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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 11,520,487 people in the Dominican Republic in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 11,656,588 in the Dominican Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 3.74 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 -1.15% per year vs +1.01% in the Dominican Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.7M (24.8% 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 1,368,062 11,752,784
2099 1,382,211 11,815,252
2098 1,396,949 11,877,117
2097 1,412,908 11,937,719
2096 1,428,574 11,997,841
2095 1,443,843 12,057,342
2094 1,459,099 12,115,914
2093 1,474,841 12,173,845
2092 1,490,288 12,230,436
2091 1,505,574 12,286,064
2090 1,521,165 12,340,658
2089 1,537,449 12,394,314
2088 1,554,002 12,446,122
2087 1,570,515 12,497,009
2086 1,587,803 12,546,890
2085 1,605,248 12,595,176
2084 1,623,603 12,641,964
2083 1,642,536 12,686,626
2082 1,661,441 12,730,579
2081 1,680,572 12,772,531
2080 1,700,417 12,813,012
2079 1,720,559 12,851,452
2078 1,741,147 12,887,954
2077 1,762,029 12,923,053
2076 1,783,547 12,955,793
2075 1,805,988 12,986,456
2074 1,828,419 13,015,960
2073 1,850,549 13,043,173
2072 1,873,199 13,068,464
2071 1,896,330 13,091,361
2070 1,920,335 13,112,865
2069 1,943,983 13,131,909
2068 1,967,713 13,149,031
2067 1,993,328 13,163,707
2066 2,018,796 13,176,149
2065 2,045,094 13,187,108
2064 2,071,026 13,195,655
2063 2,096,801 13,201,391
2062 2,122,454 13,204,648
2061 2,148,932 13,205,517
2060 2,176,154 13,203,471
2059 2,203,131 13,199,071
2058 2,230,453 13,190,969
2057 2,258,553 13,180,617
2056 2,288,270 13,168,370
2055 2,318,066 13,153,175
2054 2,345,650 13,135,187
2053 2,374,091 13,114,225
2052 2,401,804 13,090,209
2051 2,431,166 13,063,047
2050 2,459,340 13,032,286
2049 2,488,686 12,999,890
2048 2,516,605 12,964,676
2047 2,545,909 12,927,592
2046 2,575,176 12,887,813
2045 2,603,679 12,845,519
2044 2,631,917 12,800,765
2043 2,660,625 12,754,444
2042 2,689,157 12,705,845
2041 2,719,360 12,655,390
2040 2,748,491 12,602,701
2039 2,776,696 12,548,652
2038 2,803,054 12,491,254
2037 2,829,544 12,431,970
2036 2,856,285 12,370,131
2035 2,883,527 12,305,889
2034 2,912,522 12,239,008
2033 2,939,434 12,170,158
2032 2,966,176 12,098,734
2031 2,989,887 12,024,555
2030 3,013,719 11,947,536
2029 3,037,488 11,867,856
2028 3,062,650 11,785,130
2027 3,088,595 11,699,216
2026 3,114,736 11,611,567
2025 3,140,095 11,520,487
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of the Dominican Republic will increase by 11.8% to 13,032,286 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 -0.76% 0.81%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while the Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Dominican Republic
Current population
3114736
11656588
Population rank 135/197 85/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.14%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
5.67 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
2.61 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
7.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +255
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +92,930
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 111/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 129,943 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In the Dominican Republic 81.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,420,447 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 321,182 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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