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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 3.71 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Jordan
2100 1,368,666 21,346,709
2099 1,382,821 21,318,400
2098 1,397,565 21,276,587
2097 1,413,532 21,237,878
2096 1,429,204 21,204,195
2095 1,444,480 21,146,160
2094 1,459,743 21,113,543
2093 1,475,492 21,064,917
2092 1,490,946 21,015,511
2091 1,506,239 20,930,262
2090 1,521,837 20,864,971
2089 1,538,128 20,783,567
2088 1,554,688 20,713,897
2087 1,571,208 20,643,710
2086 1,588,504 20,580,263
2085 1,605,957 20,502,047
2084 1,624,320 20,434,545
2083 1,643,261 20,374,054
2082 1,662,175 20,288,057
2081 1,681,314 20,191,077
2080 1,701,168 20,105,784
2079 1,721,318 20,014,191
2078 1,741,916 19,927,535
2077 1,762,807 19,835,869
2076 1,784,335 19,742,371
2075 1,806,786 19,635,722
2074 1,829,227 19,539,085
2073 1,851,366 19,432,498
2072 1,874,026 19,323,034
2071 1,897,167 19,207,735
2070 1,921,183 19,084,510
2069 1,944,841 18,977,089
2068 1,968,581 18,837,786
2067 1,994,208 18,721,500
2066 2,019,687 18,585,819
2065 2,045,997 18,450,342
2064 2,071,940 18,327,889
2063 2,097,727 18,195,124
2062 2,123,391 18,046,701
2061 2,149,881 17,905,240
2060 2,177,114 17,766,923
2059 2,204,104 17,623,583
2058 2,231,438 17,480,101
2057 2,259,550 17,332,985
2056 2,289,280 17,199,988
2055 2,319,090 17,055,494
2054 2,346,686 16,922,360
2053 2,375,139 16,788,269
2052 2,402,864 16,629,867
2051 2,432,239 16,483,332
2050 2,460,425 16,313,641
2049 2,489,784 16,143,037
2048 2,517,716 15,960,692
2047 2,547,032 15,782,848
2046 2,576,313 15,601,379
2045 2,604,829 15,401,446
2044 2,633,079 15,203,736
2043 2,661,800 15,009,222
2042 2,690,344 14,814,702
2041 2,720,561 14,610,184
2040 2,749,705 14,387,461
2039 2,777,922 14,180,166
2038 2,804,291 13,969,908
2037 2,830,793 13,763,230
2036 2,857,546 13,565,172
2035 2,884,800 13,367,627
2034 2,913,808 13,173,095
2033 2,940,732 12,977,990
2032 2,967,485 12,780,785
2031 2,991,207 12,572,455
2030 3,015,049 12,372,453
2029 3,038,829 12,165,594
2028 3,064,003 11,949,107
2027 3,089,959 11,734,783
2026 3,116,111 11,488,370
2025 3,141,481 11,596,825
2024 3,164,253 11,552,876
2023 3,185,073 11,439,213
2022 3,204,802 11,256,263
2021 3,244,907 11,066,356
2020 3,299,349 10,865,228
2019 3,345,533 10,671,891
2018 3,387,000 10,462,306
2017 3,428,682 10,234,226
2016 3,473,003 10,006,367
2015 3,518,541 9,544,729
2014 3,564,829 8,791,710
2013 3,610,859 7,991,809
2012 3,670,113 7,587,127
2011 3,741,798 7,480,424
2010 3,811,472 7,297,043
2009 3,879,794 7,141,753
2008 3,947,544 6,989,866
2007 4,013,424 6,827,227
2006 4,063,272 6,427,371
2005 4,096,493 6,029,587
2004 4,140,987 5,882,061
2003 4,178,523 5,741,828
2002 4,188,002 5,616,066
2001 4,179,438 5,498,894
2000 4,159,771 5,386,945
1999 4,130,305 5,276,444
1998 4,089,356 5,164,284
1997 4,018,227 5,046,285
1996 3,875,246 4,912,516
1995 3,715,564 4,752,096
1994 3,725,412 4,561,406
1993 3,904,482 4,348,020
1992 4,234,616 4,127,693
1991 4,458,343 3,915,149
1990 4,448,652 3,621,908
1989 4,433,983 3,349,627
1988 4,414,404 3,193,039
1987 4,390,246 3,047,634
1986 4,362,115 2,909,887
1985 4,330,364 2,778,810
1984 4,295,536 2,654,688
1983 4,258,728 2,537,307
1982 4,221,100 2,426,927
1981 4,184,217 2,325,517
1980 4,148,426 2,234,186
1979 4,113,300 2,153,882
1978 4,078,240 2,083,595
1977 4,042,124 2,019,002
1976 4,004,552 1,958,177
1975 3,965,743 1,899,055
1974 3,926,472 1,839,182
1973 3,887,376 1,778,094
1972 3,848,271 1,714,555
1971 3,809,376 1,645,145
1970 3,773,247 1,565,163
1969 3,737,765 1,473,100
1968 3,698,794 1,372,460
1967 3,656,223 1,271,183
1966 3,610,562 1,178,360
1965 3,562,834 1,099,440
1964 3,513,441 1,035,640
1963 3,461,942 984,714
1962 3,407,532 940,554
1961 3,348,035 897,591
1960 3,281,381 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M 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
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Jordan
2100 -1.02% 0.13%
2099 -1.06% 0.2%
2098 -1.13% 0.18%
2097 -1.1% 0.16%
2096 -1.06% 0.27%
2095 -1.05% 0.15%
2094 -1.07% 0.23%
2093 -1.04% 0.24%
2092 -1.02% 0.41%
2091 -1.02% 0.31%
2090 -1.06% 0.39%
2089 -1.07% 0.34%
2088 -1.05% 0.34%
2087 -1.09% 0.31%
2086 -1.09% 0.38%
2085 -1.13% 0.33%
2084 -1.15% 0.3%
2083 -1.14% 0.42%
2082 -1.14% 0.48%
2081 -1.17% 0.42%
2080 -1.17% 0.46%
2079 -1.18% 0.43%
2078 -1.19% 0.46%
2077 -1.21% 0.47%
2076 -1.24% 0.54%
2075 -1.23% 0.49%
2074 -1.2% 0.55%
2073 -1.21% 0.57%
2072 -1.22% 0.6%
2071 -1.25% 0.65%
2070 -1.22% 0.57%
2069 -1.21% 0.74%
2068 -1.29% 0.62%
2067 -1.26% 0.73%
2066 -1.29% 0.73%
2065 -1.25% 0.67%
2064 -1.23% 0.73%
2063 -1.21% 0.82%
2062 -1.23% 0.79%
2061 -1.25% 0.78%
2060 -1.22% 0.81%
2059 -1.22% 0.82%
2058 -1.24% 0.85%
2057 -1.3% 0.77%
2056 -1.29% 0.85%
2055 -1.18% 0.79%
2054 -1.2% 0.8%
2053 -1.15% 0.95%
2052 -1.21% 0.89%
2051 -1.15% 1.04%
2050 -1.18% 1.06%
2049 -1.11% 1.14%
2048 -1.15% 1.13%
2047 -1.14% 1.16%
2046 -1.09% 1.3%
2045 -1.07% 1.3%
2044 -1.08% 1.3%
2043 -1.06% 1.31%
2042 -1.11% 1.4%
2041 -1.06% 1.55%
2040 -1.02% 1.46%
2039 -0.94% 1.51%
2038 -0.94% 1.5%
2037 -0.94% 1.46%
2036 -0.94% 1.48%
2035 -1% 1.48%
2034 -0.92% 1.5%
2033 -0.9% 1.54%
2032 -0.79% 1.66%
2031 -0.79% 1.62%
2030 -0.78% 1.7%
2029 -0.82% 1.81%
2028 -0.84% 1.83%
2027 -0.84% 2.14%
2026 -0.81% -0.94%
2025 -0.72% 0.38%
2024 -0.65% 0.99%
2023 -0.62% 1.63%
2022 -1.24% 1.72%
2021 -1.65% 1.85%
2020 -1.38% 1.81%
2019 -1.22% 2%
2018 -1.22% 2.23%
2017 -1.28% 2.28%
2016 -1.29% 4.84%
2015 -1.3% 8.57%
2014 -1.27% 10%
2013 -1.61% 5.33%
2012 -1.92% 1.43%
2011 -1.83% 2.51%
2010 -1.76% 2.17%
2009 -1.72% 2.17%
2008 -1.64% 2.38%
2007 -1.23% 6.22%
2006 -0.81% 6.6%
2005 -1.07% 2.51%
2004 -0.9% 2.44%
2003 -0.23% 2.24%
2002 0.2% 2.13%
2001 0.47% 2.08%
2000 0.71% 2.09%
1999 1% 2.17%
1998 1.77% 2.34%
1997 3.69% 2.72%
1996 4.3% 3.38%
1995 -0.26% 4.18%
1994 -4.59% 4.91%
1993 -7.8% 5.34%
1992 -5.02% 5.43%
1991 0.22% 8.1%
1990 0.33% 8.13%
1989 0.44% 4.9%
1988 0.55% 4.77%
1987 0.64% 4.73%
1986 0.73% 4.72%
1985 0.81% 4.68%
1984 0.86% 4.63%
1983 0.89% 4.55%
1982 0.88% 4.36%
1981 0.86% 4.09%
1980 0.85% 3.73%
1979 0.86% 3.37%
1978 0.89% 3.2%
1977 0.94% 3.11%
1976 0.98% 3.11%
1975 1% 3.26%
1974 1.01% 3.44%
1973 1.02% 3.71%
1972 1.02% 4.22%
1971 0.96% 5.11%
1970 0.95% 6.25%
1969 1.05% 7.33%
1968 1.16% 7.97%
1967 1.26% 7.88%
1966 1.34% 7.18%
1965 1.41% 6.16%
1964 1.49% 5.17%
1963 1.6% 4.7%
1962 1.78% 4.79%
1961 2.03% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Jordan
Current population
3116111
11555022
Population rank 135/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.14%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
4.62 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.23 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +311
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 102/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -303,267
Net migration rank 124/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -303,267
2024 - -4,497 - -156,369
2023 -18,292 -485 200,895 -17,445
2022 -20,197 -485 199,900 -17,445
2021 -33,670 -25,865 190,795 6,573
2020 -22,502 -26,840 198,138 6,745
2019 -15,192 -27,841 204,933 -23,156
2018 -10,761 -29,147 205,333 32,062
2017 -12,810 -30,650 205,903 12,873
2016 -13,009 -32,173 205,891 31,046
2015 -11,942 -33,948 195,495 490,844
2014 -11,009 -35,683 184,169 635,528
2013 -8,367 -37,002 170,473 609,631
2012 -6,761 -66,378 175,437 -146,181
2011 -5,354 -64,875 177,076 7,057
2010 -1,895 -67,228 177,748 4,872
2009 652 -68,182 177,651 -49,687
2008 161 -68,140 175,048 767
2007 1,557 -65,335 167,574 -18,108
2006 2,714 -38,622 147,643 502,609
2005 6,546 -37,086 141,816 3,500
2004 9,549 -68,008 141,752 7,979
2003 10,781 -27,396 142,443 -11,699
2002 10,972 -13,312 139,250 -18,463
2001 10,424 9,055 136,450 -22,896
2000 11,722 8,138 136,414 -26,077
1999 13,568 25,495 138,201 -27,530
1998 18,492 24,335 140,696 -27,036
1997 19,311 80,133 145,358 -23,021
1996 13,327 173,193 147,852 -2,655
1995 5,926 126,914 147,652 27,991
1994 4,895 -157,427 144,199 61,533
1993 -27,199 -178,416 139,467 81,576
1992 -17,883 -436,814 134,241 85,376
1991 33,692 -26,483 129,642 75,824
1990 34,993 -22,829 114,912 266,100
1989 36,802 -19,634 112,608 50,941
1988 39,058 -17,058 109,754 39,873
1987 41,172 -14,853 106,536 34,646
1986 42,884 -12,941 103,551 30,763
1985 44,983 -11,429 99,801 28,040
1984 46,413 -10,321 96,092 24,316
1983 47,135 -9,599 92,863 21,487
1982 47,023 -9,298 89,473 16,944
1981 45,423 -9,384 86,751 9,659
1980 42,911 -7,368 84,508 1,735
1979 42,157 -7,454 82,076 -7,706
1978 44,800 -9,382 79,908 -13,701
1977 48,643 -11,834 78,101 -15,132
1976 52,107 -13,778 75,981 -17,309
1975 53,629 -14,348 74,392 -14,822
1974 53,600 -14,345 72,212 -12,024
1973 52,989 -14,043 70,058 -8,072
1972 54,072 -14,807 67,707 -2,622
1971 54,352 -15,829 64,763 8,976
1970 54,455 -20,714 60,321 25,894
1969 58,454 -21,229 57,431 40,481
1968 61,422 -20,704 53,336 50,036
1967 65,618 -21,195 48,791 50,397
1966 70,085 -23,196 44,580 41,882
1965 72,896 -24,330 41,635 29,737
1964 74,151 -23,922 39,205 17,018
1963 75,380 -22,611 36,858 8,763
1962 77,582 -21,531 34,598 8,098
1961 77,601 -14,655 32,143 11,097
1960 76,840 -6,481 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/jordan | 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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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