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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 1,273,390 in Eswatini.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 2.45 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Eswatini: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Eswatini
2100 1,368,666 1,352,404
2099 1,382,821 1,361,498
2098 1,397,565 1,369,861
2097 1,413,532 1,378,017
2096 1,429,204 1,386,191
2095 1,444,480 1,394,405
2094 1,459,743 1,402,538
2093 1,475,492 1,410,423
2092 1,490,946 1,418,137
2091 1,506,239 1,426,097
2090 1,521,837 1,433,623
2089 1,538,128 1,441,192
2088 1,554,688 1,448,332
2087 1,571,208 1,455,333
2086 1,588,504 1,462,398
2085 1,605,957 1,469,660
2084 1,624,320 1,476,745
2083 1,643,261 1,483,271
2082 1,662,175 1,489,551
2081 1,681,314 1,494,969
2080 1,701,168 1,500,315
2079 1,721,318 1,505,309
2078 1,741,916 1,509,779
2077 1,762,807 1,514,574
2076 1,784,335 1,519,452
2075 1,806,786 1,523,845
2074 1,829,227 1,528,267
2073 1,851,366 1,531,967
2072 1,874,026 1,535,206
2071 1,897,167 1,538,333
2070 1,921,183 1,540,715
2069 1,944,841 1,543,234
2068 1,968,581 1,545,288
2067 1,994,208 1,547,029
2066 2,019,687 1,547,862
2065 2,045,997 1,548,678
2064 2,071,940 1,549,121
2063 2,097,727 1,549,274
2062 2,123,391 1,548,873
2061 2,149,881 1,548,072
2060 2,177,114 1,547,285
2059 2,204,104 1,545,426
2058 2,231,438 1,542,799
2057 2,259,550 1,540,085
2056 2,289,280 1,537,270
2055 2,319,090 1,534,161
2054 2,346,686 1,530,631
2053 2,375,139 1,526,357
2052 2,402,864 1,521,506
2051 2,432,239 1,515,982
2050 2,460,425 1,510,547
2049 2,489,784 1,504,126
2048 2,517,716 1,497,656
2047 2,547,032 1,491,001
2046 2,576,313 1,483,817
2045 2,604,829 1,475,974
2044 2,633,079 1,468,200
2043 2,661,800 1,460,050
2042 2,690,344 1,451,433
2041 2,720,561 1,441,822
2040 2,749,705 1,432,811
2039 2,777,922 1,423,063
2038 2,804,291 1,412,806
2037 2,830,793 1,402,845
2036 2,857,546 1,392,117
2035 2,884,800 1,381,258
2034 2,913,808 1,369,883
2033 2,940,732 1,357,906
2032 2,967,485 1,346,063
2031 2,991,207 1,334,330
2030 3,015,049 1,321,430
2029 3,038,829 1,309,060
2028 3,064,003 1,296,535
2027 3,089,959 1,283,434
2026 3,116,111 1,269,667
2025 3,141,481 1,255,921
2024 3,164,253 1,242,822
2023 3,185,073 1,230,506
2022 3,204,802 1,218,917
2021 3,244,907 1,206,593
2020 3,299,349 1,192,729
2019 3,345,533 1,179,874
2018 3,387,000 1,168,929
2017 3,428,682 1,158,195
2016 3,473,003 1,149,507
2015 3,518,541 1,142,813
2014 3,564,829 1,136,299
2013 3,610,859 1,129,990
2012 3,670,113 1,123,863
2011 3,741,798 1,117,833
2010 3,811,472 1,111,650
2009 3,879,794 1,105,153
2008 3,947,544 1,098,091
2007 4,013,424 1,090,705
2006 4,063,272 1,084,436
2005 4,096,493 1,079,022
2004 4,140,987 1,073,159
2003 4,178,523 1,066,700
2002 4,188,002 1,059,441
2001 4,179,438 1,051,064
2000 4,159,771 1,041,414
1999 4,130,305 1,030,782
1998 4,089,356 1,019,653
1997 4,018,227 1,006,635
1996 3,875,246 989,841
1995 3,715,564 970,433
1994 3,725,412 971,212
1993 3,904,482 971,318
1992 4,234,616 943,416
1991 4,458,343 908,189
1990 4,448,652 872,428
1989 4,433,983 837,800
1988 4,414,404 799,798
1987 4,390,246 763,811
1986 4,362,115 734,732
1985 4,330,364 706,196
1984 4,295,536 680,783
1983 4,258,728 658,957
1982 4,221,100 637,652
1981 4,184,217 616,808
1980 4,148,426 596,644
1979 4,113,300 577,199
1978 4,078,240 558,446
1977 4,042,124 540,348
1976 4,004,552 523,330
1975 3,965,743 507,673
1974 3,926,472 492,988
1973 3,887,376 479,038
1972 3,848,271 465,788
1971 3,809,376 453,183
1970 3,773,247 441,216
1969 3,737,765 429,875
1968 3,698,794 419,147
1967 3,656,223 409,031
1966 3,610,562 398,766
1965 3,562,834 388,336
1964 3,513,441 378,656
1963 3,461,942 369,759
1962 3,407,532 361,365
1961 3,348,035 353,264
1960 3,281,381 345,337

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/eswatini | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Eswatini's population increased by 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th 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 Eswatini will increase by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M 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
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Eswatini
2100 -1.02% -0.67%
2099 -1.06% -0.61%
2098 -1.13% -0.59%
2097 -1.1% -0.59%
2096 -1.06% -0.59%
2095 -1.05% -0.58%
2094 -1.07% -0.56%
2093 -1.04% -0.54%
2092 -1.02% -0.56%
2091 -1.02% -0.52%
2090 -1.06% -0.53%
2089 -1.07% -0.49%
2088 -1.05% -0.48%
2087 -1.09% -0.48%
2086 -1.09% -0.49%
2085 -1.13% -0.48%
2084 -1.15% -0.44%
2083 -1.14% -0.42%
2082 -1.14% -0.36%
2081 -1.17% -0.36%
2080 -1.17% -0.33%
2079 -1.18% -0.3%
2078 -1.19% -0.32%
2077 -1.21% -0.32%
2076 -1.24% -0.29%
2075 -1.23% -0.29%
2074 -1.2% -0.24%
2073 -1.21% -0.21%
2072 -1.22% -0.2%
2071 -1.25% -0.15%
2070 -1.22% -0.16%
2069 -1.21% -0.13%
2068 -1.29% -0.11%
2067 -1.26% -0.05%
2066 -1.29% -0.05%
2065 -1.25% -0.03%
2064 -1.23% -0.01%
2063 -1.21% 0.03%
2062 -1.23% 0.05%
2061 -1.25% 0.05%
2060 -1.22% 0.12%
2059 -1.22% 0.17%
2058 -1.24% 0.18%
2057 -1.3% 0.18%
2056 -1.29% 0.2%
2055 -1.18% 0.23%
2054 -1.2% 0.28%
2053 -1.15% 0.32%
2052 -1.21% 0.36%
2051 -1.15% 0.36%
2050 -1.18% 0.43%
2049 -1.11% 0.43%
2048 -1.15% 0.45%
2047 -1.14% 0.48%
2046 -1.09% 0.53%
2045 -1.07% 0.53%
2044 -1.08% 0.56%
2043 -1.06% 0.59%
2042 -1.11% 0.67%
2041 -1.06% 0.63%
2040 -1.02% 0.68%
2039 -0.94% 0.73%
2038 -0.94% 0.71%
2037 -0.94% 0.77%
2036 -0.94% 0.79%
2035 -1% 0.83%
2034 -0.92% 0.88%
2033 -0.9% 0.88%
2032 -0.79% 0.88%
2031 -0.79% 0.98%
2030 -0.78% 0.94%
2029 -0.82% 0.97%
2028 -0.84% 1.02%
2027 -0.84% 1.08%
2026 -0.81% 1.09%
2025 -0.72% 1.05%
2024 -0.65% 1%
2023 -0.62% 0.95%
2022 -1.24% 1.02%
2021 -1.65% 1.16%
2020 -1.38% 1.09%
2019 -1.22% 0.94%
2018 -1.22% 0.93%
2017 -1.28% 0.76%
2016 -1.29% 0.59%
2015 -1.3% 0.57%
2014 -1.27% 0.56%
2013 -1.61% 0.55%
2012 -1.92% 0.54%
2011 -1.83% 0.56%
2010 -1.76% 0.59%
2009 -1.72% 0.64%
2008 -1.64% 0.68%
2007 -1.23% 0.58%
2006 -0.81% 0.5%
2005 -1.07% 0.55%
2004 -0.9% 0.61%
2003 -0.23% 0.69%
2002 0.2% 0.8%
2001 0.47% 0.93%
2000 0.71% 1.03%
1999 1% 1.09%
1998 1.77% 1.29%
1997 3.69% 1.7%
1996 4.3% 2%
1995 -0.26% -0.08%
1994 -4.59% -0.01%
1993 -7.8% 2.96%
1992 -5.02% 3.88%
1991 0.22% 4.1%
1990 0.33% 4.13%
1989 0.44% 4.75%
1988 0.55% 4.71%
1987 0.64% 3.96%
1986 0.73% 4.04%
1985 0.81% 3.73%
1984 0.86% 3.31%
1983 0.89% 3.34%
1982 0.88% 3.38%
1981 0.86% 3.38%
1980 0.85% 3.37%
1979 0.86% 3.36%
1978 0.89% 3.35%
1977 0.94% 3.25%
1976 0.98% 3.08%
1975 1% 2.98%
1974 1.01% 2.91%
1973 1.02% 2.84%
1972 1.02% 2.78%
1971 0.96% 2.71%
1970 0.95% 2.64%
1969 1.05% 2.56%
1968 1.16% 2.47%
1967 1.26% 2.57%
1966 1.34% 2.69%
1965 1.41% 2.56%
1964 1.49% 2.41%
1963 1.6% 2.32%
1962 1.78% 2.29%
1961 2.03% 2.3%

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 Eswatini's population grew by 1%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Eswatini
Current population
3116111
1273390
Population rank 135/197 156/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
42.7 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
17.7 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
55.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +34
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +12,316
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 101/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.52 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -5,775
Net migration rank 124/196 121/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 33,268
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Eswatini
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Eswatini
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -5,775
2024 - -4,497 - -6,754
2023 -18,292 -485 20,147 -8,549
2022 -20,197 -485 20,125 -8,549
2021 -33,670 -25,865 17,314 -4,242
2020 -22,502 -26,840 18,899 -4,242
2019 -15,192 -27,841 19,488 -8,439
2018 -10,761 -29,147 19,392 -8,546
2017 -12,810 -30,650 19,278 -8,658
2016 -13,009 -32,173 19,233 -12,481
2015 -11,942 -33,948 19,223 -12,582
2014 -11,009 -35,683 19,107 -12,724
2013 -8,367 -37,002 18,903 -12,664
2012 -6,761 -66,378 18,308 -12,294
2011 -5,354 -64,875 17,645 -11,596
2010 -1,895 -67,228 17,652 -11,334
2009 652 -68,182 17,656 -10,989
2008 161 -68,140 17,275 -9,822
2007 1,557 -65,335 16,595 -9,271
2006 2,714 -38,622 16,133 -10,923
2005 6,546 -37,086 15,945 -10,330
2004 9,549 -68,008 15,979 -9,863
2003 10,781 -27,396 16,396 -9,595
2002 10,972 -13,312 16,924 -9,209
2001 10,424 9,055 17,824 -8,788
2000 11,722 8,138 18,830 -8,563
1999 13,568 25,495 19,420 -8,421
1998 18,492 24,335 19,762 -8,505
1997 19,311 80,133 20,686 -5,911
1996 13,327 173,193 21,858 -3,049
1995 5,926 126,914 23,029 -3,023
1994 4,895 -157,427 26,703 -48,259
1993 -27,199 -178,416 28,046 -6,692
1992 -17,883 -436,814 28,446 6,011
1991 33,692 -26,483 28,497 7,496
1990 34,993 -22,829 28,349 7,169
1989 36,802 -19,634 28,257 5,477
1988 39,058 -17,058 27,396 14,879
1987 41,172 -14,853 27,285 2,417
1986 42,884 -12,941 27,096 1,353
1985 44,983 -11,429 26,835 1,792
1984 46,413 -10,321 26,149 -3,949
1983 47,135 -9,599 24,883 -3,429
1982 47,023 -9,298 24,742 -3,574
1981 45,423 -9,384 23,973 -3,464
1980 42,911 -7,368 23,153 -3,350
1979 42,157 -7,454 22,299 -3,210
1978 44,800 -9,382 21,466 -3,040
1977 48,643 -11,834 20,609 -2,838
1976 52,107 -13,778 19,734 -3,469
1975 53,629 -14,348 18,849 -3,794
1974 53,600 -14,345 17,971 -3,665
1973 52,989 -14,043 17,145 -3,555
1972 54,072 -14,807 16,353 -3,435
1971 54,352 -15,829 15,615 -3,325
1970 54,455 -20,714 14,873 -3,230
1969 58,454 -21,229 14,164 -3,127
1968 61,422 -20,704 13,449 -3,029
1967 65,618 -21,195 12,773 -2,964
1966 70,085 -23,196 12,282 -1,557
1965 72,896 -24,330 11,719 -1,578
1964 74,151 -23,922 11,266 -2,049
1963 75,380 -22,611 10,929 -2,358
1962 77,582 -21,531 10,601 -2,390
1961 77,601 -14,655 10,262 -2,270
1960 76,840 -6,481 9,947 -2,082

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/eswatini | 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 Eswatini 68.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 33,268 people or 2.7% in Eswatini.

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
Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K

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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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