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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 2,822,093 people in the Gambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 2,916,990 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 -1.15% per year vs +2.44% in the Gambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.92M (70.1% 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 1,368,062 5,766,099
2099 1,382,211 5,764,092
2098 1,396,949 5,761,403
2097 1,412,908 5,758,064
2096 1,428,574 5,753,864
2095 1,443,843 5,748,821
2094 1,459,099 5,742,977
2093 1,474,841 5,735,465
2092 1,490,288 5,727,035
2091 1,505,574 5,717,851
2090 1,521,165 5,707,322
2089 1,537,449 5,695,590
2088 1,554,002 5,682,547
2087 1,570,515 5,668,415
2086 1,587,803 5,653,552
2085 1,605,248 5,637,112
2084 1,623,603 5,619,538
2083 1,642,536 5,600,932
2082 1,661,441 5,581,062
2081 1,680,572 5,559,781
2080 1,700,417 5,537,312
2079 1,720,559 5,513,586
2078 1,741,147 5,488,256
2077 1,762,029 5,461,819
2076 1,783,547 5,434,380
2075 1,805,988 5,405,474
2074 1,828,419 5,375,255
2073 1,850,549 5,343,873
2072 1,873,199 5,311,755
2071 1,896,330 5,278,538
2070 1,920,335 5,243,773
2069 1,943,983 5,207,961
2068 1,967,713 5,170,739
2067 1,993,328 5,132,640
2066 2,018,796 5,093,072
2065 2,045,094 5,051,871
2064 2,071,026 5,009,758
2063 2,096,801 4,966,686
2062 2,122,454 4,922,343
2061 2,148,932 4,876,639
2060 2,176,154 4,830,317
2059 2,203,131 4,783,233
2058 2,230,453 4,735,557
2057 2,258,553 4,686,764
2056 2,288,270 4,637,220
2055 2,318,066 4,586,935
2054 2,345,650 4,535,328
2053 2,374,091 4,483,472
2052 2,401,804 4,430,621
2051 2,431,166 4,376,942
2050 2,459,340 4,322,480
2049 2,488,686 4,267,374
2048 2,516,605 4,211,530
2047 2,545,909 4,154,844
2046 2,575,176 4,097,814
2045 2,603,679 4,040,118
2044 2,631,917 3,981,892
2043 2,660,625 3,923,058
2042 2,689,157 3,863,611
2041 2,719,360 3,804,282
2040 2,748,491 3,744,293
2039 2,776,696 3,684,045
2038 2,803,054 3,623,285
2037 2,829,544 3,562,776
2036 2,856,285 3,502,038
2035 2,883,527 3,441,138
2034 2,912,522 3,380,088
2033 2,939,434 3,318,743
2032 2,966,176 3,257,194
2031 2,989,887 3,195,735
2030 3,013,719 3,134,115
2029 3,037,488 3,072,145
2028 3,062,650 3,009,805
2027 3,088,595 2,947,443
2026 3,114,736 2,884,828
2025 3,140,095 2,822,093
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Gambia's population increased by 633,221 people (a 27.7% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of the Gambia will increase by 48.2% to 4,322,480 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 -0.76% 2.25%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/gambia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while the Gambia's population grew by 2.25%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Gambia
Current population
3114736
2916990
Population rank 135/197 138/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.04%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
8.49 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
6.38 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
30.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +170
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +62,105
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.25%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 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 -18,359 -4,497 65,157 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/gambia | CC BY

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 the Gambia 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 627,767 people) and 4.77% is from migration (a loss of 31,423 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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