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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 42.8 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.65% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Mexico
2100 1,368,666 131,182,639
2099 1,382,821 131,943,283
2098 1,397,565 132,700,369
2097 1,413,532 133,455,010
2096 1,429,204 134,204,227
2095 1,444,480 134,949,218
2094 1,459,743 135,687,085
2093 1,475,492 136,415,232
2092 1,490,946 137,127,644
2091 1,506,239 137,833,985
2090 1,521,837 138,527,198
2089 1,538,128 139,208,862
2088 1,554,688 139,874,924
2087 1,571,208 140,530,483
2086 1,588,504 141,174,372
2085 1,605,957 141,805,496
2084 1,624,320 142,415,948
2083 1,643,261 143,009,187
2082 1,662,175 143,579,768
2081 1,681,314 144,138,842
2080 1,701,168 144,677,451
2079 1,721,318 145,195,172
2078 1,741,916 145,691,242
2077 1,762,807 146,165,064
2076 1,784,335 146,616,674
2075 1,806,786 147,046,928
2074 1,829,227 147,455,761
2073 1,851,366 147,841,295
2072 1,874,026 148,201,143
2071 1,897,167 148,534,057
2070 1,921,183 148,848,168
2069 1,944,841 149,134,711
2068 1,968,581 149,395,717
2067 1,994,208 149,630,386
2066 2,019,687 149,842,125
2065 2,045,997 150,029,268
2064 2,071,940 150,187,992
2063 2,097,727 150,319,846
2062 2,123,391 150,424,224
2061 2,149,881 150,502,250
2060 2,177,114 150,555,648
2059 2,204,104 150,577,220
2058 2,231,438 150,569,044
2057 2,259,550 150,535,337
2056 2,289,280 150,475,242
2055 2,319,090 150,384,336
2054 2,346,686 150,263,237
2053 2,375,139 150,110,615
2052 2,402,864 149,923,918
2051 2,432,239 149,705,066
2050 2,460,425 149,450,774
2049 2,489,784 149,166,038
2048 2,517,716 148,836,849
2047 2,547,032 148,478,965
2046 2,576,313 148,081,688
2045 2,604,829 147,647,318
2044 2,633,079 147,173,101
2043 2,661,800 146,667,761
2042 2,690,344 146,123,566
2041 2,720,561 145,543,650
2040 2,749,705 144,931,633
2039 2,777,922 144,286,278
2038 2,804,291 143,601,872
2037 2,830,793 142,883,005
2036 2,857,546 142,138,929
2035 2,884,800 141,359,885
2034 2,913,808 140,554,653
2033 2,940,732 139,713,048
2032 2,967,485 138,843,644
2031 2,991,207 137,947,334
2030 3,015,049 137,023,304
2029 3,038,829 136,071,720
2028 3,064,003 135,090,755
2027 3,089,959 134,081,337
2026 3,116,111 133,042,003
2025 3,141,481 131,970,909
2024 3,164,253 130,861,007
2023 3,185,073 129,739,759
2022 3,204,802 128,613,117
2021 3,244,907 127,648,148
2020 3,299,349 126,799,054
2019 3,345,533 125,762,982
2018 3,387,000 124,573,711
2017 3,428,682 123,400,057
2016 3,473,003 122,251,351
2015 3,518,541 121,072,306
2014 3,564,829 119,784,261
2013 3,610,859 118,343,573
2012 3,670,113 116,818,208
2011 3,741,798 115,243,504
2010 3,811,472 113,623,895
2009 3,879,794 111,999,721
2008 3,947,544 110,374,288
2007 4,013,424 108,774,360
2006 4,063,272 107,253,666
2005 4,096,493 105,811,504
2004 4,140,987 104,394,131
2003 4,178,523 102,978,515
2002 4,188,002 101,548,624
2001 4,179,438 100,099,099
2000 4,159,771 98,625,552
1999 4,130,305 97,115,707
1998 4,089,356 95,575,245
1997 4,018,227 94,021,207
1996 3,875,246 92,452,702
1995 3,715,564 90,862,455
1994 3,725,412 89,259,205
1993 3,904,482 87,653,807
1992 4,234,616 86,044,809
1991 4,458,343 84,430,572
1990 4,448,652 82,820,170
1989 4,433,983 81,247,182
1988 4,414,404 79,695,531
1987 4,390,246 78,136,651
1986 4,362,115 76,585,637
1985 4,330,364 75,043,414
1984 4,295,536 73,506,846
1983 4,258,728 71,971,240
1982 4,221,100 70,433,260
1981 4,184,217 68,892,108
1980 4,148,426 67,300,334
1979 4,113,300 65,648,865
1978 4,078,240 63,979,046
1977 4,042,124 62,308,493
1976 4,004,552 60,645,512
1975 3,965,743 58,982,400
1974 3,926,472 57,320,149
1973 3,887,376 55,667,284
1972 3,848,271 54,030,168
1971 3,809,376 52,412,558
1970 3,773,247 50,814,953
1969 3,737,765 49,233,194
1968 3,698,794 47,668,303
1967 3,656,223 46,129,608
1966 3,610,562 44,629,106
1965 3,562,834 43,174,477
1964 3,513,441 41,772,049
1963 3,461,942 40,424,065
1962 3,407,532 39,129,200
1961 3,348,035 37,890,118
1960 3,281,381 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Mexico
2100 -1.02% -0.58%
2099 -1.06% -0.57%
2098 -1.13% -0.57%
2097 -1.1% -0.56%
2096 -1.06% -0.55%
2095 -1.05% -0.54%
2094 -1.07% -0.53%
2093 -1.04% -0.52%
2092 -1.02% -0.51%
2091 -1.02% -0.5%
2090 -1.06% -0.49%
2089 -1.07% -0.48%
2088 -1.05% -0.47%
2087 -1.09% -0.46%
2086 -1.09% -0.45%
2085 -1.13% -0.43%
2084 -1.15% -0.41%
2083 -1.14% -0.4%
2082 -1.14% -0.39%
2081 -1.17% -0.37%
2080 -1.17% -0.36%
2079 -1.18% -0.34%
2078 -1.19% -0.32%
2077 -1.21% -0.31%
2076 -1.24% -0.29%
2075 -1.23% -0.28%
2074 -1.2% -0.26%
2073 -1.21% -0.24%
2072 -1.22% -0.22%
2071 -1.25% -0.21%
2070 -1.22% -0.19%
2069 -1.21% -0.17%
2068 -1.29% -0.16%
2067 -1.26% -0.14%
2066 -1.29% -0.12%
2065 -1.25% -0.11%
2064 -1.23% -0.09%
2063 -1.21% -0.07%
2062 -1.23% -0.05%
2061 -1.25% -0.04%
2060 -1.22% -0.01%
2059 -1.22% 0.005%
2058 -1.24% 0.02%
2057 -1.3% 0.04%
2056 -1.29% 0.06%
2055 -1.18% 0.08%
2054 -1.2% 0.1%
2053 -1.15% 0.12%
2052 -1.21% 0.15%
2051 -1.15% 0.17%
2050 -1.18% 0.19%
2049 -1.11% 0.22%
2048 -1.15% 0.24%
2047 -1.14% 0.27%
2046 -1.09% 0.29%
2045 -1.07% 0.32%
2044 -1.08% 0.34%
2043 -1.06% 0.37%
2042 -1.11% 0.4%
2041 -1.06% 0.42%
2040 -1.02% 0.45%
2039 -0.94% 0.48%
2038 -0.94% 0.5%
2037 -0.94% 0.52%
2036 -0.94% 0.55%
2035 -1% 0.57%
2034 -0.92% 0.6%
2033 -0.9% 0.63%
2032 -0.79% 0.65%
2031 -0.79% 0.67%
2030 -0.78% 0.7%
2029 -0.82% 0.73%
2028 -0.84% 0.75%
2027 -0.84% 0.78%
2026 -0.81% 0.81%
2025 -0.72% 0.85%
2024 -0.65% 0.86%
2023 -0.62% 0.88%
2022 -1.24% 0.76%
2021 -1.65% 0.67%
2020 -1.38% 0.82%
2019 -1.22% 0.95%
2018 -1.22% 0.95%
2017 -1.28% 0.94%
2016 -1.29% 0.97%
2015 -1.3% 1.08%
2014 -1.27% 1.22%
2013 -1.61% 1.31%
2012 -1.92% 1.37%
2011 -1.83% 1.43%
2010 -1.76% 1.45%
2009 -1.72% 1.47%
2008 -1.64% 1.47%
2007 -1.23% 1.42%
2006 -0.81% 1.36%
2005 -1.07% 1.36%
2004 -0.9% 1.37%
2003 -0.23% 1.41%
2002 0.2% 1.45%
2001 0.47% 1.49%
2000 0.71% 1.55%
1999 1% 1.61%
1998 1.77% 1.65%
1997 3.69% 1.7%
1996 4.3% 1.75%
1995 -0.26% 1.8%
1994 -4.59% 1.83%
1993 -7.8% 1.87%
1992 -5.02% 1.91%
1991 0.22% 1.94%
1990 0.33% 1.94%
1989 0.44% 1.95%
1988 0.55% 2%
1987 0.64% 2.03%
1986 0.73% 2.06%
1985 0.81% 2.09%
1984 0.86% 2.13%
1983 0.89% 2.18%
1982 0.88% 2.24%
1981 0.86% 2.37%
1980 0.85% 2.52%
1979 0.86% 2.61%
1978 0.89% 2.68%
1977 0.94% 2.74%
1976 0.98% 2.82%
1975 1% 2.9%
1974 1.01% 2.97%
1973 1.02% 3.03%
1972 1.02% 3.09%
1971 0.96% 3.14%
1970 0.95% 3.21%
1969 1.05% 3.28%
1968 1.16% 3.34%
1967 1.26% 3.36%
1966 1.34% 3.37%
1965 1.41% 3.36%
1964 1.49% 3.33%
1963 1.6% 3.31%
1962 1.78% 3.27%
1961 2.03% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Mexico
Current population
3116111
133323134
Population rank 135/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.61%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -108,037
Net migration rank 124/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -108,037
2024 - -4,497 - -104,581
2023 -18,292 -485 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -20,197 -485 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -33,670 -25,865 936,682 -122,791
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -13,009 -32,173 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -11,942 -33,948 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -11,009 -35,683 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -8,367 -37,002 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -6,761 -66,378 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 652 -68,182 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 161 -68,140 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 10,972 -13,312 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 10,424 9,055 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 11,722 8,138 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 13,568 25,495 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 18,492 24,335 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 19,311 80,133 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 13,327 173,193 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 5,926 126,914 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 4,895 -157,427 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 -27,199 -178,416 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 -17,883 -436,814 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 33,692 -26,483 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 34,993 -22,829 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 36,802 -19,634 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 39,058 -17,058 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 41,172 -14,853 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 42,884 -12,941 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 44,983 -11,429 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 46,413 -10,321 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 47,135 -9,599 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 47,023 -9,298 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 45,423 -9,384 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 42,911 -7,368 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 42,157 -7,454 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 44,800 -9,382 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 48,643 -11,834 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 52,107 -13,778 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 53,629 -14,348 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 53,600 -14,345 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 52,989 -14,043 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 54,072 -14,807 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 54,352 -15,829 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 54,455 -20,714 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 58,454 -21,229 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 61,422 -20,704 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 65,618 -21,195 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 70,085 -23,196 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 74,151 -23,922 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 75,380 -22,611 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 77,582 -21,531 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 77,601 -14,655 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 76,840 -6,481 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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