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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to the Dominican 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 11,427,557 people in the Dominican 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 11,637,906 in the Dominican Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 3.73 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Dominican Republic is the 85th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.14% for the Dominican Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.04% in the Dominican Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.6M (24.6% growth).

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Dominican Republic
2100 1,368,666 11,755,442
2099 1,382,821 11,817,924
2098 1,397,565 11,879,803
2097 1,413,532 11,940,419
2096 1,429,204 12,000,555
2095 1,444,480 12,060,069
2094 1,459,743 12,118,654
2093 1,475,492 12,176,599
2092 1,490,946 12,233,202
2091 1,506,239 12,288,843
2090 1,521,837 12,343,449
2089 1,538,128 12,397,117
2088 1,554,688 12,448,937
2087 1,571,208 12,499,836
2086 1,588,504 12,549,728
2085 1,605,957 12,598,025
2084 1,624,320 12,644,824
2083 1,643,261 12,689,496
2082 1,662,175 12,733,459
2081 1,681,314 12,775,420
2080 1,701,168 12,815,910
2079 1,721,318 12,854,359
2078 1,741,916 12,890,869
2077 1,762,807 12,925,976
2076 1,784,335 12,958,723
2075 1,806,786 12,989,393
2074 1,829,227 13,018,904
2073 1,851,366 13,046,123
2072 1,874,026 13,071,419
2071 1,897,167 13,094,322
2070 1,921,183 13,115,831
2069 1,944,841 13,134,880
2068 1,968,581 13,152,005
2067 1,994,208 13,166,684
2066 2,019,687 13,179,129
2065 2,045,997 13,190,090
2064 2,071,940 13,198,640
2063 2,097,727 13,204,377
2062 2,123,391 13,207,634
2061 2,149,881 13,208,504
2060 2,177,114 13,206,457
2059 2,204,104 13,202,056
2058 2,231,438 13,193,952
2057 2,259,550 13,183,598
2056 2,289,280 13,171,348
2055 2,319,090 13,156,150
2054 2,346,686 13,138,158
2053 2,375,139 13,117,191
2052 2,402,864 13,093,170
2051 2,432,239 13,066,002
2050 2,460,425 13,035,234
2049 2,489,784 13,002,830
2048 2,517,716 12,967,608
2047 2,547,032 12,930,516
2046 2,576,313 12,890,728
2045 2,604,829 12,848,424
2044 2,633,079 12,803,661
2043 2,661,800 12,757,329
2042 2,690,344 12,708,719
2041 2,720,561 12,658,252
2040 2,749,705 12,605,551
2039 2,777,922 12,551,490
2038 2,804,291 12,494,079
2037 2,830,793 12,434,782
2036 2,857,546 12,372,929
2035 2,884,800 12,308,672
2034 2,913,808 12,241,776
2033 2,940,732 12,172,910
2032 2,967,485 12,101,471
2031 2,991,207 12,027,275
2030 3,015,049 11,950,238
2029 3,038,829 11,870,540
2028 3,064,003 11,787,795
2027 3,089,959 11,701,862
2026 3,116,111 11,614,193
2025 3,141,481 11,523,092
2024 3,164,253 11,427,557
2023 3,185,073 11,331,265
2022 3,204,802 11,230,734
2021 3,244,907 11,123,476
2020 3,299,349 11,008,300
2019 3,345,533 10,894,043
2018 3,387,000 10,782,053
2017 3,428,682 10,666,843
2016 3,473,003 10,551,430
2015 3,518,541 10,434,829
2014 3,564,829 10,315,528
2013 3,610,859 10,193,833
2012 3,670,113 10,070,411
2011 3,741,798 9,945,621
2010 3,811,472 9,820,175
2009 3,879,794 9,695,265
2008 3,947,544 9,573,130
2007 4,013,424 9,455,658
2006 4,063,272 9,341,183
2005 4,096,493 9,225,034
2004 4,140,987 9,104,892
2003 4,178,523 8,980,620
2002 4,188,002 8,852,235
2001 4,179,438 8,720,283
2000 4,159,771 8,584,190
1999 4,130,305 8,446,208
1998 4,089,356 8,310,362
1997 4,018,227 8,174,078
1996 3,875,246 8,032,894
1995 3,715,564 7,888,115
1994 3,725,412 7,741,694
1993 3,904,482 7,594,572
1992 4,234,616 7,447,474
1991 4,458,343 7,299,853
1990 4,448,652 7,151,166
1989 4,433,983 7,002,295
1988 4,414,404 6,855,734
1987 4,390,246 6,712,515
1986 4,362,115 6,571,208
1985 4,330,364 6,430,404
1984 4,295,536 6,289,040
1983 4,258,728 6,147,248
1982 4,221,100 6,007,114
1981 4,184,217 5,868,453
1980 4,148,426 5,729,037
1979 4,113,300 5,589,690
1978 4,078,240 5,451,882
1977 4,042,124 5,315,443
1976 4,004,552 5,180,404
1975 3,965,743 5,046,776
1974 3,926,472 4,914,197
1973 3,887,376 4,782,227
1972 3,848,271 4,651,883
1971 3,809,376 4,524,234
1970 3,773,247 4,399,290
1969 3,737,765 4,277,035
1968 3,698,794 4,157,189
1967 3,656,223 4,038,928
1966 3,610,562 3,921,847
1965 3,562,834 3,808,963
1964 3,513,441 3,698,559
1963 3,461,942 3,588,287
1962 3,407,532 3,479,936
1961 3,348,035 3,373,233
1960 3,281,381 3,268,336

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 the Dominican Republic gained 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th in 2006 and still ranked 85th 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 Dominican Republic will increase by 12% to 13,035,234 people and rank change from 85th to 90th.

The Dominican Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 13.2M 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
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Dominican Republic
2100 -1.02% -0.53%
2099 -1.06% -0.52%
2098 -1.13% -0.51%
2097 -1.1% -0.5%
2096 -1.06% -0.49%
2095 -1.05% -0.48%
2094 -1.07% -0.48%
2093 -1.04% -0.46%
2092 -1.02% -0.45%
2091 -1.02% -0.44%
2090 -1.06% -0.43%
2089 -1.07% -0.42%
2088 -1.05% -0.41%
2087 -1.09% -0.4%
2086 -1.09% -0.38%
2085 -1.13% -0.37%
2084 -1.15% -0.35%
2083 -1.14% -0.35%
2082 -1.14% -0.33%
2081 -1.17% -0.32%
2080 -1.17% -0.3%
2079 -1.18% -0.28%
2078 -1.19% -0.27%
2077 -1.21% -0.25%
2076 -1.24% -0.24%
2075 -1.23% -0.23%
2074 -1.2% -0.21%
2073 -1.21% -0.19%
2072 -1.22% -0.17%
2071 -1.25% -0.16%
2070 -1.22% -0.15%
2069 -1.21% -0.13%
2068 -1.29% -0.11%
2067 -1.26% -0.09%
2066 -1.29% -0.08%
2065 -1.25% -0.06%
2064 -1.23% -0.04%
2063 -1.21% -0.02%
2062 -1.23% -0.007%
2061 -1.25% 0.02%
2060 -1.22% 0.03%
2059 -1.22% 0.06%
2058 -1.24% 0.08%
2057 -1.3% 0.09%
2056 -1.29% 0.12%
2055 -1.18% 0.14%
2054 -1.2% 0.16%
2053 -1.15% 0.18%
2052 -1.21% 0.21%
2051 -1.15% 0.24%
2050 -1.18% 0.25%
2049 -1.11% 0.27%
2048 -1.15% 0.29%
2047 -1.14% 0.31%
2046 -1.09% 0.33%
2045 -1.07% 0.35%
2044 -1.08% 0.36%
2043 -1.06% 0.38%
2042 -1.11% 0.4%
2041 -1.06% 0.42%
2040 -1.02% 0.43%
2039 -0.94% 0.46%
2038 -0.94% 0.48%
2037 -0.94% 0.5%
2036 -0.94% 0.52%
2035 -1% 0.55%
2034 -0.92% 0.57%
2033 -0.9% 0.59%
2032 -0.79% 0.62%
2031 -0.79% 0.64%
2030 -0.78% 0.67%
2029 -0.82% 0.7%
2028 -0.84% 0.73%
2027 -0.84% 0.75%
2026 -0.81% 0.79%
2025 -0.72% 0.84%
2024 -0.65% 0.85%
2023 -0.62% 0.9%
2022 -1.24% 0.96%
2021 -1.65% 1.05%
2020 -1.38% 1.05%
2019 -1.22% 1.04%
2018 -1.22% 1.08%
2017 -1.28% 1.09%
2016 -1.29% 1.12%
2015 -1.3% 1.16%
2014 -1.27% 1.19%
2013 -1.61% 1.23%
2012 -1.92% 1.25%
2011 -1.83% 1.28%
2010 -1.76% 1.29%
2009 -1.72% 1.28%
2008 -1.64% 1.24%
2007 -1.23% 1.23%
2006 -0.81% 1.26%
2005 -1.07% 1.32%
2004 -0.9% 1.38%
2003 -0.23% 1.45%
2002 0.2% 1.51%
2001 0.47% 1.59%
2000 0.71% 1.63%
1999 1% 1.63%
1998 1.77% 1.67%
1997 3.69% 1.76%
1996 4.3% 1.84%
1995 -0.26% 1.89%
1994 -4.59% 1.94%
1993 -7.8% 1.98%
1992 -5.02% 2.02%
1991 0.22% 2.08%
1990 0.33% 2.13%
1989 0.44% 2.14%
1988 0.55% 2.13%
1987 0.64% 2.15%
1986 0.73% 2.19%
1985 0.81% 2.25%
1984 0.86% 2.31%
1983 0.89% 2.33%
1982 0.88% 2.36%
1981 0.86% 2.43%
1980 0.85% 2.49%
1979 0.86% 2.53%
1978 0.89% 2.57%
1977 0.94% 2.61%
1976 0.98% 2.65%
1975 1% 2.7%
1974 1.01% 2.76%
1973 1.02% 2.8%
1972 1.02% 2.82%
1971 0.96% 2.84%
1970 0.95% 2.86%
1969 1.05% 2.88%
1968 1.16% 2.93%
1967 1.26% 2.99%
1966 1.34% 2.96%
1965 1.41% 2.99%
1964 1.49% 3.07%
1963 1.6% 3.11%
1962 1.78% 3.16%
1961 2.03% 3.21%

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 Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Dominican Republic
Current population
3116111
11637906
Population rank 135/197 85/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.14%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
5.46 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.59 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
7.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +264
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +96,292
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 111/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -35,306
Net migration rank 124/196 170/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 738,667
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 69/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 81/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Dominican Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -35,306
2024 - -4,497 - -34,806
2023 -18,292 -485 132,360 -34,915
2022 -20,197 -485 138,767 -35,153
2021 -33,670 -25,865 128,866 -17,957
2020 -22,502 -26,840 137,417 -17,957
2019 -15,192 -27,841 144,869 -35,797
2018 -10,761 -29,147 150,852 -35,934
2017 -12,810 -30,650 151,565 -36,069
2016 -13,009 -32,173 151,550 -36,219
2015 -11,942 -33,948 154,258 -36,375
2014 -11,009 -35,683 157,260 -36,543
2013 -8,367 -37,002 159,330 -36,673
2012 -6,761 -66,378 160,915 -36,737
2011 -5,354 -64,875 162,094 -36,687
2010 -1,895 -67,228 162,072 -36,587
2009 652 -68,182 160,893 -36,561
2008 161 -68,140 156,664 -36,723
2007 1,557 -65,335 152,066 -37,076
2006 2,714 -38,622 151,122 -37,170
2005 6,546 -37,086 155,405 -37,063
2004 9,549 -68,008 158,789 -36,851
2003 10,781 -27,396 163,267 -36,657
2002 10,972 -13,312 166,740 -36,575
2001 10,424 9,055 170,193 -36,441
2000 11,722 8,138 171,684 -33,256
1999 13,568 25,495 167,742 -30,228
1998 18,492 24,335 164,287 -30,108
1997 19,311 80,133 168,419 -30,034
1996 13,327 173,193 174,008 -30,018
1995 5,926 126,914 175,439 -29,873
1994 4,895 -157,427 176,882 -29,610
1993 -27,199 -178,416 177,691 -30,719
1992 -17,883 -436,814 177,481 -30,262
1991 33,692 -26,483 177,371 -29,351
1990 34,993 -22,829 176,748 -27,397
1989 36,802 -19,634 175,365 -26,984
1988 39,058 -17,058 171,291 -26,552
1987 41,172 -14,853 167,552 -25,850
1986 42,884 -12,941 165,674 -24,772
1985 44,983 -11,429 164,091 -23,388
1984 46,413 -10,321 164,263 -22,239
1983 47,135 -9,599 163,136 -21,582
1982 47,023 -9,298 159,597 -20,886
1981 45,423 -9,384 158,419 -19,809
1980 42,911 -7,368 157,697 -17,485
1979 42,157 -7,454 154,779 -16,296
1978 44,800 -9,382 154,043 -16,909
1977 48,643 -11,834 152,825 -17,077
1976 52,107 -13,778 151,201 -16,866
1975 53,629 -14,348 149,339 -16,425
1974 53,600 -14,345 147,652 -15,402
1973 52,989 -14,043 146,283 -14,594
1972 54,072 -14,807 143,255 -14,262
1971 54,352 -15,829 140,473 -14,156
1970 54,455 -20,714 137,835 -14,255
1969 58,454 -21,229 135,445 -14,531
1968 61,422 -20,704 133,666 -14,901
1967 65,618 -21,195 133,091 -15,324
1966 70,085 -23,196 132,096 -15,701
1965 72,896 -24,330 125,345 -15,978
1964 74,151 -23,922 127,504 -16,059
1963 75,380 -22,611 124,994 -15,889
1962 77,582 -21,531 122,977 -15,389
1961 77,601 -14,655 120,316 -14,511
1960 76,840 -6,481 117,346 -13,344

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 the Dominican Republic 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,447,764 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 322,919 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 738,667 people or 6.5% in the Dominican 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
Dominican Republic
City Population
Santo Domingo 2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros 1.34M
Puerto Plata 338K
La Vega 282K
Higuey 251K
San Cristobal 233K
San Pedro de Macoris 217K
San Francisco de Macoris 188K
San Juan de la Maguana 169K
Bonao 158K

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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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