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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 39.4 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Japan
2100 1,368,666 76,978,998
2099 1,382,821 77,363,458
2098 1,397,565 77,742,445
2097 1,413,532 78,118,375
2096 1,429,204 78,498,614
2095 1,444,480 78,875,245
2094 1,459,743 79,250,325
2093 1,475,492 79,628,057
2092 1,490,946 80,007,967
2091 1,506,239 80,383,529
2090 1,521,837 80,760,724
2089 1,538,128 81,140,553
2088 1,554,688 81,521,696
2087 1,571,208 81,908,373
2086 1,588,504 82,304,497
2085 1,605,957 82,709,534
2084 1,624,320 83,123,058
2083 1,643,261 83,544,006
2082 1,662,175 83,980,325
2081 1,681,314 84,429,305
2080 1,701,168 84,899,768
2079 1,721,318 85,387,247
2078 1,741,916 85,897,934
2077 1,762,807 86,434,291
2076 1,784,335 86,993,007
2075 1,806,786 87,577,777
2074 1,829,227 88,190,392
2073 1,851,366 88,834,763
2072 1,874,026 89,499,356
2071 1,897,167 90,184,464
2070 1,921,183 90,899,136
2069 1,944,841 91,625,421
2068 1,968,581 92,367,969
2067 1,994,208 93,113,499
2066 2,019,687 93,869,240
2065 2,045,997 94,633,430
2064 2,071,940 95,391,433
2063 2,097,727 96,148,081
2062 2,123,391 96,902,907
2061 2,149,881 97,654,031
2060 2,177,114 98,400,894
2059 2,204,104 99,144,216
2058 2,231,438 99,868,968
2057 2,259,550 100,585,601
2056 2,289,280 101,295,868
2055 2,319,090 101,989,736
2054 2,346,686 102,683,462
2053 2,375,139 103,359,083
2052 2,402,864 104,036,901
2051 2,432,239 104,706,698
2050 2,460,425 105,377,283
2049 2,489,784 106,053,011
2048 2,517,716 106,731,207
2047 2,547,032 107,419,237
2046 2,576,313 108,115,358
2045 2,604,829 108,820,982
2044 2,633,079 109,529,333
2043 2,661,800 110,245,586
2042 2,690,344 110,968,174
2041 2,720,561 111,704,629
2040 2,749,705 112,438,759
2039 2,777,922 113,175,948
2038 2,804,291 113,915,783
2037 2,830,793 114,662,374
2036 2,857,546 115,410,956
2035 2,884,800 116,162,381
2034 2,913,808 116,911,001
2033 2,940,732 117,652,676
2032 2,967,485 118,393,188
2031 2,991,207 119,127,425
2030 3,015,049 119,856,131
2029 3,038,829 120,574,242
2028 3,064,003 121,287,543
2027 3,089,959 121,989,133
2026 3,116,111 122,677,250
2025 3,141,481 123,339,586
2024 3,164,253 123,975,371
2023 3,185,073 124,516,650
2022 3,204,802 125,124,989
2021 3,244,907 125,681,593
2020 3,299,349 126,261,000
2019 3,345,533 126,633,000
2018 3,387,000 126,811,000
2017 3,428,682 126,972,000
2016 3,473,003 127,076,000
2015 3,518,541 127,141,000
2014 3,564,829 127,276,000
2013 3,610,859 127,445,000
2012 3,670,113 127,629,000
2011 3,741,798 127,833,000
2010 3,811,472 128,070,000
2009 3,879,794 128,047,000
2008 3,947,544 128,063,000
2007 4,013,424 128,001,000
2006 4,063,272 127,854,000
2005 4,096,493 127,773,000
2004 4,140,987 127,761,000
2003 4,178,523 127,718,000
2002 4,188,002 127,445,000
2001 4,179,438 127,149,000
2000 4,159,771 126,843,000
1999 4,130,305 126,631,000
1998 4,089,356 126,400,000
1997 4,018,227 126,057,000
1996 3,875,246 125,757,000
1995 3,715,564 125,472,000
1994 3,725,412 125,178,000
1993 3,904,482 124,829,000
1992 4,234,616 124,425,000
1991 4,458,343 123,964,000
1990 4,448,652 123,478,000
1989 4,433,983 123,069,000
1988 4,414,404 122,578,000
1987 4,390,246 122,069,000
1986 4,362,115 121,482,000
1985 4,330,364 120,837,000
1984 4,295,536 120,083,000
1983 4,258,728 119,307,000
1982 4,221,100 118,480,000
1981 4,184,217 117,661,000
1980 4,148,426 116,807,000
1979 4,113,300 115,890,000
1978 4,078,240 114,913,000
1977 4,042,124 113,872,000
1976 4,004,552 112,775,000
1975 3,965,743 111,573,000
1974 3,926,472 110,162,000
1973 3,887,376 108,707,000
1972 3,848,271 107,188,000
1971 3,809,376 105,697,000
1970 3,773,247 103,403,000
1969 3,737,765 102,219,000
1968 3,698,794 101,011,000
1967 3,656,223 99,879,000
1966 3,610,562 98,851,000
1965 3,562,834 97,952,000
1964 3,513,441 96,903,000
1963 3,461,942 95,900,000
1962 3,407,532 94,933,000
1961 3,348,035 94,055,000
1960 3,281,381 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

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 29.1% in Japan.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Japan
2100 -1.02% -0.5%
2099 -1.06% -0.49%
2098 -1.13% -0.48%
2097 -1.1% -0.48%
2096 -1.06% -0.48%
2095 -1.05% -0.47%
2094 -1.07% -0.47%
2093 -1.04% -0.47%
2092 -1.02% -0.47%
2091 -1.02% -0.47%
2090 -1.06% -0.47%
2089 -1.07% -0.47%
2088 -1.05% -0.47%
2087 -1.09% -0.48%
2086 -1.09% -0.49%
2085 -1.13% -0.5%
2084 -1.15% -0.5%
2083 -1.14% -0.52%
2082 -1.14% -0.53%
2081 -1.17% -0.55%
2080 -1.17% -0.57%
2079 -1.18% -0.59%
2078 -1.19% -0.62%
2077 -1.21% -0.64%
2076 -1.24% -0.67%
2075 -1.23% -0.69%
2074 -1.2% -0.73%
2073 -1.21% -0.74%
2072 -1.22% -0.76%
2071 -1.25% -0.79%
2070 -1.22% -0.79%
2069 -1.21% -0.8%
2068 -1.29% -0.8%
2067 -1.26% -0.81%
2066 -1.29% -0.81%
2065 -1.25% -0.79%
2064 -1.23% -0.79%
2063 -1.21% -0.78%
2062 -1.23% -0.77%
2061 -1.25% -0.76%
2060 -1.22% -0.75%
2059 -1.22% -0.73%
2058 -1.24% -0.71%
2057 -1.3% -0.7%
2056 -1.29% -0.68%
2055 -1.18% -0.68%
2054 -1.2% -0.65%
2053 -1.15% -0.65%
2052 -1.21% -0.64%
2051 -1.15% -0.64%
2050 -1.18% -0.64%
2049 -1.11% -0.64%
2048 -1.15% -0.64%
2047 -1.14% -0.64%
2046 -1.09% -0.65%
2045 -1.07% -0.65%
2044 -1.08% -0.65%
2043 -1.06% -0.65%
2042 -1.11% -0.66%
2041 -1.06% -0.65%
2040 -1.02% -0.65%
2039 -0.94% -0.65%
2038 -0.94% -0.65%
2037 -0.94% -0.65%
2036 -0.94% -0.65%
2035 -1% -0.64%
2034 -0.92% -0.63%
2033 -0.9% -0.63%
2032 -0.79% -0.62%
2031 -0.79% -0.61%
2030 -0.78% -0.6%
2029 -0.82% -0.59%
2028 -0.84% -0.58%
2027 -0.84% -0.56%
2026 -0.81% -0.54%
2025 -0.72% -0.51%
2024 -0.65% -0.43%
2023 -0.62% -0.49%
2022 -1.24% -0.44%
2021 -1.65% -0.46%
2020 -1.38% -0.29%
2019 -1.22% -0.14%
2018 -1.22% -0.13%
2017 -1.28% -0.08%
2016 -1.29% -0.05%
2015 -1.3% -0.11%
2014 -1.27% -0.13%
2013 -1.61% -0.14%
2012 -1.92% -0.16%
2011 -1.83% -0.19%
2010 -1.76% 0.02%
2009 -1.72% -0.01%
2008 -1.64% 0.05%
2007 -1.23% 0.11%
2006 -0.81% 0.06%
2005 -1.07% 0.009%
2004 -0.9% 0.03%
2003 -0.23% 0.21%
2002 0.2% 0.23%
2001 0.47% 0.24%
2000 0.71% 0.17%
1999 1% 0.18%
1998 1.77% 0.27%
1997 3.69% 0.24%
1996 4.3% 0.23%
1995 -0.26% 0.23%
1994 -4.59% 0.28%
1993 -7.8% 0.32%
1992 -5.02% 0.37%
1991 0.22% 0.39%
1990 0.33% 0.33%
1989 0.44% 0.4%
1988 0.55% 0.42%
1987 0.64% 0.48%
1986 0.73% 0.53%
1985 0.81% 0.63%
1984 0.86% 0.65%
1983 0.89% 0.7%
1982 0.88% 0.7%
1981 0.86% 0.73%
1980 0.85% 0.79%
1979 0.86% 0.85%
1978 0.89% 0.91%
1977 0.94% 0.97%
1976 0.98% 1.08%
1975 1% 1.28%
1974 1.01% 1.34%
1973 1.02% 1.42%
1972 1.02% 1.41%
1971 0.96% 2.22%
1970 0.95% 1.16%
1969 1.05% 1.2%
1968 1.16% 1.13%
1967 1.26% 1.04%
1966 1.34% 0.92%
1965 1.41% 1.08%
1964 1.49% 1.05%
1963 1.6% 1.02%
1962 1.78% 0.93%
1961 2.03% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Japan
Current population
3116111
122677250
Population rank 135/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.48%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 -1,483
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 185/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +140,579
Net migration rank 124/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 140,579
2024 - -4,497 - 153,357
2023 -18,292 -485 -871,617 175,003
2022 -20,197 -485 -825,825 175,003
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -640,976 -34,996
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -542,923 42,001
2019 -15,192 -27,841 -531,858 318,190
2018 -10,761 -29,147 -456,520 320,601
2017 -12,810 -30,650 -406,310 322,564
2016 -13,009 -32,173 -343,106 314,732
2015 -11,942 -33,948 -292,424 168,896
2014 -11,009 -35,683 -267,279 58,109
2013 -8,367 -37,002 -242,146 66,449
2012 -6,761 -66,378 -229,733 67,904
2011 -5,354 -64,875 -204,533 97,720
2010 -1,895 -67,228 -128,070 131,860
2009 652 -68,182 -76,828 125,450
2008 161 -68,140 -51,225 142,605
2007 1,557 -65,335 -25,600 138,024
2006 2,714 -38,622 12,785 130,065
2005 6,546 -37,086 -25,554 113,017
2004 9,549 -68,008 76,656 69,014
2003 10,781 -27,396 114,946 74,875
2002 10,972 -13,312 178,423 60,864
2001 10,424 9,055 203,438 59,563
2000 11,722 8,138 228,317 23,468
1999 13,568 25,495 202,610 56,901
1998 18,492 24,335 265,440 45,912
1997 19,311 80,133 277,325 43,366
1996 13,327 173,193 314,392 25,030
1995 5,926 126,914 276,039 87,714
1994 4,895 -157,427 363,017 154,214
1993 -27,199 -178,416 312,073 168,836
1992 -17,883 -436,814 360,833 170,878
1991 33,692 -26,483 396,685 161,331
1990 34,993 -22,829 407,478 124,582
1989 36,802 -19,634 467,662 31,202
1988 39,058 -17,058 527,085 51,154
1987 41,172 -14,853 598,138 28,001
1986 42,884 -12,941 631,706 27,987
1985 44,983 -11,429 676,687 -141,323
1984 46,413 -10,321 756,523 -273,686
1983 47,135 -9,599 775,495 -269,755
1982 47,023 -9,298 805,664 -288,550
1981 45,423 -9,384 811,861 -278,525
1980 42,911 -7,368 864,372 -92,314
1979 42,157 -7,454 950,298 -57,692
1978 44,800 -9,382 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 48,643 -11,834 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 52,107 -13,778 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 53,629 -14,348 1,204,989 107
1974 53,600 -14,345 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 52,989 -14,043 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 54,072 -14,807 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 54,352 -15,829 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 54,455 -20,714 1,230,496 33,731
1969 58,454 -21,229 1,195,962 49,447
1968 61,422 -20,704 1,191,930 43,593
1967 65,618 -21,195 1,258,475 29,632
1966 70,085 -23,196 682,072 68,934
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 74,151 -23,922 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 75,380 -22,611 987,770 -100,742
1962 77,582 -21,531 901,864 -57,075
1961 77,601 -14,655 893,522 -58,882
1960 76,840 -6,481 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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