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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 2,902,554 in the Gambia.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.07 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.04% for the Gambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.9M (69.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Gambia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Gambia
2100 1,368,666 5,767,668
2099 1,382,821 5,765,660
2098 1,397,565 5,762,971
2097 1,413,532 5,759,632
2096 1,429,204 5,755,430
2095 1,444,480 5,750,385
2094 1,459,743 5,744,540
2093 1,475,492 5,737,026
2092 1,490,946 5,728,594
2091 1,506,239 5,719,408
2090 1,521,837 5,708,875
2089 1,538,128 5,697,140
2088 1,554,688 5,684,094
2087 1,571,208 5,669,958
2086 1,588,504 5,655,091
2085 1,605,957 5,638,646
2084 1,624,320 5,621,067
2083 1,643,261 5,602,456
2082 1,662,175 5,582,581
2081 1,681,314 5,561,294
2080 1,701,168 5,538,819
2079 1,721,318 5,515,086
2078 1,741,916 5,489,750
2077 1,762,807 5,463,305
2076 1,784,335 5,435,859
2075 1,806,786 5,406,946
2074 1,829,227 5,376,718
2073 1,851,366 5,345,328
2072 1,874,026 5,313,201
2071 1,897,167 5,279,975
2070 1,921,183 5,245,200
2069 1,944,841 5,209,379
2068 1,968,581 5,172,146
2067 1,994,208 5,134,037
2066 2,019,687 5,094,458
2065 2,045,997 5,053,246
2064 2,071,940 5,011,122
2063 2,097,727 4,968,038
2062 2,123,391 4,923,683
2061 2,149,881 4,877,966
2060 2,177,114 4,831,631
2059 2,204,104 4,784,535
2058 2,231,438 4,736,846
2057 2,259,550 4,688,039
2056 2,289,280 4,638,482
2055 2,319,090 4,588,184
2054 2,346,686 4,536,562
2053 2,375,139 4,484,692
2052 2,402,864 4,431,827
2051 2,432,239 4,378,133
2050 2,460,425 4,323,657
2049 2,489,784 4,268,536
2048 2,517,716 4,212,677
2047 2,547,032 4,155,975
2046 2,576,313 4,098,930
2045 2,604,829 4,041,218
2044 2,633,079 3,982,976
2043 2,661,800 3,924,126
2042 2,690,344 3,864,662
2041 2,720,561 3,805,317
2040 2,749,705 3,745,312
2039 2,777,922 3,685,048
2038 2,804,291 3,624,271
2037 2,830,793 3,563,745
2036 2,857,546 3,502,991
2035 2,884,800 3,442,074
2034 2,913,808 3,381,008
2033 2,940,732 3,319,646
2032 2,967,485 3,258,080
2031 2,991,207 3,196,605
2030 3,015,049 3,134,968
2029 3,038,829 3,072,981
2028 3,064,003 3,010,624
2027 3,089,959 2,948,246
2026 3,116,111 2,885,613
2025 3,141,481 2,822,861
2024 3,164,253 2,759,988
2023 3,185,073 2,697,845
2022 3,204,802 2,636,470
2021 3,244,907 2,576,010
2020 3,299,349 2,515,733
2019 3,345,533 2,456,844
2018 3,387,000 2,399,632
2017 3,428,682 2,342,189
2016 3,473,003 2,283,769
2015 3,518,541 2,224,529
2014 3,564,829 2,164,528
2013 3,610,859 2,103,820
2012 3,670,113 2,043,094
2011 3,741,798 1,983,784
2010 3,811,472 1,926,630
2009 3,879,794 1,871,422
2008 3,947,544 1,817,852
2007 4,013,424 1,765,774
2006 4,063,272 1,715,275
2005 4,096,493 1,667,037
2004 4,140,987 1,621,312
2003 4,178,523 1,577,611
2002 4,188,002 1,535,691
2001 4,179,438 1,495,011
2000 4,159,771 1,455,084
1999 4,130,305 1,415,779
1998 4,089,356 1,376,987
1997 4,018,227 1,338,889
1996 3,875,246 1,301,410
1995 3,715,564 1,264,313
1994 3,725,412 1,227,226
1993 3,904,482 1,188,365
1992 4,234,616 1,145,582
1991 4,458,343 1,099,959
1990 4,448,652 1,054,696
1989 4,433,983 1,011,357
1988 4,414,404 970,160
1987 4,390,246 931,091
1986 4,362,115 894,019
1985 4,330,364 858,874
1984 4,295,536 825,631
1983 4,258,728 794,525
1982 4,221,100 765,753
1981 4,184,217 739,125
1980 4,148,426 713,913
1979 4,113,300 689,781
1978 4,078,240 667,103
1977 4,042,124 645,770
1976 4,004,552 625,667
1975 3,965,743 606,821
1974 3,926,472 589,085
1973 3,887,376 571,991
1972 3,848,271 555,370
1971 3,809,376 539,388
1970 3,773,247 524,105
1969 3,737,765 509,440
1968 3,698,794 495,269
1967 3,656,223 481,588
1966 3,610,562 468,516
1965 3,562,834 455,952
1964 3,513,441 443,687
1963 3,461,942 431,757
1962 3,407,532 420,163
1961 3,348,035 408,930
1960 3,281,381 398,060

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/gambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Gambia's population increased by 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th 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 Gambia will increase by 49% to 4,323,657 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M 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
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Gambia
2100 -1.02% 0.03%
2099 -1.06% 0.05%
2098 -1.13% 0.06%
2097 -1.1% 0.07%
2096 -1.06% 0.09%
2095 -1.05% 0.1%
2094 -1.07% 0.13%
2093 -1.04% 0.15%
2092 -1.02% 0.16%
2091 -1.02% 0.18%
2090 -1.06% 0.21%
2089 -1.07% 0.23%
2088 -1.05% 0.25%
2087 -1.09% 0.26%
2086 -1.09% 0.29%
2085 -1.13% 0.31%
2084 -1.15% 0.33%
2083 -1.14% 0.36%
2082 -1.14% 0.38%
2081 -1.17% 0.41%
2080 -1.17% 0.43%
2079 -1.18% 0.46%
2078 -1.19% 0.48%
2077 -1.21% 0.5%
2076 -1.24% 0.53%
2075 -1.23% 0.56%
2074 -1.2% 0.59%
2073 -1.21% 0.6%
2072 -1.22% 0.63%
2071 -1.25% 0.66%
2070 -1.22% 0.69%
2069 -1.21% 0.72%
2068 -1.29% 0.74%
2067 -1.26% 0.78%
2066 -1.29% 0.82%
2065 -1.25% 0.84%
2064 -1.23% 0.87%
2063 -1.21% 0.9%
2062 -1.23% 0.94%
2061 -1.25% 0.96%
2060 -1.22% 0.98%
2059 -1.22% 1.01%
2058 -1.24% 1.04%
2057 -1.3% 1.07%
2056 -1.29% 1.1%
2055 -1.18% 1.14%
2054 -1.2% 1.16%
2053 -1.15% 1.19%
2052 -1.21% 1.23%
2051 -1.15% 1.26%
2050 -1.18% 1.29%
2049 -1.11% 1.33%
2048 -1.15% 1.36%
2047 -1.14% 1.39%
2046 -1.09% 1.43%
2045 -1.07% 1.46%
2044 -1.08% 1.5%
2043 -1.06% 1.54%
2042 -1.11% 1.56%
2041 -1.06% 1.6%
2040 -1.02% 1.64%
2039 -0.94% 1.68%
2038 -0.94% 1.7%
2037 -0.94% 1.73%
2036 -0.94% 1.77%
2035 -1% 1.81%
2034 -0.92% 1.85%
2033 -0.9% 1.89%
2032 -0.79% 1.92%
2031 -0.79% 1.97%
2030 -0.78% 2.02%
2029 -0.82% 2.07%
2028 -0.84% 2.12%
2027 -0.84% 2.17%
2026 -0.81% 2.22%
2025 -0.72% 2.28%
2024 -0.65% 2.3%
2023 -0.62% 2.33%
2022 -1.24% 2.35%
2021 -1.65% 2.4%
2020 -1.38% 2.4%
2019 -1.22% 2.38%
2018 -1.22% 2.45%
2017 -1.28% 2.56%
2016 -1.29% 2.66%
2015 -1.3% 2.77%
2014 -1.27% 2.89%
2013 -1.61% 2.97%
2012 -1.92% 2.99%
2011 -1.83% 2.97%
2010 -1.76% 2.95%
2009 -1.72% 2.95%
2008 -1.64% 2.95%
2007 -1.23% 2.94%
2006 -0.81% 2.89%
2005 -1.07% 2.82%
2004 -0.9% 2.77%
2003 -0.23% 2.73%
2002 0.2% 2.72%
2001 0.47% 2.74%
2000 0.71% 2.78%
1999 1% 2.82%
1998 1.77% 2.85%
1997 3.69% 2.88%
1996 4.3% 2.93%
1995 -0.26% 3.02%
1994 -4.59% 3.27%
1993 -7.8% 3.73%
1992 -5.02% 4.15%
1991 0.22% 4.29%
1990 0.33% 4.29%
1989 0.44% 4.25%
1988 0.55% 4.2%
1987 0.64% 4.15%
1986 0.73% 4.09%
1985 0.81% 4.03%
1984 0.86% 3.92%
1983 0.89% 3.76%
1982 0.88% 3.6%
1981 0.86% 3.53%
1980 0.85% 3.5%
1979 0.86% 3.4%
1978 0.89% 3.3%
1977 0.94% 3.21%
1976 0.98% 3.11%
1975 1% 3.01%
1974 1.01% 2.99%
1973 1.02% 2.99%
1972 1.02% 2.96%
1971 0.96% 2.92%
1970 0.95% 2.88%
1969 1.05% 2.86%
1968 1.16% 2.84%
1967 1.26% 2.79%
1966 1.34% 2.76%
1965 1.41% 2.76%
1964 1.49% 2.76%
1963 1.6% 2.76%
1962 1.78% 2.75%
1961 2.03% 2.73%

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/gambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while the Gambia's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Gambia
Current population
3116111
2902554
Population rank 135/197 138/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.04%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
8.46 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
6.4 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
31 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +170
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +62,143
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 37/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
2.94 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -2,984
Net migration rank 124/196 107/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 236,137
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 107/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 8.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 72/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Gambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Gambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -2,984
2024 - -4,497 - -2,989
2023 -18,292 -485 65,118 -3,000
2022 -20,197 -485 63,634 -3,000
2021 -33,670 -25,865 62,239 -1,949
2020 -22,502 -26,840 62,209 -1,949
2019 -15,192 -27,841 61,701 -4,186
2018 -10,761 -29,147 60,854 -3,944
2017 -12,810 -30,650 61,665 -3,696
2016 -13,009 -32,173 62,358 -3,486
2015 -11,942 -33,948 62,832 -3,224
2014 -11,009 -35,683 63,185 -2,793
2013 -8,367 -37,002 63,510 -2,476
2012 -6,761 -66,378 62,745 -2,332
2011 -5,354 -64,875 60,571 -2,360
2010 -1,895 -67,228 58,554 -2,456
2009 652 -68,182 56,575 -2,259
2008 161 -68,140 55,032 -2,204
2007 1,557 -65,335 53,653 -2,320
2006 2,714 -38,622 52,335 -2,666
2005 6,546 -37,086 50,010 -3,209
2004 9,549 -68,008 48,276 -3,636
2003 10,781 -27,396 46,473 -3,713
2002 10,972 -13,312 45,156 -4,067
2001 10,424 9,055 44,154 -3,882
2000 11,722 8,138 43,249 -3,670
1999 13,568 25,495 42,533 -3,493
1998 18,492 24,335 41,842 -3,291
1997 19,311 80,133 40,742 -3,098
1996 13,327 173,193 40,253 -2,948
1995 5,926 126,914 39,681 -2,797
1994 4,895 -157,427 38,880 -1,586
1993 -27,199 -178,416 37,302 3,131
1992 -17,883 -436,814 35,951 9,182
1991 33,692 -26,483 34,584 11,530
1990 34,993 -22,829 33,163 11,242
1989 36,802 -19,634 31,504 10,765
1988 39,058 -17,058 29,938 10,187
1987 41,172 -14,853 28,452 9,563
1986 42,884 -12,941 27,195 8,934
1985 44,983 -11,429 25,795 8,373
1984 46,413 -10,321 24,586 7,733
1983 47,135 -9,599 23,175 6,713
1982 47,023 -9,298 21,894 5,757
1981 45,423 -9,384 20,156 5,438
1980 42,911 -7,368 19,566 5,268
1979 42,157 -7,454 18,543 4,898
1978 44,800 -9,382 17,424 4,493
1977 48,643 -11,834 16,773 3,969
1976 52,107 -13,778 16,032 3,436
1975 53,629 -14,348 15,256 2,979
1974 53,600 -14,345 14,628 2,610
1973 52,989 -14,043 14,046 2,907
1972 54,072 -14,807 13,432 2,861
1971 54,352 -15,829 12,842 2,817
1970 54,455 -20,714 12,128 2,777
1969 58,454 -21,229 11,670 2,757
1968 61,422 -20,704 11,215 2,705
1967 65,618 -21,195 10,823 2,617
1966 70,085 -23,196 10,422 2,272
1965 72,896 -24,330 10,162 2,272
1964 74,151 -23,922 9,825 2,272
1963 75,380 -22,611 9,493 2,272
1962 77,582 -21,531 9,150 2,272
1961 77,601 -14,655 8,778 2,272
1960 76,840 -6,481 8,420 2,272

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/gambia | 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 Gambia 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 625,795 people) and 4.75% is from migration (a loss of 31,227 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 236,137 people or 8.6% in the Gambia.

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
Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K

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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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