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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 18.8 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Italy
2100 1,368,666 35,208,261
2099 1,382,821 35,444,989
2098 1,397,565 35,676,340
2097 1,413,532 35,914,345
2096 1,429,204 36,150,501
2095 1,444,480 36,386,787
2094 1,459,743 36,619,396
2093 1,475,492 36,850,181
2092 1,490,946 37,089,746
2091 1,506,239 37,323,400
2090 1,521,837 37,560,976
2089 1,538,128 37,802,157
2088 1,554,688 38,040,056
2087 1,571,208 38,280,439
2086 1,588,504 38,517,279
2085 1,605,957 38,761,126
2084 1,624,320 39,008,873
2083 1,643,261 39,255,273
2082 1,662,175 39,509,964
2081 1,681,314 39,767,732
2080 1,701,168 40,030,977
2079 1,721,318 40,302,924
2078 1,741,916 40,579,648
2077 1,762,807 40,860,952
2076 1,784,335 41,151,772
2075 1,806,786 41,455,646
2074 1,829,227 41,779,503
2073 1,851,366 42,111,664
2072 1,874,026 42,459,257
2071 1,897,167 42,814,908
2070 1,921,183 43,187,953
2069 1,944,841 43,571,469
2068 1,968,581 43,964,515
2067 1,994,208 44,361,273
2066 2,019,687 44,771,926
2065 2,045,997 45,197,177
2064 2,071,940 45,628,630
2063 2,097,727 46,066,216
2062 2,123,391 46,517,561
2061 2,149,881 46,971,598
2060 2,177,114 47,424,830
2059 2,204,104 47,879,711
2058 2,231,438 48,332,818
2057 2,259,550 48,778,066
2056 2,289,280 49,222,515
2055 2,319,090 49,653,326
2054 2,346,686 50,073,600
2053 2,375,139 50,488,203
2052 2,402,864 50,886,354
2051 2,432,239 51,276,616
2050 2,460,425 51,663,176
2049 2,489,784 52,034,983
2048 2,517,716 52,392,012
2047 2,547,032 52,745,310
2046 2,576,313 53,080,828
2045 2,604,829 53,408,660
2044 2,633,079 53,723,325
2043 2,661,800 54,042,322
2042 2,690,344 54,342,628
2041 2,720,561 54,629,496
2040 2,749,705 54,916,374
2039 2,777,922 55,205,078
2038 2,804,291 55,481,637
2037 2,830,793 55,757,394
2036 2,857,546 56,025,224
2035 2,884,800 56,295,613
2034 2,913,808 56,562,648
2033 2,940,732 56,822,364
2032 2,967,485 57,078,534
2031 2,991,207 57,345,322
2030 3,015,049 57,606,120
2029 3,038,829 57,851,091
2028 3,064,003 58,091,760
2027 3,089,959 58,333,039
2026 3,116,111 58,562,681
2025 3,141,481 58,769,653
2024 3,164,253 58,952,704
2023 3,185,073 58,984,216
2022 3,204,802 59,013,667
2021 3,244,907 59,133,173
2020 3,299,349 59,438,851
2019 3,345,533 59,729,081
2018 3,387,000 60,148,658
2017 3,428,682 60,002,252
2016 3,473,003 60,115,223
2015 3,518,541 60,229,605
2014 3,564,829 60,320,707
2013 3,610,859 60,311,613
2012 3,670,113 60,191,247
2011 3,741,798 60,026,841
2010 3,811,472 59,819,407
2009 3,879,794 59,555,454
2008 3,947,544 59,211,181
2007 4,013,424 58,756,247
2006 4,063,272 58,399,861
2005 4,096,493 58,166,682
2004 4,140,987 57,828,179
2003 4,178,523 57,399,184
2002 4,188,002 57,089,824
2001 4,179,438 56,976,981
2000 4,159,771 56,942,108
1999 4,130,305 56,916,317
1998 4,089,356 56,906,744
1997 4,018,227 56,890,372
1996 3,875,246 56,860,281
1995 3,715,564 56,844,303
1994 3,725,412 56,843,400
1993 3,904,482 56,831,821
1992 4,234,616 56,797,087
1991 4,458,343 56,758,521
1990 4,448,652 56,719,240
1989 4,433,983 56,671,781
1988 4,414,404 56,629,288
1987 4,390,246 56,601,931
1986 4,362,115 56,596,155
1985 4,330,364 56,593,071
1984 4,295,536 56,576,718
1983 4,258,728 56,564,074
1982 4,221,100 56,543,548
1981 4,184,217 56,501,675
1980 4,148,426 56,433,883
1979 4,113,300 56,317,749
1978 4,078,240 56,155,143
1977 4,042,124 55,955,411
1976 4,004,552 55,718,260
1975 3,965,743 55,441,001
1974 3,926,472 55,110,868
1973 3,887,376 54,751,406
1972 3,848,271 54,381,345
1971 3,809,376 54,073,490
1970 3,773,247 53,821,850
1969 3,737,765 53,537,950
1968 3,698,794 53,235,750
1967 3,656,223 52,900,500
1966 3,610,562 52,519,000
1965 3,562,834 52,112,350
1964 3,513,441 51,675,350
1963 3,461,942 51,252,000
1962 3,407,532 50,879,450
1961 3,348,035 50,536,350
1960 3,281,381 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 29.7% in Italy.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Italy
2100 -1.02% -0.67%
2099 -1.06% -0.65%
2098 -1.13% -0.66%
2097 -1.1% -0.65%
2096 -1.06% -0.65%
2095 -1.05% -0.64%
2094 -1.07% -0.63%
2093 -1.04% -0.65%
2092 -1.02% -0.63%
2091 -1.02% -0.63%
2090 -1.06% -0.64%
2089 -1.07% -0.63%
2088 -1.05% -0.63%
2087 -1.09% -0.61%
2086 -1.09% -0.63%
2085 -1.13% -0.64%
2084 -1.15% -0.63%
2083 -1.14% -0.64%
2082 -1.14% -0.65%
2081 -1.17% -0.66%
2080 -1.17% -0.67%
2079 -1.18% -0.68%
2078 -1.19% -0.69%
2077 -1.21% -0.71%
2076 -1.24% -0.73%
2075 -1.23% -0.78%
2074 -1.2% -0.79%
2073 -1.21% -0.82%
2072 -1.22% -0.83%
2071 -1.25% -0.86%
2070 -1.22% -0.88%
2069 -1.21% -0.89%
2068 -1.29% -0.89%
2067 -1.26% -0.92%
2066 -1.29% -0.94%
2065 -1.25% -0.95%
2064 -1.23% -0.95%
2063 -1.21% -0.97%
2062 -1.23% -0.97%
2061 -1.25% -0.96%
2060 -1.22% -0.95%
2059 -1.22% -0.94%
2058 -1.24% -0.91%
2057 -1.3% -0.9%
2056 -1.29% -0.87%
2055 -1.18% -0.84%
2054 -1.2% -0.82%
2053 -1.15% -0.78%
2052 -1.21% -0.76%
2051 -1.15% -0.75%
2050 -1.18% -0.71%
2049 -1.11% -0.68%
2048 -1.15% -0.67%
2047 -1.14% -0.63%
2046 -1.09% -0.61%
2045 -1.07% -0.59%
2044 -1.08% -0.59%
2043 -1.06% -0.55%
2042 -1.11% -0.53%
2041 -1.06% -0.52%
2040 -1.02% -0.52%
2039 -0.94% -0.5%
2038 -0.94% -0.49%
2037 -0.94% -0.48%
2036 -0.94% -0.48%
2035 -1% -0.47%
2034 -0.92% -0.46%
2033 -0.9% -0.45%
2032 -0.79% -0.47%
2031 -0.79% -0.45%
2030 -0.78% -0.42%
2029 -0.82% -0.41%
2028 -0.84% -0.41%
2027 -0.84% -0.39%
2026 -0.81% -0.35%
2025 -0.72% -0.31%
2024 -0.65% -0.05%
2023 -0.62% -0.05%
2022 -1.24% -0.2%
2021 -1.65% -0.51%
2020 -1.38% -0.49%
2019 -1.22% -0.7%
2018 -1.22% 0.24%
2017 -1.28% -0.19%
2016 -1.29% -0.19%
2015 -1.3% -0.15%
2014 -1.27% 0.02%
2013 -1.61% 0.2%
2012 -1.92% 0.27%
2011 -1.83% 0.35%
2010 -1.76% 0.44%
2009 -1.72% 0.58%
2008 -1.64% 0.77%
2007 -1.23% 0.61%
2006 -0.81% 0.4%
2005 -1.07% 0.59%
2004 -0.9% 0.75%
2003 -0.23% 0.54%
2002 0.2% 0.2%
2001 0.47% 0.06%
2000 0.71% 0.05%
1999 1% 0.02%
1998 1.77% 0.03%
1997 3.69% 0.05%
1996 4.3% 0.03%
1995 -0.26% 0.002%
1994 -4.59% 0.02%
1993 -7.8% 0.06%
1992 -5.02% 0.07%
1991 0.22% 0.07%
1990 0.33% 0.08%
1989 0.44% 0.08%
1988 0.55% 0.05%
1987 0.64% 0.01%
1986 0.73% 0.005%
1985 0.81% 0.03%
1984 0.86% 0.02%
1983 0.89% 0.04%
1982 0.88% 0.07%
1981 0.86% 0.12%
1980 0.85% 0.21%
1979 0.86% 0.29%
1978 0.89% 0.36%
1977 0.94% 0.43%
1976 0.98% 0.5%
1975 1% 0.6%
1974 1.01% 0.66%
1973 1.02% 0.68%
1972 1.02% 0.57%
1971 0.96% 0.47%
1970 0.95% 0.53%
1969 1.05% 0.57%
1968 1.16% 0.63%
1967 1.26% 0.73%
1966 1.34% 0.78%
1965 1.41% 0.85%
1964 1.49% 0.83%
1963 1.6% 0.73%
1962 1.78% 0.68%
1961 2.03% 0.67%

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 Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Italy
Current population
3116111
58562681
Population rank 135/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.71%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 -86
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 170/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +75,448
Net migration rank 124/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 75,448
2024 - -4,497 - 95,246
2023 -18,292 -485 -283,125 150,189
2022 -20,197 -485 -318,674 231,228
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -301,579 157,327
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -338,801 85,281
2019 -15,192 -27,841 -215,025 46,634
2018 -10,761 -29,147 -192,475 83,686
2017 -12,810 -30,650 -192,007 95,147
2016 -13,009 -32,173 -138,265 84,568
2015 -11,942 -33,948 -162,620 39,389
2014 -11,009 -35,683 -96,513 52,679
2013 -8,367 -37,002 -90,468 158,090
2012 -6,761 -66,378 -78,248 252,524
2011 -5,354 -64,875 -48,021 198,544
2010 -1,895 -67,228 -23,928 274,387
2009 652 -68,182 -17,866 283,676
2008 161 -68,140 -11,842 422,534
2007 1,557 -65,335 -5,876 495,092
2006 2,714 -38,622 0 215,995
2005 6,546 -37,086 -17,450 258,702
2004 9,549 -68,008 11,566 417,970
2003 10,781 -27,396 -40,179 478,578
2002 10,972 -13,312 -22,836 223,861
2001 10,424 9,055 -11,396 48,903
2000 11,722 8,138 -17,082 56,065
1999 13,568 25,495 -22,766 54,405
1998 18,492 24,335 -39,835 67,985
1997 19,311 80,133 -22,756 50,539
1996 13,327 173,193 -22,744 53,450
1995 5,926 126,914 -34,107 -460,287
1994 4,895 -157,427 -17,053 502,750
1993 -27,199 -178,416 0 24,321
1992 -17,883 -436,814 22,718 51,747
1991 33,692 -26,483 11,352 19,721
1990 34,993 -22,829 22,688 35,317
1989 36,802 -19,634 28,336 19,540
1988 39,058 -17,058 33,977 18,553
1987 41,172 -14,853 16,980 7,825
1986 42,884 -12,941 11,319 -6,206
1985 44,983 -11,429 28,297 6,911
1984 46,413 -10,321 50,919 203
1983 47,135 -9,599 33,939 -3,733
1982 47,023 -9,298 79,161 -24,223
1981 45,423 -9,384 73,452 7,182
1980 42,911 -7,368 84,650 295,642
1979 42,157 -7,454 129,531 42,637
1978 44,800 -9,382 168,465 43,932
1977 48,643 -11,834 190,248 42,246
1976 52,107 -13,778 228,445 40,885
1975 53,629 -14,348 271,660 43,051
1974 53,600 -14,345 336,176 42,487
1973 52,989 -14,043 328,508 41,631
1972 54,072 -14,807 364,355 43,182
1971 54,352 -15,829 383,922 -58,627
1970 54,455 -20,714 376,753 -62,216
1969 58,454 -21,229 390,827 -45,346
1968 61,422 -20,704 399,268 -50,149
1967 65,618 -21,195 439,074 -37,992
1966 70,085 -23,196 488,427 -35,352
1965 72,896 -24,330 474,222 -36,267
1964 74,151 -23,922 527,089 -27,368
1963 75,380 -22,611 440,767 -28,198
1962 77,582 -21,531 427,387 -25,840
1961 77,601 -14,655 459,880 -129,761
1960 76,840 -6,481 426,697 -140,765

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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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