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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 37.7 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia DR Congo
2100 1,368,666 436,320,913
2099 1,382,821 433,372,904
2098 1,397,565 430,335,169
2097 1,413,532 427,231,271
2096 1,429,204 424,043,303
2095 1,444,480 420,759,430
2094 1,459,743 417,384,609
2093 1,475,492 413,946,692
2092 1,490,946 410,440,733
2091 1,506,239 406,841,757
2090 1,521,837 403,166,901
2089 1,538,128 399,411,004
2088 1,554,688 395,583,655
2087 1,571,208 391,688,383
2086 1,588,504 387,713,874
2085 1,605,957 383,678,330
2084 1,624,320 379,568,054
2083 1,643,261 375,402,379
2082 1,662,175 371,195,818
2081 1,681,314 366,948,626
2080 1,701,168 362,644,227
2079 1,721,318 358,295,825
2078 1,741,916 353,888,897
2077 1,762,807 349,435,210
2076 1,784,335 344,932,895
2075 1,806,786 340,403,800
2074 1,829,227 335,826,108
2073 1,851,366 331,220,816
2072 1,874,026 326,568,298
2071 1,897,167 321,892,514
2070 1,921,183 317,165,418
2069 1,944,841 312,409,702
2068 1,968,581 307,625,941
2067 1,994,208 302,820,577
2066 2,019,687 297,989,401
2065 2,045,997 293,137,514
2064 2,071,940 288,267,282
2063 2,097,727 283,369,365
2062 2,123,391 278,452,605
2061 2,149,881 273,517,380
2060 2,177,114 268,572,331
2059 2,204,104 263,620,905
2058 2,231,438 258,672,397
2057 2,259,550 253,733,756
2056 2,289,280 248,796,045
2055 2,319,090 243,861,631
2054 2,346,686 238,931,249
2053 2,375,139 234,016,357
2052 2,402,864 229,117,369
2051 2,432,239 224,240,788
2050 2,460,425 219,397,034
2049 2,489,784 214,588,560
2048 2,517,716 209,814,694
2047 2,547,032 205,079,870
2046 2,576,313 200,379,842
2045 2,604,829 195,731,078
2044 2,633,079 191,124,003
2043 2,661,800 186,569,843
2042 2,690,344 182,068,630
2041 2,720,561 177,617,360
2040 2,749,705 173,224,822
2039 2,777,922 168,878,834
2038 2,804,291 164,583,465
2037 2,830,793 160,347,349
2036 2,857,546 156,129,049
2035 2,884,800 151,953,443
2034 2,913,808 147,811,138
2033 2,940,732 143,712,496
2032 2,967,485 139,669,159
2031 2,991,207 135,660,570
2030 3,015,049 131,710,378
2029 3,038,829 127,818,130
2028 3,064,003 123,980,695
2027 3,089,959 120,212,011
2026 3,116,111 116,505,117
2025 3,141,481 112,854,120
2024 3,164,253 109,276,265
2023 3,185,073 105,789,731
2022 3,204,802 102,396,968
2021 3,244,907 99,148,932
2020 3,299,349 95,989,998
2019 3,345,533 92,947,442
2018 3,387,000 90,047,644
2017 3,428,682 87,083,398
2016 3,473,003 83,956,415
2015 3,518,541 81,035,531
2014 3,564,829 78,403,242
2013 3,610,859 75,789,395
2012 3,670,113 73,254,618
2011 3,741,798 70,849,311
2010 3,811,472 68,563,038
2009 3,879,794 66,412,044
2008 3,947,544 64,390,664
2007 4,013,424 62,477,752
2006 4,063,272 60,615,908
2005 4,096,493 58,775,724
2004 4,140,987 56,997,741
2003 4,178,523 55,343,867
2002 4,188,002 53,750,524
2001 4,179,438 52,132,646
2000 4,159,771 50,507,442
1999 4,130,305 48,912,971
1998 4,089,356 47,297,600
1997 4,018,227 46,029,902
1996 3,875,246 45,296,124
1995 3,715,564 44,433,704
1994 3,725,412 42,626,876
1993 3,904,482 40,656,336
1992 4,234,616 39,228,910
1991 4,458,343 37,925,817
1990 4,448,652 36,684,063
1989 4,433,983 35,486,866
1988 4,414,404 34,382,752
1987 4,390,246 33,298,904
1986 4,362,115 32,265,196
1985 4,330,364 31,264,816
1984 4,295,536 30,245,081
1983 4,258,728 29,250,963
1982 4,221,100 28,338,190
1981 4,184,217 27,500,515
1980 4,148,426 26,711,099
1979 4,113,300 25,886,782
1978 4,078,240 24,992,689
1977 4,042,124 24,229,061
1976 4,004,552 23,624,031
1975 3,965,743 23,021,101
1974 3,926,472 22,418,878
1973 3,887,376 21,827,665
1972 3,848,271 21,251,160
1971 3,809,376 20,695,569
1970 3,773,247 20,137,436
1969 3,737,765 19,570,445
1968 3,698,794 19,012,189
1967 3,656,223 18,462,782
1966 3,610,562 17,931,929
1965 3,562,834 17,427,802
1964 3,513,441 16,955,327
1963 3,461,942 16,507,599
1962 3,407,532 16,075,724
1961 3,348,035 15,662,374
1960 3,281,381 15,264,846

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/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M 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
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia DR Congo
2100 -1.02% 0.68%
2099 -1.06% 0.71%
2098 -1.13% 0.73%
2097 -1.1% 0.75%
2096 -1.06% 0.78%
2095 -1.05% 0.81%
2094 -1.07% 0.83%
2093 -1.04% 0.85%
2092 -1.02% 0.88%
2091 -1.02% 0.91%
2090 -1.06% 0.94%
2089 -1.07% 0.97%
2088 -1.05% 0.99%
2087 -1.09% 1.03%
2086 -1.09% 1.05%
2085 -1.13% 1.08%
2084 -1.15% 1.11%
2083 -1.14% 1.13%
2082 -1.14% 1.16%
2081 -1.17% 1.19%
2080 -1.17% 1.21%
2079 -1.18% 1.25%
2078 -1.19% 1.27%
2077 -1.21% 1.31%
2076 -1.24% 1.33%
2075 -1.23% 1.36%
2074 -1.2% 1.39%
2073 -1.21% 1.42%
2072 -1.22% 1.45%
2071 -1.25% 1.49%
2070 -1.22% 1.52%
2069 -1.21% 1.56%
2068 -1.29% 1.59%
2067 -1.26% 1.62%
2066 -1.29% 1.66%
2065 -1.25% 1.69%
2064 -1.23% 1.73%
2063 -1.21% 1.77%
2062 -1.23% 1.8%
2061 -1.25% 1.84%
2060 -1.22% 1.88%
2059 -1.22% 1.91%
2058 -1.24% 1.95%
2057 -1.3% 1.98%
2056 -1.29% 2.02%
2055 -1.18% 2.06%
2054 -1.2% 2.1%
2053 -1.15% 2.14%
2052 -1.21% 2.17%
2051 -1.15% 2.21%
2050 -1.18% 2.24%
2049 -1.11% 2.28%
2048 -1.15% 2.31%
2047 -1.14% 2.35%
2046 -1.09% 2.38%
2045 -1.07% 2.41%
2044 -1.08% 2.44%
2043 -1.06% 2.47%
2042 -1.11% 2.51%
2041 -1.06% 2.54%
2040 -1.02% 2.57%
2039 -0.94% 2.61%
2038 -0.94% 2.64%
2037 -0.94% 2.7%
2036 -0.94% 2.75%
2035 -1% 2.8%
2034 -0.92% 2.85%
2033 -0.9% 2.89%
2032 -0.79% 2.95%
2031 -0.79% 3%
2030 -0.78% 3.05%
2029 -0.82% 3.1%
2028 -0.84% 3.14%
2027 -0.84% 3.18%
2026 -0.81% 3.24%
2025 -0.72% 3.27%
2024 -0.65% 3.3%
2023 -0.62% 3.31%
2022 -1.24% 3.28%
2021 -1.65% 3.29%
2020 -1.38% 3.27%
2019 -1.22% 3.22%
2018 -1.22% 3.4%
2017 -1.28% 3.72%
2016 -1.29% 3.6%
2015 -1.3% 3.36%
2014 -1.27% 3.45%
2013 -1.61% 3.46%
2012 -1.92% 3.39%
2011 -1.83% 3.33%
2010 -1.76% 3.24%
2009 -1.72% 3.14%
2008 -1.64% 3.06%
2007 -1.23% 3.07%
2006 -0.81% 3.13%
2005 -1.07% 3.12%
2004 -0.9% 2.99%
2003 -0.23% 2.96%
2002 0.2% 3.1%
2001 0.47% 3.22%
2000 0.71% 3.26%
1999 1% 3.42%
1998 1.77% 2.75%
1997 3.69% 1.62%
1996 4.3% 1.94%
1995 -0.26% 4.24%
1994 -4.59% 4.85%
1993 -7.8% 3.64%
1992 -5.02% 3.44%
1991 0.22% 3.38%
1990 0.33% 3.37%
1989 0.44% 3.21%
1988 0.55% 3.25%
1987 0.64% 3.2%
1986 0.73% 3.2%
1985 0.81% 3.37%
1984 0.86% 3.4%
1983 0.89% 3.22%
1982 0.88% 3.05%
1981 0.86% 2.96%
1980 0.85% 3.18%
1979 0.86% 3.58%
1978 0.89% 3.15%
1977 0.94% 2.56%
1976 0.98% 2.62%
1975 1% 2.69%
1974 1.01% 2.71%
1973 1.02% 2.71%
1972 1.02% 2.68%
1971 0.96% 2.77%
1970 0.95% 2.9%
1969 1.05% 2.94%
1968 1.16% 2.98%
1967 1.26% 2.96%
1966 1.34% 2.89%
1965 1.41% 2.79%
1964 1.49% 2.71%
1963 1.6% 2.69%
1962 1.78% 2.64%
1961 2.03% 2.6%

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/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Bosnia DR Congo
Current population
3116111
117507801
Population rank 135/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.42%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 +9,552
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 11/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -27,309
Net migration rank 124/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -27,309
2024 - -4,497 - -26,968
2023 -18,292 -485 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 -20,197 -485 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 -33,670 -25,865 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 -22,502 -26,840 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 -15,192 -27,841 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 -10,761 -29,147 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 -12,810 -30,650 2,883,245 176,290
2016 -13,009 -32,173 2,753,687 440,748
2015 -11,942 -33,948 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 -11,009 -35,683 2,580,251 36,966
2013 -8,367 -37,002 2,489,378 121,097
2012 -6,761 -66,378 2,405,462 53,668
2011 -5,354 -64,875 2,310,679 40,891
2010 -1,895 -67,228 2,212,255 8,823
2009 652 -68,182 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 161 -68,140 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,800,300 20,384
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,731,022 4,260
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 10,972 -13,312 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 10,424 9,055 1,594,999 26,523
2000 11,722 8,138 1,549,518 79,340
1999 13,568 25,495 1,450,318 109,761
1998 18,492 24,335 1,375,130 295,560
1997 19,311 80,133 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 13,327 173,193 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 5,926 126,914 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 4,895 -157,427 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 -27,199 -178,416 1,209,242 240,176
1992 -17,883 -436,814 1,152,781 252,666
1991 33,692 -26,483 1,114,033 86,721
1990 34,993 -22,829 1,063,508 219,270
1989 36,802 -19,634 1,027,238 84,415
1988 39,058 -17,058 995,278 101,314
1987 41,172 -14,853 959,875 111,220
1986 42,884 -12,941 925,334 70,988
1985 44,983 -11,429 885,670 118,791
1984 46,413 -10,321 844,956 190,045
1983 47,135 -9,599 807,122 146,095
1982 47,023 -9,298 774,823 97,495
1981 45,423 -9,384 748,371 54,656
1980 42,911 -7,368 724,111 51,685
1979 42,157 -7,454 691,773 181,028
1978 44,800 -9,382 646,411 268,974
1977 48,643 -11,834 638,242 -26,355
1976 52,107 -13,778 624,147 -25,965
1975 53,629 -14,348 608,655 -972
1974 53,600 -14,345 593,539 3,216
1973 52,989 -14,043 578,280 7,414
1972 54,072 -14,807 564,495 2,840
1971 54,352 -15,829 549,343 -5,497
1970 54,455 -20,714 533,300 39,116
1969 58,454 -21,229 514,800 46,778
1968 61,422 -20,704 497,682 57,274
1967 65,618 -21,195 479,552 64,307
1966 70,085 -23,196 463,397 54,443
1965 72,896 -24,330 429,002 61,397
1964 74,151 -23,922 406,334 48,207
1963 75,380 -22,611 398,972 41,960
1962 77,582 -21,531 383,406 39,431
1961 77,601 -14,655 368,207 35,654
1960 76,840 -6,481 363,517 27,673

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/dr-congo | 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 DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

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
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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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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