The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 36,281 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 86.5 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 51.9K to 36.3K (30.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.6% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 32.4% in the Marshall Islands.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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36281
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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6.85 hours
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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10.7 hours
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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4.96 hours
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -1,765 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | -1,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | -3.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 197/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 15,219 | 2.03% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 15,755 | 1.78% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 16,302 | 1.6% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 16,852 | 1.49% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 17,402 | 1.41% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 17,927 | 1.34% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 18,655 | 1.26% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 19,862 | 1.16% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 21,305 | 1.05% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 22,530 | 0.95% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 23,366 | 0.96% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 23,992 | 1.02% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 24,581 | 1.02% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 25,296 | 1.01% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 26,154 | 1% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 27,021 | 0.98% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 27,906 | 0.94% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 28,809 | 0.89% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 29,738 | 0.86% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 30,774 | 0.85% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 32,017 | 0.86% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 33,397 | 0.88% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 34,811 | 0.89% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 36,264 | 0.86% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 37,761 | 0.81% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 39,286 | 0.73% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 40,828 | 0.64% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 42,321 | 0.55% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 43,586 | 0.44% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 44,629 | 0.33% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 45,568 | 0.22% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 46,388 | -5.02% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 47,093 | -7.8% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 47,712 | -4.59% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 48,266 | -0.26% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 48,775 | 4.3% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 49,259 | 3.69% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 49,717 | 1.77% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 50,202 | 1% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 50,706 | 0.71% | 1% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 51,123 | 0.47% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 51,425 | 0.2% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 51,639 | -0.23% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 51,791 | -0.9% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 51,906 | -1.07% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 51,992 | -0.81% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 52,035 | -1.23% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 52,030 | -1.64% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 52,019 | -1.72% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 52,044 | -1.76% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 51,907 | -1.83% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 51,419 | -1.92% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 50,681 | -1.61% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 49,796 | -1.27% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 48,800 | -1.3% | -2% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 47,709 | -1.29% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 46,529 | -1.28% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 45,285 | -1.22% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 44,007 | -1.22% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 42,706 | -1.38% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 41,367 | -1.65% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 40,077 | -1.24% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 38,827 | -0.62% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 37,548 | -0.65% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 36,281 | -0.76% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 35,078 | -0.82% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 33,976 | -0.84% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 32,977 | -0.83% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 32,054 | -0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 31,191 | -0.79% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 30,420 | -0.79% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 29,740 | -0.85% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 29,142 | -0.91% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 28,608 | -0.96% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 28,147 | -0.97% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 27,751 | -0.94% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 27,405 | -0.94% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 27,092 | -0.94% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 26,836 | -0.98% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 26,598 | -1.04% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 26,396 | -1.09% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 26,217 | -1.09% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 26,054 | -1.07% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 25,913 | -1.08% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 25,777 | -1.08% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 25,653 | -1.12% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 25,543 | -1.14% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 25,429 | -1.13% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 25,311 | -1.14% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 25,195 | -1.16% | -0.46% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sarajevo | 276K |
| Banja Luka | 185K |
| Bijeljina | 115K |
| Tuzla | 111K |
| Zenica | 111K |
| Mostar | 105K |
| Prijedor | 89.4K |
| Doboj | 68.5K |
| Bihac | 56.3K |
| Sanski Most | 16.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Marshall Islands
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 67.2 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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