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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 42.9 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 1.64% 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 -1.15% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% 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 1,368,062 131,158,772
2099 1,382,211 131,919,278
2098 1,396,949 132,676,226
2097 1,412,908 133,430,730
2096 1,428,574 134,179,811
2095 1,443,843 134,924,667
2094 1,459,099 135,662,399
2093 1,474,841 136,390,414
2092 1,490,288 137,102,695
2091 1,505,574 137,808,909
2090 1,521,165 138,501,995
2089 1,537,449 139,183,536
2088 1,554,002 139,849,476
2087 1,570,515 140,504,916
2086 1,587,803 141,148,688
2085 1,605,248 141,779,696
2084 1,623,603 142,390,038
2083 1,642,536 142,983,168
2082 1,661,441 143,553,646
2081 1,680,572 144,112,618
2080 1,700,417 144,651,130
2079 1,720,559 145,168,756
2078 1,741,147 145,664,735
2077 1,762,029 146,138,472
2076 1,783,547 146,589,999
2075 1,805,988 147,020,176
2074 1,828,419 147,428,934
2073 1,850,549 147,814,398
2072 1,873,199 148,174,180
2071 1,896,330 148,507,034
2070 1,920,335 148,821,087
2069 1,943,983 149,107,578
2068 1,967,713 149,368,537
2067 1,993,328 149,603,163
2066 2,018,796 149,814,864
2065 2,045,094 150,001,973
2064 2,071,026 150,160,667
2063 2,096,801 150,292,498
2062 2,122,454 150,396,857
2061 2,148,932 150,474,868
2060 2,176,154 150,528,257
2059 2,203,131 150,549,825
2058 2,230,453 150,541,650
2057 2,258,553 150,507,950
2056 2,288,270 150,447,865
2055 2,318,066 150,356,976
2054 2,345,650 150,235,899
2053 2,374,091 150,083,305
2052 2,401,804 149,896,641
2051 2,431,166 149,677,830
2050 2,459,340 149,423,583
2049 2,488,686 149,138,900
2048 2,516,605 148,809,771
2047 2,545,909 148,451,951
2046 2,575,176 148,054,747
2045 2,603,679 147,620,456
2044 2,631,917 147,146,325
2043 2,660,625 146,641,077
2042 2,689,157 146,096,981
2041 2,719,360 145,517,171
2040 2,748,491 144,905,265
2039 2,776,696 144,260,027
2038 2,803,054 143,575,746
2037 2,829,544 142,857,009
2036 2,856,285 142,113,069
2035 2,883,527 141,334,167
2034 2,912,522 140,529,082
2033 2,939,434 139,687,630
2032 2,966,176 138,818,384
2031 2,989,887 137,922,237
2030 3,013,719 136,998,375
2029 3,037,488 136,046,964
2028 3,062,650 135,066,178
2027 3,088,595 134,056,943
2026 3,114,736 133,017,798
2025 3,140,095 131,946,900
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 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 -0.76% 0.83%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Mexico
Current population
3114736
133551566
Population rank 135/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.61%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -66 +2,975
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 109/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 1,209,810 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 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
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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