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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 10,181,414 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 96th.
  • 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 -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Greece
2100 1,368,666 6,463,085
2099 1,382,821 6,505,287
2098 1,397,565 6,547,164
2097 1,413,532 6,589,081
2096 1,429,204 6,630,487
2095 1,444,480 6,671,006
2094 1,459,743 6,710,734
2093 1,475,492 6,749,510
2092 1,490,946 6,787,596
2091 1,506,239 6,824,775
2090 1,521,837 6,862,164
2089 1,538,128 6,900,089
2088 1,554,688 6,937,116
2087 1,571,208 6,973,450
2086 1,588,504 7,010,676
2085 1,605,957 7,048,751
2084 1,624,320 7,086,818
2083 1,643,261 7,124,743
2082 1,662,175 7,164,627
2081 1,681,314 7,205,487
2080 1,701,168 7,248,512
2079 1,721,318 7,292,836
2078 1,741,916 7,338,859
2077 1,762,807 7,387,671
2076 1,784,335 7,437,562
2075 1,806,786 7,489,139
2074 1,829,227 7,543,259
2073 1,851,366 7,600,155
2072 1,874,026 7,659,253
2071 1,897,167 7,719,672
2070 1,921,183 7,782,317
2069 1,944,841 7,847,153
2068 1,968,581 7,913,682
2067 1,994,208 7,980,659
2066 2,019,687 8,047,692
2065 2,045,997 8,114,348
2064 2,071,940 8,181,923
2063 2,097,727 8,250,274
2062 2,123,391 8,318,463
2061 2,149,881 8,386,919
2060 2,177,114 8,454,179
2059 2,204,104 8,522,250
2058 2,231,438 8,589,200
2057 2,259,550 8,655,428
2056 2,289,280 8,720,012
2055 2,319,090 8,783,558
2054 2,346,686 8,844,935
2053 2,375,139 8,903,834
2052 2,402,864 8,961,755
2051 2,432,239 9,018,494
2050 2,460,425 9,072,676
2049 2,489,784 9,126,801
2048 2,517,716 9,177,973
2047 2,547,032 9,228,605
2046 2,576,313 9,275,381
2045 2,604,829 9,321,349
2044 2,633,079 9,367,130
2043 2,661,800 9,411,608
2042 2,690,344 9,454,837
2041 2,720,561 9,499,098
2040 2,749,705 9,543,726
2039 2,777,922 9,588,298
2038 2,804,291 9,633,708
2037 2,830,793 9,679,362
2036 2,857,546 9,724,905
2035 2,884,800 9,771,397
2034 2,913,808 9,817,355
2033 2,940,732 9,863,589
2032 2,967,485 9,911,215
2031 2,991,207 9,956,924
2030 3,015,049 10,002,298
2029 3,038,829 10,047,641
2028 3,064,003 10,092,845
2027 3,089,959 10,137,354
2026 3,116,111 10,181,414
2025 3,141,481 10,223,023
2024 3,164,253 10,405,134
2023 3,185,073 10,407,351
2022 3,204,802 10,436,882
2021 3,244,907 10,569,207
2020 3,299,349 10,698,599
2019 3,345,533 10,721,582
2018 3,387,000 10,732,882
2017 3,428,682 10,754,679
2016 3,473,003 10,775,971
2015 3,518,541 10,820,883
2014 3,564,829 10,892,413
2013 3,610,859 10,965,211
2012 3,670,113 11,045,011
2011 3,741,798 11,104,899
2010 3,811,472 11,121,341
2009 3,879,794 11,107,017
2008 3,947,544 11,077,841
2007 4,013,424 11,048,473
2006 4,063,272 11,020,362
2005 4,096,493 10,987,314
2004 4,140,987 10,955,141
2003 4,178,523 10,928,070
2002 4,188,002 10,902,022
2001 4,179,438 10,862,132
2000 4,159,771 10,805,808
1999 4,130,305 10,761,698
1998 4,089,356 10,720,509
1997 4,018,227 10,661,259
1996 3,875,246 10,608,800
1995 3,715,564 10,562,153
1994 3,725,412 10,512,922
1993 3,904,482 10,460,415
1992 4,234,616 10,399,061
1991 4,458,343 10,319,927
1990 4,448,652 10,196,792
1989 4,433,983 10,089,498
1988 4,414,404 10,036,983
1987 4,390,246 10,000,595
1986 4,362,115 9,967,213
1985 4,330,364 9,934,300
1984 4,295,536 9,895,801
1983 4,258,728 9,846,627
1982 4,221,100 9,789,513
1981 4,184,217 9,729,350
1980 4,148,426 9,642,505
1979 4,113,300 9,548,258
1978 4,078,240 9,429,959
1977 4,042,124 9,308,479
1976 4,004,552 9,188,150
1975 3,965,743 9,046,541
1974 3,926,472 8,962,022
1973 3,887,376 8,929,086
1972 3,848,271 8,888,628
1971 3,809,376 8,831,036
1970 3,773,247 8,792,806
1969 3,737,765 8,772,764
1968 3,698,794 8,740,765
1967 3,656,223 8,684,088
1966 3,610,562 8,613,651
1965 3,562,834 8,550,333
1964 3,513,441 8,510,429
1963 3,461,942 8,479,625
1962 3,407,532 8,448,233
1961 3,348,035 8,398,050
1960 3,281,381 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

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 26.9% in Greece.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Greece
2100 -1.02% -0.65%
2099 -1.06% -0.64%
2098 -1.13% -0.64%
2097 -1.1% -0.62%
2096 -1.06% -0.61%
2095 -1.05% -0.59%
2094 -1.07% -0.57%
2093 -1.04% -0.56%
2092 -1.02% -0.54%
2091 -1.02% -0.54%
2090 -1.06% -0.55%
2089 -1.07% -0.53%
2088 -1.05% -0.52%
2087 -1.09% -0.53%
2086 -1.09% -0.54%
2085 -1.13% -0.54%
2084 -1.15% -0.53%
2083 -1.14% -0.56%
2082 -1.14% -0.57%
2081 -1.17% -0.59%
2080 -1.17% -0.61%
2079 -1.18% -0.63%
2078 -1.19% -0.66%
2077 -1.21% -0.67%
2076 -1.24% -0.69%
2075 -1.23% -0.72%
2074 -1.2% -0.75%
2073 -1.21% -0.77%
2072 -1.22% -0.78%
2071 -1.25% -0.8%
2070 -1.22% -0.83%
2069 -1.21% -0.84%
2068 -1.29% -0.84%
2067 -1.26% -0.83%
2066 -1.29% -0.82%
2065 -1.25% -0.83%
2064 -1.23% -0.83%
2063 -1.21% -0.82%
2062 -1.23% -0.82%
2061 -1.25% -0.8%
2060 -1.22% -0.8%
2059 -1.22% -0.78%
2058 -1.24% -0.77%
2057 -1.3% -0.74%
2056 -1.29% -0.72%
2055 -1.18% -0.69%
2054 -1.2% -0.66%
2053 -1.15% -0.65%
2052 -1.21% -0.63%
2051 -1.15% -0.6%
2050 -1.18% -0.59%
2049 -1.11% -0.56%
2048 -1.15% -0.55%
2047 -1.14% -0.5%
2046 -1.09% -0.49%
2045 -1.07% -0.49%
2044 -1.08% -0.47%
2043 -1.06% -0.46%
2042 -1.11% -0.47%
2041 -1.06% -0.47%
2040 -1.02% -0.46%
2039 -0.94% -0.47%
2038 -0.94% -0.47%
2037 -0.94% -0.47%
2036 -0.94% -0.48%
2035 -1% -0.47%
2034 -0.92% -0.47%
2033 -0.9% -0.48%
2032 -0.79% -0.46%
2031 -0.79% -0.45%
2030 -0.78% -0.45%
2029 -0.82% -0.45%
2028 -0.84% -0.44%
2027 -0.84% -0.43%
2026 -0.81% -0.41%
2025 -0.72% -1.75%
2024 -0.65% -0.02%
2023 -0.62% -0.28%
2022 -1.24% -1.25%
2021 -1.65% -1.21%
2020 -1.38% -0.21%
2019 -1.22% -0.11%
2018 -1.22% -0.2%
2017 -1.28% -0.2%
2016 -1.29% -0.42%
2015 -1.3% -0.66%
2014 -1.27% -0.66%
2013 -1.61% -0.72%
2012 -1.92% -0.54%
2011 -1.83% -0.15%
2010 -1.76% 0.13%
2009 -1.72% 0.26%
2008 -1.64% 0.27%
2007 -1.23% 0.26%
2006 -0.81% 0.3%
2005 -1.07% 0.29%
2004 -0.9% 0.25%
2003 -0.23% 0.24%
2002 0.2% 0.37%
2001 0.47% 0.52%
2000 0.71% 0.41%
1999 1% 0.38%
1998 1.77% 0.56%
1997 3.69% 0.49%
1996 4.3% 0.44%
1995 -0.26% 0.47%
1994 -4.59% 0.5%
1993 -7.8% 0.59%
1992 -5.02% 0.77%
1991 0.22% 1.21%
1990 0.33% 1.06%
1989 0.44% 0.52%
1988 0.55% 0.36%
1987 0.64% 0.33%
1986 0.73% 0.33%
1985 0.81% 0.39%
1984 0.86% 0.5%
1983 0.89% 0.58%
1982 0.88% 0.62%
1981 0.86% 0.9%
1980 0.85% 0.99%
1979 0.86% 1.25%
1978 0.89% 1.31%
1977 0.94% 1.31%
1976 0.98% 1.57%
1975 1% 0.94%
1974 1.01% 0.37%
1973 1.02% 0.46%
1972 1.02% 0.65%
1971 0.96% 0.43%
1970 0.95% 0.23%
1969 1.05% 0.37%
1968 1.16% 0.65%
1967 1.26% 0.82%
1966 1.34% 0.74%
1965 1.41% 0.47%
1964 1.49% 0.36%
1963 1.6% 0.37%
1962 1.78% 0.6%
1961 2.03% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Greece
Current population
3116111
10181414
Population rank 135/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.12%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
3.95 hours
One birth every
21.4 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 -6
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 165/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +16,636
Net migration rank 124/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 16,636
2024 - -4,497 - -122,772
2023 -18,292 -485 -56,200 -159,430
2022 -20,197 -485 -63,665 -53,997
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -58,131 -160,277
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -46,004 6,353
2019 -15,192 -27,841 -41,814 36,762
2018 -10,761 -29,147 -33,272 17,938
2017 -12,810 -30,650 -36,566 10,483
2016 -13,009 -32,173 -25,862 10,484
2015 -11,942 -33,948 -29,216 -43,462
2014 -11,009 -35,683 -20,696 -46,678
2013 -8,367 -37,002 -17,545 -59,323
2012 -6,761 -66,378 -16,568 -65,364
2011 -5,354 -64,875 -4,441 -31,786
2010 -1,895 -67,228 5,560 2,001
2009 652 -68,182 8,886 18,182
2008 161 -68,140 11,077 27,081
2007 1,557 -65,335 2,210 25,400
2006 2,714 -38,622 6,612 27,621
2005 6,546 -37,086 2,197 33,297
2004 9,549 -68,008 0 29,039
2003 10,781 -27,396 -1,093 25,323
2002 10,972 -13,312 0 25,692
2001 10,424 9,055 0 60,387
2000 11,722 8,138 -1,081 54,661
1999 13,568 25,495 -2,153 49,930
1998 18,492 24,335 -2,144 47,856
1997 19,311 80,133 2,133 45,671
1996 13,327 173,193 0 43,444
1995 5,926 126,914 1,056 42,674
1994 4,895 -157,427 6,307 42,897
1993 -27,199 -178,416 4,185 39,829
1992 -17,883 -436,814 6,239 41,000
1991 33,692 -26,483 6,192 37,917
1990 34,993 -22,829 8,157 26,294
1989 36,802 -19,634 9,080 18,862
1988 39,058 -17,058 15,055 20,557
1987 41,172 -14,853 10,001 19,005
1986 42,884 -12,941 20,931 19,064
1985 44,983 -11,429 22,849 16,093
1984 46,413 -10,321 37,604 19,767
1983 47,135 -9,599 42,341 18,655
1982 47,023 -9,298 50,906 19,675
1981 45,423 -9,384 54,484 25,061
1980 42,911 -7,368 60,748 47,460
1979 42,157 -7,454 65,882 72,184
1978 44,800 -9,382 64,124 60,775
1977 48,643 -11,834 59,574 19,193
1976 52,107 -13,778 65,236 89,601
1975 53,629 -14,348 61,516 61,265
1974 53,600 -14,345 68,111 -22,590
1973 52,989 -14,043 59,824 -42,387
1972 54,072 -14,807 64,887 -3,589
1971 54,352 -15,829 67,116 -12,747
1970 54,455 -20,714 71,222 -54,166
1969 58,454 -21,229 82,464 -118,544
1968 61,422 -20,704 87,408 -429
1967 65,618 -21,195 91,183 -55,853
1966 70,085 -23,196 86,998 21,206
1965 72,896 -24,330 83,793 -81,576
1964 74,151 -23,922 83,402 -76,678
1963 75,380 -22,611 81,404 -77,345
1962 77,582 -21,531 85,327 -74,972
1961 77,601 -14,655 86,500 -61,102
1960 76,840 -6,481 96,648 -15,996

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

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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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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