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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 40,450 people in Liechtenstein in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 41,038 in Liechtenstein.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 75.9 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Liechtenstein is the 190th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.0005% for Liechtenstein.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.82% in Liechtenstein.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Liechtenstein has grown from 35K to 41K (17.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Liechtenstein: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Liechtenstein
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Liechtenstein
2100 1,368,666 44,383
2099 1,382,821 44,373
2098 1,397,565 44,371
2097 1,413,532 44,368
2096 1,429,204 44,354
2095 1,444,480 44,335
2094 1,459,743 44,344
2093 1,475,492 44,331
2092 1,490,946 44,304
2091 1,506,239 44,288
2090 1,521,837 44,268
2089 1,538,128 44,249
2088 1,554,688 44,215
2087 1,571,208 44,198
2086 1,588,504 44,164
2085 1,605,957 44,137
2084 1,624,320 44,106
2083 1,643,261 44,070
2082 1,662,175 44,059
2081 1,681,314 44,033
2080 1,701,168 44,003
2079 1,721,318 43,974
2078 1,741,916 43,943
2077 1,762,807 43,915
2076 1,784,335 43,869
2075 1,806,786 43,846
2074 1,829,227 43,828
2073 1,851,366 43,814
2072 1,874,026 43,805
2071 1,897,167 43,791
2070 1,921,183 43,786
2069 1,944,841 43,789
2068 1,968,581 43,781
2067 1,994,208 43,782
2066 2,019,687 43,793
2065 2,045,997 43,796
2064 2,071,940 43,785
2063 2,097,727 43,795
2062 2,123,391 43,804
2061 2,149,881 43,804
2060 2,177,114 43,817
2059 2,204,104 43,816
2058 2,231,438 43,824
2057 2,259,550 43,815
2056 2,289,280 43,814
2055 2,319,090 43,831
2054 2,346,686 43,831
2053 2,375,139 43,821
2052 2,402,864 43,815
2051 2,432,239 43,791
2050 2,460,425 43,778
2049 2,489,784 43,758
2048 2,517,716 43,729
2047 2,547,032 43,702
2046 2,576,313 43,655
2045 2,604,829 43,607
2044 2,633,079 43,558
2043 2,661,800 43,488
2042 2,690,344 43,426
2041 2,720,561 43,340
2040 2,749,705 43,256
2039 2,777,922 43,164
2038 2,804,291 43,052
2037 2,830,793 42,948
2036 2,857,546 42,827
2035 2,884,800 42,691
2034 2,913,808 42,548
2033 2,940,732 42,396
2032 2,967,485 42,230
2031 2,991,207 42,040
2030 3,015,049 41,844
2029 3,038,829 41,649
2028 3,064,003 41,436
2027 3,089,959 41,211
2026 3,116,111 40,975
2025 3,141,481 40,722
2024 3,164,253 40,450
2023 3,185,073 39,846
2022 3,204,802 39,493
2021 3,244,907 39,182
2020 3,299,349 38,901
2019 3,345,533 38,563
2018 3,387,000 38,246
2017 3,428,682 37,962
2016 3,473,003 37,716
2015 3,518,541 37,494
2014 3,564,829 37,248
2013 3,610,859 36,984
2012 3,670,113 36,657
2011 3,741,798 36,312
2010 3,811,472 36,022
2009 3,879,794 35,742
2008 3,947,544 35,473
2007 4,013,424 35,262
2006 4,063,272 35,037
2005 4,096,493 34,753
2004 4,140,987 34,447
2003 4,178,523 34,079
2002 4,188,002 33,694
2001 4,179,438 33,194
2000 4,159,771 32,645
1999 4,130,305 32,221
1998 4,089,356 31,668
1997 4,018,227 31,232
1996 3,875,246 31,033
1995 3,715,564 30,776
1994 3,725,412 30,470
1993 3,904,482 30,089
1992 4,234,616 29,627
1991 4,458,343 29,209
1990 4,448,652 28,742
1989 4,433,983 28,317
1988 4,414,404 27,948
1987 4,390,246 27,557
1986 4,362,115 27,238
1985 4,330,364 26,878
1984 4,295,536 26,596
1983 4,258,728 26,446
1982 4,221,100 26,255
1981 4,184,217 25,673
1980 4,148,426 25,512
1979 4,113,300 25,575
1978 4,078,240 25,028
1977 4,042,124 24,442
1976 4,004,552 24,058
1975 3,965,743 23,846
1974 3,926,472 23,451
1973 3,887,376 22,785
1972 3,848,271 22,132
1971 3,809,376 21,600
1970 3,773,247 21,140
1969 3,737,765 21,084
1968 3,698,794 20,835
1967 3,656,223 20,175
1966 3,610,562 19,610
1965 3,562,834 19,195
1964 3,513,441 18,755
1963 3,461,942 18,093
1962 3,407,532 17,443
1961 3,348,035 16,877
1960 3,281,381 16,451

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/liechtenstein | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Liechtenstein gained 2,679 people (a 7.65% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,322 people (a 8.81% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2006 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.68% to 43,778 people and will still be ranked 190th.

Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.4K 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
Liechtenstein
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Liechtenstein
2100 -1.02% 0.02%
2099 -1.06% 0.005%
2098 -1.13% 0.007%
2097 -1.1% 0.03%
2096 -1.06% 0.04%
2095 -1.05% -0.02%
2094 -1.07% 0.03%
2093 -1.04% 0.06%
2092 -1.02% 0.03%
2091 -1.02% 0.05%
2090 -1.06% 0.04%
2089 -1.07% 0.08%
2088 -1.05% 0.04%
2087 -1.09% 0.08%
2086 -1.09% 0.06%
2085 -1.13% 0.07%
2084 -1.15% 0.08%
2083 -1.14% 0.03%
2082 -1.14% 0.06%
2081 -1.17% 0.07%
2080 -1.17% 0.07%
2079 -1.18% 0.07%
2078 -1.19% 0.06%
2077 -1.21% 0.1%
2076 -1.24% 0.05%
2075 -1.23% 0.04%
2074 -1.2% 0.03%
2073 -1.21% 0.02%
2072 -1.22% 0.03%
2071 -1.25% 0.01%
2070 -1.22% -0.007%
2069 -1.21% 0.02%
2068 -1.29% -0.002%
2067 -1.26% -0.02%
2066 -1.29% -0.007%
2065 -1.25% 0.02%
2064 -1.23% -0.02%
2063 -1.21% -0.02%
2062 -1.23% 0%
2061 -1.25% -0.03%
2060 -1.22% 0.002%
2059 -1.22% -0.02%
2058 -1.24% 0.02%
2057 -1.3% 0.002%
2056 -1.29% -0.04%
2055 -1.18% 0%
2054 -1.2% 0.02%
2053 -1.15% 0.01%
2052 -1.21% 0.05%
2051 -1.15% 0.03%
2050 -1.18% 0.05%
2049 -1.11% 0.07%
2048 -1.15% 0.06%
2047 -1.14% 0.11%
2046 -1.09% 0.11%
2045 -1.07% 0.11%
2044 -1.08% 0.16%
2043 -1.06% 0.14%
2042 -1.11% 0.2%
2041 -1.06% 0.19%
2040 -1.02% 0.21%
2039 -0.94% 0.26%
2038 -0.94% 0.24%
2037 -0.94% 0.28%
2036 -0.94% 0.32%
2035 -1% 0.34%
2034 -0.92% 0.36%
2033 -0.9% 0.39%
2032 -0.79% 0.45%
2031 -0.79% 0.47%
2030 -0.78% 0.47%
2029 -0.82% 0.51%
2028 -0.84% 0.55%
2027 -0.84% 0.58%
2026 -0.81% 0.62%
2025 -0.72% 0.67%
2024 -0.65% 1.52%
2023 -0.62% 0.89%
2022 -1.24% 0.79%
2021 -1.65% 0.72%
2020 -1.38% 0.88%
2019 -1.22% 0.83%
2018 -1.22% 0.75%
2017 -1.28% 0.65%
2016 -1.29% 0.59%
2015 -1.3% 0.66%
2014 -1.27% 0.71%
2013 -1.61% 0.89%
2012 -1.92% 0.95%
2011 -1.83% 0.81%
2010 -1.76% 0.78%
2009 -1.72% 0.76%
2008 -1.64% 0.6%
2007 -1.23% 0.64%
2006 -0.81% 0.82%
2005 -1.07% 0.89%
2004 -0.9% 1.08%
2003 -0.23% 1.14%
2002 0.2% 1.51%
2001 0.47% 1.68%
2000 0.71% 1.32%
1999 1% 1.75%
1998 1.77% 1.4%
1997 3.69% 0.64%
1996 4.3% 0.84%
1995 -0.26% 1%
1994 -4.59% 1.27%
1993 -7.8% 1.56%
1992 -5.02% 1.43%
1991 0.22% 1.62%
1990 0.33% 1.5%
1989 0.44% 1.32%
1988 0.55% 1.42%
1987 0.64% 1.17%
1986 0.73% 1.34%
1985 0.81% 1.06%
1984 0.86% 0.57%
1983 0.89% 0.73%
1982 0.88% 2.27%
1981 0.86% 0.63%
1980 0.85% -0.25%
1979 0.86% 2.19%
1978 0.89% 2.4%
1977 0.94% 1.6%
1976 0.98% 0.89%
1975 1% 1.68%
1974 1.01% 2.92%
1973 1.02% 2.95%
1972 1.02% 2.46%
1971 0.96% 2.18%
1970 0.95% 0.27%
1969 1.05% 1.2%
1968 1.16% 3.27%
1967 1.26% 2.88%
1966 1.34% 2.16%
1965 1.41% 2.35%
1964 1.49% 3.66%
1963 1.6% 3.73%
1962 1.78% 3.35%
1961 2.03% 2.59%

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/liechtenstein | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Liechtenstein's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Liechtenstein
Current population
3116111
41038
Population rank 135/197 190/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.0005%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
14.5 hours
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.01 days
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.35 days
Daily growth/decline -57 +2
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +604
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 71/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.89 days
Annual migration change -6,994 +194
Net migration rank 124/196 71/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 27,669
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 166/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 69.4%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 4/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Liechtenstein
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Liechtenstein
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 194
2024 - -4,497 - 206
2023 -18,292 -485 92 214
2022 -20,197 -485 83 212
2021 -33,670 -25,865 106 187
2020 -22,502 -26,840 35 269
2019 -15,192 -27,841 92 271
2018 -10,761 -29,147 103 155
2017 -12,810 -30,650 87 206
2016 -13,009 -32,173 106 63
2015 -11,942 -33,948 75 163
2014 -11,009 -35,683 104 103
2013 -8,367 -37,002 93 180
2012 -6,761 -66,378 132 231
2011 -5,354 -64,875 149 139
2010 -1,895 -67,228 90 124
2009 652 -68,182 179 150
2008 161 -68,140 146 87
2007 1,557 -65,335 127 89
2006 2,714 -38,622 140 137
2005 6,546 -37,086 167 117
2004 9,549 -68,008 176 166
2003 10,781 -27,396 129 189
2002 10,972 -13,312 179 121
2001 10,424 9,055 182 113
2000 11,722 8,138 183 167
1999 13,568 25,495 193 198
1998 18,492 24,335 190 198
1997 19,311 80,133 203 232
1996 13,327 173,193 177 233
1995 5,926 126,914 200 264
1994 4,895 -157,427 149 231
1993 -27,199 -178,416 238 240
1992 -17,883 -436,814 196 223
1991 33,692 -26,483 228 219
1990 34,993 -22,829 184 120
1989 36,802 -19,634 201 152
1988 39,058 -17,058 221 195
1987 41,172 -14,853 184 178
1986 42,884 -12,941 164 173
1985 44,983 -11,429 201 199
1984 46,413 -10,321 226 202
1983 47,135 -9,599 199 197
1982 47,023 -9,298 215 194
1981 45,423 -9,384 208 178
1980 42,911 -7,368 216 149
1979 42,157 -7,454 197 177
1978 44,800 -9,382 150 125
1977 48,643 -11,834 158 140
1976 52,107 -13,778 168 161
1975 53,629 -14,348 127 166
1974 53,600 -14,345 178 179
1973 52,989 -14,043 226 194
1972 54,072 -14,807 210 183
1971 54,352 -15,829 164 179
1970 54,455 -20,714 260 282
1969 58,454 -21,229 251 316
1968 61,422 -20,704 284 335
1967 65,618 -21,195 254 280
1966 70,085 -23,196 218 208
1965 72,896 -24,330 240 193
1964 74,151 -23,922 238 205
1963 75,380 -22,611 252 210
1962 77,582 -21,531 194 201
1961 77,601 -14,655 228 200
1960 76,840 -6,481 257 123

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/liechtenstein | 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 Liechtenstein 32.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 883 people) and 67.6% is from migration (a gain of 1,843 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 27,669 people or 69.4% in Liechtenstein.

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
Liechtenstein
City Population
Schaan 6K
Vaduz 5.67K

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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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