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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 6.81 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 -1.15% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% 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 1,368,062 33,837,050
2099 1,382,211 33,761,154
2098 1,396,949 33,683,919
2097 1,412,908 33,603,915
2096 1,428,574 33,512,477
2095 1,443,843 33,413,253
2094 1,459,099 33,314,594
2093 1,474,841 33,213,155
2092 1,490,288 33,116,688
2091 1,505,574 33,013,240
2090 1,521,165 32,907,211
2089 1,537,449 32,798,108
2088 1,554,002 32,686,460
2087 1,570,515 32,563,627
2086 1,587,803 32,439,780
2085 1,605,248 32,315,125
2084 1,623,603 32,187,026
2083 1,642,536 32,051,485
2082 1,661,441 31,925,242
2081 1,680,572 31,787,284
2080 1,700,417 31,648,962
2079 1,720,559 31,514,214
2078 1,741,147 31,366,796
2077 1,762,029 31,219,906
2076 1,783,547 31,072,192
2075 1,805,988 30,923,546
2074 1,828,419 30,771,280
2073 1,850,549 30,625,478
2072 1,873,199 30,477,563
2071 1,896,330 30,326,181
2070 1,920,335 30,173,109
2069 1,943,983 30,013,948
2068 1,967,713 29,862,364
2067 1,993,328 29,712,186
2066 2,018,796 29,557,994
2065 2,045,094 29,396,139
2064 2,071,026 29,235,466
2063 2,096,801 29,071,908
2062 2,122,454 28,907,357
2061 2,148,932 28,738,535
2060 2,176,154 28,568,026
2059 2,203,131 28,391,809
2058 2,230,453 28,215,085
2057 2,258,553 28,037,220
2056 2,288,270 27,842,554
2055 2,318,066 27,643,057
2054 2,345,650 27,444,561
2053 2,374,091 27,234,548
2052 2,401,804 27,022,716
2051 2,431,166 26,809,526
2050 2,459,340 26,593,675
2049 2,488,686 26,376,242
2048 2,516,605 26,146,925
2047 2,545,909 25,911,330
2046 2,575,176 25,678,409
2045 2,603,679 25,442,326
2044 2,631,917 25,206,576
2043 2,660,625 24,971,131
2042 2,689,157 24,737,722
2041 2,719,360 24,507,695
2040 2,748,491 24,273,388
2039 2,776,696 24,047,108
2038 2,803,054 23,821,741
2037 2,829,544 23,600,163
2036 2,856,285 23,374,793
2035 2,883,527 23,151,259
2034 2,912,522 22,926,675
2033 2,939,434 22,700,937
2032 2,966,176 22,470,522
2031 2,989,887 22,247,053
2030 3,013,719 22,020,172
2029 3,037,488 21,792,016
2028 3,062,650 21,558,709
2027 3,088,595 21,326,341
2026 3,114,736 21,090,850
2025 3,140,095 20,843,754
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 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 -0.76% 1.22%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Kazakhstan
Current population
3114736
21211812
Population rank 135/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.26%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +688
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 85/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 264,079 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 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 323K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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