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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Ireland's population is 1.77 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Ireland
2100 1,368,666 5,468,791
2099 1,382,821 5,493,162
2098 1,397,565 5,516,999
2097 1,413,532 5,540,157
2096 1,429,204 5,562,811
2095 1,444,480 5,583,505
2094 1,459,743 5,603,538
2093 1,475,492 5,623,266
2092 1,490,946 5,642,437
2091 1,506,239 5,661,268
2090 1,521,837 5,680,076
2089 1,538,128 5,697,512
2088 1,554,688 5,714,108
2087 1,571,208 5,729,431
2086 1,588,504 5,743,405
2085 1,605,957 5,757,666
2084 1,624,320 5,771,610
2083 1,643,261 5,785,324
2082 1,662,175 5,798,037
2081 1,681,314 5,809,262
2080 1,701,168 5,821,598
2079 1,721,318 5,836,731
2078 1,741,916 5,851,937
2077 1,762,807 5,867,627
2076 1,784,335 5,883,876
2075 1,806,786 5,900,200
2074 1,829,227 5,917,659
2073 1,851,366 5,934,975
2072 1,874,026 5,952,211
2071 1,897,167 5,969,279
2070 1,921,183 5,986,770
2069 1,944,841 6,003,570
2068 1,968,581 6,019,937
2067 1,994,208 6,035,810
2066 2,019,687 6,051,604
2065 2,045,997 6,066,791
2064 2,071,940 6,081,606
2063 2,097,727 6,094,455
2062 2,123,391 6,106,325
2061 2,149,881 6,118,587
2060 2,177,114 6,131,482
2059 2,204,104 6,143,979
2058 2,231,438 6,153,447
2057 2,259,550 6,161,059
2056 2,289,280 6,164,047
2055 2,319,090 6,168,611
2054 2,346,686 6,169,455
2053 2,375,139 6,169,673
2052 2,402,864 6,167,591
2051 2,432,239 6,164,894
2050 2,460,425 6,159,756
2049 2,489,784 6,151,623
2048 2,517,716 6,140,272
2047 2,547,032 6,128,245
2046 2,576,313 6,115,454
2045 2,604,829 6,099,562
2044 2,633,079 6,081,384
2043 2,661,800 6,062,477
2042 2,690,344 6,041,683
2041 2,720,561 6,017,573
2040 2,749,705 5,992,311
2039 2,777,922 5,967,604
2038 2,804,291 5,940,474
2037 2,830,793 5,912,327
2036 2,857,546 5,884,159
2035 2,884,800 5,855,902
2034 2,913,808 5,825,178
2033 2,940,732 5,792,751
2032 2,967,485 5,757,842
2031 2,991,207 5,721,671
2030 3,015,049 5,684,420
2029 3,038,829 5,644,008
2028 3,064,003 5,600,083
2027 3,089,959 5,553,725
2026 3,116,111 5,505,248
2025 3,141,481 5,452,752
2024 3,164,253 5,395,790
2023 3,185,073 5,311,538
2022 3,204,802 5,212,836
2021 3,244,907 5,110,585
2020 3,299,349 5,039,747
2019 3,345,533 4,976,456
2018 3,387,000 4,898,022
2017 3,428,682 4,827,445
2016 3,473,003 4,762,722
2015 3,518,541 4,701,957
2014 3,564,829 4,657,740
2013 3,610,859 4,623,816
2012 3,670,113 4,599,533
2011 3,741,798 4,580,084
2010 3,811,472 4,560,155
2009 3,879,794 4,535,375
2008 3,947,544 4,489,544
2007 4,013,424 4,398,942
2006 4,063,272 4,273,591
2005 4,096,493 4,159,914
2004 4,140,987 4,070,262
2003 4,178,523 3,996,521
2002 4,188,002 3,931,947
2001 4,179,438 3,866,243
2000 4,159,771 3,805,174
1999 4,130,305 3,754,786
1998 4,089,356 3,712,696
1997 4,018,227 3,674,171
1996 3,875,246 3,637,510
1995 3,715,564 3,608,841
1994 3,725,412 3,590,386
1993 3,904,482 3,576,261
1992 4,234,616 3,558,430
1991 4,458,343 3,534,235
1990 4,448,652 3,513,974
1989 4,433,983 3,511,009
1988 4,414,404 3,524,949
1987 4,390,246 3,540,057
1986 4,362,115 3,539,690
1985 4,330,364 3,538,082
1984 4,295,536 3,532,423
1983 4,258,728 3,510,600
1982 4,221,100 3,485,800
1981 4,184,217 3,453,000
1980 4,148,426 3,412,800
1979 4,113,300 3,373,750
1978 4,078,240 3,329,100
1977 4,042,124 3,282,200
1976 4,004,552 3,238,050
1975 3,965,743 3,189,550
1974 3,926,472 3,137,500
1973 3,887,376 3,085,950
1972 3,848,271 3,036,850
1971 3,809,376 2,992,050
1970 3,773,247 2,957,250
1969 3,737,765 2,932,650
1968 3,698,794 2,915,550
1967 3,656,223 2,902,450
1966 3,610,562 2,888,800
1965 3,562,834 2,877,300
1964 3,513,441 2,866,550
1963 3,461,942 2,852,650
1962 3,407,532 2,836,050
1961 3,348,035 2,824,400
1960 3,281,381 2,828,600

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/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M 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
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Ireland
2100 -1.02% -0.44%
2099 -1.06% -0.43%
2098 -1.13% -0.42%
2097 -1.1% -0.41%
2096 -1.06% -0.37%
2095 -1.05% -0.36%
2094 -1.07% -0.35%
2093 -1.04% -0.34%
2092 -1.02% -0.33%
2091 -1.02% -0.33%
2090 -1.06% -0.31%
2089 -1.07% -0.29%
2088 -1.05% -0.27%
2087 -1.09% -0.24%
2086 -1.09% -0.25%
2085 -1.13% -0.24%
2084 -1.15% -0.24%
2083 -1.14% -0.22%
2082 -1.14% -0.19%
2081 -1.17% -0.21%
2080 -1.17% -0.26%
2079 -1.18% -0.26%
2078 -1.19% -0.27%
2077 -1.21% -0.28%
2076 -1.24% -0.28%
2075 -1.23% -0.3%
2074 -1.2% -0.29%
2073 -1.21% -0.29%
2072 -1.22% -0.29%
2071 -1.25% -0.29%
2070 -1.22% -0.28%
2069 -1.21% -0.27%
2068 -1.29% -0.26%
2067 -1.26% -0.26%
2066 -1.29% -0.25%
2065 -1.25% -0.24%
2064 -1.23% -0.21%
2063 -1.21% -0.19%
2062 -1.23% -0.2%
2061 -1.25% -0.21%
2060 -1.22% -0.2%
2059 -1.22% -0.15%
2058 -1.24% -0.12%
2057 -1.3% -0.05%
2056 -1.29% -0.07%
2055 -1.18% -0.01%
2054 -1.2% -0.004%
2053 -1.15% 0.03%
2052 -1.21% 0.04%
2051 -1.15% 0.08%
2050 -1.18% 0.13%
2049 -1.11% 0.18%
2048 -1.15% 0.2%
2047 -1.14% 0.21%
2046 -1.09% 0.26%
2045 -1.07% 0.3%
2044 -1.08% 0.31%
2043 -1.06% 0.34%
2042 -1.11% 0.4%
2041 -1.06% 0.42%
2040 -1.02% 0.41%
2039 -0.94% 0.46%
2038 -0.94% 0.48%
2037 -0.94% 0.48%
2036 -0.94% 0.48%
2035 -1% 0.53%
2034 -0.92% 0.56%
2033 -0.9% 0.61%
2032 -0.79% 0.63%
2031 -0.79% 0.66%
2030 -0.78% 0.72%
2029 -0.82% 0.78%
2028 -0.84% 0.83%
2027 -0.84% 0.88%
2026 -0.81% 0.96%
2025 -0.72% 1.06%
2024 -0.65% 1.59%
2023 -0.62% 1.89%
2022 -1.24% 2%
2021 -1.65% 1.41%
2020 -1.38% 1.27%
2019 -1.22% 1.6%
2018 -1.22% 1.46%
2017 -1.28% 1.36%
2016 -1.29% 1.29%
2015 -1.3% 0.95%
2014 -1.27% 0.73%
2013 -1.61% 0.53%
2012 -1.92% 0.42%
2011 -1.83% 0.44%
2010 -1.76% 0.55%
2009 -1.72% 1.02%
2008 -1.64% 2.06%
2007 -1.23% 2.93%
2006 -0.81% 2.73%
2005 -1.07% 2.2%
2004 -0.9% 1.85%
2003 -0.23% 1.64%
2002 0.2% 1.7%
2001 0.47% 1.6%
2000 0.71% 1.34%
1999 1% 1.13%
1998 1.77% 1.05%
1997 3.69% 1.01%
1996 4.3% 0.79%
1995 -0.26% 0.51%
1994 -4.59% 0.39%
1993 -7.8% 0.5%
1992 -5.02% 0.68%
1991 0.22% 0.58%
1990 0.33% 0.08%
1989 0.44% -0.4%
1988 0.55% -0.43%
1987 0.64% 0.01%
1986 0.73% 0.05%
1985 0.81% 0.16%
1984 0.86% 0.62%
1983 0.89% 0.71%
1982 0.88% 0.95%
1981 0.86% 1.18%
1980 0.85% 1.16%
1979 0.86% 1.34%
1978 0.89% 1.43%
1977 0.94% 1.36%
1976 0.98% 1.52%
1975 1% 1.66%
1974 1.01% 1.67%
1973 1.02% 1.62%
1972 1.02% 1.5%
1971 0.96% 1.18%
1970 0.95% 0.84%
1969 1.05% 0.59%
1968 1.16% 0.45%
1967 1.26% 0.47%
1966 1.34% 0.4%
1965 1.41% 0.38%
1964 1.49% 0.49%
1963 1.6% 0.59%
1962 1.78% 0.41%
1961 2.03% -0.15%

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 Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Ireland
Current population
3116111
5518360
Population rank 135/197 121/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.07%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
6.24 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +231
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 68/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +35,417
Net migration rank 124/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 35,417
2024 - -4,497 - 39,059
2023 -18,292 -485 19,652 43,873
2022 -20,197 -485 19,287 93,535
2021 -33,670 -25,865 26,064 27,419
2020 -22,502 -26,840 23,687 15,746
2019 -15,192 -27,841 28,365 29,663
2018 -10,761 -29,147 29,878 33,387
2017 -12,810 -30,650 31,379 28,883
2016 -13,009 -32,173 33,339 18,967
2015 -11,942 -33,948 35,265 13,376
2014 -11,009 -35,683 37,728 448
2013 -8,367 -37,002 39,302 -12,309
2012 -6,761 -66,378 42,775 -22,411
2011 -5,354 -64,875 45,801 -26,529
2010 -1,895 -67,228 47,426 -26,974
2009 652 -68,182 47,168 -18,524
2008 161 -68,140 46,691 18,979
2007 1,557 -65,335 43,109 76,465
2006 2,714 -38,622 36,752 94,513
2005 6,546 -37,086 33,279 63,983
2004 9,549 -68,008 33,376 49,102
2003 10,781 -27,396 32,372 32,220
2002 10,972 -13,312 31,062 34,286
2001 10,424 9,055 27,837 39,220
2000 11,722 8,138 23,592 31,298
1999 13,568 25,495 21,402 23,592
1998 18,492 24,335 22,277 16,615
1997 19,311 80,133 21,311 17,425
1996 13,327 173,193 18,915 9,959
1995 5,926 126,914 16,601 10,019
1994 4,895 -157,427 17,234 -3,118
1993 -27,199 -178,416 17,166 -3,762
1992 -17,883 -436,814 20,283 1,335
1991 33,692 -26,483 21,206 4,944
1990 34,993 -22,829 21,787 -8,203
1989 36,802 -19,634 20,012 -28,752
1988 39,058 -17,058 22,912 -44,020
1987 41,172 -14,853 26,904 -38,426
1986 42,884 -12,941 27,963 -21,139
1985 44,983 -11,429 29,013 -16,178
1984 46,413 -10,321 31,791 -15,549
1983 47,135 -9,599 34,053 -15,043
1982 47,023 -9,298 38,344 -14,464
1981 45,423 -9,384 39,364 -10,834
1980 42,911 -7,368 40,612 -2,876
1979 42,157 -7,454 38,798 1,486
1978 44,800 -9,382 36,288 15,543
1977 48,643 -11,834 35,448 14,505
1976 52,107 -13,778 33,676 14,200
1975 53,629 -14,348 34,128 13,828
1974 53,600 -14,345 34,199 13,482
1973 52,989 -14,043 34,562 13,164
1972 54,072 -14,807 34,316 12,858
1971 54,352 -15,829 35,606 5,851
1970 54,455 -20,714 30,756 -8,892
1969 58,454 -21,229 29,326 -10,250
1968 61,422 -20,704 27,697 -11,132
1967 65,618 -21,195 29,895 -11,708
1966 70,085 -23,196 26,866 -11,858
1965 72,896 -24,330 30,500 -14,016
1964 74,151 -23,922 31,532 -15,640
1963 75,380 -22,611 29,667 -16,615
1962 77,582 -21,531 28,077 -17,438
1961 77,601 -14,655 25,137 -22,237
1960 76,840 -6,481 28,286 -38,492

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ireland | 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 Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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