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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 47,020,774 people in Iraq in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 48,531,417 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 15.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.32% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.5M (69.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Iraq
2100 1,368,062 101,633,126
2099 1,382,211 101,421,797
2098 1,396,949 101,213,066
2097 1,412,908 100,981,364
2096 1,428,574 100,724,968
2095 1,443,843 100,465,117
2094 1,459,099 100,194,566
2093 1,474,841 99,876,697
2092 1,490,288 99,532,563
2091 1,505,574 99,204,350
2090 1,521,165 98,887,474
2089 1,537,449 98,513,541
2088 1,554,002 98,144,553
2087 1,570,515 97,768,049
2086 1,587,803 97,325,536
2085 1,605,248 96,873,514
2084 1,623,603 96,449,107
2083 1,642,536 95,991,669
2082 1,661,441 95,510,163
2081 1,680,572 95,009,824
2080 1,700,417 94,507,711
2079 1,720,559 93,960,720
2078 1,741,147 93,417,874
2077 1,762,029 92,904,470
2076 1,783,547 92,360,076
2075 1,805,988 91,825,735
2074 1,828,419 91,229,744
2073 1,850,549 90,571,495
2072 1,873,199 89,918,845
2071 1,896,330 89,266,016
2070 1,920,335 88,596,956
2069 1,943,983 87,909,934
2068 1,967,713 87,220,950
2067 1,993,328 86,514,449
2066 2,018,796 85,734,979
2065 2,045,094 84,972,344
2064 2,071,026 84,191,791
2063 2,096,801 83,388,388
2062 2,122,454 82,605,010
2061 2,148,932 81,801,066
2060 2,176,154 80,951,432
2059 2,203,131 80,142,288
2058 2,230,453 79,319,959
2057 2,258,553 78,477,750
2056 2,288,270 77,609,609
2055 2,318,066 76,740,326
2054 2,345,650 75,857,522
2053 2,374,091 74,953,340
2052 2,401,804 74,072,968
2051 2,431,166 73,150,617
2050 2,459,340 72,236,317
2049 2,488,686 71,272,496
2048 2,516,605 70,317,228
2047 2,545,909 69,348,186
2046 2,575,176 68,401,022
2045 2,603,679 67,436,306
2044 2,631,917 66,447,658
2043 2,660,625 65,453,908
2042 2,689,157 64,434,168
2041 2,719,360 63,409,041
2040 2,748,491 62,360,444
2039 2,776,696 61,289,676
2038 2,803,054 60,253,388
2037 2,829,544 59,221,968
2036 2,856,285 58,156,294
2035 2,883,527 57,128,298
2034 2,912,522 56,087,988
2033 2,939,434 55,051,428
2032 2,966,176 54,002,572
2031 2,989,887 52,991,720
2030 3,013,719 51,987,045
2029 3,037,488 50,982,830
2028 3,062,650 50,001,395
2027 3,088,595 49,015,079
2026 3,114,736 48,020,585
2025 3,140,095 47,020,774
2024 3,164,253 46,042,015
2023 3,185,073 45,074,049
2022 3,204,802 44,070,551
2021 3,244,907 43,071,211
2020 3,299,349 42,116,605
2019 3,345,533 41,192,171
2018 3,387,000 40,265,624
2017 3,428,682 39,337,353
2016 3,473,003 38,469,627
2015 3,518,541 37,560,535
2014 3,564,829 36,550,059
2013 3,610,859 35,281,989
2012 3,670,113 33,654,842
2011 3,741,798 32,161,424
2010 3,811,472 31,045,366
2009 3,879,794 30,058,206
2008 3,947,544 28,971,036
2007 4,013,424 28,391,607
2006 4,063,272 28,616,515
2005 4,096,493 28,407,448
2004 4,140,987 27,577,878
2003 4,178,523 26,802,659
2002 4,188,002 26,006,559
2001 4,179,438 25,197,840
2000 4,159,771 24,424,056
1999 4,130,305 23,636,527
1998 4,089,356 22,884,399
1997 4,018,227 22,176,593
1996 3,875,246 21,501,321
1995 3,715,564 20,825,860
1994 3,725,412 20,139,807
1993 3,904,482 19,201,195
1992 4,234,616 18,300,845
1991 4,458,343 17,767,253
1990 4,448,652 17,581,206
1989 4,433,983 17,364,542
1988 4,414,404 16,908,819
1987 4,390,246 16,521,049
1986 4,362,115 16,074,145
1985 4,330,364 15,683,430
1984 4,295,536 15,310,733
1983 4,258,728 14,840,555
1982 4,221,100 14,406,083
1981 4,184,217 14,006,381
1980 4,148,426 13,591,992
1979 4,113,300 13,170,365
1978 4,078,240 12,753,355
1977 4,042,124 12,331,046
1976 4,004,552 11,927,651
1975 3,965,743 11,543,639
1974 3,926,472 11,167,761
1973 3,887,376 10,795,869
1972 3,848,271 10,430,164
1971 3,809,376 10,077,809
1970 3,773,247 9,735,611
1969 3,737,765 9,403,356
1968 3,698,794 9,085,016
1967 3,656,223 8,778,869
1966 3,610,562 8,485,104
1965 3,562,834 8,202,140
1964 3,513,441 7,929,566
1963 3,461,942 7,667,928
1962 3,407,532 7,413,875
1961 3,348,035 7,194,553
1960 3,281,381 7,022,052

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Iraq's population increased by 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Iraq will increase by 48.8% to 72,236,317 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M 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
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Iraq
2100 -1.02% 0.21%
2099 -1.06% 0.21%
2098 -1.13% 0.23%
2097 -1.1% 0.25%
2096 -1.06% 0.26%
2095 -1.05% 0.27%
2094 -1.07% 0.32%
2093 -1.04% 0.35%
2092 -1.02% 0.33%
2091 -1.02% 0.32%
2090 -1.06% 0.38%
2089 -1.07% 0.38%
2088 -1.05% 0.39%
2087 -1.09% 0.45%
2086 -1.09% 0.47%
2085 -1.13% 0.44%
2084 -1.15% 0.48%
2083 -1.14% 0.5%
2082 -1.14% 0.53%
2081 -1.17% 0.53%
2080 -1.17% 0.58%
2079 -1.18% 0.58%
2078 -1.19% 0.55%
2077 -1.21% 0.59%
2076 -1.24% 0.58%
2075 -1.23% 0.65%
2074 -1.2% 0.73%
2073 -1.21% 0.73%
2072 -1.22% 0.73%
2071 -1.25% 0.76%
2070 -1.22% 0.78%
2069 -1.21% 0.79%
2068 -1.29% 0.82%
2067 -1.26% 0.91%
2066 -1.29% 0.9%
2065 -1.25% 0.93%
2064 -1.23% 0.96%
2063 -1.21% 0.95%
2062 -1.23% 0.98%
2061 -1.25% 1.05%
2060 -1.22% 1.01%
2059 -1.22% 1.04%
2058 -1.24% 1.07%
2057 -1.3% 1.12%
2056 -1.29% 1.13%
2055 -1.18% 1.16%
2054 -1.2% 1.21%
2053 -1.15% 1.19%
2052 -1.21% 1.26%
2051 -1.15% 1.27%
2050 -1.18% 1.35%
2049 -1.11% 1.36%
2048 -1.15% 1.4%
2047 -1.14% 1.38%
2046 -1.09% 1.43%
2045 -1.07% 1.49%
2044 -1.08% 1.52%
2043 -1.06% 1.58%
2042 -1.11% 1.62%
2041 -1.06% 1.68%
2040 -1.02% 1.75%
2039 -0.94% 1.72%
2038 -0.94% 1.74%
2037 -0.94% 1.83%
2036 -0.94% 1.8%
2035 -1% 1.85%
2034 -0.92% 1.88%
2033 -0.9% 1.94%
2032 -0.79% 1.91%
2031 -0.79% 1.93%
2030 -0.78% 1.97%
2029 -0.82% 1.96%
2028 -0.84% 2.01%
2027 -0.84% 2.07%
2026 -0.81% 2.13%
2025 -0.76% 2.13%
2024 -0.65% 2.15%
2023 -0.62% 2.28%
2022 -1.24% 2.32%
2021 -1.65% 2.27%
2020 -1.38% 2.24%
2019 -1.22% 2.3%
2018 -1.22% 2.36%
2017 -1.28% 2.26%
2016 -1.29% 2.42%
2015 -1.3% 2.76%
2014 -1.27% 3.59%
2013 -1.61% 4.83%
2012 -1.92% 4.64%
2011 -1.83% 3.59%
2010 -1.76% 3.28%
2009 -1.72% 3.75%
2008 -1.64% 2.04%
2007 -1.23% -0.79%
2006 -0.81% 0.74%
2005 -1.07% 3.01%
2004 -0.9% 2.89%
2003 -0.23% 3.06%
2002 0.2% 3.21%
2001 0.47% 3.17%
2000 0.71% 3.33%
1999 1% 3.29%
1998 1.77% 3.19%
1997 3.69% 3.14%
1996 4.3% 3.24%
1995 -0.26% 3.41%
1994 -4.59% 4.89%
1993 -7.8% 4.92%
1992 -5.02% 3%
1991 0.22% 1.06%
1990 0.33% 1.25%
1989 0.44% 2.7%
1988 0.55% 2.35%
1987 0.64% 2.78%
1986 0.73% 2.49%
1985 0.81% 2.43%
1984 0.86% 3.17%
1983 0.89% 3.02%
1982 0.88% 2.85%
1981 0.86% 3.05%
1980 0.85% 3.2%
1979 0.86% 3.27%
1978 0.89% 3.42%
1977 0.94% 3.38%
1976 0.98% 3.33%
1975 1% 3.37%
1974 1.01% 3.44%
1973 1.02% 3.51%
1972 1.02% 3.5%
1971 0.96% 3.51%
1970 0.95% 3.53%
1969 1.05% 3.5%
1968 1.16% 3.49%
1967 1.26% 3.46%
1966 1.34% 3.45%
1965 1.41% 3.44%
1964 1.49% 3.41%
1963 1.6% 3.43%
1962 1.78% 3.05%
1961 2.03% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.13%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Iraq
Current population
3114736
48531417
Population rank 135/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.58%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
32.3 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
26.8 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +2,682
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +978,759
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.13%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 43/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -1,064
Net migration rank 124/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -1,064
2024 -18,359 -4,497 985,943 -17,735
2023 -18,292 -485 973,420 -5,710
2022 -20,197 -485 962,501 76,821
2021 -33,670 -25,865 941,924 17,474
2020 -22,502 -26,840 919,953 29,858
2019 -15,192 -27,841 942,972 -43,919
2018 -10,761 -29,147 938,310 15,775
2017 -12,810 -30,650 924,507 -21,998
2016 -13,009 -32,173 946,968 -113,980
2015 -11,942 -33,948 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 -11,009 -35,683 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 -8,367 -37,002 1,026,036 474,379
2012 -6,761 -66,378 999,987 753,907
2011 -5,354 -64,875 971,082 261,880
2010 -1,895 -67,228 906,369 92,779
2009 652 -68,182 855,096 120,092
2008 161 -68,140 802,382 396,792
2007 1,557 -65,335 784,119 -824,428
2006 2,714 -38,622 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 6,546 -37,086 776,603 51,019
2004 9,549 -68,008 761,563 69,948
2003 10,781 -27,396 746,159 -27,236
2002 10,972 -13,312 739,419 133,839
2001 10,424 9,055 729,704 14,451
2000 11,722 8,138 715,771 87,624
1999 13,568 25,495 702,170 69,491
1998 18,492 24,335 684,152 48,446
1997 19,311 80,133 667,582 15,429
1996 13,327 173,193 652,866 14,652
1995 5,926 126,914 642,977 40,424
1994 4,895 -157,427 634,344 54,355
1993 -27,199 -178,416 606,700 581,818
1992 -17,883 -436,814 591,886 20,292
1991 33,692 -26,483 550,146 -95,155
1990 34,993 -22,829 518,575 -601,469
1989 36,802 -19,634 496,852 19,392
1988 39,058 -17,058 476,778 -81,562
1987 41,172 -14,853 488,742 -108,426
1986 42,884 -12,941 474,348 39,136
1985 44,983 -11,429 467,445 -199,505
1984 46,413 -10,321 455,740 21,709
1983 47,135 -9,599 439,800 23,115
1982 47,023 -9,298 428,336 -22,302
1981 45,423 -9,384 416,998 -23,640
1980 42,911 -7,368 419,653 15,757
1979 42,157 -7,454 428,458 -20,617
1978 44,800 -9,382 418,756 7,434
1977 48,643 -11,834 410,229 8,204
1976 52,107 -13,778 402,260 -13,915
1975 53,629 -14,348 385,916 -6,237
1974 53,600 -14,345 376,197 -4,090
1973 52,989 -14,043 373,191 -1,507
1972 54,072 -14,807 362,334 -2,600
1971 54,352 -15,829 351,464 -6,479
1970 54,455 -20,714 338,030 1,377
1969 58,454 -21,229 324,792 312
1968 61,422 -20,704 310,644 928
1967 65,618 -21,195 298,192 2,531
1966 70,085 -23,196 285,507 1,298
1965 72,896 -24,330 274,551 4,555
1964 74,151 -23,922 262,825 3,224
1963 75,380 -22,611 254,046 3,197
1962 77,582 -21,531 247,520 3,343
1961 77,601 -14,655 184,792 2,981
1960 76,840 -6,481 155,651 1,573

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/iraq | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In Iraq 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,544,059 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a loss of 85,752 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

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
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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