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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 35,064,272 people in Ghana in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 36,032,857 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 11.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.05% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 36M (56.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Ghana
2100 1,368,062 68,117,614
2099 1,382,211 68,008,028
2098 1,396,949 67,888,410
2097 1,412,908 67,759,128
2096 1,428,574 67,625,262
2095 1,443,843 67,481,344
2094 1,459,099 67,325,992
2093 1,474,841 67,162,890
2092 1,490,288 66,991,846
2091 1,505,574 66,804,098
2090 1,521,165 66,605,276
2089 1,537,449 66,395,029
2088 1,554,002 66,173,453
2087 1,570,515 65,937,323
2086 1,587,803 65,699,827
2085 1,605,248 65,451,666
2084 1,623,603 65,196,037
2083 1,642,536 64,922,457
2082 1,661,441 64,638,242
2081 1,680,572 64,342,209
2080 1,700,417 64,034,249
2079 1,720,559 63,717,528
2078 1,741,147 63,384,648
2077 1,762,029 63,046,955
2076 1,783,547 62,699,375
2075 1,805,988 62,337,964
2074 1,828,419 61,974,725
2073 1,850,549 61,604,458
2072 1,873,199 61,227,111
2071 1,896,330 60,835,024
2070 1,920,335 60,442,399
2069 1,943,983 60,041,679
2068 1,967,713 59,627,097
2067 1,993,328 59,203,373
2066 2,018,796 58,774,846
2065 2,045,094 58,341,378
2064 2,071,026 57,893,305
2063 2,096,801 57,439,982
2062 2,122,454 56,974,922
2061 2,148,932 56,500,340
2060 2,176,154 56,019,906
2059 2,203,131 55,529,609
2058 2,230,453 55,031,460
2057 2,258,553 54,524,491
2056 2,288,270 54,007,205
2055 2,318,066 53,481,428
2054 2,345,650 52,949,003
2053 2,374,091 52,407,089
2052 2,401,804 51,859,418
2051 2,431,166 51,300,839
2050 2,459,340 50,730,296
2049 2,488,686 50,153,221
2048 2,516,605 49,567,895
2047 2,545,909 48,972,414
2046 2,575,176 48,373,367
2045 2,603,679 47,766,811
2044 2,631,917 47,154,486
2043 2,660,625 46,538,892
2042 2,689,157 45,916,531
2041 2,719,360 45,291,657
2040 2,748,491 44,660,573
2039 2,776,696 44,029,228
2038 2,803,054 43,393,321
2037 2,829,544 42,752,045
2036 2,856,285 42,112,269
2035 2,883,527 41,470,624
2034 2,912,522 40,823,789
2033 2,939,434 40,176,026
2032 2,966,176 39,532,216
2031 2,989,887 38,892,407
2030 3,013,719 38,251,174
2029 3,037,488 37,616,078
2028 3,062,650 36,978,847
2027 3,088,595 36,342,429
2026 3,114,736 35,705,894
2025 3,140,095 35,064,272
2024 3,164,253 34,427,414
2023 3,185,073 33,787,914
2022 3,204,802 33,149,152
2021 3,244,907 32,518,665
2020 3,299,349 31,887,809
2019 3,345,533 31,258,945
2018 3,387,000 30,637,585
2017 3,428,682 30,008,354
2016 3,473,003 29,356,742
2015 3,518,541 28,696,068
2014 3,564,829 28,041,592
2013 3,610,859 27,386,193
2012 3,670,113 26,734,268
2011 3,741,798 26,095,088
2010 3,811,472 25,474,995
2009 3,879,794 24,862,664
2008 3,947,544 24,249,946
2007 4,013,424 23,642,279
2006 4,063,272 23,040,702
2005 4,096,493 22,449,438
2004 4,140,987 21,868,298
2003 4,178,523 21,296,705
2002 4,188,002 20,729,388
2001 4,179,438 20,167,069
2000 4,159,771 19,637,087
1999 4,130,305 19,149,864
1998 4,089,356 18,688,036
1997 4,018,227 18,238,958
1996 3,875,246 17,810,181
1995 3,715,564 17,399,017
1994 3,725,412 16,993,190
1993 3,904,482 16,589,519
1992 4,234,616 16,184,855
1991 4,458,343 15,787,496
1990 4,448,652 15,394,648
1989 4,433,983 15,006,813
1988 4,414,404 14,636,568
1987 4,390,246 14,289,108
1986 4,362,115 13,965,217
1985 4,330,364 13,661,229
1984 4,295,536 13,370,590
1983 4,258,728 13,029,836
1982 4,221,100 12,643,819
1981 4,184,217 12,281,712
1980 4,148,426 11,941,448
1979 4,113,300 11,597,255
1978 4,078,240 11,248,450
1977 4,042,124 10,911,871
1976 4,004,552 10,594,913
1975 3,965,743 10,294,308
1974 3,926,472 10,000,523
1973 3,887,376 9,714,617
1972 3,848,271 9,438,187
1971 3,809,376 9,176,264
1970 3,773,247 8,925,813
1969 3,737,765 8,690,383
1968 3,698,794 8,475,729
1967 3,656,223 8,271,913
1966 3,610,562 8,074,521
1965 3,562,834 7,882,606
1964 3,513,441 7,695,739
1963 3,461,942 7,514,714
1962 3,407,532 7,337,375
1961 3,348,035 7,162,667
1960 3,281,381 6,961,215

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Ghana's population increased by 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 40.8% to 50,730,296 people and rank change from 46th to 43rd.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M 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
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Ghana
2100 -1.02% 0.16%
2099 -1.06% 0.18%
2098 -1.13% 0.19%
2097 -1.1% 0.2%
2096 -1.06% 0.21%
2095 -1.05% 0.23%
2094 -1.07% 0.24%
2093 -1.04% 0.26%
2092 -1.02% 0.28%
2091 -1.02% 0.3%
2090 -1.06% 0.32%
2089 -1.07% 0.33%
2088 -1.05% 0.36%
2087 -1.09% 0.36%
2086 -1.09% 0.38%
2085 -1.13% 0.39%
2084 -1.15% 0.42%
2083 -1.14% 0.44%
2082 -1.14% 0.46%
2081 -1.17% 0.48%
2080 -1.17% 0.5%
2079 -1.18% 0.53%
2078 -1.19% 0.54%
2077 -1.21% 0.55%
2076 -1.24% 0.58%
2075 -1.23% 0.59%
2074 -1.2% 0.6%
2073 -1.21% 0.62%
2072 -1.22% 0.64%
2071 -1.25% 0.65%
2070 -1.22% 0.67%
2069 -1.21% 0.7%
2068 -1.29% 0.72%
2067 -1.26% 0.73%
2066 -1.29% 0.74%
2065 -1.25% 0.77%
2064 -1.23% 0.79%
2063 -1.21% 0.82%
2062 -1.23% 0.84%
2061 -1.25% 0.86%
2060 -1.22% 0.88%
2059 -1.22% 0.91%
2058 -1.24% 0.93%
2057 -1.3% 0.96%
2056 -1.29% 0.98%
2055 -1.18% 1.01%
2054 -1.2% 1.03%
2053 -1.15% 1.06%
2052 -1.21% 1.09%
2051 -1.15% 1.12%
2050 -1.18% 1.15%
2049 -1.11% 1.18%
2048 -1.15% 1.22%
2047 -1.14% 1.24%
2046 -1.09% 1.27%
2045 -1.07% 1.3%
2044 -1.08% 1.32%
2043 -1.06% 1.36%
2042 -1.11% 1.38%
2041 -1.06% 1.41%
2040 -1.02% 1.43%
2039 -0.94% 1.47%
2038 -0.94% 1.5%
2037 -0.94% 1.52%
2036 -0.94% 1.55%
2035 -1% 1.58%
2034 -0.92% 1.61%
2033 -0.9% 1.63%
2032 -0.79% 1.65%
2031 -0.79% 1.68%
2030 -0.78% 1.69%
2029 -0.82% 1.72%
2028 -0.84% 1.75%
2027 -0.84% 1.78%
2026 -0.81% 1.83%
2025 -0.76% 1.85%
2024 -0.65% 1.89%
2023 -0.62% 1.93%
2022 -1.24% 1.94%
2021 -1.65% 1.98%
2020 -1.38% 2.01%
2019 -1.22% 2.03%
2018 -1.22% 2.1%
2017 -1.28% 2.22%
2016 -1.29% 2.3%
2015 -1.3% 2.33%
2014 -1.27% 2.39%
2013 -1.61% 2.44%
2012 -1.92% 2.45%
2011 -1.83% 2.43%
2010 -1.76% 2.46%
2009 -1.72% 2.53%
2008 -1.64% 2.57%
2007 -1.23% 2.61%
2006 -0.81% 2.63%
2005 -1.07% 2.66%
2004 -0.9% 2.68%
2003 -0.23% 2.74%
2002 0.2% 2.79%
2001 0.47% 2.7%
2000 0.71% 2.54%
1999 1% 2.47%
1998 1.77% 2.46%
1997 3.69% 2.41%
1996 4.3% 2.36%
1995 -0.26% 2.39%
1994 -4.59% 2.43%
1993 -7.8% 2.5%
1992 -5.02% 2.52%
1991 0.22% 2.55%
1990 0.33% 2.58%
1989 0.44% 2.53%
1988 0.55% 2.43%
1987 0.64% 2.32%
1986 0.73% 2.23%
1985 0.81% 2.17%
1984 0.86% 2.62%
1983 0.89% 3.05%
1982 0.88% 2.95%
1981 0.86% 2.85%
1980 0.85% 2.97%
1979 0.86% 3.1%
1978 0.89% 3.08%
1977 0.94% 2.99%
1976 0.98% 2.92%
1975 1% 2.94%
1974 1.01% 2.94%
1973 1.02% 2.93%
1972 1.02% 2.85%
1971 0.96% 2.81%
1970 0.95% 2.71%
1969 1.05% 2.53%
1968 1.16% 2.46%
1967 1.26% 2.44%
1966 1.34% 2.43%
1965 1.41% 2.43%
1964 1.49% 2.41%
1963 1.6% 2.42%
1962 1.78% 2.44%
1961 2.03% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Ghana
Current population
3114736
36032857
Population rank 135/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.43%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
49.7 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
35.3 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.18 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +1,745
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +636,858
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 57/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -17,079
Net migration rank 124/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -17,079
2024 -18,359 -4,497 651,057 -13,114
2023 -18,292 -485 651,094 -10,003
2022 -20,197 -485 646,441 -10,003
2021 -33,670 -25,865 635,805 -11,259
2020 -22,502 -26,840 637,469 -291
2019 -15,192 -27,841 642,403 -21,857
2018 -10,761 -29,147 641,551 -19,375
2017 -12,810 -30,650 641,218 -4,913
2016 -13,009 -32,173 659,910 7,009
2015 -11,942 -33,948 667,729 -13,306
2014 -11,009 -35,683 660,829 -6,312
2013 -8,367 -37,002 658,638 -2,377
2012 -6,761 -66,378 646,595 1,005
2011 -5,354 -64,875 631,501 -720
2010 -1,895 -67,228 613,133 -3,726
2009 652 -68,182 592,825 22,416
2008 161 -68,140 579,695 30,506
2007 1,557 -65,335 572,332 32,813
2006 2,714 -38,622 569,474 28,536
2005 6,546 -37,086 563,234 21,272
2004 9,549 -68,008 543,339 34,433
2003 10,781 -27,396 536,656 28,768
2002 10,972 -13,312 528,620 40,573
2001 10,424 9,055 519,382 36,050
2000 11,722 8,138 508,738 -4,206
1999 13,568 25,495 487,210 -17,304
1998 18,492 24,335 471,313 -17,564
1997 19,311 80,133 459,822 -15,409
1996 13,327 173,193 450,259 -37,113
1995 5,926 126,914 451,748 -42,558
1994 4,895 -157,427 449,589 -47,120
1993 -27,199 -178,416 454,669 -49,792
1992 -17,883 -436,814 452,156 -47,736
1991 33,692 -26,483 448,159 -57,878
1990 34,993 -22,829 442,211 -46,789
1989 36,802 -19,634 432,541 -52,293
1988 39,058 -17,058 425,031 -64,810
1987 41,172 -14,853 419,328 -84,648
1986 42,884 -12,941 411,191 -98,099
1985 44,983 -11,429 401,722 -106,855
1984 46,413 -10,321 392,053 -105,655
1983 47,135 -9,599 379,846 15,276
1982 47,023 -9,298 369,061 7,863
1981 45,423 -9,384 359,572 -12,296
1980 42,911 -7,368 346,816 -13,564
1979 42,157 -7,454 334,848 20,291
1978 44,800 -9,382 324,428 18,041
1977 48,643 -11,834 315,429 15,243
1976 52,107 -13,778 305,769 -2,528
1975 53,629 -14,348 298,267 -292
1974 53,600 -14,345 290,796 -1,197
1973 52,989 -14,043 283,385 -1,168
1972 54,072 -14,807 275,236 -4,589
1971 54,352 -15,829 265,442 -12,238
1970 54,455 -20,714 257,938 -10,233
1969 58,454 -21,229 251,925 -28,752
1968 61,422 -20,704 242,821 -36,683
1967 65,618 -21,195 237,156 -35,666
1966 70,085 -23,196 231,440 -38,143
1965 72,896 -24,330 229,061 -38,519
1964 74,151 -23,922 226,685 -43,480
1963 75,380 -22,611 225,367 -46,516
1962 77,582 -21,531 223,842 -48,017
1961 77,601 -14,655 222,372 -48,777
1960 76,840 -6,481 217,134 12,181

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Ghana 98.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,474,677 people) and 1.48% is from migration (a loss of 97,112 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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