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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 26.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Germany
2100 1,368,666 69,929,981
2099 1,382,821 69,956,854
2098 1,397,565 69,973,838
2097 1,413,532 70,015,834
2096 1,429,204 70,046,713
2095 1,444,480 70,067,131
2094 1,459,743 70,085,911
2093 1,475,492 70,106,718
2092 1,490,946 70,132,132
2091 1,506,239 70,178,440
2090 1,521,837 70,240,137
2089 1,538,128 70,294,005
2088 1,554,688 70,352,443
2087 1,571,208 70,434,814
2086 1,588,504 70,532,124
2085 1,605,957 70,627,602
2084 1,624,320 70,722,960
2083 1,643,261 70,829,392
2082 1,662,175 70,932,273
2081 1,681,314 71,045,881
2080 1,701,168 71,171,519
2079 1,721,318 71,305,544
2078 1,741,916 71,445,484
2077 1,762,807 71,601,117
2076 1,784,335 71,757,525
2075 1,806,786 71,891,567
2074 1,829,227 72,046,795
2073 1,851,366 72,206,145
2072 1,874,026 72,356,324
2071 1,897,167 72,517,749
2070 1,921,183 72,664,462
2069 1,944,841 72,828,330
2068 1,968,581 72,993,859
2067 1,994,208 73,178,408
2066 2,019,687 73,370,207
2065 2,045,997 73,561,648
2064 2,071,940 73,762,096
2063 2,097,727 73,971,537
2062 2,123,391 74,198,775
2061 2,149,881 74,426,082
2060 2,177,114 74,678,280
2059 2,204,104 74,932,496
2058 2,231,438 75,206,278
2057 2,259,550 75,482,742
2056 2,289,280 75,756,281
2055 2,319,090 76,041,477
2054 2,346,686 76,325,196
2053 2,375,139 76,595,801
2052 2,402,864 76,839,962
2051 2,432,239 77,084,029
2050 2,460,425 77,325,459
2049 2,489,784 77,569,721
2048 2,517,716 77,818,888
2047 2,547,032 78,049,343
2046 2,576,313 78,272,834
2045 2,604,829 78,497,690
2044 2,633,079 78,722,126
2043 2,661,800 78,936,540
2042 2,690,344 79,130,312
2041 2,720,561 79,324,161
2040 2,749,705 79,536,735
2039 2,777,922 79,754,631
2038 2,804,291 79,978,474
2037 2,830,793 80,194,225
2036 2,857,546 80,425,162
2035 2,884,800 80,640,951
2034 2,913,808 80,844,719
2033 2,940,732 81,069,119
2032 2,967,485 81,286,326
2031 2,991,207 81,520,272
2030 3,015,049 81,736,996
2029 3,038,829 81,963,002
2028 3,064,003 82,178,048
2027 3,089,959 82,384,302
2026 3,116,111 82,575,542
2025 3,141,481 83,233,941
2024 3,164,253 83,516,593
2023 3,185,073 83,287,273
2022 3,204,802 83,177,813
2021 3,244,907 83,196,078
2020 3,299,349 83,160,871
2019 3,345,533 83,092,962
2018 3,387,000 82,905,782
2017 3,428,682 82,657,002
2016 3,473,003 82,348,669
2015 3,518,541 81,686,611
2014 3,564,829 80,982,500
2013 3,610,859 80,645,605
2012 3,670,113 80,425,823
2011 3,741,798 80,274,983
2010 3,811,472 81,776,930
2009 3,879,794 81,902,307
2008 3,947,544 82,110,097
2007 4,013,424 82,266,372
2006 4,063,272 82,376,451
2005 4,096,493 82,469,422
2004 4,140,987 82,516,260
2003 4,178,523 82,534,176
2002 4,188,002 82,488,495
2001 4,179,438 82,349,925
2000 4,159,771 82,211,508
1999 4,130,305 82,100,243
1998 4,089,356 82,047,195
1997 4,018,227 82,034,771
1996 3,875,246 81,914,831
1995 3,715,564 81,678,051
1994 3,725,412 81,438,348
1993 3,904,482 81,156,363
1992 4,234,616 80,624,598
1991 4,458,343 80,013,896
1990 4,448,652 79,433,029
1989 4,433,983 78,751,283
1988 4,414,404 78,144,619
1987 4,390,246 77,839,920
1986 4,362,115 77,720,436
1985 4,330,364 77,684,873
1984 4,295,536 77,858,685
1983 4,258,728 78,128,282
1982 4,221,100 78,333,366
1981 4,184,217 78,407,907
1980 4,148,426 78,288,576
1979 4,113,300 78,126,350
1978 4,078,240 78,091,820
1977 4,042,124 78,159,814
1976 4,004,552 78,336,950
1975 3,965,743 78,673,554
1974 3,926,472 78,967,433
1973 3,887,376 78,936,666
1972 3,848,271 78,688,452
1971 3,809,376 78,312,842
1970 3,773,247 78,169,289
1969 3,737,765 77,909,682
1968 3,698,794 77,294,314
1967 3,656,223 76,951,336
1966 3,610,562 76,600,311
1965 3,562,834 75,963,695
1964 3,513,441 75,318,337
1963 3,461,942 74,714,353
1962 3,407,532 74,025,784
1961 3,348,035 73,377,632
1960 3,281,381 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 13.1% in Germany.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Germany
2100 -1.02% -0.04%
2099 -1.06% -0.02%
2098 -1.13% -0.06%
2097 -1.1% -0.04%
2096 -1.06% -0.03%
2095 -1.05% -0.03%
2094 -1.07% -0.03%
2093 -1.04% -0.04%
2092 -1.02% -0.07%
2091 -1.02% -0.09%
2090 -1.06% -0.08%
2089 -1.07% -0.08%
2088 -1.05% -0.12%
2087 -1.09% -0.14%
2086 -1.09% -0.14%
2085 -1.13% -0.13%
2084 -1.15% -0.15%
2083 -1.14% -0.15%
2082 -1.14% -0.16%
2081 -1.17% -0.18%
2080 -1.17% -0.19%
2079 -1.18% -0.2%
2078 -1.19% -0.22%
2077 -1.21% -0.22%
2076 -1.24% -0.19%
2075 -1.23% -0.22%
2074 -1.2% -0.22%
2073 -1.21% -0.21%
2072 -1.22% -0.22%
2071 -1.25% -0.2%
2070 -1.22% -0.23%
2069 -1.21% -0.23%
2068 -1.29% -0.25%
2067 -1.26% -0.26%
2066 -1.29% -0.26%
2065 -1.25% -0.27%
2064 -1.23% -0.28%
2063 -1.21% -0.31%
2062 -1.23% -0.31%
2061 -1.25% -0.34%
2060 -1.22% -0.34%
2059 -1.22% -0.36%
2058 -1.24% -0.37%
2057 -1.3% -0.36%
2056 -1.29% -0.38%
2055 -1.18% -0.37%
2054 -1.2% -0.35%
2053 -1.15% -0.32%
2052 -1.21% -0.32%
2051 -1.15% -0.31%
2050 -1.18% -0.31%
2049 -1.11% -0.32%
2048 -1.15% -0.3%
2047 -1.14% -0.29%
2046 -1.09% -0.29%
2045 -1.07% -0.29%
2044 -1.08% -0.27%
2043 -1.06% -0.24%
2042 -1.11% -0.24%
2041 -1.06% -0.27%
2040 -1.02% -0.27%
2039 -0.94% -0.28%
2038 -0.94% -0.27%
2037 -0.94% -0.29%
2036 -0.94% -0.27%
2035 -1% -0.25%
2034 -0.92% -0.28%
2033 -0.9% -0.27%
2032 -0.79% -0.29%
2031 -0.79% -0.27%
2030 -0.78% -0.28%
2029 -0.82% -0.26%
2028 -0.84% -0.25%
2027 -0.84% -0.23%
2026 -0.81% -0.79%
2025 -0.72% -0.34%
2024 -0.65% 0.28%
2023 -0.62% 0.13%
2022 -1.24% -0.02%
2021 -1.65% 0.04%
2020 -1.38% 0.08%
2019 -1.22% 0.23%
2018 -1.22% 0.3%
2017 -1.28% 0.37%
2016 -1.29% 0.81%
2015 -1.3% 0.87%
2014 -1.27% 0.42%
2013 -1.61% 0.27%
2012 -1.92% 0.19%
2011 -1.83% -1.84%
2010 -1.76% -0.15%
2009 -1.72% -0.25%
2008 -1.64% -0.19%
2007 -1.23% -0.13%
2006 -0.81% -0.11%
2005 -1.07% -0.06%
2004 -0.9% -0.02%
2003 -0.23% 0.06%
2002 0.2% 0.17%
2001 0.47% 0.17%
2000 0.71% 0.14%
1999 1% 0.06%
1998 1.77% 0.02%
1997 3.69% 0.15%
1996 4.3% 0.29%
1995 -0.26% 0.29%
1994 -4.59% 0.35%
1993 -7.8% 0.66%
1992 -5.02% 0.76%
1991 0.22% 0.73%
1990 0.33% 0.87%
1989 0.44% 0.78%
1988 0.55% 0.39%
1987 0.64% 0.15%
1986 0.73% 0.05%
1985 0.81% -0.22%
1984 0.86% -0.35%
1983 0.89% -0.26%
1982 0.88% -0.1%
1981 0.86% 0.15%
1980 0.85% 0.21%
1979 0.86% 0.04%
1978 0.89% -0.09%
1977 0.94% -0.23%
1976 0.98% -0.43%
1975 1% -0.37%
1974 1.01% 0.04%
1973 1.02% 0.32%
1972 1.02% 0.48%
1971 0.96% 0.18%
1970 0.95% 0.33%
1969 1.05% 0.8%
1968 1.16% 0.45%
1967 1.26% 0.46%
1966 1.34% 0.84%
1965 1.41% 0.86%
1964 1.49% 0.81%
1963 1.6% 0.93%
1962 1.78% 0.88%
1961 2.03% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Germany
Current population
3116111
82575542
Population rank 135/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 +628
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 151/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -334,072
Net migration rank 124/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -334,072
2024 - -4,497 - 36,954
2023 -18,292 -485 -333,149 609,553
2022 -20,197 -485 -324,394 981,552
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -224,629 310,264
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -216,218 203,468
2019 -15,192 -27,841 -157,877 319,082
2018 -10,761 -29,147 -165,812 403,908
2017 -12,810 -30,650 -148,783 452,988
2016 -13,009 -32,173 -123,523 517,480
2015 -11,942 -33,948 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 -11,009 -35,683 -153,866 592,338
2013 -8,367 -37,002 -209,679 462,384
2012 -6,761 -66,378 -193,022 199,143
2011 -5,354 -64,875 -184,632 295,282
2010 -1,895 -67,228 -179,909 130,116
2009 652 -68,182 -188,375 46,533
2008 161 -68,140 -164,220 -23,341
2007 1,557 -65,335 -148,080 -24,772
2006 2,714 -38,622 -148,278 -489,056
2005 6,546 -37,086 -148,445 81,351
2004 9,549 -68,008 -107,271 81,735
2003 10,781 -27,396 -140,309 142,009
2002 10,972 -13,312 -123,733 218,795
2001 10,424 9,055 -98,820 272,875
2000 11,722 8,138 -73,990 174,594
1999 13,568 25,495 -73,890 219,280
1998 18,492 24,335 -65,637 -754,469
1997 19,311 80,133 -49,221 93,281
1996 13,327 173,193 -90,107 281,280
1995 5,926 126,914 -114,349 398,077
1994 4,895 -157,427 -114,013 315,585
1993 -27,199 -178,416 -105,503 462,096
1992 -17,883 -436,814 -80,625 811,606
1991 33,692 -26,483 -80,014 602,638
1990 34,993 -22,829 -15,887 679,702
1989 36,802 -19,634 -23,625 761,002
1988 39,058 -17,058 -7,815 515,962
1987 41,172 -14,853 -31,136 174,272
1986 42,884 -12,941 -77,721 212,822
1985 44,983 -11,429 -116,527 103,556
1984 46,413 -10,321 -109,002 -150,771
1983 47,135 -9,599 -109,380 -81,349
1982 47,023 -9,298 -78,333 -58,121
1981 45,423 -9,384 -94,090 130,713
1980 42,911 -7,368 -86,117 324,203
1979 42,157 -7,454 -125,002 237,705
1978 44,800 -9,382 -140,566 117,167
1977 48,643 -11,834 -125,055 33,881
1976 52,107 -13,778 -164,508 -79,761
1975 53,629 -14,348 -212,418 -207,740
1974 53,600 -14,345 -150,038 -15,126
1973 52,989 -14,043 -149,980 386,881
1972 54,072 -14,807 -62,950 336,015
1971 54,352 -15,829 46,988 450,328
1970 54,455 -20,714 70,352 -273,498
1969 58,454 -21,229 155,820 584,017
1968 61,422 -20,704 239,612 293,307
1967 65,618 -21,195 353,977 -174,155
1966 70,085 -23,196 405,982 134,107
1965 72,896 -24,330 410,204 338,258
1964 74,151 -23,922 482,038 69,825
1963 75,380 -22,611 455,757 205,976
1962 77,582 -21,531 436,752 276,505
1961 77,601 -14,655 462,279 27,534
1960 76,840 -6,481 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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