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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 139,020 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 22.4 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 139K (39% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kiribati: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Kiribati
2100 1,368,666 224,304
2099 1,382,821 224,298
2098 1,397,565 224,273
2097 1,413,532 224,218
2096 1,429,204 224,129
2095 1,444,480 224,011
2094 1,459,743 223,823
2093 1,475,492 223,610
2092 1,490,946 223,345
2091 1,506,239 222,990
2090 1,521,837 222,603
2089 1,538,128 222,236
2088 1,554,688 221,815
2087 1,571,208 221,342
2086 1,588,504 220,868
2085 1,605,957 220,356
2084 1,624,320 219,806
2083 1,643,261 219,225
2082 1,662,175 218,627
2081 1,681,314 218,023
2080 1,701,168 217,379
2079 1,721,318 216,698
2078 1,741,916 216,006
2077 1,762,807 215,335
2076 1,784,335 214,593
2075 1,806,786 213,814
2074 1,829,227 213,008
2073 1,851,366 212,192
2072 1,874,026 211,363
2071 1,897,167 210,474
2070 1,921,183 209,555
2069 1,944,841 208,630
2068 1,968,581 207,619
2067 1,994,208 206,540
2066 2,019,687 205,477
2065 2,045,997 204,345
2064 2,071,940 203,209
2063 2,097,727 202,011
2062 2,123,391 200,844
2061 2,149,881 199,618
2060 2,177,114 198,339
2059 2,204,104 196,959
2058 2,231,438 195,550
2057 2,259,550 194,095
2056 2,289,280 192,602
2055 2,319,090 191,105
2054 2,346,686 189,574
2053 2,375,139 188,051
2052 2,402,864 186,430
2051 2,432,239 184,824
2050 2,460,425 183,129
2049 2,489,784 181,377
2048 2,517,716 179,576
2047 2,547,032 177,832
2046 2,576,313 176,010
2045 2,604,829 174,194
2044 2,633,079 172,376
2043 2,661,800 170,499
2042 2,690,344 168,651
2041 2,720,561 166,820
2040 2,749,705 165,023
2039 2,777,922 163,172
2038 2,804,291 161,308
2037 2,830,793 159,426
2036 2,857,546 157,529
2035 2,884,800 155,656
2034 2,913,808 153,821
2033 2,940,732 151,958
2032 2,967,485 150,080
2031 2,991,207 148,164
2030 3,015,049 146,257
2029 3,038,829 144,338
2028 3,064,003 142,425
2027 3,089,959 140,456
2026 3,116,111 138,488
2025 3,141,481 136,514
2024 3,164,253 134,518
2023 3,185,073 132,530
2022 3,204,802 130,469
2021 3,244,907 128,377
2020 3,299,349 126,099
2019 3,345,533 123,921
2018 3,387,000 122,084
2017 3,428,682 120,275
2016 3,473,003 118,478
2015 3,518,541 116,815
2014 3,564,829 115,326
2013 3,610,859 113,838
2012 3,670,113 112,284
2011 3,741,798 110,647
2010 3,811,472 108,704
2009 3,879,794 106,467
2008 3,947,544 104,222
2007 4,013,424 102,068
2006 4,063,272 100,017
2005 4,096,493 98,035
2004 4,140,987 96,085
2003 4,178,523 94,175
2002 4,188,002 92,264
2001 4,179,438 90,335
2000 4,159,771 88,613
1999 4,130,305 87,126
1998 4,089,356 85,657
1997 4,018,227 84,147
1996 3,875,246 82,623
1995 3,715,564 81,234
1994 3,725,412 80,021
1993 3,904,482 78,841
1992 4,234,616 77,641
1991 4,458,343 76,367
1990 4,448,652 74,855
1989 4,433,983 73,147
1988 4,414,404 71,427
1987 4,390,246 69,733
1986 4,362,115 68,059
1985 4,330,364 66,496
1984 4,295,536 65,228
1983 4,258,728 64,169
1982 4,221,100 63,134
1981 4,184,217 62,121
1980 4,148,426 61,148
1979 4,113,300 60,172
1978 4,078,240 59,864
1977 4,042,124 60,267
1976 4,004,552 60,661
1975 3,965,743 60,987
1974 3,926,472 61,219
1973 3,887,376 60,824
1972 3,848,271 59,778
1971 3,809,376 58,652
1970 3,773,247 57,510
1969 3,737,765 56,360
1968 3,698,794 55,529
1967 3,656,223 54,996
1966 3,610,562 54,425
1965 3,562,834 53,439
1964 3,513,441 52,088
1963 3,461,942 50,791
1962 3,407,532 49,538
1961 3,348,035 48,323
1960 3,281,381 47,157

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/kiribati | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Kiribati's population increased by 20,542 people (a 17.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.7% to 183,129 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K 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
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Kiribati
2100 -1.02% 0.003%
2099 -1.06% 0.01%
2098 -1.13% 0.02%
2097 -1.1% 0.04%
2096 -1.06% 0.05%
2095 -1.05% 0.08%
2094 -1.07% 0.1%
2093 -1.04% 0.12%
2092 -1.02% 0.16%
2091 -1.02% 0.17%
2090 -1.06% 0.17%
2089 -1.07% 0.19%
2088 -1.05% 0.21%
2087 -1.09% 0.21%
2086 -1.09% 0.23%
2085 -1.13% 0.25%
2084 -1.15% 0.27%
2083 -1.14% 0.27%
2082 -1.14% 0.28%
2081 -1.17% 0.3%
2080 -1.17% 0.31%
2079 -1.18% 0.32%
2078 -1.19% 0.31%
2077 -1.21% 0.35%
2076 -1.24% 0.36%
2075 -1.23% 0.38%
2074 -1.2% 0.38%
2073 -1.21% 0.39%
2072 -1.22% 0.42%
2071 -1.25% 0.44%
2070 -1.22% 0.44%
2069 -1.21% 0.49%
2068 -1.29% 0.52%
2067 -1.26% 0.52%
2066 -1.29% 0.55%
2065 -1.25% 0.56%
2064 -1.23% 0.59%
2063 -1.21% 0.58%
2062 -1.23% 0.61%
2061 -1.25% 0.65%
2060 -1.22% 0.7%
2059 -1.22% 0.72%
2058 -1.24% 0.75%
2057 -1.3% 0.78%
2056 -1.29% 0.78%
2055 -1.18% 0.81%
2054 -1.2% 0.81%
2053 -1.15% 0.87%
2052 -1.21% 0.87%
2051 -1.15% 0.93%
2050 -1.18% 0.97%
2049 -1.11% 1%
2048 -1.15% 0.98%
2047 -1.14% 1.03%
2046 -1.09% 1.04%
2045 -1.07% 1.05%
2044 -1.08% 1.1%
2043 -1.06% 1.1%
2042 -1.11% 1.1%
2041 -1.06% 1.09%
2040 -1.02% 1.13%
2039 -0.94% 1.16%
2038 -0.94% 1.18%
2037 -0.94% 1.2%
2036 -0.94% 1.2%
2035 -1% 1.19%
2034 -0.92% 1.23%
2033 -0.9% 1.25%
2032 -0.79% 1.29%
2031 -0.79% 1.3%
2030 -0.78% 1.33%
2029 -0.82% 1.34%
2028 -0.84% 1.4%
2027 -0.84% 1.42%
2026 -0.81% 1.45%
2025 -0.72% 1.48%
2024 -0.65% 1.5%
2023 -0.62% 1.58%
2022 -1.24% 1.63%
2021 -1.65% 1.81%
2020 -1.38% 1.76%
2019 -1.22% 1.5%
2018 -1.22% 1.5%
2017 -1.28% 1.52%
2016 -1.29% 1.42%
2015 -1.3% 1.29%
2014 -1.27% 1.31%
2013 -1.61% 1.38%
2012 -1.92% 1.48%
2011 -1.83% 1.79%
2010 -1.76% 2.1%
2009 -1.72% 2.15%
2008 -1.64% 2.11%
2007 -1.23% 2.05%
2006 -0.81% 2.02%
2005 -1.07% 2.03%
2004 -0.9% 2.03%
2003 -0.23% 2.07%
2002 0.2% 2.14%
2001 0.47% 1.94%
2000 0.71% 1.71%
1999 1% 1.71%
1998 1.77% 1.79%
1997 3.69% 1.84%
1996 4.3% 1.71%
1995 -0.26% 1.52%
1994 -4.59% 1.5%
1993 -7.8% 1.55%
1992 -5.02% 1.67%
1991 0.22% 2.02%
1990 0.33% 2.34%
1989 0.44% 2.41%
1988 0.55% 2.43%
1987 0.64% 2.46%
1986 0.73% 2.35%
1985 0.81% 1.94%
1984 0.86% 1.65%
1983 0.89% 1.64%
1982 0.88% 1.63%
1981 0.86% 1.59%
1980 0.85% 1.62%
1979 0.86% 0.51%
1978 0.89% -0.67%
1977 0.94% -0.65%
1976 0.98% -0.53%
1975 1% -0.38%
1974 1.01% 0.65%
1973 1.02% 1.75%
1972 1.02% 1.92%
1971 0.96% 1.99%
1970 0.95% 2.04%
1969 1.05% 1.5%
1968 1.16% 0.97%
1967 1.26% 1.05%
1966 1.34% 1.85%
1965 1.41% 2.59%
1964 1.49% 2.55%
1963 1.6% 2.53%
1962 1.78% 2.51%
1961 2.03% 2.47%

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/kiribati | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Kiribati's population grew by 1.5%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Kiribati
Current population
3116111
139020
Population rank 135/197 180/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.002%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
4.41 hours
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.56 hours
One death every
12.3 minutes
9.39 hours
Daily growth/decline -57 +5
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 72/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
19 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -462
Net migration rank 124/196 88/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 3,302
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 190/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 2.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 128/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Kiribati
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Kiribati
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -462
2024 - -4,497 - -471
2023 -18,292 -485 2,487 -485
2022 -20,197 -485 2,522 -395
2021 -33,670 -25,865 2,408 -348
2020 -22,502 -26,840 2,497 0
2019 -15,192 -27,841 2,560 -705
2018 -10,761 -29,147 2,561 -741
2017 -12,810 -30,650 2,549 -750
2016 -13,009 -32,173 2,546 -756
2015 -11,942 -33,948 2,555 -1,022
2014 -11,009 -35,683 2,577 -1,128
2013 -8,367 -37,002 2,629 -1,101
2012 -6,761 -66,378 2,678 -1,093
2011 -5,354 -64,875 2,709 -1,019
2010 -1,895 -67,228 2,644 -456
2009 652 -68,182 2,573 -289
2008 161 -68,140 2,493 -289
2007 1,557 -65,335 2,393 -290
2006 2,714 -38,622 2,285 -290
2005 6,546 -37,086 2,188 -226
2004 9,549 -68,008 2,118 -181
2003 10,781 -27,396 2,045 -157
2002 10,972 -13,312 2,074 -137
2001 10,424 9,055 2,121 -201
2000 11,722 8,138 2,153 -629
1999 13,568 25,495 2,186 -733
1998 18,492 24,335 2,210 -716
1997 19,311 80,133 2,220 -693
1996 13,327 173,193 2,217 -701
1995 5,926 126,914 2,183 -928
1994 4,895 -157,427 2,168 -996
1993 -27,199 -178,416 2,161 -975
1992 -17,883 -436,814 2,173 -951
1991 33,692 -26,483 2,176 -844
1990 34,993 -22,829 2,127 -441
1989 36,802 -19,634 2,073 -338
1988 39,058 -17,058 2,022 -321
1987 41,172 -14,853 1,982 -298
1986 42,884 -12,941 1,933 -273
1985 44,983 -11,429 1,881 -419
1984 46,413 -10,321 1,813 -730
1983 47,135 -9,599 1,748 -702
1982 47,023 -9,298 1,697 -674
1981 45,423 -9,384 1,635 -645
1980 42,911 -7,368 1,571 -610
1979 42,157 -7,454 1,509 -516
1978 44,800 -9,382 1,480 -1,858
1977 48,643 -11,834 1,426 -1,854
1976 52,107 -13,778 1,425 -1,795
1975 53,629 -14,348 1,423 -1,706
1974 53,600 -14,345 1,430 -1,605
1973 52,989 -14,043 1,409 -440
1972 54,072 -14,807 1,406 -290
1971 54,352 -15,829 1,406 -265
1970 54,455 -20,714 1,388 -233
1969 58,454 -21,229 1,367 -222
1968 61,422 -20,704 1,393 -876
1967 65,618 -21,195 1,417 -873
1966 70,085 -23,196 1,437 -840
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,376 0
1964 74,151 -23,922 1,318 0
1963 75,380 -22,611 1,273 0
1962 77,582 -21,531 1,233 0
1961 77,601 -14,655 1,199 0
1960 76,840 -6,481 1,141 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/kiribati | 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 Kiribati 80% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 3,302 people or 2.5% in Kiribati.

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
Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K

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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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