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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 529,676 people in Maldives in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 532,468 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 5.85 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.006% for Maldives.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.28% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Maldives
2100 1,368,062 476,472
2099 1,382,211 477,887
2098 1,396,949 479,384
2097 1,412,908 481,076
2096 1,428,574 482,932
2095 1,443,843 484,892
2094 1,459,099 487,026
2093 1,474,841 489,428
2092 1,490,288 492,103
2091 1,505,574 494,866
2090 1,521,165 498,019
2089 1,537,449 501,269
2088 1,554,002 504,943
2087 1,570,515 508,705
2086 1,587,803 512,717
2085 1,605,248 516,827
2084 1,623,603 521,029
2083 1,642,536 525,309
2082 1,661,441 529,594
2081 1,680,572 534,081
2080 1,700,417 538,531
2079 1,720,559 542,993
2078 1,741,147 547,515
2077 1,762,029 551,848
2076 1,783,547 555,977
2075 1,805,988 559,992
2074 1,828,419 563,823
2073 1,850,549 567,615
2072 1,873,199 571,139
2071 1,896,330 574,565
2070 1,920,335 577,779
2069 1,943,983 580,752
2068 1,967,713 583,540
2067 1,993,328 586,154
2066 2,018,796 588,472
2065 2,045,094 590,459
2064 2,071,026 592,304
2063 2,096,801 593,970
2062 2,122,454 595,364
2061 2,148,932 596,441
2060 2,176,154 597,010
2059 2,203,131 597,582
2058 2,230,453 597,833
2057 2,258,553 597,770
2056 2,288,270 597,319
2055 2,318,066 596,595
2054 2,345,650 595,791
2053 2,374,091 594,788
2052 2,401,804 593,417
2051 2,431,166 591,901
2050 2,459,340 590,081
2049 2,488,686 587,930
2048 2,516,605 585,552
2047 2,545,909 583,266
2046 2,575,176 580,802
2045 2,603,679 578,120
2044 2,631,917 575,506
2043 2,660,625 572,763
2042 2,689,157 569,981
2041 2,719,360 567,207
2040 2,748,491 564,359
2039 2,776,696 561,507
2038 2,803,054 558,901
2037 2,829,544 556,305
2036 2,856,285 553,800
2035 2,883,527 551,310
2034 2,912,522 548,914
2033 2,939,434 546,428
2032 2,966,176 544,034
2031 2,989,887 541,696
2030 3,013,719 539,519
2029 3,037,488 537,496
2028 3,062,650 535,357
2027 3,088,595 533,364
2026 3,114,736 531,523
2025 3,140,095 529,676
2024 3,164,253 527,799
2023 3,185,073 525,994
2022 3,204,802 524,106
2021 3,244,907 516,154
2020 3,299,349 502,118
2019 3,345,533 487,731
2018 3,387,000 473,099
2017 3,428,682 458,287
2016 3,473,003 443,308
2015 3,518,541 428,154
2014 3,564,829 413,617
2013 3,610,859 400,070
2012 3,670,113 386,818
2011 3,741,798 373,674
2010 3,811,472 360,792
2009 3,879,794 348,275
2008 3,947,544 336,170
2007 4,013,424 324,479
2006 4,063,272 313,851
2005 4,096,493 306,429
2004 4,140,987 301,413
2003 4,178,523 296,491
2002 4,188,002 291,616
2001 4,179,438 286,767
2000 4,159,771 282,019
1999 4,130,305 277,412
1998 4,089,356 272,723
1997 4,018,227 267,707
1996 3,875,246 262,347
1995 3,715,564 256,649
1994 3,725,412 250,822
1993 3,904,482 244,884
1992 4,234,616 238,543
1991 4,458,343 231,802
1990 4,448,652 224,762
1989 4,433,983 217,738
1988 4,414,404 210,885
1987 4,390,246 203,944
1986 4,362,115 196,935
1985 4,330,364 190,169
1984 4,295,536 184,198
1983 4,258,728 179,128
1982 4,221,100 174,333
1981 4,184,217 169,532
1980 4,148,426 164,835
1979 4,113,300 160,360
1978 4,078,240 156,159
1977 4,042,124 151,930
1976 4,004,552 147,525
1975 3,965,743 143,158
1974 3,926,472 138,978
1973 3,887,376 134,952
1972 3,848,271 130,968
1971 3,809,376 127,035
1970 3,773,247 123,219
1969 3,737,765 119,564
1968 3,698,794 116,075
1967 3,656,223 112,528
1966 3,610,562 108,507
1965 3,562,834 104,102
1964 3,513,441 100,662
1963 3,461,942 98,222
1962 3,407,532 95,802
1961 3,348,035 93,450
1960 3,281,381 91,189

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/maldives | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Maldives' population increased by 89,160 people (a 20.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 10.8% to 590,081 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.

Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 598K 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
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Maldives
2100 -1.02% -0.3%
2099 -1.06% -0.31%
2098 -1.13% -0.35%
2097 -1.1% -0.38%
2096 -1.06% -0.4%
2095 -1.05% -0.44%
2094 -1.07% -0.49%
2093 -1.04% -0.54%
2092 -1.02% -0.56%
2091 -1.02% -0.63%
2090 -1.06% -0.65%
2089 -1.07% -0.73%
2088 -1.05% -0.74%
2087 -1.09% -0.78%
2086 -1.09% -0.8%
2085 -1.13% -0.81%
2084 -1.15% -0.81%
2083 -1.14% -0.81%
2082 -1.14% -0.84%
2081 -1.17% -0.83%
2080 -1.17% -0.82%
2079 -1.18% -0.83%
2078 -1.19% -0.79%
2077 -1.21% -0.74%
2076 -1.24% -0.72%
2075 -1.23% -0.68%
2074 -1.2% -0.67%
2073 -1.21% -0.62%
2072 -1.22% -0.6%
2071 -1.25% -0.56%
2070 -1.22% -0.51%
2069 -1.21% -0.48%
2068 -1.29% -0.45%
2067 -1.26% -0.39%
2066 -1.29% -0.34%
2065 -1.25% -0.31%
2064 -1.23% -0.28%
2063 -1.21% -0.23%
2062 -1.23% -0.18%
2061 -1.25% -0.1%
2060 -1.22% -0.1%
2059 -1.22% -0.04%
2058 -1.24% 0.01%
2057 -1.3% 0.08%
2056 -1.29% 0.12%
2055 -1.18% 0.14%
2054 -1.2% 0.17%
2053 -1.15% 0.23%
2052 -1.21% 0.26%
2051 -1.15% 0.31%
2050 -1.18% 0.37%
2049 -1.11% 0.41%
2048 -1.15% 0.39%
2047 -1.14% 0.42%
2046 -1.09% 0.46%
2045 -1.07% 0.45%
2044 -1.08% 0.48%
2043 -1.06% 0.49%
2042 -1.11% 0.49%
2041 -1.06% 0.5%
2040 -1.02% 0.51%
2039 -0.94% 0.47%
2038 -0.94% 0.47%
2037 -0.94% 0.45%
2036 -0.94% 0.45%
2035 -1% 0.44%
2034 -0.92% 0.46%
2033 -0.9% 0.44%
2032 -0.79% 0.43%
2031 -0.79% 0.4%
2030 -0.78% 0.38%
2029 -0.82% 0.4%
2028 -0.84% 0.37%
2027 -0.84% 0.35%
2026 -0.81% 0.35%
2025 -0.76% 0.36%
2024 -0.65% 0.34%
2023 -0.62% 0.36%
2022 -1.24% 1.54%
2021 -1.65% 2.8%
2020 -1.38% 2.95%
2019 -1.22% 3.09%
2018 -1.22% 3.23%
2017 -1.28% 3.38%
2016 -1.29% 3.54%
2015 -1.3% 3.51%
2014 -1.27% 3.39%
2013 -1.61% 3.43%
2012 -1.92% 3.52%
2011 -1.83% 3.57%
2010 -1.76% 3.59%
2009 -1.72% 3.6%
2008 -1.64% 3.6%
2007 -1.23% 3.39%
2006 -0.81% 2.42%
2005 -1.07% 1.66%
2004 -0.9% 1.66%
2003 -0.23% 1.67%
2002 0.2% 1.69%
2001 0.47% 1.68%
2000 0.71% 1.66%
1999 1% 1.72%
1998 1.77% 1.87%
1997 3.69% 2.04%
1996 4.3% 2.22%
1995 -0.26% 2.32%
1994 -4.59% 2.42%
1993 -7.8% 2.66%
1992 -5.02% 2.91%
1991 0.22% 3.13%
1990 0.33% 3.23%
1989 0.44% 3.25%
1988 0.55% 3.4%
1987 0.64% 3.56%
1986 0.73% 3.56%
1985 0.81% 3.24%
1984 0.86% 2.83%
1983 0.89% 2.75%
1982 0.88% 2.83%
1981 0.86% 2.85%
1980 0.85% 2.79%
1979 0.86% 2.69%
1978 0.89% 2.78%
1977 0.94% 2.99%
1976 0.98% 3.05%
1975 1% 3.01%
1974 1.01% 2.98%
1973 1.02% 3.04%
1972 1.02% 3.1%
1971 0.96% 3.1%
1970 0.95% 3.06%
1969 1.05% 3.01%
1968 1.16% 3.15%
1967 1.26% 3.71%
1966 1.34% 4.23%
1965 1.41% 3.42%
1964 1.49% 2.48%
1963 1.6% 2.53%
1962 1.78% 2.52%
1961 2.03% 2.48%

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/maldives | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Maldives' population grew by 0.36%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Maldives
Current population
3114736
532468
Population rank 135/197 168/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.006%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
4.68 hours
One birth every
21.5 minutes
1.57 hours
One death every
12.3 minutes
7.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -66 +5
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +1,877
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.36%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 142/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
3.85 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -2,283
Net migration rank 124/196 101/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 75,099
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 141/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 48/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Maldives
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Maldives
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -2,283
2024 -18,359 -4,497 4,340 -2,421
2023 -18,292 -485 4,566 -2,877
2022 -20,197 -485 4,752 -2,674
2021 -33,670 -25,865 4,426 9,412
2020 -22,502 -26,840 4,594 9,642
2019 -15,192 -27,841 4,886 9,648
2018 -10,761 -29,147 5,088 9,637
2017 -12,810 -30,650 5,342 9,555
2016 -13,009 -32,173 5,652 9,421
2015 -11,942 -33,948 5,914 9,324
2014 -11,009 -35,683 6,122 7,700
2013 -8,367 -37,002 6,307 6,963
2012 -6,761 -66,378 6,445 6,800
2011 -5,354 -64,875 6,429 6,611
2010 -1,895 -67,228 6,350 6,369
2009 652 -68,182 6,227 6,093
2008 161 -68,140 5,856 6,035
2007 1,557 -65,335 5,324 6,160
2006 2,714 -38,622 4,766 5,006
2005 6,546 -37,086 4,493 578
2004 9,549 -68,008 4,287 668
2003 10,781 -27,396 4,316 578
2002 10,972 -13,312 4,257 607
2001 10,424 9,055 4,271 560
2000 11,722 8,138 4,372 300
1999 13,568 25,495 4,601 -62
1998 18,492 24,335 4,919 -94
1997 19,311 80,133 5,267 -60
1996 13,327 173,193 5,705 -183
1995 5,926 126,914 6,177 -302
1994 4,895 -157,427 6,550 -768
1993 -27,199 -178,416 6,842 -749
1992 -17,883 -436,814 7,096 -522
1991 33,692 -26,483 7,295 -378
1990 34,993 -22,829 7,444 -271
1989 36,802 -19,634 7,472 -610
1988 39,058 -17,058 7,414 -564
1987 41,172 -14,853 7,300 -265
1986 42,884 -12,941 7,153 -175
1985 44,983 -11,429 6,944 -382
1984 46,413 -10,321 6,680 -1,300
1983 47,135 -9,599 6,361 -1,608
1982 47,023 -9,298 6,058 -1,220
1981 45,423 -9,384 5,778 -1,014
1980 42,911 -7,368 5,526 -903
1979 42,157 -7,454 5,275 -958
1978 44,800 -9,382 4,812 -716
1977 48,643 -11,834 4,779 -413
1976 52,107 -13,778 4,538 -101
1975 53,629 -14,348 4,325 -14
1974 53,600 -14,345 4,136 -78
1973 52,989 -14,043 3,924 60
1972 54,072 -14,807 3,707 269
1971 54,352 -15,829 3,549 341
1970 54,455 -20,714 3,415 330
1969 58,454 -21,229 3,260 313
1968 61,422 -20,704 3,150 255
1967 65,618 -21,195 3,010 672
1966 70,085 -23,196 2,845 1,511
1965 72,896 -24,330 2,747 1,709
1964 74,151 -23,922 2,660 -227
1963 75,380 -22,611 2,567 -125
1962 77,582 -21,531 2,475 -80
1961 77,601 -14,655 2,354 -44
1960 76,840 -6,481 2,241 -32

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/maldives | 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 Maldives 45.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,560 people) and 54.2% is from migration (a gain of 58,667 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 75,099 people or 14.2% in Maldives.

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
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 65.7K

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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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