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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 3.3 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Israel
2100 1,368,666 21,079,031
2099 1,382,821 20,971,907
2098 1,397,565 20,869,188
2097 1,413,532 20,764,637
2096 1,429,204 20,651,056
2095 1,444,480 20,537,392
2094 1,459,743 20,420,251
2093 1,475,492 20,294,077
2092 1,490,946 20,167,075
2091 1,506,239 20,038,540
2090 1,521,837 19,910,123
2089 1,538,128 19,788,579
2088 1,554,688 19,660,357
2087 1,571,208 19,527,597
2086 1,588,504 19,388,628
2085 1,605,957 19,246,899
2084 1,624,320 19,099,510
2083 1,643,261 18,955,502
2082 1,662,175 18,813,463
2081 1,681,314 18,667,367
2080 1,701,168 18,512,469
2079 1,721,318 18,362,060
2078 1,741,916 18,208,724
2077 1,762,807 18,053,774
2076 1,784,335 17,908,513
2075 1,806,786 17,761,880
2074 1,829,227 17,618,257
2073 1,851,366 17,477,875
2072 1,874,026 17,343,227
2071 1,897,167 17,195,556
2070 1,921,183 17,043,216
2069 1,944,841 16,890,521
2068 1,968,581 16,742,334
2067 1,994,208 16,593,617
2066 2,019,687 16,448,006
2065 2,045,997 16,297,575
2064 2,071,940 16,152,550
2063 2,097,727 15,997,249
2062 2,123,391 15,847,545
2061 2,149,881 15,695,962
2060 2,177,114 15,537,020
2059 2,204,104 15,383,512
2058 2,231,438 15,227,838
2057 2,259,550 15,069,709
2056 2,289,280 14,910,638
2055 2,319,090 14,746,579
2054 2,346,686 14,578,352
2053 2,375,139 14,414,886
2052 2,402,864 14,252,277
2051 2,432,239 14,090,930
2050 2,460,425 13,927,651
2049 2,489,784 13,765,178
2048 2,517,716 13,606,737
2047 2,547,032 13,448,310
2046 2,576,313 13,286,110
2045 2,604,829 13,126,049
2044 2,633,079 12,960,184
2043 2,661,800 12,796,533
2042 2,690,344 12,632,183
2041 2,720,561 12,471,494
2040 2,749,705 12,312,998
2039 2,777,922 12,152,920
2038 2,804,291 11,995,851
2037 2,830,793 11,841,052
2036 2,857,546 11,693,469
2035 2,884,800 11,543,041
2034 2,913,808 11,396,608
2033 2,940,732 11,252,344
2032 2,967,485 11,108,763
2031 2,991,207 10,961,050
2030 3,015,049 10,815,614
2029 3,038,829 10,675,258
2028 3,064,003 10,533,711
2027 3,089,959 10,393,227
2026 3,116,111 10,252,942
2025 3,141,481 10,113,937
2024 3,164,253 9,974,400
2023 3,185,073 9,849,000
2022 3,204,802 9,557,500
2021 3,244,907 9,371,400
2020 3,299,349 9,215,100
2019 3,345,533 9,054,000
2018 3,387,000 8,882,800
2017 3,428,682 8,713,300
2016 3,473,003 8,546,000
2015 3,518,541 8,380,100
2014 3,564,829 8,215,700
2013 3,610,859 8,059,500
2012 3,670,113 7,910,500
2011 3,741,798 7,765,800
2010 3,811,472 7,623,600
2009 3,879,794 7,485,600
2008 3,947,544 7,308,800
2007 4,013,424 7,180,100
2006 4,063,272 7,053,700
2005 4,096,493 6,930,100
2004 4,140,987 6,809,000
2003 4,178,523 6,689,700
2002 4,188,002 6,570,000
2001 4,179,438 6,439,000
2000 4,159,771 6,289,000
1999 4,130,305 6,125,000
1998 4,089,356 5,971,000
1997 4,018,227 5,836,000
1996 3,875,246 5,692,000
1995 3,715,564 5,545,000
1994 3,725,412 5,399,000
1993 3,904,482 5,261,000
1992 4,234,616 5,123,000
1991 4,458,343 4,949,000
1990 4,448,652 4,660,000
1989 4,433,983 4,518,000
1988 4,414,404 4,442,000
1987 4,390,246 4,369,000
1986 4,362,115 4,299,000
1985 4,330,364 4,233,000
1984 4,295,536 4,159,000
1983 4,258,728 4,105,000
1982 4,221,100 4,031,000
1981 4,184,217 3,956,000
1980 4,148,426 3,878,000
1979 4,113,300 3,786,000
1978 4,078,240 3,690,000
1977 4,042,124 3,613,000
1976 4,004,552 3,533,000
1975 3,965,743 3,455,000
1974 3,926,472 3,377,000
1973 3,887,376 3,278,000
1972 3,848,271 3,148,000
1971 3,809,376 3,069,000
1970 3,773,247 2,974,000
1969 3,737,765 2,877,000
1968 3,698,794 2,803,000
1967 3,656,223 2,745,000
1966 3,610,562 2,629,000
1965 3,562,834 2,563,000
1964 3,513,441 2,475,000
1963 3,461,942 2,379,000
1962 3,407,532 2,293,000
1961 3,348,035 2,185,000
1960 3,281,381 2,114,020

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 Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M 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
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Israel
2100 -1.02% 0.51%
2099 -1.06% 0.49%
2098 -1.13% 0.5%
2097 -1.1% 0.55%
2096 -1.06% 0.55%
2095 -1.05% 0.57%
2094 -1.07% 0.62%
2093 -1.04% 0.63%
2092 -1.02% 0.64%
2091 -1.02% 0.64%
2090 -1.06% 0.61%
2089 -1.07% 0.65%
2088 -1.05% 0.68%
2087 -1.09% 0.72%
2086 -1.09% 0.74%
2085 -1.13% 0.77%
2084 -1.15% 0.76%
2083 -1.14% 0.75%
2082 -1.14% 0.78%
2081 -1.17% 0.84%
2080 -1.17% 0.82%
2079 -1.18% 0.84%
2078 -1.19% 0.86%
2077 -1.21% 0.81%
2076 -1.24% 0.83%
2075 -1.23% 0.82%
2074 -1.2% 0.8%
2073 -1.21% 0.78%
2072 -1.22% 0.86%
2071 -1.25% 0.89%
2070 -1.22% 0.9%
2069 -1.21% 0.89%
2068 -1.29% 0.9%
2067 -1.26% 0.89%
2066 -1.29% 0.92%
2065 -1.25% 0.9%
2064 -1.23% 0.97%
2063 -1.21% 0.94%
2062 -1.23% 0.97%
2061 -1.25% 1.02%
2060 -1.22% 1%
2059 -1.22% 1.02%
2058 -1.24% 1.05%
2057 -1.3% 1.07%
2056 -1.29% 1.11%
2055 -1.18% 1.15%
2054 -1.2% 1.13%
2053 -1.15% 1.14%
2052 -1.21% 1.15%
2051 -1.15% 1.17%
2050 -1.18% 1.18%
2049 -1.11% 1.16%
2048 -1.15% 1.18%
2047 -1.14% 1.22%
2046 -1.09% 1.22%
2045 -1.07% 1.28%
2044 -1.08% 1.28%
2043 -1.06% 1.3%
2042 -1.11% 1.29%
2041 -1.06% 1.29%
2040 -1.02% 1.32%
2039 -0.94% 1.31%
2038 -0.94% 1.31%
2037 -0.94% 1.26%
2036 -0.94% 1.3%
2035 -1% 1.28%
2034 -0.92% 1.28%
2033 -0.9% 1.29%
2032 -0.79% 1.35%
2031 -0.79% 1.34%
2030 -0.78% 1.31%
2029 -0.82% 1.34%
2028 -0.84% 1.35%
2027 -0.84% 1.37%
2026 -0.81% 1.37%
2025 -0.72% 1.4%
2024 -0.65% 1.27%
2023 -0.62% 3.05%
2022 -1.24% 1.99%
2021 -1.65% 1.7%
2020 -1.38% 1.78%
2019 -1.22% 1.93%
2018 -1.22% 1.95%
2017 -1.28% 1.96%
2016 -1.29% 1.98%
2015 -1.3% 2%
2014 -1.27% 1.94%
2013 -1.61% 1.88%
2012 -1.92% 1.86%
2011 -1.83% 1.87%
2010 -1.76% 1.84%
2009 -1.72% 2.42%
2008 -1.64% 1.79%
2007 -1.23% 1.79%
2006 -0.81% 1.78%
2005 -1.07% 1.78%
2004 -0.9% 1.78%
2003 -0.23% 1.82%
2002 0.2% 2.03%
2001 0.47% 2.39%
2000 0.71% 2.68%
1999 1% 2.58%
1998 1.77% 2.31%
1997 3.69% 2.53%
1996 4.3% 2.65%
1995 -0.26% 2.7%
1994 -4.59% 2.62%
1993 -7.8% 2.69%
1992 -5.02% 3.52%
1991 0.22% 6.2%
1990 0.33% 3.14%
1989 0.44% 1.71%
1988 0.55% 1.67%
1987 0.64% 1.63%
1986 0.73% 1.56%
1985 0.81% 1.78%
1984 0.86% 1.32%
1983 0.89% 1.84%
1982 0.88% 1.9%
1981 0.86% 2.01%
1980 0.85% 2.43%
1979 0.86% 2.6%
1978 0.89% 2.13%
1977 0.94% 2.26%
1976 0.98% 2.26%
1975 1% 2.31%
1974 1.01% 3.02%
1973 1.02% 4.13%
1972 1.02% 2.57%
1971 0.96% 3.19%
1970 0.95% 3.37%
1969 1.05% 2.64%
1968 1.16% 2.11%
1967 1.26% 4.41%
1966 1.34% 2.58%
1965 1.41% 3.56%
1964 1.49% 4.04%
1963 1.6% 3.75%
1962 1.78% 4.94%
1961 2.03% 3.36%

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 Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Israel
Current population
3116111
10290887
Population rank 135/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.12%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +344
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 84/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
46 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +11,466
Net migration rank 124/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 11,466
2024 - -4,497 - 10,612
2023 -18,292 -485 131,977 9,999
2022 -20,197 -485 129,982 50,004
2021 -33,670 -25,865 134,011 16,859
2020 -22,502 -26,840 128,089 16,573
2019 -15,192 -27,841 135,810 16,134
2018 -10,761 -29,147 140,348 15,615
2017 -12,810 -30,650 138,541 14,518
2016 -13,009 -32,173 136,736 24,308
2015 -11,942 -33,948 134,082 29,735
2014 -11,009 -35,683 133,916 25,303
2013 -8,367 -37,002 129,758 17,075
2012 -6,761 -66,378 128,941 16,549
2011 -5,354 -64,875 125,030 10,470
2010 -1,895 -67,228 126,552 12,906
2009 652 -68,182 122,015 7,269
2008 161 -68,140 117,672 7,974
2007 1,557 -65,335 111,292 9,654
2006 2,714 -38,622 109,332 11,446
2005 6,546 -37,086 105,338 10,975
2004 9,549 -68,008 106,901 8,494
2003 10,781 -27,396 106,366 6,684
2002 10,972 -13,312 101,178 17,420
2001 10,424 9,055 99,160 38,643
2000 11,722 8,138 98,737 63,409
1999 13,568 25,495 94,325 78,422
1998 18,492 24,335 93,744 52,713
1997 19,311 80,133 88,707 60,297
1996 13,327 173,193 86,518 66,811
1995 5,926 126,914 82,066 61,800
1994 4,895 -157,427 79,365 57,273
1993 -27,199 -178,416 77,337 49,345
1992 -17,883 -436,814 77,357 57,522
1991 33,692 -26,483 73,740 153,141
1990 34,993 -22,829 71,764 178,732
1989 36,802 -19,634 68,674 14,192
1988 39,058 -17,058 71,072 1,675
1987 41,172 -14,853 69,904 7,511
1986 42,884 -12,941 70,073 -3,598
1985 44,983 -11,429 71,538 -3,686
1984 46,413 -10,321 70,703 10,933
1983 47,135 -9,599 70,196 689
1982 47,023 -9,298 68,931 16,563
1981 45,423 -9,384 67,647 16,021
1980 42,911 -7,368 68,253 16,284
1979 42,157 -7,454 68,148 15,591
1978 44,800 -9,382 67,158 15,556
1977 48,643 -11,834 70,092 12,747
1976 52,107 -13,778 74,899 10,459
1975 53,629 -14,348 70,828 11,726
1974 53,600 -14,345 68,891 11,929
1973 52,989 -14,043 65,560 14,310
1972 54,072 -14,807 62,960 27,415
1971 54,352 -15,829 64,449 52,632
1970 54,455 -20,714 56,506 56,173
1969 58,454 -21,229 53,800 59,928
1968 61,422 -20,704 51,014 60,804
1967 65,618 -21,195 47,488 59,483
1966 70,085 -23,196 50,477 57,347
1965 72,896 -24,330 49,979 54,694
1964 74,151 -23,922 48,015 54,050
1963 75,380 -22,611 44,964 53,877
1962 77,582 -21,531 43,337 52,313
1961 77,601 -14,655 42,170 34,482
1960 76,840 -6,481 44,818 10,990

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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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