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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 2.51 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Mauritius
2100 1,368,666 573,538
2099 1,382,821 581,815
2098 1,397,565 590,276
2097 1,413,532 598,961
2096 1,429,204 607,840
2095 1,444,480 616,931
2094 1,459,743 626,226
2093 1,475,492 635,745
2092 1,490,946 645,427
2091 1,506,239 655,300
2090 1,521,837 665,341
2089 1,538,128 675,562
2088 1,554,688 685,908
2087 1,571,208 696,380
2086 1,588,504 707,018
2085 1,605,957 717,757
2084 1,624,320 728,558
2083 1,643,261 739,420
2082 1,662,175 750,402
2081 1,681,314 761,382
2080 1,701,168 772,374
2079 1,721,318 783,407
2078 1,741,916 794,452
2077 1,762,807 805,529
2076 1,784,335 816,547
2075 1,806,786 827,526
2074 1,829,227 838,506
2073 1,851,366 849,462
2072 1,874,026 860,405
2071 1,897,167 871,223
2070 1,921,183 882,091
2069 1,944,841 892,850
2068 1,968,581 903,547
2067 1,994,208 914,226
2066 2,019,687 924,869
2065 2,045,997 935,546
2064 2,071,940 946,145
2063 2,097,727 956,652
2062 2,123,391 967,159
2061 2,149,881 977,603
2060 2,177,114 988,022
2059 2,204,104 998,355
2058 2,231,438 1,008,603
2057 2,259,550 1,018,853
2056 2,289,280 1,029,103
2055 2,319,090 1,039,228
2054 2,346,686 1,049,313
2053 2,375,139 1,059,364
2052 2,402,864 1,069,276
2051 2,432,239 1,079,090
2050 2,460,425 1,088,773
2049 2,489,784 1,098,370
2048 2,517,716 1,107,805
2047 2,547,032 1,117,049
2046 2,576,313 1,126,022
2045 2,604,829 1,134,772
2044 2,633,079 1,143,155
2043 2,661,800 1,151,325
2042 2,690,344 1,159,078
2041 2,720,561 1,166,543
2040 2,749,705 1,173,673
2039 2,777,922 1,180,437
2038 2,804,291 1,186,773
2037 2,830,793 1,192,770
2036 2,857,546 1,198,476
2035 2,884,800 1,203,871
2034 2,913,808 1,208,936
2033 2,940,732 1,213,705
2032 2,967,485 1,218,138
2031 2,991,207 1,222,267
2030 3,015,049 1,226,049
2029 3,038,829 1,229,806
2028 3,064,003 1,233,411
2027 3,089,959 1,236,833
2026 3,116,111 1,240,121
2025 3,141,481 1,243,139
2024 3,164,253 1,245,779
2023 3,185,073 1,248,647
2022 3,204,802 1,262,523
2021 3,244,907 1,266,334
2020 3,299,349 1,266,014
2019 3,345,533 1,265,985
2018 3,387,000 1,265,577
2017 3,428,682 1,264,887
2016 3,473,003 1,263,747
2015 3,518,541 1,262,879
2014 3,564,829 1,261,208
2013 3,610,859 1,258,927
2012 3,670,113 1,255,882
2011 3,741,798 1,252,404
2010 3,811,472 1,250,400
2009 3,879,794 1,247,429
2008 3,947,544 1,244,121
2007 4,013,424 1,239,630
2006 4,063,272 1,233,996
2005 4,096,493 1,228,254
2004 4,140,987 1,221,003
2003 4,178,523 1,213,370
2002 4,188,002 1,204,621
2001 4,179,438 1,196,287
2000 4,159,771 1,186,873
1999 4,130,305 1,175,267
1998 4,089,356 1,160,421
1997 4,018,227 1,148,284
1996 3,875,246 1,133,996
1995 3,715,564 1,122,457
1994 3,725,412 1,112,846
1993 3,904,482 1,097,374
1992 4,234,616 1,084,441
1991 4,458,343 1,070,266
1990 4,448,652 1,058,775
1989 4,433,983 1,051,260
1988 4,414,404 1,043,239
1987 4,390,246 1,036,082
1986 4,362,115 1,028,360
1985 4,330,364 1,020,528
1984 4,295,536 1,012,221
1983 4,258,728 1,001,691
1982 4,221,100 992,521
1981 4,184,217 980,462
1980 4,148,426 966,039
1979 4,113,300 949,888
1978 4,078,240 933,499
1977 4,042,124 921,379
1976 4,004,552 906,507
1975 3,965,743 892,000
1974 3,926,472 878,042
1973 3,887,376 864,819
1972 3,848,271 852,053
1971 3,809,376 839,230
1970 3,773,247 826,000
1969 3,737,765 812,405
1968 3,698,794 798,413
1967 3,656,223 783,917
1966 3,610,562 768,813
1965 3,562,834 753,000
1964 3,513,441 736,381
1963 3,461,942 718,861
1962 3,407,532 700,349
1961 3,348,035 680,757
1960 3,281,381 680,331

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/mauritius | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 34.2% in Mauritius.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Mauritius
2100 -1.02% -1.42%
2099 -1.06% -1.43%
2098 -1.13% -1.45%
2097 -1.1% -1.46%
2096 -1.06% -1.47%
2095 -1.05% -1.48%
2094 -1.07% -1.5%
2093 -1.04% -1.5%
2092 -1.02% -1.51%
2091 -1.02% -1.51%
2090 -1.06% -1.51%
2089 -1.07% -1.51%
2088 -1.05% -1.5%
2087 -1.09% -1.5%
2086 -1.09% -1.5%
2085 -1.13% -1.48%
2084 -1.15% -1.47%
2083 -1.14% -1.46%
2082 -1.14% -1.44%
2081 -1.17% -1.42%
2080 -1.17% -1.41%
2079 -1.18% -1.39%
2078 -1.19% -1.38%
2077 -1.21% -1.35%
2076 -1.24% -1.33%
2075 -1.23% -1.31%
2074 -1.2% -1.29%
2073 -1.21% -1.27%
2072 -1.22% -1.24%
2071 -1.25% -1.23%
2070 -1.22% -1.21%
2069 -1.21% -1.18%
2068 -1.29% -1.17%
2067 -1.26% -1.15%
2066 -1.29% -1.14%
2065 -1.25% -1.12%
2064 -1.23% -1.1%
2063 -1.21% -1.09%
2062 -1.23% -1.07%
2061 -1.25% -1.05%
2060 -1.22% -1.04%
2059 -1.22% -1.02%
2058 -1.24% -1.01%
2057 -1.3% -1%
2056 -1.29% -0.97%
2055 -1.18% -0.96%
2054 -1.2% -0.95%
2053 -1.15% -0.93%
2052 -1.21% -0.91%
2051 -1.15% -0.89%
2050 -1.18% -0.87%
2049 -1.11% -0.85%
2048 -1.15% -0.83%
2047 -1.14% -0.8%
2046 -1.09% -0.77%
2045 -1.07% -0.73%
2044 -1.08% -0.71%
2043 -1.06% -0.67%
2042 -1.11% -0.64%
2041 -1.06% -0.61%
2040 -1.02% -0.57%
2039 -0.94% -0.53%
2038 -0.94% -0.5%
2037 -0.94% -0.48%
2036 -0.94% -0.45%
2035 -1% -0.42%
2034 -0.92% -0.39%
2033 -0.9% -0.36%
2032 -0.79% -0.34%
2031 -0.79% -0.31%
2030 -0.78% -0.31%
2029 -0.82% -0.29%
2028 -0.84% -0.28%
2027 -0.84% -0.27%
2026 -0.81% -0.24%
2025 -0.72% -0.21%
2024 -0.65% -0.23%
2023 -0.62% -1.1%
2022 -1.24% -0.3%
2021 -1.65% 0.03%
2020 -1.38% 0.002%
2019 -1.22% 0.03%
2018 -1.22% 0.05%
2017 -1.28% 0.09%
2016 -1.29% 0.07%
2015 -1.3% 0.13%
2014 -1.27% 0.18%
2013 -1.61% 0.24%
2012 -1.92% 0.28%
2011 -1.83% 0.16%
2010 -1.76% 0.24%
2009 -1.72% 0.27%
2008 -1.64% 0.36%
2007 -1.23% 0.46%
2006 -0.81% 0.47%
2005 -1.07% 0.59%
2004 -0.9% 0.63%
2003 -0.23% 0.73%
2002 0.2% 0.7%
2001 0.47% 0.79%
2000 0.71% 0.99%
1999 1% 1.28%
1998 1.77% 1.06%
1997 3.69% 1.26%
1996 4.3% 1.03%
1995 -0.26% 0.86%
1994 -4.59% 1.41%
1993 -7.8% 1.19%
1992 -5.02% 1.32%
1991 0.22% 1.09%
1990 0.33% 0.71%
1989 0.44% 0.77%
1988 0.55% 0.69%
1987 0.64% 0.75%
1986 0.73% 0.77%
1985 0.81% 0.82%
1984 0.86% 1.05%
1983 0.89% 0.92%
1982 0.88% 1.23%
1981 0.86% 1.49%
1980 0.85% 1.7%
1979 0.86% 1.76%
1978 0.89% 1.32%
1977 0.94% 1.64%
1976 0.98% 1.63%
1975 1% 1.59%
1974 1.01% 1.53%
1973 1.02% 1.5%
1972 1.02% 1.53%
1971 0.96% 1.6%
1970 0.95% 1.67%
1969 1.05% 1.75%
1968 1.16% 1.85%
1967 1.26% 1.96%
1966 1.34% 2.1%
1965 1.41% 2.26%
1964 1.49% 2.44%
1963 1.6% 2.64%
1962 1.78% 2.88%
1961 2.03% 0.06%

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/mauritius | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Mauritius
Current population
3116111
1240121
Population rank 135/197 157/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.01%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
3.05 hours
One birth every
21.4 minutes
41.3 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 -8
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 178/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
3.16 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -2,784
Net migration rank 124/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -2,784
2024 - -4,497 - -2,787
2023 -18,292 -485 999 -2,824
2022 -20,197 -485 -757 -2,824
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -253 -4,324
2020 -22,502 -26,840 2,405 -5,895
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,773 -5,202
2018 -10,761 -29,147 2,151 -5,084
2017 -12,810 -30,650 3,415 -5,322
2016 -13,009 -32,173 2,906 -4,483
2015 -11,942 -33,948 3,031 -3,645
2014 -11,009 -35,683 3,657 -3,691
2013 -8,367 -37,002 4,281 -3,617
2012 -6,761 -66,378 5,149 -3,663
2011 -5,354 -64,875 5,511 -2,465
2010 -1,895 -67,228 5,877 -2,624
2009 652 -68,182 6,113 -2,467
2008 161 -68,140 7,465 -2,589
2007 1,557 -65,335 8,429 -2,642
2006 2,714 -38,622 8,515 -2,757
2005 6,546 -37,086 10,195 -2,840
2004 9,549 -68,008 10,745 -3,001
2003 10,781 -27,396 10,799 -3,141
2002 10,972 -13,312 11,685 -3,150
2001 10,424 9,055 11,723 -3,225
2000 11,722 8,138 12,224 -2,326
1999 13,568 25,495 12,341 -1,463
1998 18,492 24,335 11,489 -1,292
1997 19,311 80,133 11,943 -1,199
1996 13,327 173,193 13,041 -1,092
1995 5,926 126,914 13,020 -1,144
1994 4,895 -157,427 14,355 -1,112
1993 -27,199 -178,416 14,814 -1,189
1992 -17,883 -436,814 15,833 -1,254
1991 33,692 -26,483 15,091 -1,333
1990 34,993 -22,829 15,564 -1,938
1989 36,802 -19,634 14,718 -2,463
1988 39,058 -17,058 14,084 -1,399
1987 41,172 -14,853 13,262 -300
1986 42,884 -12,941 12,340 852
1985 44,983 -11,429 12,451 615
1984 46,413 -10,321 13,665 -258
1983 47,135 -9,599 14,525 -1,756
1982 47,023 -9,298 15,880 -2,226
1981 45,423 -9,384 18,334 -1,559
1980 42,911 -7,368 19,321 -1,739
1979 42,157 -7,454 19,282 -2,363
1978 44,800 -9,382 18,670 -3,129
1977 48,643 -11,834 16,769 -3,749
1976 52,107 -13,778 16,407 -3,807
1975 53,629 -14,348 15,342 -3,869
1974 53,600 -14,345 17,561 -4,908
1973 52,989 -14,043 13,145 -2,144
1972 54,072 -14,807 14,825 -2,408
1971 54,352 -15,829 15,441 -960
1970 54,455 -20,714 16,190 -1,281
1969 58,454 -21,229 15,761 -674
1968 61,422 -20,704 17,884 -2,445
1967 65,618 -21,195 17,560 -1,257
1966 70,085 -23,196 20,758 -4,123
1965 72,896 -24,330 20,482 -3,597
1964 74,151 -23,922 22,239 -4,850
1963 75,380 -22,611 22,069 -5,236
1962 77,582 -21,531 20,660 -6,107
1961 77,601 -14,655 20,355 -8,984
1960 76,840 -6,481 19,931 -7,083

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/mauritius | 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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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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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