The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3.7 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.01% for Guyana.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
- Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guyana: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Bosnia
|
Guyana
|
|
| 2100 | 1,368,666 | 893,427 |
| 2099 | 1,382,821 | 897,075 |
| 2098 | 1,397,565 | 900,730 |
| 2097 | 1,413,532 | 903,879 |
| 2096 | 1,429,204 | 907,239 |
| 2095 | 1,444,480 | 910,449 |
| 2094 | 1,459,743 | 913,720 |
| 2093 | 1,475,492 | 916,747 |
| 2092 | 1,490,946 | 919,782 |
| 2091 | 1,506,239 | 922,593 |
| 2090 | 1,521,837 | 925,382 |
| 2089 | 1,538,128 | 928,365 |
| 2088 | 1,554,688 | 931,149 |
| 2087 | 1,571,208 | 933,725 |
| 2086 | 1,588,504 | 936,488 |
| 2085 | 1,605,957 | 939,122 |
| 2084 | 1,624,320 | 941,484 |
| 2083 | 1,643,261 | 943,485 |
| 2082 | 1,662,175 | 945,768 |
| 2081 | 1,681,314 | 947,613 |
| 2080 | 1,701,168 | 949,747 |
| 2079 | 1,721,318 | 951,550 |
| 2078 | 1,741,916 | 953,310 |
| 2077 | 1,762,807 | 954,825 |
| 2076 | 1,784,335 | 956,285 |
| 2075 | 1,806,786 | 957,487 |
| 2074 | 1,829,227 | 958,532 |
| 2073 | 1,851,366 | 959,731 |
| 2072 | 1,874,026 | 960,840 |
| 2071 | 1,897,167 | 961,696 |
| 2070 | 1,921,183 | 962,231 |
| 2069 | 1,944,841 | 962,932 |
| 2068 | 1,968,581 | 963,050 |
| 2067 | 1,994,208 | 963,082 |
| 2066 | 2,019,687 | 962,949 |
| 2065 | 2,045,997 | 962,820 |
| 2064 | 2,071,940 | 962,570 |
| 2063 | 2,097,727 | 962,105 |
| 2062 | 2,123,391 | 961,231 |
| 2061 | 2,149,881 | 960,288 |
| 2060 | 2,177,114 | 959,030 |
| 2059 | 2,204,104 | 957,500 |
| 2058 | 2,231,438 | 956,227 |
| 2057 | 2,259,550 | 954,861 |
| 2056 | 2,289,280 | 953,884 |
| 2055 | 2,319,090 | 952,501 |
| 2054 | 2,346,686 | 950,779 |
| 2053 | 2,375,139 | 948,578 |
| 2052 | 2,402,864 | 946,446 |
| 2051 | 2,432,239 | 944,628 |
| 2050 | 2,460,425 | 942,160 |
| 2049 | 2,489,784 | 939,529 |
| 2048 | 2,517,716 | 936,679 |
| 2047 | 2,547,032 | 933,818 |
| 2046 | 2,576,313 | 930,648 |
| 2045 | 2,604,829 | 927,546 |
| 2044 | 2,633,079 | 924,165 |
| 2043 | 2,661,800 | 920,452 |
| 2042 | 2,690,344 | 916,600 |
| 2041 | 2,720,561 | 912,255 |
| 2040 | 2,749,705 | 908,134 |
| 2039 | 2,777,922 | 903,859 |
| 2038 | 2,804,291 | 899,504 |
| 2037 | 2,830,793 | 895,108 |
| 2036 | 2,857,546 | 890,826 |
| 2035 | 2,884,800 | 886,294 |
| 2034 | 2,913,808 | 881,375 |
| 2033 | 2,940,732 | 876,510 |
| 2032 | 2,967,485 | 871,122 |
| 2031 | 2,991,207 | 866,170 |
| 2030 | 3,015,049 | 861,006 |
| 2029 | 3,038,829 | 856,154 |
| 2028 | 3,064,003 | 851,204 |
| 2027 | 3,089,959 | 845,847 |
| 2026 | 3,116,111 | 840,915 |
| 2025 | 3,141,481 | 836,010 |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 831,087 |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 826,353 |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 821,637 |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 815,482 |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 807,481 |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 807,665 |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 791,556 |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 768,479 |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 763,548 |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 758,781 |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 754,229 |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 750,021 |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 746,288 |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 746,153 |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 749,256 |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 752,094 |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 754,606 |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 756,861 |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 758,966 |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 760,914 |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 762,418 |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 763,101 |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 763,652 |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 764,477 |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 764,832 |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 764,483 |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 763,586 |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 762,245 |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 760,526 |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 758,388 |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 755,822 |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 752,965 |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 749,911 |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 747,861 |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 749,894 |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 754,865 |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 759,663 |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 764,120 |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 768,098 |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 771,477 |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 774,111 |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 775,891 |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 776,712 |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 776,453 |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 774,367 |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 770,062 |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 764,586 |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 758,654 |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 752,253 |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 745,393 |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 738,057 |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 730,138 |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 721,617 |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 712,662 |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 702,705 |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 690,223 |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 676,160 |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 662,311 |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 648,646 |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 635,128 |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 621,764 |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 608,537 |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 595,461 |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 582,568 |
| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 569,143 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.
Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K 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
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bosnia
|
Guyana
|
|
| 2100 | -1.02% | -0.41% |
| 2099 | -1.06% | -0.41% |
| 2098 | -1.13% | -0.35% |
| 2097 | -1.1% | -0.37% |
| 2096 | -1.06% | -0.35% |
| 2095 | -1.05% | -0.36% |
| 2094 | -1.07% | -0.33% |
| 2093 | -1.04% | -0.33% |
| 2092 | -1.02% | -0.3% |
| 2091 | -1.02% | -0.3% |
| 2090 | -1.06% | -0.32% |
| 2089 | -1.07% | -0.3% |
| 2088 | -1.05% | -0.28% |
| 2087 | -1.09% | -0.3% |
| 2086 | -1.09% | -0.28% |
| 2085 | -1.13% | -0.25% |
| 2084 | -1.15% | -0.21% |
| 2083 | -1.14% | -0.24% |
| 2082 | -1.14% | -0.19% |
| 2081 | -1.17% | -0.22% |
| 2080 | -1.17% | -0.19% |
| 2079 | -1.18% | -0.18% |
| 2078 | -1.19% | -0.16% |
| 2077 | -1.21% | -0.15% |
| 2076 | -1.24% | -0.13% |
| 2075 | -1.23% | -0.11% |
| 2074 | -1.2% | -0.12% |
| 2073 | -1.21% | -0.12% |
| 2072 | -1.22% | -0.09% |
| 2071 | -1.25% | -0.06% |
| 2070 | -1.22% | -0.07% |
| 2069 | -1.21% | -0.01% |
| 2068 | -1.29% | -0.003% |
| 2067 | -1.26% | 0.01% |
| 2066 | -1.29% | 0.01% |
| 2065 | -1.25% | 0.03% |
| 2064 | -1.23% | 0.05% |
| 2063 | -1.21% | 0.09% |
| 2062 | -1.23% | 0.1% |
| 2061 | -1.25% | 0.13% |
| 2060 | -1.22% | 0.16% |
| 2059 | -1.22% | 0.13% |
| 2058 | -1.24% | 0.14% |
| 2057 | -1.3% | 0.1% |
| 2056 | -1.29% | 0.15% |
| 2055 | -1.18% | 0.18% |
| 2054 | -1.2% | 0.23% |
| 2053 | -1.15% | 0.23% |
| 2052 | -1.21% | 0.19% |
| 2051 | -1.15% | 0.26% |
| 2050 | -1.18% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | -1.11% | 0.3% |
| 2048 | -1.15% | 0.31% |
| 2047 | -1.14% | 0.34% |
| 2046 | -1.09% | 0.33% |
| 2045 | -1.07% | 0.37% |
| 2044 | -1.08% | 0.4% |
| 2043 | -1.06% | 0.42% |
| 2042 | -1.11% | 0.48% |
| 2041 | -1.06% | 0.45% |
| 2040 | -1.02% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | -0.94% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | -0.94% | 0.49% |
| 2037 | -0.94% | 0.48% |
| 2036 | -0.94% | 0.51% |
| 2035 | -1% | 0.56% |
| 2034 | -0.92% | 0.56% |
| 2033 | -0.9% | 0.62% |
| 2032 | -0.79% | 0.57% |
| 2031 | -0.79% | 0.6% |
| 2030 | -0.78% | 0.57% |
| 2029 | -0.82% | 0.58% |
| 2028 | -0.84% | 0.63% |
| 2027 | -0.84% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | -0.81% | 0.59% |
| 2025 | -0.72% | 0.59% |
| 2024 | -0.65% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | -0.62% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | -1.24% | 0.75% |
| 2021 | -1.65% | 0.99% |
| 2020 | -1.38% | -0.02% |
| 2019 | -1.22% | 2.04% |
| 2018 | -1.22% | 3% |
| 2017 | -1.28% | 0.65% |
| 2016 | -1.29% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | -1.3% | 0.6% |
| 2014 | -1.27% | 0.56% |
| 2013 | -1.61% | 0.5% |
| 2012 | -1.92% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | -1.83% | -0.41% |
| 2010 | -1.76% | -0.38% |
| 2009 | -1.72% | -0.33% |
| 2008 | -1.64% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | -1.23% | -0.28% |
| 2006 | -0.81% | -0.26% |
| 2005 | -1.07% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.9% | -0.09% |
| 2003 | -0.23% | -0.07% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.11% |
| 2001 | 0.47% | -0.05% |
| 2000 | 0.71% | 0.05% |
| 1999 | 1% | 0.12% |
| 1998 | 1.77% | 0.18% |
| 1997 | 3.69% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | -0.26% | 0.34% |
| 1994 | -4.59% | 0.38% |
| 1993 | -7.8% | 0.41% |
| 1992 | -5.02% | 0.27% |
| 1991 | 0.22% | -0.27% |
| 1990 | 0.33% | -0.66% |
| 1989 | 0.44% | -0.63% |
| 1988 | 0.55% | -0.58% |
| 1987 | 0.64% | -0.52% |
| 1986 | 0.73% | -0.44% |
| 1985 | 0.81% | -0.34% |
| 1984 | 0.86% | -0.23% |
| 1983 | 0.89% | -0.11% |
| 1982 | 0.88% | 0.03% |
| 1981 | 0.86% | 0.27% |
| 1980 | 0.85% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 0.86% | 0.72% |
| 1978 | 0.89% | 0.78% |
| 1977 | 0.94% | 0.85% |
| 1976 | 0.98% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 1% | 0.99% |
| 1974 | 1.01% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 1.02% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 1.02% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 0.96% | 1.42% |
| 1970 | 0.95% | 1.81% |
| 1969 | 1.05% | 2.08% |
| 1968 | 1.16% | 2.09% |
| 1967 | 1.26% | 2.11% |
| 1966 | 1.34% | 2.13% |
| 1965 | 1.41% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 1.49% | 2.17% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 1.78% | 2.21% |
| 1961 | 2.03% | 2.36% |
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 Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.
Live population counters
|
Bosnia
|
Guyana
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3116111
|
842249
|
| Population rank | 135/197 | 162/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
|
1.85 hours
|
| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
|
31.4 minutes
|
| One death every |
12.3 minutes
|
1.45 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +4,734 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 190/197 | 128/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.26 hours
|
1.73 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -6,994 | -5,092 |
| Net migration rank | 124/196 | 116/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 34,120 | 54,175 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 160/195 | 147/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 1.1% | 6.5% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 151/195 | 82/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bosnia
|
Guyana
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -6,994 | - | -5,092 |
| 2024 | - | -4,497 | - | -5,407 |
| 2023 | -18,292 | -485 | 10,716 | -6,161 |
| 2022 | -20,197 | -485 | 11,042 | -6,161 |
| 2021 | -33,670 | -25,865 | 8,125 | -689 |
| 2020 | -22,502 | -26,840 | 10,307 | -1,743 |
| 2019 | -15,192 | -27,841 | 11,665 | -20,603 |
| 2018 | -10,761 | -29,147 | 10,946 | 30,213 |
| 2017 | -12,810 | -30,650 | 11,108 | -6,107 |
| 2016 | -13,009 | -32,173 | 11,168 | -6,309 |
| 2015 | -11,942 | -33,948 | 11,199 | -6,527 |
| 2014 | -11,009 | -35,683 | 11,143 | -6,710 |
| 2013 | -8,367 | -37,002 | 10,887 | -6,907 |
| 2012 | -6,761 | -66,378 | 10,633 | -7,152 |
| 2011 | -5,354 | -64,875 | 10,713 | -13,920 |
| 2010 | -1,895 | -67,228 | 10,652 | -13,655 |
| 2009 | 652 | -68,182 | 10,758 | -13,425 |
| 2008 | 161 | -68,140 | 10,792 | -13,143 |
| 2007 | 1,557 | -65,335 | 10,741 | -12,906 |
| 2006 | 2,714 | -38,622 | 10,525 | -12,575 |
| 2005 | 6,546 | -37,086 | 10,455 | -12,290 |
| 2004 | 9,549 | -68,008 | 10,767 | -11,938 |
| 2003 | 10,781 | -27,396 | 11,344 | -11,551 |
| 2002 | 10,972 | -13,312 | 12,218 | -13,116 |
| 2001 | 10,424 | 9,055 | 13,307 | -14,050 |
| 2000 | 11,722 | 8,138 | 14,128 | -14,090 |
| 1999 | 13,568 | 25,495 | 14,763 | -14,115 |
| 1998 | 18,492 | 24,335 | 15,292 | -14,155 |
| 1997 | 19,311 | 80,133 | 15,568 | -14,019 |
| 1996 | 13,327 | 173,193 | 15,768 | -13,871 |
| 1995 | 5,926 | 126,914 | 15,991 | -13,614 |
| 1994 | 4,895 | -157,427 | 16,185 | -13,426 |
| 1993 | -27,199 | -178,416 | 16,099 | -13,137 |
| 1992 | -17,883 | -436,814 | 15,990 | -12,844 |
| 1991 | 33,692 | -26,483 | 15,896 | -14,949 |
| 1990 | 34,993 | -22,829 | 15,917 | -20,930 |
| 1989 | 36,802 | -19,634 | 15,947 | -20,870 |
| 1988 | 39,058 | -17,058 | 16,189 | -20,860 |
| 1987 | 41,172 | -14,853 | 16,600 | -20,848 |
| 1986 | 42,884 | -12,941 | 16,940 | -20,647 |
| 1985 | 44,983 | -11,429 | 17,292 | -20,337 |
| 1984 | 46,413 | -10,321 | 17,466 | -19,702 |
| 1983 | 47,135 | -9,599 | 17,753 | -19,075 |
| 1982 | 47,023 | -9,298 | 17,644 | -17,959 |
| 1981 | 45,423 | -9,384 | 17,471 | -16,648 |
| 1980 | 42,911 | -7,368 | 17,298 | -13,952 |
| 1979 | 42,157 | -7,454 | 17,402 | -12,138 |
| 1978 | 44,800 | -9,382 | 17,539 | -11,841 |
| 1977 | 48,643 | -11,834 | 17,805 | -11,636 |
| 1976 | 52,107 | -13,778 | 18,083 | -11,445 |
| 1975 | 53,629 | -14,348 | 18,317 | -11,231 |
| 1974 | 53,600 | -14,345 | 18,589 | -11,012 |
| 1973 | 52,989 | -14,043 | 18,991 | -10,731 |
| 1972 | 54,072 | -14,807 | 19,219 | -10,448 |
| 1971 | 54,352 | -15,829 | 19,273 | -10,142 |
| 1970 | 54,455 | -20,714 | 19,233 | -8,439 |
| 1969 | 58,454 | -21,229 | 19,133 | -4,969 |
| 1968 | 61,422 | -20,704 | 19,035 | -5,071 |
| 1967 | 65,618 | -21,195 | 18,933 | -5,192 |
| 1966 | 70,085 | -23,196 | 18,862 | -5,277 |
| 1965 | 72,896 | -24,330 | 18,791 | -5,347 |
| 1964 | 74,151 | -23,922 | 18,729 | -5,437 |
| 1963 | 75,380 | -22,611 | 18,606 | -5,434 |
| 1962 | 77,582 | -21,531 | 18,344 | -5,379 |
| 1961 | 77,601 | -14,655 | 18,092 | -5,267 |
| 1960 | 76,840 | -6,481 | 17,867 | -3,837 |
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 Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).
As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana
|
Bosnia
|
Guyana
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 70.6 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 26.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 157.6 ppl/mi² | 10.3 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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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- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, 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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