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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,168,722 people in Djibouti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 1,203,929 in Djibouti.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 2.59 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Djibouti is the 158th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.01% for Djibouti.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.57% in Djibouti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Djibouti has grown from 856K to 1.2M (40.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Djibouti: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Djibouti
2100 1,368,666 1,853,638
2099 1,382,821 1,851,867
2098 1,397,565 1,849,091
2097 1,413,532 1,845,028
2096 1,429,204 1,843,492
2095 1,444,480 1,841,290
2094 1,459,743 1,839,614
2093 1,475,492 1,834,629
2092 1,490,946 1,832,454
2091 1,506,239 1,830,543
2090 1,521,837 1,827,895
2089 1,538,128 1,824,422
2088 1,554,688 1,819,766
2087 1,571,208 1,815,602
2086 1,588,504 1,812,004
2085 1,605,957 1,806,728
2084 1,624,320 1,802,147
2083 1,643,261 1,798,430
2082 1,662,175 1,793,553
2081 1,681,314 1,790,013
2080 1,701,168 1,787,239
2079 1,721,318 1,782,284
2078 1,741,916 1,778,181
2077 1,762,807 1,773,272
2076 1,784,335 1,767,264
2075 1,806,786 1,761,013
2074 1,829,227 1,753,691
2073 1,851,366 1,748,057
2072 1,874,026 1,743,208
2071 1,897,167 1,736,772
2070 1,921,183 1,730,333
2069 1,944,841 1,724,309
2068 1,968,581 1,716,592
2067 1,994,208 1,708,491
2066 2,019,687 1,698,811
2065 2,045,997 1,689,868
2064 2,071,940 1,683,153
2063 2,097,727 1,676,195
2062 2,123,391 1,666,794
2061 2,149,881 1,657,365
2060 2,177,114 1,647,995
2059 2,204,104 1,637,453
2058 2,231,438 1,626,405
2057 2,259,550 1,613,201
2056 2,289,280 1,600,875
2055 2,319,090 1,591,617
2054 2,346,686 1,580,458
2053 2,375,139 1,567,320
2052 2,402,864 1,556,029
2051 2,432,239 1,546,163
2050 2,460,425 1,535,615
2049 2,489,784 1,524,387
2048 2,517,716 1,513,769
2047 2,547,032 1,502,572
2046 2,576,313 1,490,451
2045 2,604,829 1,477,565
2044 2,633,079 1,465,478
2043 2,661,800 1,453,253
2042 2,690,344 1,439,049
2041 2,720,561 1,423,763
2040 2,749,705 1,408,530
2039 2,777,922 1,394,028
2038 2,804,291 1,380,170
2037 2,830,793 1,365,227
2036 2,857,546 1,351,732
2035 2,884,800 1,337,326
2034 2,913,808 1,323,770
2033 2,940,732 1,309,514
2032 2,967,485 1,294,871
2031 2,991,207 1,279,082
2030 3,015,049 1,263,351
2029 3,038,829 1,246,848
2028 3,064,003 1,230,964
2027 3,089,959 1,215,502
2026 3,116,111 1,199,638
2025 3,141,481 1,184,528
2024 3,164,253 1,168,722
2023 3,185,073 1,152,944
2022 3,204,802 1,137,096
2021 3,244,907 1,121,248
2020 3,299,349 1,105,188
2019 3,345,533 1,088,709
2018 3,387,000 1,071,882
2017 3,428,682 1,054,841
2016 3,473,003 1,037,653
2015 3,518,541 1,020,313
2014 3,564,829 1,002,717
2013 3,610,859 984,824
2012 3,670,113 966,747
2011 3,741,798 948,558
2010 3,811,472 930,251
2009 3,879,794 911,527
2008 3,947,544 892,734
2007 4,013,424 874,528
2006 4,063,272 855,764
2005 4,096,493 839,167
2004 4,140,987 826,124
2003 4,178,523 813,519
2002 4,188,002 795,574
2001 4,179,438 771,313
2000 4,159,771 747,318
1999 4,130,305 724,218
1998 4,089,356 699,352
1997 4,018,227 671,817
1996 3,875,246 648,348
1995 3,715,564 633,074
1994 3,725,412 626,710
1993 3,904,482 614,245
1992 4,234,616 626,010
1991 4,458,343 631,092
1990 4,448,652 579,538
1989 4,433,983 523,355
1988 4,414,404 484,523
1987 4,390,246 454,399
1986 4,362,115 426,341
1985 4,330,364 402,687
1984 4,295,536 384,053
1983 4,258,728 369,553
1982 4,221,100 356,880
1981 4,184,217 343,047
1980 4,148,426 325,815
1979 4,113,300 304,513
1978 4,078,240 280,031
1977 4,042,124 254,613
1976 4,004,552 230,737
1975 3,965,743 209,908
1974 3,926,472 192,613
1973 3,887,376 178,449
1972 3,848,271 166,256
1971 3,809,376 155,136
1970 3,773,247 145,175
1969 3,737,765 136,078
1968 3,698,794 128,250
1967 3,656,223 121,649
1966 3,610,562 115,269
1965 3,562,834 109,092
1964 3,513,441 103,198
1963 3,461,942 97,872
1962 3,407,532 93,283
1961 3,348,035 89,390
1960 3,281,381 86,024

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/djibouti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Djibouti gained 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Djibouti's population increased by 166,276 people (a 16% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Djibouti was ranked 159th in 2006 and ranked 158th 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 Djibouti will increase by 27.6% to 1,535,615 people and rank change from 158th to 151st.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M 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
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Djibouti
2100 -1.02% 0.1%
2099 -1.06% 0.15%
2098 -1.13% 0.22%
2097 -1.1% 0.08%
2096 -1.06% 0.12%
2095 -1.05% 0.09%
2094 -1.07% 0.27%
2093 -1.04% 0.12%
2092 -1.02% 0.1%
2091 -1.02% 0.14%
2090 -1.06% 0.19%
2089 -1.07% 0.26%
2088 -1.05% 0.23%
2087 -1.09% 0.2%
2086 -1.09% 0.29%
2085 -1.13% 0.25%
2084 -1.15% 0.21%
2083 -1.14% 0.27%
2082 -1.14% 0.2%
2081 -1.17% 0.16%
2080 -1.17% 0.28%
2079 -1.18% 0.23%
2078 -1.19% 0.28%
2077 -1.21% 0.34%
2076 -1.24% 0.35%
2075 -1.23% 0.42%
2074 -1.2% 0.32%
2073 -1.21% 0.28%
2072 -1.22% 0.37%
2071 -1.25% 0.37%
2070 -1.22% 0.35%
2069 -1.21% 0.45%
2068 -1.29% 0.47%
2067 -1.26% 0.57%
2066 -1.29% 0.53%
2065 -1.25% 0.4%
2064 -1.23% 0.42%
2063 -1.21% 0.56%
2062 -1.23% 0.57%
2061 -1.25% 0.57%
2060 -1.22% 0.64%
2059 -1.22% 0.68%
2058 -1.24% 0.82%
2057 -1.3% 0.77%
2056 -1.29% 0.58%
2055 -1.18% 0.71%
2054 -1.2% 0.84%
2053 -1.15% 0.73%
2052 -1.21% 0.64%
2051 -1.15% 0.69%
2050 -1.18% 0.74%
2049 -1.11% 0.7%
2048 -1.15% 0.75%
2047 -1.14% 0.81%
2046 -1.09% 0.87%
2045 -1.07% 0.82%
2044 -1.08% 0.84%
2043 -1.06% 0.99%
2042 -1.11% 1.07%
2041 -1.06% 1.08%
2040 -1.02% 1.04%
2039 -0.94% 1%
2038 -0.94% 1.09%
2037 -0.94% 1%
2036 -0.94% 1.08%
2035 -1% 1.02%
2034 -0.92% 1.09%
2033 -0.9% 1.13%
2032 -0.79% 1.23%
2031 -0.79% 1.25%
2030 -0.78% 1.32%
2029 -0.82% 1.29%
2028 -0.84% 1.27%
2027 -0.84% 1.32%
2026 -0.81% 1.28%
2025 -0.72% 1.35%
2024 -0.65% 1.37%
2023 -0.62% 1.39%
2022 -1.24% 1.41%
2021 -1.65% 1.45%
2020 -1.38% 1.51%
2019 -1.22% 1.57%
2018 -1.22% 1.62%
2017 -1.28% 1.66%
2016 -1.29% 1.7%
2015 -1.3% 1.75%
2014 -1.27% 1.82%
2013 -1.61% 1.87%
2012 -1.92% 1.92%
2011 -1.83% 1.97%
2010 -1.76% 2.05%
2009 -1.72% 2.11%
2008 -1.64% 2.08%
2007 -1.23% 2.19%
2006 -0.81% 1.98%
2005 -1.07% 1.58%
2004 -0.9% 1.55%
2003 -0.23% 2.26%
2002 0.2% 3.15%
2001 0.47% 3.21%
2000 0.71% 3.19%
1999 1% 3.56%
1998 1.77% 4.1%
1997 3.69% 3.62%
1996 4.3% 2.41%
1995 -0.26% 1.02%
1994 -4.59% 2.03%
1993 -7.8% -1.88%
1992 -5.02% -0.81%
1991 0.22% 8.9%
1990 0.33% 10.7%
1989 0.44% 8.01%
1988 0.55% 6.63%
1987 0.64% 6.58%
1986 0.73% 5.87%
1985 0.81% 4.85%
1984 0.86% 3.92%
1983 0.89% 3.55%
1982 0.88% 4.03%
1981 0.86% 5.29%
1980 0.85% 7%
1979 0.86% 8.74%
1978 0.89% 9.98%
1977 0.94% 10.3%
1976 0.98% 9.92%
1975 1% 8.98%
1974 1.01% 7.94%
1973 1.02% 7.33%
1972 1.02% 7.17%
1971 0.96% 6.86%
1970 0.95% 6.69%
1969 1.05% 6.1%
1968 1.16% 5.43%
1967 1.26% 5.53%
1966 1.34% 5.66%
1965 1.41% 5.71%
1964 1.49% 5.44%
1963 1.6% 4.92%
1962 1.78% 4.36%
1961 2.03% 3.91%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/djibouti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Djibouti's population grew by 1.37%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Djibouti
Current population
3116111
1203929
Population rank 135/197 158/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.01%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
33.3 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
22 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -57 +43
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +15,778
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.37%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 76/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
15.1 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -581
Net migration rank 124/196 89/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 125,996
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 123/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 60/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Djibouti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Djibouti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -581
2024 - -4,497 - -11
2023 -18,292 -485 15,349 500
2022 -20,197 -485 15,337 500
2021 -33,670 -25,865 14,555 1,300
2020 -22,502 -26,840 14,970 1,300
2019 -15,192 -27,841 15,368 1,322
2018 -10,761 -29,147 15,524 1,435
2017 -12,810 -30,650 15,593 1,535
2016 -13,009 -32,173 15,621 1,623
2015 -11,942 -33,948 15,718 1,723
2014 -11,009 -35,683 15,857 1,900
2013 -8,367 -37,002 15,986 2,033
2012 -6,761 -66,378 16,026 2,104
2011 -5,354 -64,875 16,169 2,090
2010 -1,895 -67,228 16,225 2,129
2009 652 -68,182 16,323 2,770
2008 161 -68,140 16,356 2,148
2007 1,557 -65,335 16,647 1,253
2006 2,714 -38,622 16,901 2,719
2005 6,546 -37,086 17,361 -3,779
2004 9,549 -68,008 17,756 -5,249
2003 10,781 -27,396 18,341 -5,636
2002 10,972 -13,312 18,167 5,022
2001 10,424 9,055 17,710 7,629
2000 11,722 8,138 17,014 5,632
1999 13,568 25,495 16,491 7,046
1998 18,492 24,335 15,845 10,352
1997 19,311 80,133 15,255 13,625
1996 13,327 173,193 15,408 2,652
1995 5,926 126,914 15,651 -3,163
1994 4,895 -157,427 15,989 -15,756
1993 -27,199 -178,416 15,805 8,896
1992 -17,883 -436,814 16,971 -65,203
1991 33,692 -26,483 16,553 21,510
1990 34,993 -22,829 15,074 49,970
1989 36,802 -19,634 13,851 33,465
1988 39,058 -17,058 13,107 17,242
1987 41,172 -14,853 12,357 17,545
1986 42,884 -12,941 11,671 14,543
1985 44,983 -11,429 11,106 9,997
1984 46,413 -10,321 10,713 5,452
1983 47,135 -9,599 10,391 2,441
1982 47,023 -9,298 10,058 2,450
1981 45,423 -9,384 9,654 5,502
1980 42,911 -7,368 9,187 10,121
1979 42,157 -7,454 8,573 14,726
1978 44,800 -9,382 7,886 17,788
1977 48,643 -11,834 7,195 17,961
1976 52,107 -13,778 6,567 16,028
1975 53,629 -14,348 6,034 13,029
1974 53,600 -14,345 5,601 9,910
1973 52,989 -14,043 5,234 7,583
1972 54,072 -14,807 4,885 6,690
1971 54,352 -15,829 4,484 6,184
1970 54,455 -20,714 4,249 5,004
1969 58,454 -21,229 3,950 4,995
1968 61,422 -20,704 3,712 3,001
1967 65,618 -21,195 3,484 3,001
1966 70,085 -23,196 3,268 3,014
1965 72,896 -24,330 3,054 3,023
1964 74,151 -23,922 2,864 2,846
1963 75,380 -22,611 2,687 2,257
1962 77,582 -21,531 2,538 1,695
1961 77,601 -14,655 2,412 1,136
1960 76,840 -6,481 2,299 886

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/djibouti | 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 Djibouti 92.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 153,892 people) and 7.87% is from migration (a gain of 13,138 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 125,996 people or 10.8% in Djibouti.

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
Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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