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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 92.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.52% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Indonesia
2100 1,368,666 297,263,579
2099 1,382,821 298,386,561
2098 1,397,565 299,496,396
2097 1,413,532 300,596,542
2096 1,429,204 301,680,965
2095 1,444,480 302,745,817
2094 1,459,743 303,798,670
2093 1,475,492 304,837,512
2092 1,490,946 305,857,297
2091 1,506,239 306,853,321
2090 1,521,837 307,827,852
2089 1,538,128 308,775,620
2088 1,554,688 309,700,566
2087 1,571,208 310,605,359
2086 1,588,504 311,483,180
2085 1,605,957 312,332,996
2084 1,624,320 313,155,965
2083 1,643,261 313,952,990
2082 1,662,175 314,719,759
2081 1,681,314 315,453,880
2080 1,701,168 316,158,503
2079 1,721,318 316,839,281
2078 1,741,916 317,487,448
2077 1,762,807 318,105,938
2076 1,784,335 318,684,532
2075 1,806,786 319,239,982
2074 1,829,227 319,759,087
2073 1,851,366 320,251,181
2072 1,874,026 320,709,370
2071 1,897,167 321,136,059
2070 1,921,183 321,534,979
2069 1,944,841 321,908,058
2068 1,968,581 322,252,027
2067 1,994,208 322,566,642
2066 2,019,687 322,849,032
2065 2,045,997 323,098,730
2064 2,071,940 323,318,973
2063 2,097,727 323,506,247
2062 2,123,391 323,662,911
2061 2,149,881 323,784,985
2060 2,177,114 323,865,045
2059 2,204,104 323,904,988
2058 2,231,438 323,894,318
2057 2,259,550 323,837,237
2056 2,289,280 323,721,448
2055 2,319,090 323,552,405
2054 2,346,686 323,324,404
2053 2,375,139 323,032,528
2052 2,402,864 322,677,809
2051 2,432,239 322,252,898
2050 2,460,425 321,749,772
2049 2,489,784 321,169,163
2048 2,517,716 320,507,607
2047 2,547,032 319,778,332
2046 2,576,313 318,970,565
2045 2,604,829 318,077,606
2044 2,633,079 317,100,688
2043 2,661,800 316,041,251
2042 2,690,344 314,905,847
2041 2,720,561 313,692,611
2040 2,749,705 312,407,319
2039 2,777,922 311,049,484
2038 2,804,291 309,626,850
2037 2,830,793 308,137,773
2036 2,857,546 306,592,068
2035 2,884,800 304,988,219
2034 2,913,808 303,322,890
2033 2,940,732 301,599,483
2032 2,967,485 299,828,261
2031 2,991,207 298,003,267
2030 3,015,049 296,127,253
2029 3,038,829 294,190,935
2028 3,064,003 292,188,833
2027 3,089,959 290,114,110
2026 3,116,111 287,972,484
2025 3,141,481 285,765,617
2024 3,164,253 283,487,931
2023 3,185,073 281,190,067
2022 3,204,802 278,830,529
2021 3,244,907 276,758,053
2020 3,299,349 274,814,866
2019 3,345,533 272,489,381
2018 3,387,000 269,951,846
2017 3,428,682 267,346,658
2016 3,473,003 264,627,418
2015 3,518,541 261,799,249
2014 3,564,829 258,877,399
2013 3,610,859 255,852,467
2012 3,670,113 252,698,525
2011 3,741,798 249,470,032
2010 3,811,472 246,305,322
2009 3,879,794 243,220,028
2008 3,947,544 240,157,903
2007 4,013,424 237,062,337
2006 4,063,272 233,951,652
2005 4,096,493 230,871,650
2004 4,140,987 227,926,649
2003 4,178,523 225,048,008
2002 4,188,002 222,088,495
2001 4,179,438 219,097,902
2000 4,159,771 216,077,790
1999 4,130,305 213,004,668
1998 4,089,356 209,826,788
1997 4,018,227 206,536,095
1996 3,875,246 203,204,348
1995 3,715,564 199,888,057
1994 3,725,412 196,591,828
1993 3,904,482 193,305,168
1992 4,234,616 190,043,744
1991 4,458,343 186,778,238
1990 4,448,652 183,501,098
1989 4,433,983 180,201,630
1988 4,414,404 176,855,065
1987 4,390,246 173,511,154
1986 4,362,115 170,175,065
1985 4,330,364 166,776,185
1984 4,295,536 163,251,124
1983 4,258,728 159,651,381
1982 4,221,100 156,052,152
1981 4,184,217 152,485,035
1980 4,148,426 148,950,540
1979 4,113,300 145,434,834
1978 4,078,240 141,953,163
1977 4,042,124 138,533,541
1976 4,004,552 135,173,655
1975 3,965,743 131,843,848
1974 3,926,472 128,555,045
1973 3,887,376 125,288,515
1972 3,848,271 122,039,841
1971 3,809,376 118,833,702
1970 3,773,247 115,657,495
1969 3,737,765 112,517,639
1968 3,698,794 109,450,006
1967 3,656,223 106,526,393
1966 3,610,562 103,792,754
1965 3,562,834 101,365,130
1964 3,513,441 98,833,749
1963 3,461,942 96,051,424
1962 3,407,532 93,375,850
1961 3,348,035 90,791,249
1960 3,281,381 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M 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
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Indonesia
2100 -1.02% -0.38%
2099 -1.06% -0.37%
2098 -1.13% -0.37%
2097 -1.1% -0.36%
2096 -1.06% -0.35%
2095 -1.05% -0.35%
2094 -1.07% -0.34%
2093 -1.04% -0.33%
2092 -1.02% -0.32%
2091 -1.02% -0.32%
2090 -1.06% -0.31%
2089 -1.07% -0.3%
2088 -1.05% -0.29%
2087 -1.09% -0.28%
2086 -1.09% -0.27%
2085 -1.13% -0.26%
2084 -1.15% -0.25%
2083 -1.14% -0.24%
2082 -1.14% -0.23%
2081 -1.17% -0.22%
2080 -1.17% -0.21%
2079 -1.18% -0.2%
2078 -1.19% -0.19%
2077 -1.21% -0.18%
2076 -1.24% -0.17%
2075 -1.23% -0.16%
2074 -1.2% -0.15%
2073 -1.21% -0.14%
2072 -1.22% -0.13%
2071 -1.25% -0.12%
2070 -1.22% -0.12%
2069 -1.21% -0.11%
2068 -1.29% -0.1%
2067 -1.26% -0.09%
2066 -1.29% -0.08%
2065 -1.25% -0.07%
2064 -1.23% -0.06%
2063 -1.21% -0.05%
2062 -1.23% -0.04%
2061 -1.25% -0.02%
2060 -1.22% -0.01%
2059 -1.22% 0.003%
2058 -1.24% 0.02%
2057 -1.3% 0.04%
2056 -1.29% 0.05%
2055 -1.18% 0.07%
2054 -1.2% 0.09%
2053 -1.15% 0.11%
2052 -1.21% 0.13%
2051 -1.15% 0.16%
2050 -1.18% 0.18%
2049 -1.11% 0.21%
2048 -1.15% 0.23%
2047 -1.14% 0.25%
2046 -1.09% 0.28%
2045 -1.07% 0.31%
2044 -1.08% 0.34%
2043 -1.06% 0.36%
2042 -1.11% 0.39%
2041 -1.06% 0.41%
2040 -1.02% 0.44%
2039 -0.94% 0.46%
2038 -0.94% 0.48%
2037 -0.94% 0.5%
2036 -0.94% 0.53%
2035 -1% 0.55%
2034 -0.92% 0.57%
2033 -0.9% 0.59%
2032 -0.79% 0.61%
2031 -0.79% 0.63%
2030 -0.78% 0.66%
2029 -0.82% 0.69%
2028 -0.84% 0.72%
2027 -0.84% 0.74%
2026 -0.81% 0.77%
2025 -0.72% 0.8%
2024 -0.65% 0.82%
2023 -0.62% 0.85%
2022 -1.24% 0.75%
2021 -1.65% 0.71%
2020 -1.38% 0.85%
2019 -1.22% 0.94%
2018 -1.22% 0.97%
2017 -1.28% 1.03%
2016 -1.29% 1.08%
2015 -1.3% 1.13%
2014 -1.27% 1.18%
2013 -1.61% 1.25%
2012 -1.92% 1.29%
2011 -1.83% 1.28%
2010 -1.76% 1.27%
2009 -1.72% 1.28%
2008 -1.64% 1.31%
2007 -1.23% 1.33%
2006 -0.81% 1.33%
2005 -1.07% 1.29%
2004 -0.9% 1.28%
2003 -0.23% 1.33%
2002 0.2% 1.36%
2001 0.47% 1.4%
2000 0.71% 1.44%
1999 1% 1.51%
1998 1.77% 1.59%
1997 3.69% 1.64%
1996 4.3% 1.66%
1995 -0.26% 1.68%
1994 -4.59% 1.7%
1993 -7.8% 1.72%
1992 -5.02% 1.75%
1991 0.22% 1.79%
1990 0.33% 1.83%
1989 0.44% 1.89%
1988 0.55% 1.93%
1987 0.64% 1.96%
1986 0.73% 2.04%
1985 0.81% 2.16%
1984 0.86% 2.25%
1983 0.89% 2.31%
1982 0.88% 2.34%
1981 0.86% 2.37%
1980 0.85% 2.42%
1979 0.86% 2.45%
1978 0.89% 2.47%
1977 0.94% 2.49%
1976 0.98% 2.53%
1975 1% 2.56%
1974 1.01% 2.61%
1973 1.02% 2.66%
1972 1.02% 2.7%
1971 0.96% 2.75%
1970 0.95% 2.79%
1969 1.05% 2.8%
1968 1.16% 2.74%
1967 1.26% 2.63%
1966 1.34% 2.39%
1965 1.41% 2.56%
1964 1.49% 2.9%
1963 1.6% 2.87%
1962 1.78% 2.85%
1961 2.03% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Indonesia
Current population
3116111
288551776
Population rank 135/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 3.48%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 +6,296
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 115/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -39,509
Net migration rank 124/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -39,509
2024 - -4,497 - -38,469
2023 -18,292 -485 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -20,197 -485 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 -33,670 -25,865 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 -22,502 -26,840 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 -15,192 -27,841 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 -10,761 -29,147 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 -12,810 -30,650 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 -13,009 -32,173 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 -11,942 -33,948 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 -11,009 -35,683 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 -8,367 -37,002 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 -6,761 -66,378 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 -5,354 -64,875 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 -1,895 -67,228 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 652 -68,182 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 161 -68,140 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 1,557 -65,335 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 2,714 -38,622 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 6,546 -37,086 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 9,549 -68,008 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 10,781 -27,396 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 10,972 -13,312 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 10,424 9,055 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 11,722 8,138 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 13,568 25,495 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 18,492 24,335 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 19,311 80,133 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 13,327 173,193 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 5,926 126,914 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 4,895 -157,427 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 -27,199 -178,416 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 -17,883 -436,814 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 33,692 -26,483 3,288,791 3,096
1990 34,993 -22,829 3,250,906 11,539
1989 36,802 -19,634 3,316,792 19,905
1988 39,058 -17,058 3,331,242 25,383
1987 41,172 -14,853 3,304,520 26,705
1986 42,884 -12,941 3,309,905 30,988
1985 44,983 -11,429 3,419,412 37,451
1984 46,413 -10,321 3,549,570 43,693
1983 47,135 -9,599 3,558,949 47,375
1982 47,023 -9,298 3,545,504 46,792
1981 45,423 -9,384 3,497,244 44,710
1980 42,911 -7,368 3,484,846 42,254
1979 42,157 -7,454 3,460,621 43,900
1978 44,800 -9,382 3,412,980 45,911
1977 48,643 -11,834 3,334,779 45,610
1976 52,107 -13,778 3,291,479 48,010
1975 53,629 -14,348 3,263,794 56,386
1974 53,600 -14,345 3,196,136 61,188
1973 52,989 -14,043 3,210,643 64,991
1972 54,072 -14,807 3,149,726 72,007
1971 54,352 -15,829 3,111,304 79,264
1970 54,455 -20,714 3,080,421 81,368
1969 58,454 -21,229 3,034,825 82,955
1968 61,422 -20,704 2,961,608 55,731
1967 65,618 -21,195 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 70,085 -23,196 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 72,896 -24,330 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 74,151 -23,922 2,700,138 144,819
1963 75,380 -22,611 2,609,526 110,166
1962 77,582 -21,531 2,525,163 106,264
1961 77,601 -14,655 2,434,113 103,628
1960 76,840 -6,481 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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