0.59%
2006 -0.81% 0.27%
2005 -1.07% 0.14%
2004 -0.9% 0.03%
2003 -0.23% -0.03%
2002 0.2% -0.19%
2001 0.47% -0.38%
2000 0.71% -0.28%
1999 1% -0.1%
1998 1.77% -0.09%
1997 3.69% -0.11%
1996 4.3% -0.12%
1995 -0.26% -0.06%
1994 -4.59% 0.04%
1993 -7.8% 0.1%
1992 -5.02% 0.1%
1991 0.22% -0.24%
1990 0.33% -0.27%
1989 0.44% 0.06%
1988 0.55% 0.08%
1987 0.64% 0.05%
1986 0.73% 0.05%
1985 0.81% 0.07%
1984 0.86% 0.06%
1983 0.89% 0.09%
1982 0.88% 0.14%
1981 0.86% -0.03%
1980 0.85% 0.12%
1979 0.86% 0.49%
1978 0.89% 0.54%
1977 0.94% 0.6%
1976 0.98% 0.67%
1975 1% 0.7%
1974 1.01% 0.67%
1973 1.02% 0.55%
1972 1.02% 0.42%
1971 0.96% -0.32%
1970 0.95% -0.39%
1969 1.05% 0.2%
1968 1.16% 0.24%
1967 1.26% 0.32%
1966 1.34% 0.43%
1965 1.41% 0.53%
1964 1.49% 0.59%
1963 1.6% 0.48%
1962 1.78% 0.4%
1961 2.03% -0.16%

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 the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Czech Republic
Current population
3116111
10649126
Population rank 135/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
12.8 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
5.76 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.65 minutes
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
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -112,188
Net migration rank 124/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -112,188
2024 - -4,497 - -86,169
2023 -18,292 -485 -21,729 -14,638
2022 -20,197 -485 -19,209 329,739
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -28,365 4,111
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -19,257 4,336
2019 -15,192 -27,841 0 5,553
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,063 5,849
2017 -12,810 -30,650 3,178 5,747
2016 -13,009 -32,173 5,283 5,465
2015 -11,942 -33,948 0 5,037
2014 -11,009 -35,683 4,210 6,303
2013 -8,367 -37,002 -2,103 5,427
2012 -6,761 -66,378 0 5,347
2011 -5,354 -64,875 2,099 16,841
2010 -1,895 -67,228 10,475 34,927
2009 652 -68,182 10,444 31,270
2008 161 -68,140 14,538 29,813
2007 1,557 -65,335 9,268 27,887
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,024 26,259
2005 6,546 -37,086 -6,126 26,203
2004 9,549 -68,008 -9,177 26,030
2003 10,781 -27,396 -17,330 25,997
2002 10,972 -13,312 -15,296 26,089
2001 10,424 9,055 -16,347 21,749
2000 11,722 8,138 -17,433 4,420
1999 13,568 25,495 -20,568 5,965
1998 18,492 24,335 -18,530 6,374
1997 19,311 80,133 -21,639 6,664
1996 13,327 173,193 -21,662 6,539
1995 5,926 126,914 -21,687 6,459
1994 4,895 -157,427 -11,367 6,401
1993 -27,199 -178,416 3,099 7,197
1992 -17,883 -436,814 1,032 6,718
1991 33,692 -26,483 4,124 5,568
1990 34,993 -22,829 1,034 -3,529
1989 36,802 -19,634 1,036 -2,175
1988 39,058 -17,058 7,249 -1,359
1987 41,172 -14,853 4,138 -1,514
1986 42,884 -12,941 1,034 -771
1985 44,983 -11,429 4,135 -1,173
1984 46,413 -10,321 5,165 -1,481
1983 47,135 -9,599 3,097 -1,971
1982 47,023 -9,298 10,315 -1,018
1981 45,423 -9,384 13,391 -372
1980 42,911 -7,368 17,517 1,738
1979 42,157 -7,454 44,257 -13
1978 44,800 -9,382 52,234 -795
1977 48,643 -11,834 55,009 -1,968
1976 52,107 -13,778 61,768 -2,727
1975 53,629 -14,348 67,393 -3,057
1974 53,600 -14,345 66,923 -2,919
1973 52,989 -14,043 57,549 -2,625
1972 54,072 -14,807 44,404 -2,755
1971 54,352 -15,829 31,445 -2,598
1970 54,455 -20,714 24,646 -9,353
1969 58,454 -21,229 22,762 -8,133
1968 61,422 -20,704 21,728 -8,111
1967 65,618 -21,195 29,558 -8,137
1966 70,085 -23,196 35,355 -8,675
1965 72,896 -24,330 43,029 -7,545
1964 74,151 -23,922 52,531 -6,122
1963 75,380 -22,611 48,353 -5,753
1962 77,582 -21,531 29,836 -6,886
1961 77,601 -14,655 36,430 -5,712
1960 76,840 -6,481 34,567 2,748

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/czech-republic | 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 Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

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
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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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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