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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 6.79 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Kazakhstan
2100 1,368,666 33,848,663
2099 1,382,821 33,772,741
2098 1,397,565 33,695,479
2097 1,413,532 33,615,447
2096 1,429,204 33,523,978
2095 1,444,480 33,424,720
2094 1,459,743 33,326,027
2093 1,475,492 33,224,553
2092 1,490,946 33,128,053
2091 1,506,239 33,024,570
2090 1,521,837 32,918,505
2089 1,538,128 32,809,364
2088 1,554,688 32,697,677
2087 1,571,208 32,574,802
2086 1,588,504 32,450,913
2085 1,605,957 32,326,215
2084 1,624,320 32,198,072
2083 1,643,261 32,062,485
2082 1,662,175 31,936,199
2081 1,681,314 31,798,193
2080 1,701,168 31,659,824
2079 1,721,318 31,525,030
2078 1,741,916 31,377,560
2077 1,762,807 31,230,620
2076 1,784,335 31,082,855
2075 1,806,786 30,934,158
2074 1,829,227 30,781,840
2073 1,851,366 30,635,989
2072 1,874,026 30,488,022
2071 1,897,167 30,336,588
2070 1,921,183 30,183,464
2069 1,944,841 30,024,249
2068 1,968,581 29,872,612
2067 1,994,208 29,722,383
2066 2,019,687 29,568,138
2065 2,045,997 29,406,227
2064 2,071,940 29,245,499
2063 2,097,727 29,081,885
2062 2,123,391 28,917,277
2061 2,149,881 28,748,398
2060 2,177,114 28,577,830
2059 2,204,104 28,401,552
2058 2,231,438 28,224,769
2057 2,259,550 28,046,842
2056 2,289,280 27,852,110
2055 2,319,090 27,652,544
2054 2,346,686 27,453,980
2053 2,375,139 27,243,894
2052 2,402,864 27,031,990
2051 2,432,239 26,818,727
2050 2,460,425 26,602,802
2049 2,489,784 26,385,294
2048 2,517,716 26,155,898
2047 2,547,032 25,920,222
2046 2,576,313 25,687,222
2045 2,604,829 25,451,058
2044 2,633,079 25,215,227
2043 2,661,800 24,979,701
2042 2,690,344 24,746,212
2041 2,720,561 24,516,106
2040 2,749,705 24,281,719
2039 2,777,922 24,055,361
2038 2,804,291 23,829,916
2037 2,830,793 23,608,263
2036 2,857,546 23,382,815
2035 2,884,800 23,159,205
2034 2,913,808 22,934,543
2033 2,940,732 22,708,727
2032 2,967,485 22,478,234
2031 2,991,207 22,254,688
2030 3,015,049 22,027,730
2029 3,038,829 21,799,495
2028 3,064,003 21,566,108
2027 3,089,959 21,333,660
2026 3,116,111 21,098,089
2025 3,141,481 20,850,907
2024 3,164,253 20,592,571
2023 3,185,073 20,330,104
2022 3,204,802 20,034,609
2021 3,244,907 19,743,603
2020 3,299,349 19,482,117
2019 3,345,533 19,209,555
2018 3,387,000 18,932,727
2017 3,428,682 18,651,931
2016 3,473,003 18,363,600
2015 3,518,541 18,084,169
2014 3,564,829 17,816,285
2013 3,610,859 17,556,502
2012 3,670,113 17,306,106
2011 3,741,798 17,066,002
2010 3,811,472 16,836,810
2009 3,879,794 16,619,846
2008 3,947,544 16,426,525
2007 4,013,424 16,257,214
2006 4,063,272 16,103,716
2005 4,096,493 15,968,117
2004 4,140,987 15,850,159
2003 4,178,523 15,747,380
2002 4,188,002 15,656,677
2001 4,179,438 15,575,550
2000 4,159,771 15,501,103
1999 4,130,305 15,455,874
1998 4,089,356 15,647,785
1997 4,018,227 16,043,251
1996 3,875,246 16,416,027
1995 3,715,564 16,730,536
1994 3,725,412 17,043,771
1993 3,904,482 17,274,487
1992 4,234,616 17,332,625
1991 4,458,343 17,278,600
1990 4,448,652 17,154,054
1989 4,433,983 16,997,013
1988 4,414,404 16,781,168
1987 4,390,246 16,527,715
1986 4,362,115 16,262,702
1985 4,330,364 16,031,090
1984 4,295,536 15,844,621
1983 4,258,728 15,665,551
1982 4,221,100 15,492,595
1981 4,184,217 15,323,082
1980 4,148,426 15,152,949
1979 4,113,300 14,978,696
1978 4,078,240 14,711,497
1977 4,042,124 14,353,265
1976 4,004,552 13,998,738
1975 3,965,743 13,700,843
1974 3,926,472 13,454,570
1973 3,887,376 13,208,121
1972 3,848,271 12,951,798
1971 3,809,376 12,684,813
1970 3,773,247 12,419,057
1969 3,737,765 12,156,212
1968 3,698,794 11,879,182
1967 3,656,223 11,584,428
1966 3,610,562 11,288,989
1965 3,562,834 10,993,183
1964 3,513,441 10,690,309
1963 3,461,942 10,377,466
1962 3,407,532 10,058,928
1961 3,348,035 9,742,085
1960 3,281,381 9,429,981

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 Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M 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
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Kazakhstan
2100 -1.02% 0.22%
2099 -1.06% 0.23%
2098 -1.13% 0.24%
2097 -1.1% 0.27%
2096 -1.06% 0.3%
2095 -1.05% 0.3%
2094 -1.07% 0.31%
2093 -1.04% 0.29%
2092 -1.02% 0.31%
2091 -1.02% 0.32%
2090 -1.06% 0.33%
2089 -1.07% 0.34%
2088 -1.05% 0.38%
2087 -1.09% 0.38%
2086 -1.09% 0.39%
2085 -1.13% 0.4%
2084 -1.15% 0.42%
2083 -1.14% 0.4%
2082 -1.14% 0.43%
2081 -1.17% 0.44%
2080 -1.17% 0.43%
2079 -1.18% 0.47%
2078 -1.19% 0.47%
2077 -1.21% 0.48%
2076 -1.24% 0.48%
2075 -1.23% 0.49%
2074 -1.2% 0.48%
2073 -1.21% 0.49%
2072 -1.22% 0.5%
2071 -1.25% 0.51%
2070 -1.22% 0.53%
2069 -1.21% 0.51%
2068 -1.29% 0.51%
2067 -1.26% 0.52%
2066 -1.29% 0.55%
2065 -1.25% 0.55%
2064 -1.23% 0.56%
2063 -1.21% 0.57%
2062 -1.23% 0.59%
2061 -1.25% 0.6%
2060 -1.22% 0.62%
2059 -1.22% 0.63%
2058 -1.24% 0.63%
2057 -1.3% 0.7%
2056 -1.29% 0.72%
2055 -1.18% 0.72%
2054 -1.2% 0.77%
2053 -1.15% 0.78%
2052 -1.21% 0.8%
2051 -1.15% 0.81%
2050 -1.18% 0.82%
2049 -1.11% 0.88%
2048 -1.15% 0.91%
2047 -1.14% 0.91%
2046 -1.09% 0.93%
2045 -1.07% 0.94%
2044 -1.08% 0.94%
2043 -1.06% 0.94%
2042 -1.11% 0.94%
2041 -1.06% 0.97%
2040 -1.02% 0.94%
2039 -0.94% 0.95%
2038 -0.94% 0.94%
2037 -0.94% 0.96%
2036 -0.94% 0.97%
2035 -1% 0.98%
2034 -0.92% 0.99%
2033 -0.9% 1.03%
2032 -0.79% 1%
2031 -0.79% 1.03%
2030 -0.78% 1.05%
2029 -0.82% 1.08%
2028 -0.84% 1.09%
2027 -0.84% 1.12%
2026 -0.81% 1.19%
2025 -0.72% 1.25%
2024 -0.65% 1.29%
2023 -0.62% 1.47%
2022 -1.24% 1.47%
2021 -1.65% 1.34%
2020 -1.38% 1.42%
2019 -1.22% 1.46%
2018 -1.22% 1.51%
2017 -1.28% 1.57%
2016 -1.29% 1.55%
2015 -1.3% 1.5%
2014 -1.27% 1.48%
2013 -1.61% 1.45%
2012 -1.92% 1.41%
2011 -1.83% 1.36%
2010 -1.76% 1.31%
2009 -1.72% 1.18%
2008 -1.64% 1.04%
2007 -1.23% 0.95%
2006 -0.81% 0.85%
2005 -1.07% 0.74%
2004 -0.9% 0.65%
2003 -0.23% 0.58%
2002 0.2% 0.52%
2001 0.47% 0.48%
2000 0.71% 0.29%
1999 1% -1.23%
1998 1.77% -2.46%
1997 3.69% -2.27%
1996 4.3% -1.88%
1995 -0.26% -1.84%
1994 -4.59% -1.34%
1993 -7.8% -0.34%
1992 -5.02% 0.31%
1991 0.22% 0.73%
1990 0.33% 0.92%
1989 0.44% 1.29%
1988 0.55% 1.53%
1987 0.64% 1.63%
1986 0.73% 1.44%
1985 0.81% 1.18%
1984 0.86% 1.14%
1983 0.89% 1.12%
1982 0.88% 1.11%
1981 0.86% 1.12%
1980 0.85% 1.16%
1979 0.86% 1.82%
1978 0.89% 2.5%
1977 0.94% 2.53%
1976 0.98% 2.17%
1975 1% 1.83%
1974 1.01% 1.87%
1973 1.02% 1.98%
1972 1.02% 2.1%
1971 0.96% 2.14%
1970 0.95% 2.16%
1969 1.05% 2.33%
1968 1.16% 2.54%
1967 1.26% 2.62%
1966 1.34% 2.69%
1965 1.41% 2.83%
1964 1.49% 3.01%
1963 1.6% 3.17%
1962 1.78% 3.25%
1961 2.03% 3.31%

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 Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Kazakhstan
Current population
3116111
21161809
Population rank 135/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.26%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +719
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 82/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -8,834
Net migration rank 124/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -8,834
2024 - -4,497 - -7,368
2023 -18,292 -485 273,013 -4,822
2022 -20,197 -485 277,019 45,755
2021 -33,670 -25,865 269,026 -9,804
2020 -22,502 -26,840 272,458 -8,716
2019 -15,192 -27,841 278,788 2,594
2018 -10,761 -29,147 278,917 -6,644
2017 -12,810 -30,650 268,066 21,248
2016 -13,009 -32,173 277,878 9,478
2015 -11,942 -33,948 273,523 -2,011
2014 -11,009 -35,683 274,406 -10,170
2013 -8,367 -37,002 259,239 -3,925
2012 -6,761 -66,378 249,987 -4,512
2011 -5,354 -64,875 237,883 -3,160
2010 -1,895 -67,228 230,479 -6,840
2009 652 -68,182 218,036 -7,758
2008 161 -68,140 214,169 -37,796
2007 1,557 -65,335 188,486 -26,237
2006 2,714 -38,622 166,480 -21,728
2005 6,546 -37,086 146,619 -20,171
2004 9,549 -68,008 132,286 -22,841
2003 10,781 -27,396 112,137 -16,027
2002 10,972 -13,312 93,564 -8,272
2001 10,424 9,055 84,279 -7,333
2000 11,722 8,138 80,699 -8,754
1999 13,568 25,495 79,536 -61,031
1998 18,492 24,335 85,735 -488,075
1997 19,311 80,133 92,778 -481,380
1996 13,327 173,193 112,384 -469,331
1995 5,926 126,914 140,721 -412,775
1994 4,895 -157,427 165,631 -520,028
1993 -27,199 -178,416 185,649 -292,682
1992 -17,883 -436,814 204,785 -214,015
1991 33,692 -26,483 221,581 -104,271
1990 34,993 -22,829 235,113 -103,336
1989 36,802 -19,634 254,394 -72,096
1988 39,058 -17,058 275,278 -25,892
1987 41,172 -14,853 290,227 -32,724
1986 42,884 -12,941 295,818 -23,297
1985 44,983 -11,429 293,834 -103,115
1984 46,413 -10,321 278,485 -96,266
1983 47,135 -9,599 260,471 -84,566
1982 47,023 -9,298 246,983 -76,976
1981 45,423 -9,384 243,652 -74,624
1980 42,911 -7,368 238,977 -67,731
1979 42,157 -7,454 237,442 -60,198
1978 44,800 -9,382 225,895 131,248
1977 48,643 -11,834 224,284 135,047
1976 52,107 -13,778 221,992 127,735
1975 53,629 -14,348 219,748 26,332
1974 53,600 -14,345 217,668 28,807
1973 52,989 -14,043 215,940 30,467
1972 54,072 -14,807 212,319 53,914
1971 54,352 -15,829 202,450 65,291
1970 54,455 -20,714 191,775 72,000
1969 58,454 -21,229 184,118 77,805
1968 61,422 -20,704 186,254 105,890
1967 65,618 -21,195 191,536 105,830
1966 70,085 -23,196 191,506 101,999
1965 72,896 -24,330 194,470 103,626
1964 74,151 -23,922 208,899 98,761
1963 75,380 -22,611 223,105 94,932
1962 77,582 -21,531 228,177 90,842
1961 77,601 -14,655 228,686 85,981
1960 76,840 -6,481 226,027 83,525

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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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