The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 5,976,992 people in Denmark in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 6,018,959 in Denmark.
Population statistics:
- Denmark's population is 1.92 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Denmark is the 114th.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.07% for Denmark.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.57% in Denmark.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Denmark has grown from 5.42M to 6.02M (11.1% growth).
- Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 6.14M 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Denmark: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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6018959
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 114/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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17.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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9.11 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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9.02 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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20.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | +25,639 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +82 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +30,040 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.51% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 133/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 4,579,603 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 4,611,687 | 2.03% | 0.7% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 4,647,727 | 1.78% | 0.78% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 4,684,483 | 1.6% | 0.79% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 4,722,072 | 1.49% | 0.8% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 4,759,012 | 1.41% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 4,797,381 | 1.34% | 0.81% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 4,835,354 | 1.26% | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 4,864,883 | 1.16% | 0.61% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 4,891,860 | 1.05% | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 4,928,757 | 0.95% | 0.75% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 4,963,126 | 0.96% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 4,991,596 | 1.02% | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 5,021,861 | 1.02% | 0.61% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 5,045,297 | 1.01% | 0.47% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 5,059,862 | 1% | 0.29% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 5,072,596 | 0.98% | 0.25% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 5,088,419 | 0.94% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 5,104,248 | 0.89% | 0.31% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 5,116,801 | 0.86% | 0.25% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 5,123,027 | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 5,121,572 | 0.86% | -0.03% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 5,117,810 | 0.88% | -0.07% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 5,114,297 | 0.89% | -0.07% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 5,111,619 | 0.86% | -0.05% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 5,113,691 | 0.81% | 0.04% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 5,120,534 | 0.73% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 5,127,024 | 0.64% | 0.13% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 5,129,516 | 0.55% | 0.05% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 5,132,594 | 0.44% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 5,140,939 | 0.33% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 5,154,298 | 0.22% | 0.26% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 5,171,370 | -5.02% | 0.33% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 5,188,628 | -7.8% | 0.33% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 5,206,180 | -4.59% | 0.34% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 5,233,373 | -0.26% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 5,263,074 | 4.3% | 0.57% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 5,284,991 | 3.69% | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 5,304,219 | 1.77% | 0.36% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 5,321,799 | 1% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 5,339,616 | 0.71% | 0.33% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 5,358,783 | 0.47% | 0.36% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 5,375,931 | 0.2% | 0.32% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 5,390,574 | -0.23% | 0.27% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 5,404,523 | -0.9% | 0.26% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 5,419,432 | -1.07% | 0.28% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 5,437,272 | -0.81% | 0.33% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 5,461,438 | -1.23% | 0.44% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 5,493,621 | -1.64% | 0.59% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 5,523,095 | -1.72% | 0.54% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 5,547,683 | -1.76% | 0.45% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 5,570,572 | -1.83% | 0.41% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 5,591,572 | -1.92% | 0.38% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 5,614,932 | -1.61% | 0.42% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 5,643,475 | -1.27% | 0.51% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 5,683,483 | -1.3% | 0.71% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 5,728,010 | -1.29% | 0.78% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 5,764,980 | -1.28% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 5,793,636 | -1.22% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 5,814,422 | -1.22% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 5,831,404 | -1.38% | 0.29% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 5,856,733 | -1.65% | 0.43% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 5,903,037 | -1.24% | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 5,946,952 | -0.62% | 0.74% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 5,976,992 | -0.65% | 0.51% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 6,002,090 | -0.76% | 0.42% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 6,023,091 | -0.82% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 6,041,010 | -0.84% | 0.3% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 6,056,755 | -0.83% | 0.26% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 6,070,186 | -0.8% | 0.22% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 6,081,559 | -0.79% | 0.19% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 6,091,513 | -0.79% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 6,099,943 | -0.85% | 0.14% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 6,107,156 | -0.91% | 0.12% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 6,113,785 | -0.96% | 0.11% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 6,119,365 | -0.97% | 0.09% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 6,123,874 | -0.94% | 0.07% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 6,127,386 | -0.94% | 0.06% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 6,130,437 | -0.94% | 0.05% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 6,132,752 | -0.98% | 0.04% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 6,134,223 | -1.04% | 0.02% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 6,135,120 | -1.09% | 0.01% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 6,135,315 | -1.09% | 0.003% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 6,135,244 | -1.07% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 6,134,789 | -1.08% | -0.007% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 6,134,218 | -1.08% | -0.009% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 6,133,182 | -1.12% | -0.02% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 6,131,427 | -1.14% | -0.03% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 6,129,548 | -1.13% | -0.03% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 6,127,293 | -1.14% | -0.04% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 6,124,397 | -1.16% | -0.05% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Denmark gained 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Denmark's population increased by 335,476 (a 5.9% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Denmark was ranked 108th in 2005 and ranked 114th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of Denmark will increase by 1.75% to 6,124,397 people and rank change from 114th to 119th.
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 82.2 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 42.4 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 42.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 387 ppl/mi² |
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