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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 1,441,764 in East Timor.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 2.16 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.02% for East Timor.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs East Timor: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia East Timor
2100 1,368,666 1,987,918
2099 1,382,821 1,992,867
2098 1,397,565 1,999,551
2097 1,413,532 2,006,120
2096 1,429,204 2,014,062
2095 1,444,480 2,022,241
2094 1,459,743 2,029,109
2093 1,475,492 2,034,335
2092 1,490,946 2,039,916
2091 1,506,239 2,046,825
2090 1,521,837 2,053,125
2089 1,538,128 2,060,960
2088 1,554,688 2,066,983
2087 1,571,208 2,074,665
2086 1,588,504 2,077,590
2085 1,605,957 2,083,082
2084 1,624,320 2,088,840
2083 1,643,261 2,094,115
2082 1,662,175 2,096,675
2081 1,681,314 2,100,480
2080 1,701,168 2,103,409
2079 1,721,318 2,102,541
2078 1,741,916 2,105,113
2077 1,762,807 2,106,052
2076 1,784,335 2,105,444
2075 1,806,786 2,105,772
2074 1,829,227 2,104,099
2073 1,851,366 2,103,684
2072 1,874,026 2,100,004
2071 1,897,167 2,092,187
2070 1,921,183 2,089,722
2069 1,944,841 2,084,088
2068 1,968,581 2,077,511
2067 1,994,208 2,070,890
2066 2,019,687 2,062,513
2065 2,045,997 2,055,518
2064 2,071,940 2,047,799
2063 2,097,727 2,039,134
2062 2,123,391 2,032,012
2061 2,149,881 2,026,320
2060 2,177,114 2,018,694
2059 2,204,104 2,008,316
2058 2,231,438 1,996,874
2057 2,259,550 1,984,864
2056 2,289,280 1,970,638
2055 2,319,090 1,957,948
2054 2,346,686 1,949,486
2053 2,375,139 1,933,418
2052 2,402,864 1,920,237
2051 2,432,239 1,909,754
2050 2,460,425 1,892,942
2049 2,489,784 1,878,747
2048 2,517,716 1,861,668
2047 2,547,032 1,845,027
2046 2,576,313 1,829,444
2045 2,604,829 1,813,000
2044 2,633,079 1,797,485
2043 2,661,800 1,777,393
2042 2,690,344 1,756,780
2041 2,720,561 1,738,404
2040 2,749,705 1,720,102
2039 2,777,922 1,699,431
2038 2,804,291 1,679,979
2037 2,830,793 1,659,934
2036 2,857,546 1,640,507
2035 2,884,800 1,617,823
2034 2,913,808 1,597,525
2033 2,940,732 1,578,920
2032 2,967,485 1,560,470
2031 2,991,207 1,540,575
2030 3,015,049 1,518,500
2029 3,038,829 1,496,906
2028 3,064,003 1,475,696
2027 3,089,959 1,455,624
2026 3,116,111 1,436,626
2025 3,141,481 1,418,578
2024 3,164,253 1,400,638
2023 3,185,073 1,384,286
2022 3,204,802 1,369,295
2021 3,244,907 1,350,139
2020 3,299,349 1,326,053
2019 3,345,533 1,300,945
2018 3,387,000 1,275,959
2017 3,428,682 1,251,703
2016 3,473,003 1,228,312
2015 3,518,541 1,205,131
2014 3,564,829 1,181,903
2013 3,610,859 1,158,695
2012 3,670,113 1,134,885
2011 3,741,798 1,110,207
2010 3,811,472 1,084,679
2009 3,879,794 1,058,782
2008 3,947,544 1,032,429
2007 4,013,424 1,004,889
2006 4,063,272 976,597
2005 4,096,493 948,311
2004 4,140,987 929,074
2003 4,178,523 916,878
2002 4,188,002 879,159
2001 4,179,438 812,249
2000 4,159,771 745,088
1999 4,130,305 834,697
1998 4,089,356 942,530
1997 4,018,227 917,184
1996 3,875,246 892,282
1995 3,715,564 868,146
1994 3,725,412 844,493
1993 3,904,482 821,437
1992 4,234,616 799,318
1991 4,458,343 778,278
1990 4,448,652 760,345
1989 4,433,983 744,856
1988 4,414,404 730,745
1987 4,390,246 718,476
1986 4,362,115 707,185
1985 4,330,364 696,665
1984 4,295,536 686,777
1983 4,258,728 677,707
1982 4,221,100 669,149
1981 4,184,217 660,493
1980 4,148,426 649,871
1979 4,113,300 638,719
1978 4,078,240 628,775
1977 4,042,124 618,315
1976 4,004,552 607,620
1975 3,965,743 598,158
1974 3,926,472 590,827
1973 3,887,376 582,855
1972 3,848,271 572,962
1971 3,809,376 562,966
1970 3,773,247 553,069
1969 3,737,765 543,356
1968 3,698,794 533,875
1967 3,656,223 524,648
1966 3,610,562 515,696
1965 3,562,834 507,034
1964 3,513,441 498,659
1963 3,461,942 490,564
1962 3,407,532 482,774
1961 3,348,035 475,291
1960 3,281,381 468,118

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/east-timor | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while East Timor's population increased by 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.3% to 1,892,942 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M 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
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia East Timor
2100 -1.02% -0.25%
2099 -1.06% -0.33%
2098 -1.13% -0.33%
2097 -1.1% -0.39%
2096 -1.06% -0.4%
2095 -1.05% -0.34%
2094 -1.07% -0.26%
2093 -1.04% -0.27%
2092 -1.02% -0.34%
2091 -1.02% -0.31%
2090 -1.06% -0.38%
2089 -1.07% -0.29%
2088 -1.05% -0.37%
2087 -1.09% -0.14%
2086 -1.09% -0.26%
2085 -1.13% -0.28%
2084 -1.15% -0.25%
2083 -1.14% -0.12%
2082 -1.14% -0.18%
2081 -1.17% -0.14%
2080 -1.17% 0.04%
2079 -1.18% -0.12%
2078 -1.19% -0.04%
2077 -1.21% 0.03%
2076 -1.24% -0.02%
2075 -1.23% 0.08%
2074 -1.2% 0.02%
2073 -1.21% 0.18%
2072 -1.22% 0.37%
2071 -1.25% 0.12%
2070 -1.22% 0.27%
2069 -1.21% 0.32%
2068 -1.29% 0.32%
2067 -1.26% 0.41%
2066 -1.29% 0.34%
2065 -1.25% 0.38%
2064 -1.23% 0.42%
2063 -1.21% 0.35%
2062 -1.23% 0.28%
2061 -1.25% 0.38%
2060 -1.22% 0.52%
2059 -1.22% 0.57%
2058 -1.24% 0.61%
2057 -1.3% 0.72%
2056 -1.29% 0.65%
2055 -1.18% 0.43%
2054 -1.2% 0.83%
2053 -1.15% 0.69%
2052 -1.21% 0.55%
2051 -1.15% 0.89%
2050 -1.18% 0.76%
2049 -1.11% 0.92%
2048 -1.15% 0.9%
2047 -1.14% 0.85%
2046 -1.09% 0.91%
2045 -1.07% 0.86%
2044 -1.08% 1.13%
2043 -1.06% 1.17%
2042 -1.11% 1.06%
2041 -1.06% 1.06%
2040 -1.02% 1.22%
2039 -0.94% 1.16%
2038 -0.94% 1.21%
2037 -0.94% 1.18%
2036 -0.94% 1.4%
2035 -1% 1.27%
2034 -0.92% 1.18%
2033 -0.9% 1.18%
2032 -0.79% 1.29%
2031 -0.79% 1.45%
2030 -0.78% 1.44%
2029 -0.82% 1.44%
2028 -0.84% 1.38%
2027 -0.84% 1.32%
2026 -0.81% 1.27%
2025 -0.72% 1.28%
2024 -0.65% 1.18%
2023 -0.62% 1.09%
2022 -1.24% 1.42%
2021 -1.65% 1.82%
2020 -1.38% 1.93%
2019 -1.22% 1.96%
2018 -1.22% 1.94%
2017 -1.28% 1.9%
2016 -1.29% 1.92%
2015 -1.3% 1.97%
2014 -1.27% 2%
2013 -1.61% 2.1%
2012 -1.92% 2.22%
2011 -1.83% 2.35%
2010 -1.76% 2.45%
2009 -1.72% 2.55%
2008 -1.64% 2.74%
2007 -1.23% 2.9%
2006 -0.81% 2.98%
2005 -1.07% 2.07%
2004 -0.9% 1.33%
2003 -0.23% 4.29%
2002 0.2% 8.24%
2001 0.47% 9.01%
2000 0.71% -10.7%
1999 1% -11.4%
1998 1.77% 2.76%
1997 3.69% 2.79%
1996 4.3% 2.78%
1995 -0.26% 2.8%
1994 -4.59% 2.81%
1993 -7.8% 2.77%
1992 -5.02% 2.7%
1991 0.22% 2.36%
1990 0.33% 2.08%
1989 0.44% 1.93%
1988 0.55% 1.71%
1987 0.64% 1.6%
1986 0.73% 1.51%
1985 0.81% 1.44%
1984 0.86% 1.34%
1983 0.89% 1.28%
1982 0.88% 1.31%
1981 0.86% 1.63%
1980 0.85% 1.75%
1979 0.86% 1.58%
1978 0.89% 1.69%
1977 0.94% 1.76%
1976 0.98% 1.58%
1975 1% 1.24%
1974 1.01% 1.37%
1973 1.02% 1.73%
1972 1.02% 1.78%
1971 0.96% 1.79%
1970 0.95% 1.79%
1969 1.05% 1.78%
1968 1.16% 1.76%
1967 1.26% 1.74%
1966 1.34% 1.71%
1965 1.41% 1.68%
1964 1.49% 1.65%
1963 1.6% 1.61%
1962 1.78% 1.57%
1961 2.03% 1.53%

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/east-timor | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while East Timor's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Bosnia East Timor
Current population
3116111
1441764
Population rank 135/197 152/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
32.1 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
17.2 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
52.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +45
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +16,352
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 91/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
3.44 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -2,550
Net migration rank 124/196 102/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 8,303
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 179/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 169/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
East Timor
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia East Timor
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -2,550
2024 - -4,497 - -2,552
2023 -18,292 -485 20,495 -5,620
2022 -20,197 -485 20,625 -5,519
2021 -33,670 -25,865 20,101 3,111
2020 -22,502 -26,840 21,166 3,793
2019 -15,192 -27,841 21,307 3,942
2018 -10,761 -29,147 21,650 3,062
2017 -12,810 -30,650 22,145 1,666
2016 -13,009 -32,173 22,778 208
2015 -11,942 -33,948 23,391 -20
2014 -11,009 -35,683 24,040 -958
2013 -8,367 -37,002 24,538 -1,206
2012 -6,761 -66,378 24,890 -609
2011 -5,354 -64,875 25,237 -159
2010 -1,895 -67,228 25,515 470
2009 652 -68,182 25,696 117
2008 161 -68,140 25,888 1,009
2007 1,557 -65,335 26,074 2,103
2006 2,714 -38,622 26,221 2,184
2005 6,546 -37,086 26,412 1,759
2004 9,549 -68,008 26,751 -16,447
2003 10,781 -27,396 26,900 -12,810
2002 10,972 -13,312 25,410 35,935
2001 10,424 9,055 23,314 49,159
2000 11,722 8,138 21,579 40,272
1999 13,568 25,495 21,871 -262,940
1998 18,492 24,335 23,590 1,806
1997 19,311 80,133 23,501 1,804
1996 13,327 173,193 22,703 1,796
1995 5,926 126,914 21,962 1,806
1994 4,895 -157,427 21,746 1,794
1993 -27,199 -178,416 20,770 1,795
1992 -17,883 -436,814 19,880 1,794
1991 33,692 -26,483 18,605 1,803
1990 34,993 -22,829 18,343 -2,881
1989 36,802 -19,634 17,758 -2,246
1988 39,058 -17,058 12,118 587
1987 41,172 -14,853 11,945 -106
1986 42,884 -12,941 11,062 -316
1985 44,983 -11,429 10,788 -495
1984 46,413 -10,321 10,922 -1,436
1983 47,135 -9,599 9,686 -1,032
1982 47,023 -9,298 9,579 -1,125
1981 45,423 -9,384 9,336 -482
1980 42,911 -7,368 6,940 5,457
1979 42,157 -7,454 987 8,924
1978 44,800 -9,382 -1,000 10,967
1977 48,643 -11,834 296 10,657
1976 52,107 -13,778 783 9,662
1975 53,629 -14,348 -1,062 9,542
1974 53,600 -14,345 8,405 -2,222
1973 52,989 -14,043 10,033 -278
1972 54,072 -14,807 10,030 0
1971 54,352 -15,829 9,964 0
1970 54,455 -20,714 9,824 0
1969 58,454 -21,229 9,611 0
1968 61,422 -20,704 9,356 0
1967 65,618 -21,195 9,089 0
1966 70,085 -23,196 8,810 0
1965 72,896 -24,330 8,526 0
1964 74,151 -23,922 8,235 0
1963 75,380 -22,611 7,938 0
1962 77,582 -21,531 7,639 0
1961 77,601 -14,655 7,330 0
1960 76,840 -6,481 7,012 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/east-timor | 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 East Timor 98.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 217,698 people) and 1.66% is from migration (a gain of 3,665 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 8,303 people or 0.6% in East Timor.

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
East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K

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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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