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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 10.8 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Ivory Coast
2100 1,368,666 104,920,371
2099 1,382,821 104,113,061
2098 1,397,565 103,291,158
2097 1,413,532 102,471,756
2096 1,429,204 101,628,301
2095 1,444,480 100,772,460
2094 1,459,743 99,898,304
2093 1,475,492 99,021,348
2092 1,490,946 98,114,023
2091 1,506,239 97,191,635
2090 1,521,837 96,263,617
2089 1,538,128 95,332,834
2088 1,554,688 94,410,464
2087 1,571,208 93,478,576
2086 1,588,504 92,531,438
2085 1,605,957 91,589,651
2084 1,624,320 90,656,883
2083 1,643,261 89,687,091
2082 1,662,175 88,713,776
2081 1,681,314 87,729,381
2080 1,701,168 86,741,632
2079 1,721,318 85,754,611
2078 1,741,916 84,755,417
2077 1,762,807 83,751,773
2076 1,784,335 82,745,768
2075 1,806,786 81,715,680
2074 1,829,227 80,699,852
2073 1,851,366 79,680,254
2072 1,874,026 78,658,967
2071 1,897,167 77,619,677
2070 1,921,183 76,578,862
2069 1,944,841 75,539,439
2068 1,968,581 74,479,930
2067 1,994,208 73,429,006
2066 2,019,687 72,362,962
2065 2,045,997 71,312,115
2064 2,071,940 70,271,852
2063 2,097,727 69,232,655
2062 2,123,391 68,207,413
2061 2,149,881 67,176,556
2060 2,177,114 66,159,709
2059 2,204,104 65,140,683
2058 2,231,438 64,110,700
2057 2,259,550 63,092,260
2056 2,289,280 62,075,281
2055 2,319,090 61,046,238
2054 2,346,686 60,014,012
2053 2,375,139 58,992,661
2052 2,402,864 57,968,005
2051 2,432,239 56,941,659
2050 2,460,425 55,918,046
2049 2,489,784 54,901,818
2048 2,517,716 53,875,709
2047 2,547,032 52,858,830
2046 2,576,313 51,844,312
2045 2,604,829 50,830,306
2044 2,633,079 49,805,598
2043 2,661,800 48,788,840
2042 2,690,344 47,784,131
2041 2,720,561 46,795,255
2040 2,749,705 45,813,266
2039 2,777,922 44,841,250
2038 2,804,291 43,881,133
2037 2,830,793 42,929,373
2036 2,857,546 41,995,248
2035 2,884,800 41,077,730
2034 2,913,808 40,171,091
2033 2,940,732 39,279,116
2032 2,967,485 38,414,277
2031 2,991,207 37,563,879
2030 3,015,049 36,733,221
2029 3,038,829 35,912,791
2028 3,064,003 35,100,748
2027 3,089,959 34,301,358
2026 3,116,111 33,507,906
2025 3,141,481 32,716,581
2024 3,164,253 31,934,230
2023 3,185,073 31,165,654
2022 3,204,802 30,395,002
2021 3,244,907 29,639,736
2020 3,299,349 28,915,449
2019 3,345,533 28,193,009
2018 3,387,000 27,464,173
2017 3,428,682 26,733,372
2016 3,473,003 25,989,405
2015 3,518,541 25,246,342
2014 3,564,829 24,527,395
2013 3,610,859 23,939,775
2012 3,670,113 23,467,078
2011 3,741,798 22,982,000
2010 3,811,472 22,488,065
2009 3,879,794 21,997,940
2008 3,947,544 21,514,439
2007 4,013,424 21,030,558
2006 4,063,272 20,546,802
2005 4,096,493 20,068,458
2004 4,140,987 19,595,000
2003 4,178,523 19,125,542
2002 4,188,002 18,654,771
2001 4,179,438 18,178,913
2000 4,159,771 17,699,004
1999 4,130,305 17,215,935
1998 4,089,356 16,663,948
1997 4,018,227 16,047,170
1996 3,875,246 15,442,312
1995 3,715,564 14,855,565
1994 3,725,412 14,287,201
1993 3,904,482 13,735,951
1992 4,234,616 13,200,310
1991 4,458,343 12,683,870
1990 4,448,652 12,189,778
1989 4,433,983 11,719,771
1988 4,414,404 11,275,189
1987 4,390,246 10,851,475
1986 4,362,115 10,440,917
1985 4,330,364 10,040,483
1984 4,295,536 9,650,516
1983 4,258,728 9,272,744
1982 4,221,100 8,907,936
1981 4,184,217 8,556,596
1980 4,148,426 8,220,714
1979 4,113,300 7,902,267
1978 4,078,240 7,603,130
1977 4,042,124 7,321,950
1976 4,004,552 7,057,958
1975 3,965,743 6,776,297
1974 3,926,472 6,474,057
1973 3,887,376 6,184,944
1972 3,848,271 5,909,716
1971 3,809,376 5,650,868
1970 3,773,247 5,411,567
1969 3,737,765 5,192,221
1968 3,698,794 4,990,021
1967 3,656,223 4,799,744
1966 3,610,562 4,617,519
1965 3,562,834 4,442,377
1964 3,513,441 4,273,952
1963 3,461,942 4,112,061
1962 3,407,532 3,956,939
1961 3,348,035 3,810,151
1960 3,281,381 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M 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
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Ivory Coast
2100 -1.02% 0.78%
2099 -1.06% 0.8%
2098 -1.13% 0.8%
2097 -1.1% 0.83%
2096 -1.06% 0.85%
2095 -1.05% 0.88%
2094 -1.07% 0.89%
2093 -1.04% 0.92%
2092 -1.02% 0.95%
2091 -1.02% 0.96%
2090 -1.06% 0.98%
2089 -1.07% 0.98%
2088 -1.05% 1%
2087 -1.09% 1.02%
2086 -1.09% 1.03%
2085 -1.13% 1.03%
2084 -1.15% 1.08%
2083 -1.14% 1.1%
2082 -1.14% 1.12%
2081 -1.17% 1.14%
2080 -1.17% 1.15%
2079 -1.18% 1.18%
2078 -1.19% 1.2%
2077 -1.21% 1.22%
2076 -1.24% 1.26%
2075 -1.23% 1.26%
2074 -1.2% 1.28%
2073 -1.21% 1.3%
2072 -1.22% 1.34%
2071 -1.25% 1.36%
2070 -1.22% 1.38%
2069 -1.21% 1.42%
2068 -1.29% 1.43%
2067 -1.26% 1.47%
2066 -1.29% 1.47%
2065 -1.25% 1.48%
2064 -1.23% 1.5%
2063 -1.21% 1.5%
2062 -1.23% 1.53%
2061 -1.25% 1.54%
2060 -1.22% 1.56%
2059 -1.22% 1.61%
2058 -1.24% 1.61%
2057 -1.3% 1.64%
2056 -1.29% 1.69%
2055 -1.18% 1.72%
2054 -1.2% 1.73%
2053 -1.15% 1.77%
2052 -1.21% 1.8%
2051 -1.15% 1.83%
2050 -1.18% 1.85%
2049 -1.11% 1.9%
2048 -1.15% 1.92%
2047 -1.14% 1.96%
2046 -1.09% 1.99%
2045 -1.07% 2.06%
2044 -1.08% 2.08%
2043 -1.06% 2.1%
2042 -1.11% 2.11%
2041 -1.06% 2.14%
2040 -1.02% 2.17%
2039 -0.94% 2.19%
2038 -0.94% 2.22%
2037 -0.94% 2.22%
2036 -0.94% 2.23%
2035 -1% 2.26%
2034 -0.92% 2.27%
2033 -0.9% 2.25%
2032 -0.79% 2.26%
2031 -0.79% 2.26%
2030 -0.78% 2.28%
2029 -0.82% 2.31%
2028 -0.84% 2.33%
2027 -0.84% 2.37%
2026 -0.81% 2.42%
2025 -0.72% 2.45%
2024 -0.65% 2.47%
2023 -0.62% 2.54%
2022 -1.24% 2.55%
2021 -1.65% 2.5%
2020 -1.38% 2.56%
2019 -1.22% 2.65%
2018 -1.22% 2.73%
2017 -1.28% 2.86%
2016 -1.29% 2.94%
2015 -1.3% 2.93%
2014 -1.27% 2.45%
2013 -1.61% 2.01%
2012 -1.92% 2.11%
2011 -1.83% 2.2%
2010 -1.76% 2.23%
2009 -1.72% 2.25%
2008 -1.64% 2.3%
2007 -1.23% 2.35%
2006 -0.81% 2.38%
2005 -1.07% 2.42%
2004 -0.9% 2.45%
2003 -0.23% 2.52%
2002 0.2% 2.62%
2001 0.47% 2.71%
2000 0.71% 2.81%
1999 1% 3.31%
1998 1.77% 3.84%
1997 3.69% 3.92%
1996 4.3% 3.95%
1995 -0.26% 3.98%
1994 -4.59% 4.01%
1993 -7.8% 4.06%
1992 -5.02% 4.07%
1991 0.22% 4.05%
1990 0.33% 4.01%
1989 0.44% 3.94%
1988 0.55% 3.9%
1987 0.64% 3.93%
1986 0.73% 3.99%
1985 0.81% 4.04%
1984 0.86% 4.07%
1983 0.89% 4.1%
1982 0.88% 4.11%
1981 0.86% 4.09%
1980 0.85% 4.03%
1979 0.86% 3.93%
1978 0.89% 3.84%
1977 0.94% 3.74%
1976 0.98% 4.16%
1975 1% 4.67%
1974 1.01% 4.67%
1973 1.02% 4.66%
1972 1.02% 4.58%
1971 0.96% 4.42%
1970 0.95% 4.22%
1969 1.05% 4.05%
1968 1.16% 3.96%
1967 1.26% 3.95%
1966 1.34% 3.94%
1965 1.41% 3.94%
1964 1.49% 3.94%
1963 1.6% 3.92%
1962 1.78% 3.85%
1961 2.03% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Ivory Coast
Current population
3116111
33722528
Population rank 135/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.41%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +2,106
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 28/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +11,305
Net migration rank 124/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 11,305
2024 - -4,497 - 7,838
2023 -18,292 -485 758,261 6,002
2022 -20,197 -485 750,270 26,777
2021 -33,670 -25,865 732,191 1,322
2020 -22,502 -26,840 727,455 -12,390
2019 -15,192 -27,841 727,774 2,043
2018 -10,761 -29,147 722,445 5,395
2017 -12,810 -30,650 734,553 -796
2016 -13,009 -32,173 735,630 18,568
2015 -11,942 -33,948 731,387 522
2014 -11,009 -35,683 728,978 -23,011
2013 -8,367 -37,002 720,228 -250,964
2012 -6,761 -66,378 708,847 -232,712
2011 -5,354 -64,875 694,033 -200,010
2010 -1,895 -67,228 676,554 -182,689
2009 652 -68,182 654,439 -168,027
2008 161 -68,140 630,610 -150,037
2007 1,557 -65,335 617,247 -130,079
2006 2,714 -38,622 605,001 -124,651
2005 6,546 -37,086 593,685 -117,342
2004 9,549 -68,008 579,424 -108,869
2003 10,781 -27,396 568,220 -99,880
2002 10,972 -13,312 563,692 -90,503
2001 10,424 9,055 555,220 -76,679
2000 11,722 8,138 545,129 -63,843
1999 13,568 25,495 527,634 -42,777
1998 18,492 24,335 509,167 109,961
1997 19,311 80,133 489,984 124,443
1996 13,327 173,193 469,740 125,556
1995 5,926 126,914 453,719 124,501
1994 4,895 -157,427 438,274 120,247
1993 -27,199 -178,416 430,759 113,215
1992 -17,883 -436,814 423,294 104,006
1991 33,692 -26,483 413,354 92,228
1990 34,993 -22,829 402,629 79,979
1989 36,802 -19,634 390,081 67,324
1988 39,058 -17,058 378,575 53,187
1987 41,172 -14,853 370,654 45,028
1986 42,884 -12,941 357,205 48,233
1985 44,983 -11,429 344,549 50,872
1984 46,413 -10,321 331,910 52,594
1983 47,135 -9,599 317,379 53,646
1982 47,023 -9,298 305,204 53,384
1981 45,423 -9,384 292,755 51,354
1980 42,911 -7,368 280,630 47,031
1979 42,157 -7,454 268,875 40,355
1978 44,800 -9,382 257,222 31,822
1977 48,643 -11,834 250,858 22,452
1976 52,107 -13,778 241,939 12,735
1975 53,629 -14,348 228,883 79,766
1974 53,600 -14,345 216,389 79,445
1973 52,989 -14,043 203,429 78,963
1972 54,072 -14,807 190,842 77,213
1971 54,352 -15,829 179,918 69,728
1970 54,455 -20,714 170,070 58,883
1969 58,454 -21,229 161,541 48,192
1968 61,422 -20,704 153,464 41,198
1967 65,618 -21,195 145,773 40,125
1966 70,085 -23,196 138,438 40,125
1965 72,896 -24,330 131,601 40,125
1964 74,151 -23,922 124,996 40,125
1963 75,380 -22,611 118,526 40,125
1962 77,582 -21,531 111,930 39,670
1961 77,601 -14,655 105,568 36,410
1960 76,840 -6,481 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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