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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 2,663,339 in Gabon.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.17 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 141st.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.03% for Gabon.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Gabon has grown from 1.51M to 2.66M (76.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Gabon: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Gabon
2100 1,368,666 6,955,864
2099 1,382,821 6,912,052
2098 1,397,565 6,867,857
2097 1,413,532 6,822,087
2096 1,429,204 6,775,495
2095 1,444,480 6,727,815
2094 1,459,743 6,680,075
2093 1,475,492 6,631,425
2092 1,490,946 6,582,261
2091 1,506,239 6,532,342
2090 1,521,837 6,481,491
2089 1,538,128 6,429,956
2088 1,554,688 6,376,859
2087 1,571,208 6,323,194
2086 1,588,504 6,269,178
2085 1,605,957 6,215,121
2084 1,624,320 6,160,019
2083 1,643,261 6,103,820
2082 1,662,175 6,046,995
2081 1,681,314 5,989,415
2080 1,701,168 5,931,520
2079 1,721,318 5,873,052
2078 1,741,916 5,814,259
2077 1,762,807 5,754,857
2076 1,784,335 5,695,764
2075 1,806,786 5,636,043
2074 1,829,227 5,576,620
2073 1,851,366 5,516,502
2072 1,874,026 5,456,238
2071 1,897,167 5,395,666
2070 1,921,183 5,335,269
2069 1,944,841 5,274,817
2068 1,968,581 5,214,405
2067 1,994,208 5,153,427
2066 2,019,687 5,092,586
2065 2,045,997 5,031,764
2064 2,071,940 4,970,757
2063 2,097,727 4,909,630
2062 2,123,391 4,848,693
2061 2,149,881 4,787,706
2060 2,177,114 4,726,341
2059 2,204,104 4,664,287
2058 2,231,438 4,602,087
2057 2,259,550 4,540,068
2056 2,289,280 4,477,242
2055 2,319,090 4,414,477
2054 2,346,686 4,350,938
2053 2,375,139 4,287,630
2052 2,402,864 4,224,256
2051 2,432,239 4,160,459
2050 2,460,425 4,096,708
2049 2,489,784 4,032,976
2048 2,517,716 3,968,977
2047 2,547,032 3,904,724
2046 2,576,313 3,840,333
2045 2,604,829 3,775,786
2044 2,633,079 3,711,691
2043 2,661,800 3,647,956
2042 2,690,344 3,584,695
2041 2,720,561 3,521,560
2040 2,749,705 3,458,896
2039 2,777,922 3,397,011
2038 2,804,291 3,335,835
2037 2,830,793 3,275,298
2036 2,857,546 3,215,119
2035 2,884,800 3,155,791
2034 2,913,808 3,097,371
2033 2,940,732 3,039,514
2032 2,967,485 2,982,347
2031 2,991,207 2,925,690
2030 3,015,049 2,869,476
2029 3,038,829 2,813,855
2028 3,064,003 2,758,554
2027 3,089,959 2,703,425
2026 3,116,111 2,648,476
2025 3,141,481 2,593,715
2024 3,164,253 2,538,952
2023 3,185,073 2,484,789
2022 3,204,802 2,430,747
2021 3,244,907 2,376,722
2020 3,299,349 2,322,539
2019 3,345,533 2,267,706
2018 3,387,000 2,212,318
2017 3,428,682 2,156,900
2016 3,473,003 2,100,306
2015 3,518,541 2,040,989
2014 3,564,829 1,978,399
2013 3,610,859 1,913,059
2012 3,670,113 1,846,889
2011 3,741,798 1,781,985
2010 3,811,472 1,719,879
2009 3,879,794 1,661,556
2008 3,947,544 1,607,175
2007 4,013,424 1,556,237
2006 4,063,272 1,508,337
2005 4,096,493 1,463,495
2004 4,140,987 1,421,609
2003 4,178,523 1,382,350
2002 4,188,002 1,345,135
2001 4,179,438 1,309,589
2000 4,159,771 1,275,572
1999 4,130,305 1,243,016
1998 4,089,356 1,211,736
1997 4,018,227 1,181,439
1996 3,875,246 1,152,015
1995 3,715,564 1,123,213
1994 3,725,412 1,094,720
1993 3,904,482 1,066,405
1992 4,234,616 1,038,380
1991 4,458,343 1,010,818
1990 4,448,652 983,734
1989 4,433,983 957,138
1988 4,414,404 931,020
1987 4,390,246 905,479
1986 4,362,115 880,705
1985 4,330,364 856,726
1984 4,295,536 833,501
1983 4,258,728 811,005
1982 4,221,100 789,286
1981 4,184,217 768,385
1980 4,148,426 748,389
1979 4,113,300 729,375
1978 4,078,240 711,245
1977 4,042,124 693,984
1976 4,004,552 677,628
1975 3,965,743 662,197
1974 3,926,472 647,691
1973 3,887,376 633,995
1972 3,848,271 620,960
1971 3,809,376 608,348
1970 3,773,247 595,846
1969 3,737,765 583,276
1968 3,698,794 572,257
1967 3,656,223 563,108
1966 3,610,562 554,463
1965 3,562,834 546,308
1964 3,513,441 538,657
1963 3,461,942 531,452
1962 3,407,532 524,649
1961 3,348,035 518,266
1960 3,281,381 512,316

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/gabon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Gabon's population increased by 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st 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 Gabon will increase by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.96M 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
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Gabon
2100 -1.02% 0.63%
2099 -1.06% 0.64%
2098 -1.13% 0.67%
2097 -1.1% 0.69%
2096 -1.06% 0.71%
2095 -1.05% 0.71%
2094 -1.07% 0.73%
2093 -1.04% 0.75%
2092 -1.02% 0.76%
2091 -1.02% 0.78%
2090 -1.06% 0.8%
2089 -1.07% 0.83%
2088 -1.05% 0.85%
2087 -1.09% 0.86%
2086 -1.09% 0.87%
2085 -1.13% 0.89%
2084 -1.15% 0.92%
2083 -1.14% 0.94%
2082 -1.14% 0.96%
2081 -1.17% 0.98%
2080 -1.17% 1%
2079 -1.18% 1.01%
2078 -1.19% 1.03%
2077 -1.21% 1.04%
2076 -1.24% 1.06%
2075 -1.23% 1.07%
2074 -1.2% 1.09%
2073 -1.21% 1.1%
2072 -1.22% 1.12%
2071 -1.25% 1.13%
2070 -1.22% 1.15%
2069 -1.21% 1.16%
2068 -1.29% 1.18%
2067 -1.26% 1.19%
2066 -1.29% 1.21%
2065 -1.25% 1.23%
2064 -1.23% 1.25%
2063 -1.21% 1.26%
2062 -1.23% 1.27%
2061 -1.25% 1.3%
2060 -1.22% 1.33%
2059 -1.22% 1.35%
2058 -1.24% 1.37%
2057 -1.3% 1.4%
2056 -1.29% 1.42%
2055 -1.18% 1.46%
2054 -1.2% 1.48%
2053 -1.15% 1.5%
2052 -1.21% 1.53%
2051 -1.15% 1.56%
2050 -1.18% 1.58%
2049 -1.11% 1.61%
2048 -1.15% 1.65%
2047 -1.14% 1.68%
2046 -1.09% 1.71%
2045 -1.07% 1.73%
2044 -1.08% 1.75%
2043 -1.06% 1.76%
2042 -1.11% 1.79%
2041 -1.06% 1.81%
2040 -1.02% 1.82%
2039 -0.94% 1.83%
2038 -0.94% 1.85%
2037 -0.94% 1.87%
2036 -0.94% 1.88%
2035 -1% 1.89%
2034 -0.92% 1.9%
2033 -0.9% 1.92%
2032 -0.79% 1.94%
2031 -0.79% 1.96%
2030 -0.78% 1.98%
2029 -0.82% 2%
2028 -0.84% 2.04%
2027 -0.84% 2.07%
2026 -0.81% 2.11%
2025 -0.72% 2.16%
2024 -0.65% 2.18%
2023 -0.62% 2.22%
2022 -1.24% 2.27%
2021 -1.65% 2.33%
2020 -1.38% 2.42%
2019 -1.22% 2.5%
2018 -1.22% 2.57%
2017 -1.28% 2.69%
2016 -1.29% 2.91%
2015 -1.3% 3.16%
2014 -1.27% 3.42%
2013 -1.61% 3.58%
2012 -1.92% 3.64%
2011 -1.83% 3.61%
2010 -1.76% 3.51%
2009 -1.72% 3.38%
2008 -1.64% 3.27%
2007 -1.23% 3.18%
2006 -0.81% 3.06%
2005 -1.07% 2.95%
2004 -0.9% 2.84%
2003 -0.23% 2.77%
2002 0.2% 2.71%
2001 0.47% 2.67%
2000 0.71% 2.62%
1999 1% 2.58%
1998 1.77% 2.56%
1997 3.69% 2.55%
1996 4.3% 2.56%
1995 -0.26% 2.6%
1994 -4.59% 2.66%
1993 -7.8% 2.7%
1992 -5.02% 2.73%
1991 0.22% 2.75%
1990 0.33% 2.78%
1989 0.44% 2.81%
1988 0.55% 2.82%
1987 0.64% 2.81%
1986 0.73% 2.8%
1985 0.81% 2.79%
1984 0.86% 2.77%
1983 0.89% 2.75%
1982 0.88% 2.72%
1981 0.86% 2.67%
1980 0.85% 2.61%
1979 0.86% 2.55%
1978 0.89% 2.49%
1977 0.94% 2.41%
1976 0.98% 2.33%
1975 1% 2.24%
1974 1.01% 2.16%
1973 1.02% 2.1%
1972 1.02% 2.07%
1971 0.96% 2.1%
1970 0.95% 2.16%
1969 1.05% 1.93%
1968 1.16% 1.62%
1967 1.26% 1.56%
1966 1.34% 1.49%
1965 1.41% 1.42%
1964 1.49% 1.36%
1963 1.6% 1.3%
1962 1.78% 1.23%
1961 2.03% 1.16%

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/gabon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Gabon's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Gabon
Current population
3116111
2663339
Population rank 135/197 141/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.03%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
9.7 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
7.65 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
33.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +148
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +54,163
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 44/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
7.87 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +1,116
Net migration rank 124/196 62/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 449,746
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 84/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 17.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 34/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Gabon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Gabon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 1,116
2024 - -4,497 - 1,105
2023 -18,292 -485 53,167 987
2022 -20,197 -485 52,944 987
2021 -33,670 -25,865 52,611 1,503
2020 -22,502 -26,840 52,745 1,506
2019 -15,192 -27,841 53,185 2,233
2018 -10,761 -29,147 52,476 2,886
2017 -12,810 -30,650 51,455 4,013
2016 -13,009 -32,173 50,321 7,398
2015 -11,942 -33,948 48,876 12,041
2014 -11,009 -35,683 47,704 16,565
2013 -8,367 -37,002 46,829 19,587
2012 -6,761 -66,378 45,941 19,973
2011 -5,354 -64,875 44,922 18,967
2010 -1,895 -67,228 43,061 17,274
2009 652 -68,182 41,037 15,277
2008 161 -68,140 39,002 13,441
2007 1,557 -65,335 37,394 12,045
2006 2,714 -38,622 35,984 10,382
2005 6,546 -37,086 34,766 8,555
2004 9,549 -68,008 33,615 6,830
2003 10,781 -27,396 32,633 5,434
2002 10,972 -13,312 31,777 4,582
2001 10,424 9,055 30,941 3,801
2000 11,722 8,138 30,210 3,086
1999 13,568 25,495 29,330 2,480
1998 18,492 24,335 28,697 2,055
1997 19,311 80,133 28,053 1,786
1996 13,327 173,193 27,450 1,555
1995 5,926 126,914 27,290 1,314
1994 4,895 -157,427 27,271 1,110
1993 -27,199 -178,416 27,235 1,009
1992 -17,883 -436,814 26,810 990
1991 33,692 -26,483 26,334 990
1990 34,993 -22,829 25,858 990
1989 36,802 -19,634 25,359 990
1988 39,058 -17,058 24,888 990
1987 41,172 -14,853 24,212 990
1986 42,884 -12,941 23,362 990
1985 44,983 -11,429 22,617 990
1984 46,413 -10,321 21,851 990
1983 47,135 -9,599 21,162 990
1982 47,023 -9,298 20,292 990
1981 45,423 -9,384 19,528 990
1980 42,911 -7,368 18,503 990
1979 42,157 -7,454 17,553 990
1978 44,800 -9,382 16,714 990
1977 48,643 -11,834 15,842 972
1976 52,107 -13,778 14,998 899
1975 53,629 -14,348 14,162 792
1974 53,600 -14,345 13,381 680
1973 52,989 -14,043 12,731 608
1972 54,072 -14,807 12,095 639
1971 54,352 -15,829 11,357 1,130
1970 54,455 -20,714 10,635 1,882
1969 58,454 -21,229 9,969 2,650
1968 61,422 -20,704 9,417 0
1967 65,618 -21,195 8,883 0
1966 70,085 -23,196 8,410 0
1965 72,896 -24,330 7,902 0
1964 74,151 -23,922 7,402 0
1963 75,380 -22,611 7,001 0
1962 77,582 -21,531 6,609 0
1961 77,601 -14,655 6,161 0
1960 76,840 -6,481 5,732 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/gabon | 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 Gabon 91.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 449,746 people or 17.7% in Gabon.

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
Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K

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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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