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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 686,970 people in Luxembourg in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 697,802 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 4.46 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +1.94% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 698K (47.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Luxembourg
2100 1,368,062 760,055
2099 1,382,211 761,871
2098 1,396,949 763,627
2097 1,412,908 765,472
2096 1,428,574 767,128
2095 1,443,843 768,456
2094 1,459,099 770,080
2093 1,474,841 771,655
2092 1,490,288 773,129
2091 1,505,574 774,950
2090 1,521,165 776,632
2089 1,537,449 778,332
2088 1,554,002 780,148
2087 1,570,515 782,099
2086 1,587,803 784,047
2085 1,605,248 785,931
2084 1,623,603 787,814
2083 1,642,536 789,410
2082 1,661,441 791,384
2081 1,680,572 793,230
2080 1,700,417 794,913
2079 1,720,559 796,562
2078 1,741,147 798,015
2077 1,762,029 799,552
2076 1,783,547 800,980
2075 1,805,988 802,329
2074 1,828,419 803,649
2073 1,850,549 805,065
2072 1,873,199 806,490
2071 1,896,330 807,534
2070 1,920,335 808,891
2069 1,943,983 809,871
2068 1,967,713 810,615
2067 1,993,328 811,270
2066 2,018,796 811,697
2065 2,045,094 812,055
2064 2,071,026 812,347
2063 2,096,801 812,618
2062 2,122,454 812,825
2061 2,148,932 812,670
2060 2,176,154 812,579
2059 2,203,131 812,345
2058 2,230,453 811,949
2057 2,258,553 811,547
2056 2,288,270 811,136
2055 2,318,066 810,018
2054 2,345,650 808,772
2053 2,374,091 807,469
2052 2,401,804 806,069
2051 2,431,166 804,175
2050 2,459,340 802,377
2049 2,488,686 800,333
2048 2,516,605 797,869
2047 2,545,909 795,366
2046 2,575,176 792,679
2045 2,603,679 789,667
2044 2,631,917 786,581
2043 2,660,625 783,374
2042 2,689,157 779,750
2041 2,719,360 775,990
2040 2,748,491 772,121
2039 2,776,696 767,824
2038 2,803,054 763,311
2037 2,829,544 758,894
2036 2,856,285 754,191
2035 2,883,527 749,172
2034 2,912,522 744,087
2033 2,939,434 738,759
2032 2,966,176 733,039
2031 2,989,887 727,303
2030 3,013,719 721,333
2029 3,037,488 714,969
2028 3,062,650 708,110
2027 3,088,595 701,168
2026 3,114,736 694,248
2025 3,140,095 686,970
2024 3,164,253 677,012
2023 3,185,073 666,430
2022 3,204,802 653,103
2021 3,244,907 640,064
2020 3,299,349 630,419
2019 3,345,533 620,001
2018 3,387,000 607,950
2017 3,428,682 596,336
2016 3,473,003 582,014
2015 3,518,541 569,604
2014 3,564,829 556,319
2013 3,610,859 543,360
2012 3,670,113 530,946
2011 3,741,798 518,347
2010 3,811,472 506,953
2009 3,879,794 497,783
2008 3,947,544 488,650
2007 4,013,424 479,993
2006 4,063,272 472,637
2005 4,096,493 465,158
2004 4,140,987 458,095
2003 4,178,523 451,630
2002 4,188,002 446,175
2001 4,179,438 441,525
2000 4,159,771 436,300
1999 4,130,305 430,475
1998 4,089,356 424,700
1997 4,018,227 419,450
1996 3,875,246 414,225
1995 3,715,564 408,625
1994 3,725,412 402,925
1993 3,904,482 397,475
1992 4,234,616 392,175
1991 4,458,343 387,000
1990 4,448,652 381,850
1989 4,433,983 377,100
1988 4,414,404 373,450
1987 4,390,246 370,750
1986 4,362,115 368,355
1985 4,330,364 366,706
1984 4,295,536 365,998
1983 4,258,728 365,622
1982 4,221,100 365,525
1981 4,184,217 365,225
1980 4,148,426 364,150
1979 4,113,300 362,856
1978 4,078,240 362,007
1977 4,042,124 361,358
1976 4,004,552 360,731
1975 3,965,743 358,950
1974 3,926,472 355,050
1973 3,887,376 350,450
1972 3,848,271 346,600
1971 3,809,376 342,421
1970 3,773,247 339,171
1969 3,737,765 337,500
1968 3,698,794 335,850
1967 3,656,223 334,995
1966 3,610,562 333,895
1965 3,562,834 331,500
1964 3,513,441 327,750
1963 3,461,942 324,100
1962 3,407,532 320,750
1961 3,348,035 316,845
1960 3,281,381 313,970

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/luxembourg | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Luxembourg's population increased by 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15% to 802,377 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 813K 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
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Luxembourg
2100 -1.02% -0.24%
2099 -1.06% -0.23%
2098 -1.13% -0.24%
2097 -1.1% -0.22%
2096 -1.06% -0.17%
2095 -1.05% -0.21%
2094 -1.07% -0.2%
2093 -1.04% -0.19%
2092 -1.02% -0.23%
2091 -1.02% -0.22%
2090 -1.06% -0.22%
2089 -1.07% -0.23%
2088 -1.05% -0.25%
2087 -1.09% -0.25%
2086 -1.09% -0.24%
2085 -1.13% -0.24%
2084 -1.15% -0.2%
2083 -1.14% -0.25%
2082 -1.14% -0.23%
2081 -1.17% -0.21%
2080 -1.17% -0.21%
2079 -1.18% -0.18%
2078 -1.19% -0.19%
2077 -1.21% -0.18%
2076 -1.24% -0.17%
2075 -1.23% -0.16%
2074 -1.2% -0.18%
2073 -1.21% -0.18%
2072 -1.22% -0.13%
2071 -1.25% -0.17%
2070 -1.22% -0.12%
2069 -1.21% -0.09%
2068 -1.29% -0.08%
2067 -1.26% -0.05%
2066 -1.29% -0.04%
2065 -1.25% -0.04%
2064 -1.23% -0.03%
2063 -1.21% -0.03%
2062 -1.23% 0.02%
2061 -1.25% 0.01%
2060 -1.22% 0.03%
2059 -1.22% 0.05%
2058 -1.24% 0.05%
2057 -1.3% 0.05%
2056 -1.29% 0.14%
2055 -1.18% 0.15%
2054 -1.2% 0.16%
2053 -1.15% 0.17%
2052 -1.21% 0.24%
2051 -1.15% 0.22%
2050 -1.18% 0.26%
2049 -1.11% 0.31%
2048 -1.15% 0.31%
2047 -1.14% 0.34%
2046 -1.09% 0.38%
2045 -1.07% 0.39%
2044 -1.08% 0.41%
2043 -1.06% 0.46%
2042 -1.11% 0.48%
2041 -1.06% 0.5%
2040 -1.02% 0.56%
2039 -0.94% 0.59%
2038 -0.94% 0.58%
2037 -0.94% 0.62%
2036 -0.94% 0.67%
2035 -1% 0.68%
2034 -0.92% 0.72%
2033 -0.9% 0.78%
2032 -0.79% 0.79%
2031 -0.79% 0.83%
2030 -0.78% 0.89%
2029 -0.82% 0.97%
2028 -0.84% 0.99%
2027 -0.84% 1%
2026 -0.81% 1.06%
2025 -0.76% 1.47%
2024 -0.65% 1.59%
2023 -0.62% 2.04%
2022 -1.24% 2.04%
2021 -1.65% 1.53%
2020 -1.38% 1.68%
2019 -1.22% 1.98%
2018 -1.22% 1.95%
2017 -1.28% 2.46%
2016 -1.29% 2.18%
2015 -1.3% 2.39%
2014 -1.27% 2.38%
2013 -1.61% 2.34%
2012 -1.92% 2.43%
2011 -1.83% 2.25%
2010 -1.76% 1.84%
2009 -1.72% 1.87%
2008 -1.64% 1.8%
2007 -1.23% 1.56%
2006 -0.81% 1.61%
2005 -1.07% 1.54%
2004 -0.9% 1.43%
2003 -0.23% 1.22%
2002 0.2% 1.05%
2001 0.47% 1.2%
2000 0.71% 1.35%
1999 1% 1.36%
1998 1.77% 1.25%
1997 3.69% 1.26%
1996 4.3% 1.37%
1995 -0.26% 1.41%
1994 -4.59% 1.37%
1993 -7.8% 1.35%
1992 -5.02% 1.34%
1991 0.22% 1.35%
1990 0.33% 1.26%
1989 0.44% 0.98%
1988 0.55% 0.73%
1987 0.64% 0.65%
1986 0.73% 0.45%
1985 0.81% 0.19%
1984 0.86% 0.1%
1983 0.89% 0.03%
1982 0.88% 0.08%
1981 0.86% 0.3%
1980 0.85% 0.36%
1979 0.86% 0.23%
1978 0.89% 0.18%
1977 0.94% 0.17%
1976 0.98% 0.5%
1975 1% 1.1%
1974 1.01% 1.31%
1973 1.02% 1.11%
1972 1.02% 1.22%
1971 0.96% 0.96%
1970 0.95% 0.5%
1969 1.05% 0.49%
1968 1.16% 0.26%
1967 1.26% 0.33%
1966 1.34% 0.72%
1965 1.41% 1.14%
1964 1.49% 1.13%
1963 1.6% 1.04%
1962 1.78% 1.23%
1961 2.03% 0.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/luxembourg | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Luxembourg's population grew by 1.47%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Luxembourg
Current population
3114736
697802
Population rank 135/197 164/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.008%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
52.9 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
1.36 hours
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.96 hours
Daily growth/decline -66 +27
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +9,958
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +1.47%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 71/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.68 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +5,237
Net migration rank 124/196 51/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 344,309
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 94/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 51.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 8/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Luxembourg
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 5,237
2024 -18,359 -4,497 1,963 5,677
2023 -18,292 -485 1,933 5,905
2022 -20,197 -485 2,024 13,194
2021 -33,670 -25,865 2,240 8,724
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,828 6,967
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,922 10,503
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,945 10,145
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,968 9,643
2016 -13,009 -32,173 2,095 12,760
2015 -11,942 -33,948 2,107 11,377
2014 -11,009 -35,683 2,225 11,217
2013 -8,367 -37,002 2,336 10,535
2012 -6,761 -66,378 2,124 10,273
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,814 10,918
2010 -1,895 -67,228 2,129 7,909
2009 652 -68,182 1,991 6,855
2008 161 -68,140 2,003 7,969
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,584 6,244
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,748 5,557
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,721 6,310
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,878 4,566
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,220 5,581
2002 10,972 -13,312 1,607 2,759
2001 10,424 9,055 1,766 3,427
2000 11,722 8,138 1,963 4,516
1999 13,568 25,495 1,808 4,666
1998 18,492 24,335 1,486 3,874
1997 19,311 80,133 1,552 3,711
1996 13,327 173,193 1,781 3,603
1995 5,926 126,914 1,634 4,385
1994 4,895 -157,427 1,652 3,900
1993 -27,199 -178,416 1,470 4,055
1992 -17,883 -436,814 1,098 4,101
1991 33,692 -26,483 1,239 4,067
1990 34,993 -22,829 1,145 3,992
1989 36,802 -19,634 679 2,999
1988 39,058 -17,058 747 2,909
1987 41,172 -14,853 222 2,200
1986 42,884 -12,941 331 2,121
1985 44,983 -11,429 74 1,067
1984 46,413 -10,321 146 346
1983 47,135 -9,599 37 376
1982 47,023 -9,298 183 334
1981 45,423 -9,384 329 443
1980 42,911 -7,368 37 840
1979 42,157 -7,454 72 670
1978 44,800 -9,382 -145 3,155
1977 48,643 -11,834 -36 2,830
1976 52,107 -13,778 -578 2,802
1975 53,629 -14,348 -395 2,794
1974 53,600 -14,345 -390 2,728
1973 52,989 -14,043 -421 2,673
1972 54,072 -14,807 -35 4,143
1971 54,352 -15,829 69 4,274
1970 54,455 -20,714 272 853
1969 58,454 -21,229 303 833
1968 61,422 -20,704 604 850
1967 65,618 -21,195 837 752
1966 70,085 -23,196 1,168 2,222
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,260 2,203
1964 74,151 -23,922 1,377 2,178
1963 75,380 -22,611 1,199 2,080
1962 77,582 -21,531 1,091 2,014
1961 77,601 -14,655 1,489 1,969
1960 76,840 -6,481 1,319 61

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/luxembourg | CC BY

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 Luxembourg 17.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,025 people) and 82.6% is from migration (a gain of 94,895 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 344,309 people or 51.2% in Luxembourg.

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
Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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