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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 118,365,995 people in Egypt in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 121,012,163 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 38.9 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +1.78% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (46.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Egypt
2100 1,368,062 203,337,521
2099 1,382,211 203,218,114
2098 1,396,949 203,062,591
2097 1,412,908 202,889,853
2096 1,428,574 202,685,235
2095 1,443,843 202,441,274
2094 1,459,099 202,165,793
2093 1,474,841 201,856,239
2092 1,490,288 201,525,341
2091 1,505,574 201,163,844
2090 1,521,165 200,783,715
2089 1,537,449 200,378,346
2088 1,554,002 199,940,915
2087 1,570,515 199,468,604
2086 1,587,803 198,974,783
2085 1,605,248 198,457,022
2084 1,623,603 197,904,537
2083 1,642,536 197,322,086
2082 1,661,441 196,711,766
2081 1,680,572 196,063,790
2080 1,700,417 195,392,263
2079 1,720,559 194,673,206
2078 1,741,147 193,926,829
2077 1,762,029 193,148,518
2076 1,783,547 192,332,562
2075 1,805,988 191,487,145
2074 1,828,419 190,613,099
2073 1,850,549 189,713,677
2072 1,873,199 188,775,903
2071 1,896,330 187,810,038
2070 1,920,335 186,818,210
2069 1,943,983 185,796,200
2068 1,967,713 184,743,675
2067 1,993,328 183,667,996
2066 2,018,796 182,568,538
2065 2,045,094 181,455,486
2064 2,071,026 180,302,738
2063 2,096,801 179,129,965
2062 2,122,454 177,948,157
2061 2,148,932 176,746,499
2060 2,176,154 175,526,868
2059 2,203,131 174,282,938
2058 2,230,453 173,021,784
2057 2,258,553 171,741,174
2056 2,288,270 170,438,073
2055 2,318,066 169,114,979
2054 2,345,650 167,762,729
2053 2,374,091 166,387,264
2052 2,401,804 164,980,351
2051 2,431,166 163,555,634
2050 2,459,340 162,092,482
2049 2,488,686 160,596,782
2048 2,516,605 159,061,812
2047 2,545,909 157,488,020
2046 2,575,176 155,881,578
2045 2,603,679 154,230,619
2044 2,631,917 152,529,288
2043 2,660,625 150,790,036
2042 2,689,157 149,009,732
2041 2,719,360 147,199,258
2040 2,748,491 145,373,264
2039 2,776,696 143,531,585
2038 2,803,054 141,691,401
2037 2,829,544 139,850,324
2036 2,856,285 138,013,568
2035 2,883,527 136,191,405
2034 2,912,522 134,368,084
2033 2,939,434 132,560,311
2032 2,966,176 130,760,579
2031 2,989,887 128,968,320
2030 3,013,719 127,188,528
2029 3,037,488 125,409,684
2028 3,062,650 123,633,275
2027 3,088,595 121,861,990
2026 3,114,736 120,114,593
2025 3,140,095 118,365,995
2024 3,164,253 116,538,258
2023 3,185,073 114,535,772
2022 3,204,802 112,618,250
2021 3,244,907 110,957,008
2020 3,299,349 109,315,124
2019 3,345,533 107,553,158
2018 3,387,000 105,682,094
2017 3,428,682 103,696,057
2016 3,473,003 101,644,589
2015 3,518,541 99,597,342
2014 3,564,829 97,528,654
2013 3,610,859 95,333,553
2012 3,670,113 93,161,001
2011 3,741,798 91,093,059
2010 3,811,472 89,196,072
2009 3,879,794 87,501,636
2008 3,947,544 85,864,789
2007 4,013,424 84,276,225
2006 4,063,272 82,700,403
2005 4,096,493 81,101,004
2004 4,140,987 79,477,443
2003 4,178,523 77,853,548
2002 4,188,002 76,239,137
2001 4,179,438 74,652,029
2000 4,159,771 73,083,284
1999 4,130,305 71,520,954
1998 4,089,356 69,943,294
1997 4,018,227 68,431,740
1996 3,875,246 67,028,048
1995 3,715,564 65,652,622
1994 3,725,412 64,285,589
1993 3,904,482 62,915,681
1992 4,234,616 61,480,660
1991 4,458,343 60,028,997
1990 4,448,652 58,396,618
1989 4,433,983 56,710,642
1988 4,414,404 55,187,681
1987 4,390,246 53,674,435
1986 4,362,115 52,206,295
1985 4,330,364 50,734,968
1984 4,295,536 49,247,334
1983 4,258,728 47,786,402
1982 4,221,100 46,407,611
1981 4,184,217 45,147,224
1980 4,148,426 43,950,413
1979 4,113,300 42,818,628
1978 4,078,240 41,761,431
1977 4,042,124 40,748,870
1976 4,004,552 39,795,557
1975 3,965,743 38,875,327
1974 3,926,472 37,969,667
1973 3,887,376 37,102,043
1972 3,848,271 36,258,328
1971 3,809,376 35,433,368
1970 3,773,247 34,623,990
1969 3,737,765 33,811,615
1968 3,698,794 32,998,319
1967 3,656,223 32,196,360
1966 3,610,562 31,406,541
1965 3,562,834 30,629,174
1964 3,513,441 29,858,922
1963 3,461,942 29,091,869
1962 3,407,532 28,337,013
1961 3,348,035 27,600,898
1960 3,281,381 26,896,479

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 Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Egypt's population increased by 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M 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
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Egypt
2100 -1.02% 0.06%
2099 -1.06% 0.08%
2098 -1.13% 0.09%
2097 -1.1% 0.1%
2096 -1.06% 0.12%
2095 -1.05% 0.14%
2094 -1.07% 0.15%
2093 -1.04% 0.16%
2092 -1.02% 0.18%
2091 -1.02% 0.19%
2090 -1.06% 0.2%
2089 -1.07% 0.22%
2088 -1.05% 0.24%
2087 -1.09% 0.25%
2086 -1.09% 0.26%
2085 -1.13% 0.28%
2084 -1.15% 0.3%
2083 -1.14% 0.31%
2082 -1.14% 0.33%
2081 -1.17% 0.34%
2080 -1.17% 0.37%
2079 -1.18% 0.38%
2078 -1.19% 0.4%
2077 -1.21% 0.42%
2076 -1.24% 0.44%
2075 -1.23% 0.46%
2074 -1.2% 0.47%
2073 -1.21% 0.5%
2072 -1.22% 0.51%
2071 -1.25% 0.53%
2070 -1.22% 0.55%
2069 -1.21% 0.57%
2068 -1.29% 0.59%
2067 -1.26% 0.6%
2066 -1.29% 0.61%
2065 -1.25% 0.64%
2064 -1.23% 0.65%
2063 -1.21% 0.66%
2062 -1.23% 0.68%
2061 -1.25% 0.69%
2060 -1.22% 0.71%
2059 -1.22% 0.73%
2058 -1.24% 0.75%
2057 -1.3% 0.76%
2056 -1.29% 0.78%
2055 -1.18% 0.81%
2054 -1.2% 0.83%
2053 -1.15% 0.85%
2052 -1.21% 0.87%
2051 -1.15% 0.9%
2050 -1.18% 0.93%
2049 -1.11% 0.97%
2048 -1.15% 1%
2047 -1.14% 1.03%
2046 -1.09% 1.07%
2045 -1.07% 1.12%
2044 -1.08% 1.15%
2043 -1.06% 1.19%
2042 -1.11% 1.23%
2041 -1.06% 1.26%
2040 -1.02% 1.28%
2039 -0.94% 1.3%
2038 -0.94% 1.32%
2037 -0.94% 1.33%
2036 -0.94% 1.34%
2035 -1% 1.36%
2034 -0.92% 1.36%
2033 -0.9% 1.38%
2032 -0.79% 1.39%
2031 -0.79% 1.4%
2030 -0.78% 1.42%
2029 -0.82% 1.44%
2028 -0.84% 1.45%
2027 -0.84% 1.45%
2026 -0.81% 1.48%
2025 -0.76% 1.57%
2024 -0.65% 1.75%
2023 -0.62% 1.7%
2022 -1.24% 1.5%
2021 -1.65% 1.5%
2020 -1.38% 1.64%
2019 -1.22% 1.77%
2018 -1.22% 1.92%
2017 -1.28% 2.02%
2016 -1.29% 2.06%
2015 -1.3% 2.12%
2014 -1.27% 2.3%
2013 -1.61% 2.33%
2012 -1.92% 2.27%
2011 -1.83% 2.13%
2010 -1.76% 1.94%
2009 -1.72% 1.91%
2008 -1.64% 1.88%
2007 -1.23% 1.91%
2006 -0.81% 1.97%
2005 -1.07% 2.04%
2004 -0.9% 2.09%
2003 -0.23% 2.12%
2002 0.2% 2.13%
2001 0.47% 2.15%
2000 0.71% 2.18%
1999 1% 2.26%
1998 1.77% 2.21%
1997 3.69% 2.09%
1996 4.3% 2.1%
1995 -0.26% 2.13%
1994 -4.59% 2.18%
1993 -7.8% 2.33%
1992 -5.02% 2.42%
1991 0.22% 2.8%
1990 0.33% 2.97%
1989 0.44% 2.76%
1988 0.55% 2.82%
1987 0.64% 2.81%
1986 0.73% 2.9%
1985 0.81% 3.02%
1984 0.86% 3.06%
1983 0.89% 2.97%
1982 0.88% 2.79%
1981 0.86% 2.72%
1980 0.85% 2.64%
1979 0.86% 2.53%
1978 0.89% 2.48%
1977 0.94% 2.4%
1976 0.98% 2.37%
1975 1% 2.39%
1974 1.01% 2.34%
1973 1.02% 2.33%
1972 1.02% 2.33%
1971 0.96% 2.34%
1970 0.95% 2.4%
1969 1.05% 2.46%
1968 1.16% 2.49%
1967 1.26% 2.51%
1966 1.34% 2.54%
1965 1.41% 2.58%
1964 1.49% 2.64%
1963 1.6% 2.66%
1962 1.78% 2.67%
1961 2.03% 2.62%

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 Egypt's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Egypt
Current population
3114736
121012163
Population rank 135/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.46%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
17.3 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
12.9 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
49.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -66 +5,007
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +1,827,737
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 67/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -57,305
Net migration rank 124/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -57,305
2024 -18,359 -4,497 1,795,738 123,884
2023 -18,292 -485 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -20,197 -485 1,736,123 13,707
2021 -33,670 -25,865 1,566,491 6,161
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,704,988 6,016
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,805,818 7,050
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,908,512 20,788
2017 -12,810 -30,650 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 -13,009 -32,173 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 -11,942 -33,948 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 -11,009 -35,683 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 -8,367 -37,002 2,156,922 130,305
2012 -6,761 -66,378 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,951,851 126,170
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 652 -68,182 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 161 -68,140 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,614,293 9,854
2002 10,972 -13,312 1,593,474 11,205
2001 10,424 9,055 1,568,962 556
2000 11,722 8,138 1,540,084 27,873
1999 13,568 25,495 1,534,697 22,026
1998 18,492 24,335 1,519,728 78,858
1997 19,311 80,133 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 13,327 173,193 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 5,926 126,914 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 4,895 -157,427 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 -27,199 -178,416 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 -17,883 -436,814 1,421,372 74,950
1991 33,692 -26,483 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 34,993 -22,829 1,450,747 406,994
1989 36,802 -19,634 1,461,547 52,648
1988 39,058 -17,058 1,465,620 66,147
1987 41,172 -14,853 1,436,059 58,678
1986 42,884 -12,941 1,410,249 31,299
1985 44,983 -11,429 1,388,718 112,411
1984 46,413 -10,321 1,351,297 122,791
1983 47,135 -9,599 1,318,474 129,242
1982 47,023 -9,298 1,258,574 51,229
1981 45,423 -9,384 1,206,830 4,140
1980 42,911 -7,368 1,181,914 738
1979 42,157 -7,454 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 44,800 -9,382 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 48,643 -11,834 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 52,107 -13,778 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 53,629 -14,348 987,822 -62,368
1974 53,600 -14,345 946,052 -60,174
1973 52,989 -14,043 905,068 -55,702
1972 54,072 -14,807 893,333 -55,282
1971 54,352 -15,829 868,365 -56,503
1970 54,455 -20,714 841,952 -35,064
1969 58,454 -21,229 824,564 -6,703
1968 61,422 -20,704 809,482 -764
1967 65,618 -21,195 788,908 6,286
1966 70,085 -23,196 774,391 10,089
1965 72,896 -24,330 752,682 17,605
1964 74,151 -23,922 749,608 20,596
1963 75,380 -22,611 738,788 25,109
1962 77,582 -21,531 720,128 25,696
1961 77,601 -14,655 703,216 23,184
1960 76,840 -6,481 685,403 -2,954

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 Egypt 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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