The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 10,388,805 people in Greece in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 10,276,140 in Greece.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 3.27 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 95th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.12% for Greece.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -0.49% in Greece.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.3M (6.47% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.6% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 26.8% in Greece.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Greece: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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10276140
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 95/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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31.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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7.43 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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4.14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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4.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -122,772 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | -46 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | -16,783 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | -0.16% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 175/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 8,331,725 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 8,398,050 | 2.03% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 8,448,233 | 1.78% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 8,479,625 | 1.6% | 0.37% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 8,510,429 | 1.49% | 0.36% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 8,550,333 | 1.41% | 0.47% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 8,613,651 | 1.34% | 0.74% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 8,684,088 | 1.26% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 8,740,765 | 1.16% | 0.65% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 8,772,764 | 1.05% | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 8,792,806 | 0.95% | 0.23% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 8,831,036 | 0.96% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 8,888,628 | 1.02% | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 8,929,086 | 1.02% | 0.46% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 8,962,022 | 1.01% | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 9,046,541 | 1% | 0.94% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 9,188,150 | 0.98% | 1.57% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 9,308,479 | 0.94% | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 9,429,959 | 0.89% | 1.31% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 9,548,258 | 0.86% | 1.25% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 9,642,505 | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 9,729,350 | 0.86% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 9,789,513 | 0.88% | 0.62% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 9,846,627 | 0.89% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 9,895,801 | 0.86% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 9,934,300 | 0.81% | 0.39% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 9,967,213 | 0.73% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 10,000,595 | 0.64% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 10,036,983 | 0.55% | 0.36% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 10,089,498 | 0.44% | 0.52% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 10,196,792 | 0.33% | 1.06% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 10,319,927 | 0.22% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 10,399,061 | -5.02% | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 10,460,415 | -7.8% | 0.59% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 10,512,922 | -4.59% | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 10,562,153 | -0.26% | 0.47% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 10,608,800 | 4.3% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 10,661,259 | 3.69% | 0.49% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 10,720,509 | 1.77% | 0.56% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 10,761,698 | 1% | 0.38% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 10,805,808 | 0.71% | 0.41% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 10,862,132 | 0.47% | 0.52% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 10,902,022 | 0.2% | 0.37% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 10,928,070 | -0.23% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 10,955,141 | -0.9% | 0.25% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 10,987,314 | -1.07% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 11,020,362 | -0.81% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 11,048,473 | -1.23% | 0.26% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 11,077,841 | -1.64% | 0.27% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 11,107,017 | -1.72% | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 11,121,341 | -1.76% | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 11,104,899 | -1.83% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 11,045,011 | -1.92% | -0.54% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 10,965,211 | -1.61% | -0.72% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 10,892,413 | -1.27% | -0.66% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 10,820,883 | -1.3% | -0.66% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 10,775,971 | -1.29% | -0.42% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 10,754,679 | -1.28% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 10,732,882 | -1.22% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 10,721,582 | -1.22% | -0.11% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 10,698,599 | -1.38% | -0.21% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 10,569,207 | -1.65% | -1.21% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 10,436,882 | -1.24% | -1.25% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 10,405,588 | -0.62% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 10,388,805 | -0.65% | -0.16% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 10,276,140 | -0.76% | -1.08% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 10,232,997 | -0.82% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 10,188,386 | -0.84% | -0.44% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 10,143,203 | -0.83% | -0.44% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 10,097,603 | -0.8% | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 10,051,921 | -0.79% | -0.45% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 10,006,045 | -0.79% | -0.46% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 9,959,048 | -0.85% | -0.47% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 9,911,765 | -0.91% | -0.47% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 9,865,342 | -0.96% | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 9,818,783 | -0.97% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 9,772,426 | -0.94% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 9,726,502 | -0.94% | -0.47% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 9,680,639 | -0.94% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 9,635,315 | -0.98% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 9,590,401 | -1.04% | -0.47% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 9,545,637 | -1.09% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 9,501,568 | -1.09% | -0.46% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 9,457,398 | -1.07% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 9,411,943 | -1.08% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 9,365,737 | -1.08% | -0.49% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 9,319,023 | -1.12% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 9,269,970 | -1.14% | -0.53% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 9,218,699 | -1.13% | -0.55% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 9,165,668 | -1.14% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 9,111,122 | -1.16% | -0.6% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Greece lost 166,431 people (a 1.51% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Greece's population decreased by -544,743 (a 5.03% decline).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Greece was ranked 74th in 2005 and ranked 95th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of Greece will decrease by 11.3% to 9,111,122 people and rank change from 95th to 106th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sarajevo | 276K |
| Banja Luka | 185K |
| Bijeljina | 115K |
| Tuzla | 111K |
| Zenica | 111K |
| Mostar | 105K |
| Prijedor | 89.4K |
| Doboj | 68.5K |
| Bihac | 56.3K |
| Sanski Most | 16.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 82.2 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 45.5 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 47.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 208.7 ppl/mi² |
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