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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.35 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Guinea-Bissau
2100 1,368,666 4,713,717
2099 1,382,821 4,706,710
2098 1,397,565 4,700,179
2097 1,413,532 4,692,465
2096 1,429,204 4,683,547
2095 1,444,480 4,675,216
2094 1,459,743 4,663,709
2093 1,475,492 4,652,393
2092 1,490,946 4,640,186
2091 1,506,239 4,629,025
2090 1,521,837 4,617,372
2089 1,538,128 4,605,435
2088 1,554,688 4,592,696
2087 1,571,208 4,579,003
2086 1,588,504 4,563,387
2085 1,605,957 4,547,611
2084 1,624,320 4,530,795
2083 1,643,261 4,515,144
2082 1,662,175 4,498,757
2081 1,681,314 4,482,173
2080 1,701,168 4,462,572
2079 1,721,318 4,441,414
2078 1,741,916 4,419,851
2077 1,762,807 4,396,170
2076 1,784,335 4,371,588
2075 1,806,786 4,344,499
2074 1,829,227 4,319,080
2073 1,851,366 4,291,330
2072 1,874,026 4,263,400
2071 1,897,167 4,235,126
2070 1,921,183 4,206,800
2069 1,944,841 4,177,044
2068 1,968,581 4,145,996
2067 1,994,208 4,114,778
2066 2,019,687 4,083,481
2065 2,045,997 4,049,028
2064 2,071,940 4,014,305
2063 2,097,727 3,978,845
2062 2,123,391 3,942,144
2061 2,149,881 3,904,704
2060 2,177,114 3,868,649
2059 2,204,104 3,829,775
2058 2,231,438 3,790,102
2057 2,259,550 3,750,628
2056 2,289,280 3,711,479
2055 2,319,090 3,670,706
2054 2,346,686 3,627,775
2053 2,375,139 3,586,800
2052 2,402,864 3,544,101
2051 2,432,239 3,499,300
2050 2,460,425 3,453,604
2049 2,489,784 3,406,207
2048 2,517,716 3,359,168
2047 2,547,032 3,310,573
2046 2,576,313 3,263,932
2045 2,604,829 3,215,095
2044 2,633,079 3,167,811
2043 2,661,800 3,120,502
2042 2,690,344 3,073,261
2041 2,720,561 3,026,226
2040 2,749,705 2,978,546
2039 2,777,922 2,929,745
2038 2,804,291 2,881,381
2037 2,830,793 2,833,162
2036 2,857,546 2,783,763
2035 2,884,800 2,736,596
2034 2,913,808 2,688,639
2033 2,940,732 2,638,770
2032 2,967,485 2,589,298
2031 2,991,207 2,540,343
2030 3,015,049 2,492,311
2029 3,038,829 2,444,595
2028 3,064,003 2,396,565
2027 3,089,959 2,347,456
2026 3,116,111 2,298,738
2025 3,141,481 2,249,807
2024 3,164,253 2,201,352
2023 3,185,073 2,153,339
2022 3,204,802 2,105,529
2021 3,244,907 2,058,841
2020 3,299,349 2,013,255
2019 3,345,533 1,967,696
2018 3,387,000 1,922,168
2017 3,428,682 1,877,072
2016 3,473,003 1,831,893
2015 3,518,541 1,786,457
2014 3,564,829 1,741,122
2013 3,610,859 1,695,973
2012 3,670,113 1,651,417
2011 3,741,798 1,608,076
2010 3,811,472 1,566,347
2009 3,879,794 1,526,377
2008 3,947,544 1,488,054
2007 4,013,424 1,450,986
2006 4,063,272 1,415,303
2005 4,096,493 1,381,585
2004 4,140,987 1,349,563
2003 4,178,523 1,318,806
2002 4,188,002 1,289,307
2001 4,179,438 1,261,273
2000 4,159,771 1,234,741
1999 4,130,305 1,210,206
1998 4,089,356 1,187,473
1997 4,018,227 1,165,545
1996 3,875,246 1,143,535
1995 3,715,564 1,119,949
1994 3,725,412 1,092,031
1993 3,904,482 1,058,745
1992 4,234,616 1,024,356
1991 4,458,343 994,639
1990 4,448,652 973,669
1989 4,433,983 957,789
1988 4,414,404 942,061
1987 4,390,246 926,862
1986 4,362,115 912,126
1985 4,330,364 897,697
1984 4,295,536 883,519
1983 4,258,728 869,592
1982 4,221,100 855,891
1981 4,184,217 842,432
1980 4,148,426 829,303
1979 4,113,300 819,867
1978 4,078,240 791,694
1977 4,042,124 741,789
1976 4,004,552 694,191
1975 3,965,743 650,966
1974 3,926,472 613,338
1973 3,887,376 592,808
1972 3,848,271 586,620
1971 3,809,376 586,221
1970 3,773,247 584,403
1969 3,737,765 581,610
1968 3,698,794 578,170
1967 3,656,223 569,011
1966 3,610,562 566,908
1965 3,562,834 575,005
1964 3,513,441 588,543
1963 3,461,942 594,418
1962 3,407,532 589,474
1961 3,348,035 582,532
1960 3,281,381 577,633

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-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M 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-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Guinea-Bissau
2100 -1.02% 0.15%
2099 -1.06% 0.14%
2098 -1.13% 0.16%
2097 -1.1% 0.19%
2096 -1.06% 0.18%
2095 -1.05% 0.25%
2094 -1.07% 0.24%
2093 -1.04% 0.26%
2092 -1.02% 0.24%
2091 -1.02% 0.25%
2090 -1.06% 0.26%
2089 -1.07% 0.28%
2088 -1.05% 0.3%
2087 -1.09% 0.34%
2086 -1.09% 0.35%
2085 -1.13% 0.37%
2084 -1.15% 0.35%
2083 -1.14% 0.36%
2082 -1.14% 0.37%
2081 -1.17% 0.44%
2080 -1.17% 0.48%
2079 -1.18% 0.49%
2078 -1.19% 0.54%
2077 -1.21% 0.56%
2076 -1.24% 0.62%
2075 -1.23% 0.59%
2074 -1.2% 0.65%
2073 -1.21% 0.66%
2072 -1.22% 0.67%
2071 -1.25% 0.67%
2070 -1.22% 0.71%
2069 -1.21% 0.75%
2068 -1.29% 0.76%
2067 -1.26% 0.77%
2066 -1.29% 0.85%
2065 -1.25% 0.86%
2064 -1.23% 0.89%
2063 -1.21% 0.93%
2062 -1.23% 0.96%
2061 -1.25% 0.93%
2060 -1.22% 1.02%
2059 -1.22% 1.05%
2058 -1.24% 1.05%
2057 -1.3% 1.05%
2056 -1.29% 1.11%
2055 -1.18% 1.18%
2054 -1.2% 1.14%
2053 -1.15% 1.2%
2052 -1.21% 1.28%
2051 -1.15% 1.32%
2050 -1.18% 1.39%
2049 -1.11% 1.4%
2048 -1.15% 1.47%
2047 -1.14% 1.43%
2046 -1.09% 1.52%
2045 -1.07% 1.49%
2044 -1.08% 1.52%
2043 -1.06% 1.54%
2042 -1.11% 1.55%
2041 -1.06% 1.6%
2040 -1.02% 1.67%
2039 -0.94% 1.68%
2038 -0.94% 1.7%
2037 -0.94% 1.77%
2036 -0.94% 1.72%
2035 -1% 1.78%
2034 -0.92% 1.89%
2033 -0.9% 1.91%
2032 -0.79% 1.93%
2031 -0.79% 1.93%
2030 -0.78% 1.95%
2029 -0.82% 2%
2028 -0.84% 2.09%
2027 -0.84% 2.12%
2026 -0.81% 2.17%
2025 -0.72% 2.2%
2024 -0.65% 2.23%
2023 -0.62% 2.27%
2022 -1.24% 2.27%
2021 -1.65% 2.26%
2020 -1.38% 2.32%
2019 -1.22% 2.37%
2018 -1.22% 2.4%
2017 -1.28% 2.47%
2016 -1.29% 2.54%
2015 -1.3% 2.6%
2014 -1.27% 2.66%
2013 -1.61% 2.7%
2012 -1.92% 2.7%
2011 -1.83% 2.66%
2010 -1.76% 2.62%
2009 -1.72% 2.58%
2008 -1.64% 2.55%
2007 -1.23% 2.52%
2006 -0.81% 2.44%
2005 -1.07% 2.37%
2004 -0.9% 2.33%
2003 -0.23% 2.29%
2002 0.2% 2.22%
2001 0.47% 2.15%
2000 0.71% 2.03%
1999 1% 1.91%
1998 1.77% 1.88%
1997 3.69% 1.92%
1996 4.3% 2.11%
1995 -0.26% 2.56%
1994 -4.59% 3.14%
1993 -7.8% 3.36%
1992 -5.02% 2.99%
1991 0.22% 2.15%
1990 0.33% 1.66%
1989 0.44% 1.67%
1988 0.55% 1.64%
1987 0.64% 1.62%
1986 0.73% 1.61%
1985 0.81% 1.6%
1984 0.86% 1.6%
1983 0.89% 1.6%
1982 0.88% 1.6%
1981 0.86% 1.58%
1980 0.85% 1.15%
1979 0.86% 3.56%
1978 0.89% 6.73%
1977 0.94% 6.86%
1976 0.98% 6.64%
1975 1% 6.13%
1974 1.01% 3.46%
1973 1.02% 1.05%
1972 1.02% 0.07%
1971 0.96% 0.31%
1970 0.95% 0.48%
1969 1.05% 0.59%
1968 1.16% 1.61%
1967 1.26% 0.37%
1966 1.34% -1.41%
1965 1.41% -2.3%
1964 1.49% -0.99%
1963 1.6% 0.84%
1962 1.78% 1.19%
1961 2.03% 0.85%

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-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Guinea-Bissau
Current population
3116111
2311915
Population rank 135/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.03%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +132
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 42/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -1,373
Net migration rank 124/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -1,373
2024 - -4,497 - -1,712
2023 -18,292 -485 49,498 -1,400
2022 -20,197 -485 48,920 -1,400
2021 -33,670 -25,865 47,242 -1,395
2020 -22,502 -26,840 46,718 -1,394
2019 -15,192 -27,841 47,196 -1,395
2018 -10,761 -29,147 46,659 -1,396
2017 -12,810 -30,650 46,318 -1,398
2016 -13,009 -32,173 46,814 -1,392
2015 -11,942 -33,948 46,846 -1,393
2014 -11,009 -35,683 46,615 -1,393
2013 -8,367 -37,002 46,472 -1,395
2012 -6,761 -66,378 45,480 -1,442
2011 -5,354 -64,875 44,405 -1,760
2010 -1,895 -67,228 43,067 -2,257
2009 652 -68,182 41,950 -2,821
2008 161 -68,140 40,841 -3,313
2007 1,557 -65,335 40,288 -3,676
2006 2,714 -38,622 38,886 -4,142
2005 6,546 -37,086 37,347 -4,662
2004 9,549 -68,008 36,495 -5,144
2003 10,781 -27,396 35,649 -5,487
2002 10,972 -13,312 34,561 -5,712
2001 10,424 9,055 33,461 -6,239
2000 11,722 8,138 32,816 -6,971
1999 13,568 25,495 30,916 -7,686
1998 18,492 24,335 30,390 -8,163
1997 19,311 80,133 29,792 -8,176
1996 13,327 173,193 29,778 -7,369
1995 5,926 126,914 29,142 -4,376
1994 4,895 -157,427 27,895 3,174
1993 -27,199 -178,416 26,943 8,562
1992 -17,883 -436,814 25,747 7,531
1991 33,692 -26,483 24,527 1,621
1990 34,993 -22,829 23,936 -8,151
1989 36,802 -19,634 24,286 -8,296
1988 39,058 -17,058 23,940 -8,473
1987 41,172 -14,853 23,549 -8,622
1986 42,884 -12,941 23,301 -8,748
1985 44,983 -11,429 23,116 -8,812
1984 46,413 -10,321 22,861 -8,812
1983 47,135 -9,599 22,542 -8,729
1982 47,023 -9,298 22,131 -8,539
1981 45,423 -9,384 21,611 -8,291
1980 42,911 -7,368 21,024 -8,086
1979 42,157 -7,454 19,736 -13,801
1978 44,800 -9,382 17,468 32,936
1977 48,643 -11,834 15,484 33,922
1976 52,107 -13,778 13,688 32,113
1975 53,629 -14,348 11,998 28,645
1974 53,600 -14,345 10,321 24,290
1973 52,989 -14,043 8,430 -1,985
1972 54,072 -14,807 7,911 -1,985
1971 54,352 -15,829 8,183 -13,302
1970 54,455 -20,714 7,632 1,123
1969 58,454 -21,229 7,857 -11,033
1968 61,422 -20,704 7,289 2,769
1967 65,618 -21,195 6,742 1,516
1966 70,085 -23,196 6,955 -11,006
1965 72,896 -24,330 7,789 -19,928
1964 74,151 -23,922 8,989 -23,936
1963 75,380 -22,611 9,190 -5,993
1962 77,582 -21,531 10,662 -3,960
1961 77,601 -14,655 10,756 -3,575
1960 76,840 -6,481 10,618 -8,007

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/guinea-bissau | 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-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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

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