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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 693,885 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 4.49 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 -1.19% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 694K (46.8% 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 1,368,666 757,616
2099 1,382,821 759,426
2098 1,397,565 761,176
2097 1,413,532 763,015
2096 1,429,204 764,666
2095 1,444,480 765,990
2094 1,459,743 767,608
2093 1,475,492 769,178
2092 1,490,946 770,648
2091 1,506,239 772,463
2090 1,521,837 774,140
2089 1,538,128 775,834
2088 1,554,688 777,644
2087 1,571,208 779,590
2086 1,588,504 781,531
2085 1,605,957 783,409
2084 1,624,320 785,286
2083 1,643,261 786,877
2082 1,662,175 788,844
2081 1,681,314 790,684
2080 1,701,168 792,362
2079 1,721,318 794,006
2078 1,741,916 795,455
2077 1,762,807 796,986
2076 1,784,335 798,410
2075 1,806,786 799,754
2074 1,829,227 801,070
2073 1,851,366 802,482
2072 1,874,026 803,902
2071 1,897,167 804,943
2070 1,921,183 806,296
2069 1,944,841 807,272
2068 1,968,581 808,013
2067 1,994,208 808,667
2066 2,019,687 809,092
2065 2,045,997 809,449
2064 2,071,940 809,740
2063 2,097,727 810,010
2062 2,123,391 810,217
2061 2,149,881 810,062
2060 2,177,114 809,971
2059 2,204,104 809,738
2058 2,231,438 809,344
2057 2,259,550 808,943
2056 2,289,280 808,533
2055 2,319,090 807,418
2054 2,346,686 806,176
2053 2,375,139 804,878
2052 2,402,864 803,482
2051 2,432,239 801,594
2050 2,460,425 799,802
2049 2,489,784 797,764
2048 2,517,716 795,309
2047 2,547,032 792,814
2046 2,576,313 790,135
2045 2,604,829 787,133
2044 2,633,079 784,057
2043 2,661,800 780,860
2042 2,690,344 777,248
2041 2,720,561 773,499
2040 2,749,705 769,643
2039 2,777,922 765,360
2038 2,804,291 760,862
2037 2,830,793 756,459
2036 2,857,546 751,771
2035 2,884,800 746,768
2034 2,913,808 741,700
2033 2,940,732 736,388
2032 2,967,485 730,687
2031 2,991,207 724,969
2030 3,015,049 719,018
2029 3,038,829 712,675
2028 3,064,003 705,838
2027 3,089,959 698,918
2026 3,116,111 692,020
2025 3,141,481 684,765
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Luxembourg's population increased by 111,871 people (a 19.2% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K 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 -0.72% 1.15%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Luxembourg's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Luxembourg
Current population
3116111
693885
Population rank 135/197 164/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.008%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
49.7 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.38 hours
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.99 hours
Daily growth/decline -57 +29
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +10,582
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 67/197
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 - -4,497 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/luxembourg | 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 Luxembourg 16.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 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 (1960–2024, 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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