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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 4.99 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Guinea
2100 1,368,666 32,376,229
2099 1,382,821 32,347,865
2098 1,397,565 32,314,004
2097 1,413,532 32,276,347
2096 1,429,204 32,235,495
2095 1,444,480 32,192,977
2094 1,459,743 32,140,512
2093 1,475,492 32,082,262
2092 1,490,946 32,016,043
2091 1,506,239 31,950,972
2090 1,521,837 31,877,383
2089 1,538,128 31,796,200
2088 1,554,688 31,706,914
2087 1,571,208 31,616,297
2086 1,588,504 31,513,784
2085 1,605,957 31,397,618
2084 1,624,320 31,278,121
2083 1,643,261 31,149,657
2082 1,662,175 31,018,417
2081 1,681,314 30,874,294
2080 1,701,168 30,732,838
2079 1,721,318 30,578,815
2078 1,741,916 30,422,788
2077 1,762,807 30,262,797
2076 1,784,335 30,093,594
2075 1,806,786 29,912,683
2074 1,829,227 29,730,771
2073 1,851,366 29,543,355
2072 1,874,026 29,350,201
2071 1,897,167 29,147,256
2070 1,921,183 28,940,409
2069 1,944,841 28,724,140
2068 1,968,581 28,502,451
2067 1,994,208 28,273,692
2066 2,019,687 28,038,741
2065 2,045,997 27,799,894
2064 2,071,940 27,554,829
2063 2,097,727 27,300,055
2062 2,123,391 27,040,837
2061 2,149,881 26,777,235
2060 2,177,114 26,512,111
2059 2,204,104 26,236,871
2058 2,231,438 25,952,601
2057 2,259,550 25,667,399
2056 2,289,280 25,375,302
2055 2,319,090 25,076,744
2054 2,346,686 24,776,691
2053 2,375,139 24,464,996
2052 2,402,864 24,154,455
2051 2,432,239 23,840,942
2050 2,460,425 23,524,366
2049 2,489,784 23,209,588
2048 2,517,716 22,891,820
2047 2,547,032 22,568,175
2046 2,576,313 22,241,327
2045 2,604,829 21,911,584
2044 2,633,079 21,583,213
2043 2,661,800 21,246,672
2042 2,690,344 20,909,610
2041 2,720,561 20,571,500
2040 2,749,705 20,229,061
2039 2,777,922 19,889,710
2038 2,804,291 19,552,134
2037 2,830,793 19,214,553
2036 2,857,546 18,874,400
2035 2,884,800 18,536,891
2034 2,913,808 18,203,307
2033 2,940,732 17,864,588
2032 2,967,485 17,522,696
2031 2,991,207 17,180,034
2030 3,015,049 16,833,632
2029 3,038,829 16,491,163
2028 3,064,003 16,145,186
2027 3,089,959 15,798,054
2026 3,116,111 15,452,864
2025 3,141,481 15,105,390
2024 3,164,253 14,754,785
2023 3,185,073 14,405,468
2022 3,204,802 14,055,137
2021 3,244,907 13,710,513
2020 3,299,349 13,371,183
2019 3,345,533 13,034,346
2018 3,387,000 12,704,774
2017 3,428,682 12,385,659
2016 3,473,003 12,073,030
2015 3,518,541 11,767,070
2014 3,564,829 11,472,924
2013 3,610,859 11,191,873
2012 3,670,113 10,921,581
2011 3,741,798 10,656,810
2010 3,811,472 10,396,086
2009 3,879,794 10,143,534
2008 3,947,544 9,898,870
2007 4,013,424 9,662,281
2006 4,063,272 9,441,171
2005 4,096,493 9,245,844
2004 4,140,987 9,062,726
2003 4,178,523 8,870,781
2002 4,188,002 8,674,066
2001 4,179,438 8,539,960
2000 4,159,771 8,428,832
1999 4,130,305 8,265,123
1998 4,089,356 8,081,990
1997 4,018,227 7,931,370
1996 3,875,246 7,770,035
1995 3,715,564 7,553,249
1994 3,725,412 7,345,107
1993 3,904,482 7,128,177
1992 4,234,616 6,914,366
1991 4,458,343 6,697,166
1990 4,448,652 6,434,374
1989 4,433,983 6,215,811
1988 4,414,404 6,056,574
1987 4,390,246 5,900,198
1986 4,362,115 5,750,668
1985 4,330,364 5,610,373
1984 4,295,536 5,480,096
1983 4,258,728 5,359,814
1982 4,221,100 5,247,672
1981 4,184,217 5,143,288
1980 4,148,426 5,047,419
1979 4,113,300 4,959,283
1978 4,078,240 4,877,854
1977 4,042,124 4,801,128
1976 4,004,552 4,727,022
1975 3,965,743 4,653,876
1974 3,926,472 4,580,510
1973 3,887,376 4,506,324
1972 3,848,271 4,431,292
1971 3,809,376 4,355,200
1970 3,773,247 4,277,535
1969 3,737,765 4,198,300
1968 3,698,794 4,118,550
1967 3,656,223 4,040,153
1966 3,610,562 3,964,155
1965 3,562,834 3,890,716
1964 3,513,441 3,819,722
1963 3,461,942 3,750,954
1962 3,407,532 3,684,273
1961 3,348,035 3,619,551
1960 3,281,381 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M 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
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Guinea
2100 -1.02% 0.09%
2099 -1.06% 0.1%
2098 -1.13% 0.12%
2097 -1.1% 0.13%
2096 -1.06% 0.13%
2095 -1.05% 0.16%
2094 -1.07% 0.18%
2093 -1.04% 0.21%
2092 -1.02% 0.2%
2091 -1.02% 0.23%
2090 -1.06% 0.26%
2089 -1.07% 0.28%
2088 -1.05% 0.29%
2087 -1.09% 0.33%
2086 -1.09% 0.37%
2085 -1.13% 0.38%
2084 -1.15% 0.41%
2083 -1.14% 0.42%
2082 -1.14% 0.47%
2081 -1.17% 0.46%
2080 -1.17% 0.5%
2079 -1.18% 0.51%
2078 -1.19% 0.53%
2077 -1.21% 0.56%
2076 -1.24% 0.6%
2075 -1.23% 0.61%
2074 -1.2% 0.63%
2073 -1.21% 0.66%
2072 -1.22% 0.7%
2071 -1.25% 0.71%
2070 -1.22% 0.75%
2069 -1.21% 0.78%
2068 -1.29% 0.81%
2067 -1.26% 0.84%
2066 -1.29% 0.86%
2065 -1.25% 0.89%
2064 -1.23% 0.93%
2063 -1.21% 0.96%
2062 -1.23% 0.98%
2061 -1.25% 1%
2060 -1.22% 1.05%
2059 -1.22% 1.1%
2058 -1.24% 1.11%
2057 -1.3% 1.15%
2056 -1.29% 1.19%
2055 -1.18% 1.21%
2054 -1.2% 1.27%
2053 -1.15% 1.29%
2052 -1.21% 1.32%
2051 -1.15% 1.35%
2050 -1.18% 1.36%
2049 -1.11% 1.39%
2048 -1.15% 1.43%
2047 -1.14% 1.47%
2046 -1.09% 1.5%
2045 -1.07% 1.52%
2044 -1.08% 1.58%
2043 -1.06% 1.61%
2042 -1.11% 1.64%
2041 -1.06% 1.69%
2040 -1.02% 1.71%
2039 -0.94% 1.73%
2038 -0.94% 1.76%
2037 -0.94% 1.8%
2036 -0.94% 1.82%
2035 -1% 1.83%
2034 -0.92% 1.9%
2033 -0.9% 1.95%
2032 -0.79% 1.99%
2031 -0.79% 2.06%
2030 -0.78% 2.08%
2029 -0.82% 2.14%
2028 -0.84% 2.2%
2027 -0.84% 2.23%
2026 -0.81% 2.3%
2025 -0.72% 2.38%
2024 -0.65% 2.42%
2023 -0.62% 2.49%
2022 -1.24% 2.51%
2021 -1.65% 2.54%
2020 -1.38% 2.58%
2019 -1.22% 2.59%
2018 -1.22% 2.58%
2017 -1.28% 2.59%
2016 -1.29% 2.6%
2015 -1.3% 2.56%
2014 -1.27% 2.51%
2013 -1.61% 2.47%
2012 -1.92% 2.48%
2011 -1.83% 2.51%
2010 -1.76% 2.49%
2009 -1.72% 2.47%
2008 -1.64% 2.45%
2007 -1.23% 2.34%
2006 -0.81% 2.11%
2005 -1.07% 2.02%
2004 -0.9% 2.16%
2003 -0.23% 2.27%
2002 0.2% 1.57%
2001 0.47% 1.32%
2000 0.71% 1.98%
1999 1% 2.27%
1998 1.77% 1.9%
1997 3.69% 2.08%
1996 4.3% 2.87%
1995 -0.26% 2.83%
1994 -4.59% 3.04%
1993 -7.8% 3.09%
1992 -5.02% 3.24%
1991 0.22% 4.08%
1990 0.33% 3.52%
1989 0.44% 2.63%
1988 0.55% 2.65%
1987 0.64% 2.6%
1986 0.73% 2.5%
1985 0.81% 2.38%
1984 0.86% 2.24%
1983 0.89% 2.14%
1982 0.88% 2.03%
1981 0.86% 1.9%
1980 0.85% 1.78%
1979 0.86% 1.67%
1978 0.89% 1.6%
1977 0.94% 1.57%
1976 0.98% 1.57%
1975 1% 1.6%
1974 1.01% 1.65%
1973 1.02% 1.69%
1972 1.02% 1.75%
1971 0.96% 1.82%
1970 0.95% 1.89%
1969 1.05% 1.94%
1968 1.16% 1.94%
1967 1.26% 1.92%
1966 1.34% 1.89%
1965 1.41% 1.86%
1964 1.49% 1.83%
1963 1.6% 1.81%
1962 1.78% 1.79%
1961 2.03% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Guinea
Current population
3116111
15546235
Population rank 135/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.19%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.08 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +957
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 32/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -16,282
Net migration rank 124/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -16,282
2024 - -4,497 - -12,024
2023 -18,292 -485 356,147 -3,997
2022 -20,197 -485 352,517 -3,997
2021 -33,670 -25,865 345,121 -4,373
2020 -22,502 -26,840 342,289 -4,365
2019 -15,192 -27,841 338,984 -3,240
2018 -10,761 -29,147 332,585 -9,187
2017 -12,810 -30,650 328,542 -13,718
2016 -13,009 -32,173 324,608 -14,189
2015 -11,942 -33,948 316,604 -15,117
2014 -11,009 -35,683 309,539 -22,741
2013 -8,367 -37,002 304,430 -29,136
2012 -6,761 -66,378 298,094 -32,808
2011 -5,354 -64,875 293,318 -29,069
2010 -1,895 -67,228 288,512 -31,327
2009 652 -68,182 281,920 -34,007
2008 161 -68,140 274,327 -32,925
2007 1,557 -65,335 266,070 -34,311
2006 2,714 -38,622 258,518 -48,078
2005 6,546 -37,086 251,209 -71,015
2004 9,549 -68,008 242,075 -56,036
2003 10,781 -27,396 234,774 -36,934
2002 10,972 -13,312 229,022 -33,450
2001 10,424 9,055 227,642 -155,020
2000 11,722 8,138 227,081 -77,450
1999 13,568 25,495 223,968 -46,183
1998 18,492 24,335 219,385 -30,903
1997 19,311 80,133 220,373 -107,614
1996 13,327 173,193 214,896 -4,973
1995 5,926 126,914 205,644 18,021
1994 4,895 -157,427 201,439 -8,826
1993 -27,199 -178,416 195,612 45,616
1992 -17,883 -436,814 189,682 -3,285
1991 33,692 -26,483 181,299 66,718
1990 34,993 -22,829 169,926 107,641
1989 36,802 -19,634 164,707 -5,150
1988 39,058 -17,058 159,566 -637
1987 41,172 -14,853 154,178 -350
1986 42,884 -12,941 148,137 -2,900
1985 44,983 -11,429 142,313 -6,965
1984 46,413 -10,321 136,640 -11,439
1983 47,135 -9,599 130,629 -15,265
1982 47,023 -9,298 126,831 -17,920
1981 45,423 -9,384 121,223 -21,367
1980 42,911 -7,368 117,186 -25,287
1979 42,157 -7,454 113,141 -28,770
1978 44,800 -9,382 109,415 -30,933
1977 48,643 -11,834 105,990 -31,004
1976 52,107 -13,778 102,449 -29,220
1975 53,629 -14,348 99,267 -26,221
1974 53,600 -14,345 96,315 -22,637
1973 52,989 -14,043 93,764 -19,065
1972 54,072 -14,807 91,147 -15,782
1971 54,352 -15,829 88,358 -11,543
1970 54,455 -20,714 85,418 -6,906
1969 58,454 -21,229 82,799 -2,844
1968 61,422 -20,704 79,892 -345
1967 65,618 -21,195 77,251 0
1966 70,085 -23,196 74,748 0
1965 72,896 -24,330 72,134 0
1964 74,151 -23,922 69,848 0
1963 75,380 -22,611 67,690 0
1962 77,582 -21,531 65,672 0
1961 77,601 -14,655 63,766 0
1960 76,840 -6,481 61,848 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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

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