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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 18.9 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Kenya
2100 1,368,666 105,238,162
2099 1,382,821 105,257,438
2098 1,397,565 105,257,489
2097 1,413,532 105,250,948
2096 1,429,204 105,220,085
2095 1,444,480 105,175,623
2094 1,459,743 105,118,372
2093 1,475,492 105,046,907
2092 1,490,946 104,955,024
2091 1,506,239 104,846,805
2090 1,521,837 104,718,130
2089 1,538,128 104,573,271
2088 1,554,688 104,414,197
2087 1,571,208 104,243,505
2086 1,588,504 104,056,143
2085 1,605,957 103,854,891
2084 1,624,320 103,640,244
2083 1,643,261 103,407,124
2082 1,662,175 103,158,580
2081 1,681,314 102,889,291
2080 1,701,168 102,594,978
2079 1,721,318 102,286,967
2078 1,741,916 101,961,280
2077 1,762,807 101,613,181
2076 1,784,335 101,239,843
2075 1,806,786 100,849,423
2074 1,829,227 100,436,632
2073 1,851,366 100,001,277
2072 1,874,026 99,533,234
2071 1,897,167 99,042,264
2070 1,921,183 98,529,166
2069 1,944,841 97,992,232
2068 1,968,581 97,428,138
2067 1,994,208 96,842,744
2066 2,019,687 96,230,345
2065 2,045,997 95,598,937
2064 2,071,940 94,942,874
2063 2,097,727 94,266,124
2062 2,123,391 93,561,519
2061 2,149,881 92,837,768
2060 2,177,114 92,098,717
2059 2,204,104 91,343,602
2058 2,231,438 90,569,828
2057 2,259,550 89,783,087
2056 2,289,280 88,994,126
2055 2,319,090 88,192,182
2054 2,346,686 87,379,992
2053 2,375,139 86,552,281
2052 2,402,864 85,710,403
2051 2,432,239 84,850,558
2050 2,460,425 83,976,685
2049 2,489,784 83,090,517
2048 2,517,716 82,191,119
2047 2,547,032 81,274,836
2046 2,576,313 80,340,592
2045 2,604,829 79,389,433
2044 2,633,079 78,414,158
2043 2,661,800 77,418,567
2042 2,690,344 76,399,781
2041 2,720,561 75,363,853
2040 2,749,705 74,308,480
2039 2,777,922 73,241,028
2038 2,804,291 72,153,876
2037 2,830,793 71,058,753
2036 2,857,546 69,949,421
2035 2,884,800 68,831,151
2034 2,913,808 67,705,051
2033 2,940,732 66,569,532
2032 2,967,485 65,431,402
2031 2,991,207 64,289,540
2030 3,015,049 63,153,520
2029 3,038,829 62,021,378
2028 3,064,003 60,894,078
2027 3,089,959 59,770,115
2026 3,116,111 58,653,621
2025 3,141,481 57,540,609
2024 3,164,253 56,432,944
2023 3,185,073 55,339,003
2022 3,204,802 54,252,461
2021 3,244,907 53,219,166
2020 3,299,349 52,217,334
2019 3,345,533 51,202,827
2018 3,387,000 50,207,107
2017 3,428,682 49,197,766
2016 3,473,003 48,139,687
2015 3,518,541 47,088,526
2014 3,564,829 46,051,440
2013 3,610,859 44,986,791
2012 3,670,113 43,888,303
2011 3,741,798 42,758,461
2010 3,811,472 41,598,567
2009 3,879,794 40,408,891
2008 3,947,544 39,206,351
2007 4,013,424 38,036,349
2006 4,063,272 36,904,008
2005 4,096,493 35,796,484
2004 4,140,987 34,713,455
2003 4,178,523 33,652,223
2002 4,188,002 32,629,808
2001 4,179,438 31,619,170
2000 4,159,771 30,642,890
1999 4,130,305 29,733,408
1998 4,089,356 28,888,057
1997 4,018,227 28,101,768
1996 3,875,246 27,344,211
1995 3,715,564 26,601,751
1994 3,725,412 25,857,130
1993 3,904,482 25,117,188
1992 4,234,616 24,382,460
1991 4,458,343 23,646,514
1990 4,448,652 22,892,651
1989 4,433,983 22,118,434
1988 4,414,404 21,356,219
1987 4,390,246 20,616,096
1986 4,362,115 19,901,646
1985 4,330,364 19,201,768
1984 4,295,536 18,514,906
1983 4,258,728 17,846,374
1982 4,221,100 17,206,175
1981 4,184,217 16,601,507
1980 4,148,426 16,018,459
1979 4,113,300 15,460,666
1978 4,078,240 14,934,126
1977 4,042,124 14,428,819
1976 4,004,552 13,957,623
1975 3,965,743 13,511,671
1974 3,926,472 13,070,078
1973 3,887,376 12,634,835
1972 3,848,271 12,206,060
1971 3,809,376 11,788,904
1970 3,773,247 11,368,791
1969 3,737,765 10,939,695
1968 3,698,794 10,518,823
1967 3,656,223 10,111,057
1966 3,610,562 9,717,816
1965 3,562,834 9,338,078
1964 3,513,441 8,973,535
1963 3,461,942 8,627,971
1962 3,407,532 8,299,308
1961 3,348,035 7,987,770
1960 3,281,381 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 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
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Kenya
2100 -1.02% -0.02%
2099 -1.06% -0%
2098 -1.13% 0.006%
2097 -1.1% 0.03%
2096 -1.06% 0.04%
2095 -1.05% 0.05%
2094 -1.07% 0.07%
2093 -1.04% 0.09%
2092 -1.02% 0.1%
2091 -1.02% 0.12%
2090 -1.06% 0.14%
2089 -1.07% 0.15%
2088 -1.05% 0.16%
2087 -1.09% 0.18%
2086 -1.09% 0.19%
2085 -1.13% 0.21%
2084 -1.15% 0.23%
2083 -1.14% 0.24%
2082 -1.14% 0.26%
2081 -1.17% 0.29%
2080 -1.17% 0.3%
2079 -1.18% 0.32%
2078 -1.19% 0.34%
2077 -1.21% 0.37%
2076 -1.24% 0.39%
2075 -1.23% 0.41%
2074 -1.2% 0.44%
2073 -1.21% 0.47%
2072 -1.22% 0.5%
2071 -1.25% 0.52%
2070 -1.22% 0.55%
2069 -1.21% 0.58%
2068 -1.29% 0.6%
2067 -1.26% 0.64%
2066 -1.29% 0.66%
2065 -1.25% 0.69%
2064 -1.23% 0.72%
2063 -1.21% 0.75%
2062 -1.23% 0.78%
2061 -1.25% 0.8%
2060 -1.22% 0.83%
2059 -1.22% 0.85%
2058 -1.24% 0.88%
2057 -1.3% 0.89%
2056 -1.29% 0.91%
2055 -1.18% 0.93%
2054 -1.2% 0.96%
2053 -1.15% 0.98%
2052 -1.21% 1.01%
2051 -1.15% 1.04%
2050 -1.18% 1.07%
2049 -1.11% 1.09%
2048 -1.15% 1.13%
2047 -1.14% 1.16%
2046 -1.09% 1.2%
2045 -1.07% 1.24%
2044 -1.08% 1.29%
2043 -1.06% 1.33%
2042 -1.11% 1.37%
2041 -1.06% 1.42%
2040 -1.02% 1.46%
2039 -0.94% 1.51%
2038 -0.94% 1.54%
2037 -0.94% 1.59%
2036 -0.94% 1.62%
2035 -1% 1.66%
2034 -0.92% 1.71%
2033 -0.9% 1.74%
2032 -0.79% 1.78%
2031 -0.79% 1.8%
2030 -0.78% 1.83%
2029 -0.82% 1.85%
2028 -0.84% 1.88%
2027 -0.84% 1.9%
2026 -0.81% 1.93%
2025 -0.72% 1.96%
2024 -0.65% 1.98%
2023 -0.62% 2%
2022 -1.24% 1.94%
2021 -1.65% 1.92%
2020 -1.38% 1.98%
2019 -1.22% 1.98%
2018 -1.22% 2.05%
2017 -1.28% 2.2%
2016 -1.29% 2.23%
2015 -1.3% 2.25%
2014 -1.27% 2.37%
2013 -1.61% 2.5%
2012 -1.92% 2.64%
2011 -1.83% 2.79%
2010 -1.76% 2.94%
2009 -1.72% 3.07%
2008 -1.64% 3.08%
2007 -1.23% 3.07%
2006 -0.81% 3.09%
2005 -1.07% 3.12%
2004 -0.9% 3.15%
2003 -0.23% 3.13%
2002 0.2% 3.2%
2001 0.47% 3.19%
2000 0.71% 3.06%
1999 1% 2.93%
1998 1.77% 2.8%
1997 3.69% 2.77%
1996 4.3% 2.79%
1995 -0.26% 2.88%
1994 -4.59% 2.95%
1993 -7.8% 3.01%
1992 -5.02% 3.11%
1991 0.22% 3.29%
1990 0.33% 3.5%
1989 0.44% 3.57%
1988 0.55% 3.59%
1987 0.64% 3.59%
1986 0.73% 3.64%
1985 0.81% 3.71%
1984 0.86% 3.75%
1983 0.89% 3.72%
1982 0.88% 3.64%
1981 0.86% 3.64%
1980 0.85% 3.61%
1979 0.86% 3.53%
1978 0.89% 3.5%
1977 0.94% 3.38%
1976 0.98% 3.3%
1975 1% 3.38%
1974 1.01% 3.44%
1973 1.02% 3.51%
1972 1.02% 3.54%
1971 0.96% 3.7%
1970 0.95% 3.92%
1969 1.05% 4%
1968 1.16% 4.03%
1967 1.26% 4.05%
1966 1.34% 4.07%
1965 1.41% 4.06%
1964 1.49% 4.01%
1963 1.6% 3.96%
1962 1.78% 3.9%
1961 2.03% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Kenya
Current population
3116111
58955623
Population rank 135/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.71%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -27,330
Net migration rank 124/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -27,330
2024 - -4,497 - -19,781
2023 -18,292 -485 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -20,197 -485 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -33,670 -25,865 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -13,009 -32,173 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -11,942 -33,948 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -11,009 -35,683 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -8,367 -37,002 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -6,761 -66,378 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 652 -68,182 1,193,598 7,096
2008 161 -68,140 1,174,818 29,612
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,113,357 15,767
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,080,446 5,501
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,048,590 31,525
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,018,182 24,175
2002 10,972 -13,312 992,044 10,431
2001 10,424 9,055 963,721 55,052
2000 11,722 8,138 928,357 5,407
1999 13,568 25,495 898,484 -13,257
1998 18,492 24,335 875,511 -70,023
1997 19,311 80,133 847,493 -80,443
1996 13,327 173,193 827,326 -79,276
1995 5,926 126,914 812,391 -75,506
1994 4,895 -157,427 792,702 -40,367
1993 -27,199 -178,416 788,579 -61,054
1992 -17,883 -436,814 785,018 -43,085
1991 33,692 -26,483 790,030 -60,087
1990 34,993 -22,829 789,087 -11,338
1989 36,802 -19,634 795,622 -24,949
1988 39,058 -17,058 785,652 -31,894
1987 41,172 -14,853 775,124 -48,633
1986 42,884 -12,941 755,606 -53,183
1985 44,983 -11,429 732,739 -35,400
1984 46,413 -10,321 709,639 -33,253
1983 47,135 -9,599 684,587 -23,905
1982 47,023 -9,298 663,109 -43,382
1981 45,423 -9,384 642,379 -52,761
1980 42,911 -7,368 616,390 -39,920
1979 42,157 -7,454 595,390 -56,280
1978 44,800 -9,382 574,695 -60,718
1977 48,643 -11,834 554,124 -57,493
1976 52,107 -13,778 536,740 -90,990
1975 53,629 -14,348 517,579 -71,421
1974 53,600 -14,345 500,008 -62,973
1973 52,989 -14,043 485,556 -52,102
1972 54,072 -14,807 472,557 -48,466
1971 54,352 -15,829 459,897 -49,671
1970 54,455 -20,714 443,065 -13,064
1969 58,454 -21,229 427,819 369
1968 61,422 -20,704 411,948 1,611
1967 65,618 -21,195 396,920 5,060
1966 70,085 -23,196 382,891 1,616
1965 72,896 -24,330 366,444 8,524
1964 74,151 -23,922 349,322 4,788
1963 75,380 -22,611 332,763 4,246
1962 77,582 -21,531 315,797 4,521
1961 77,601 -14,655 298,463 4,296
1960 76,840 -6,481 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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