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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 12.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Morocco
2100 1,368,062 38,169,376
2099 1,382,211 38,399,800
2098 1,396,949 38,627,357
2097 1,412,908 38,851,192
2096 1,428,574 39,072,685
2095 1,443,843 39,290,298
2094 1,459,099 39,503,336
2093 1,474,841 39,714,423
2092 1,490,288 39,921,868
2091 1,505,574 40,126,152
2090 1,521,165 40,325,215
2089 1,537,449 40,519,616
2088 1,554,002 40,706,061
2087 1,570,515 40,889,974
2086 1,587,803 41,072,468
2085 1,605,248 41,252,209
2084 1,623,603 41,425,986
2083 1,642,536 41,591,998
2082 1,661,441 41,755,476
2081 1,680,572 41,914,644
2080 1,700,417 42,069,073
2079 1,720,559 42,220,167
2078 1,741,147 42,364,299
2077 1,762,029 42,502,554
2076 1,783,547 42,634,865
2075 1,805,988 42,762,096
2074 1,828,419 42,885,545
2073 1,850,549 43,003,930
2072 1,873,199 43,115,594
2071 1,896,330 43,219,147
2070 1,920,335 43,319,278
2069 1,943,983 43,409,990
2068 1,967,713 43,494,031
2067 1,993,328 43,572,598
2066 2,018,796 43,641,156
2065 2,045,094 43,710,126
2064 2,071,026 43,767,514
2063 2,096,801 43,815,039
2062 2,122,454 43,857,629
2061 2,148,932 43,889,133
2060 2,176,154 43,913,417
2059 2,203,131 43,928,921
2058 2,230,453 43,931,406
2057 2,258,553 43,926,107
2056 2,288,270 43,914,039
2055 2,318,066 43,889,084
2054 2,345,650 43,852,920
2053 2,374,091 43,805,549
2052 2,401,804 43,745,706
2051 2,431,166 43,674,633
2050 2,459,340 43,591,589
2049 2,488,686 43,504,461
2048 2,516,605 43,404,127
2047 2,545,909 43,295,069
2046 2,575,176 43,179,153
2045 2,603,679 43,052,251
2044 2,631,917 42,912,359
2043 2,660,625 42,766,985
2042 2,689,157 42,610,691
2041 2,719,360 42,442,983
2040 2,748,491 42,267,502
2039 2,776,696 42,085,886
2038 2,803,054 41,889,492
2037 2,829,544 41,687,645
2036 2,856,285 41,476,060
2035 2,883,527 41,253,454
2034 2,912,522 41,024,367
2033 2,939,434 40,782,838
2032 2,966,176 40,532,216
2031 2,989,887 40,268,078
2030 3,013,719 39,993,270
2029 3,037,488 39,707,804
2028 3,062,650 39,409,825
2027 3,088,595 39,097,054
2026 3,114,736 38,771,691
2025 3,140,095 38,430,770
2024 3,164,253 38,081,173
2023 3,185,073 37,712,505
2022 3,204,802 37,329,064
2021 3,244,907 36,954,442
2020 3,299,349 36,584,208
2019 3,345,533 36,210,898
2018 3,387,000 35,839,760
2017 3,428,682 35,446,392
2016 3,473,003 35,023,457
2015 3,518,541 34,607,588
2014 3,564,829 34,204,780
2013 3,610,859 33,787,571
2012 3,670,113 33,355,241
2011 3,741,798 32,912,588
2010 3,811,472 32,467,016
2009 3,879,794 32,030,778
2008 3,947,544 31,606,767
2007 4,013,424 31,186,468
2006 4,063,272 30,771,178
2005 4,096,493 30,358,144
2004 4,140,987 29,953,018
2003 4,178,523 29,571,415
2002 4,188,002 29,198,142
2001 4,179,438 28,814,643
2000 4,159,771 28,423,435
1999 4,130,305 28,027,179
1998 4,089,356 27,621,648
1997 4,018,227 27,213,337
1996 3,875,246 26,808,107
1995 3,715,564 26,399,429
1994 3,725,412 26,000,822
1993 3,904,482 25,614,586
1992 4,234,616 25,212,468
1991 4,458,343 24,799,014
1990 4,448,652 24,375,551
1989 4,433,983 23,939,414
1988 4,414,404 23,500,524
1987 4,390,246 23,054,392
1986 4,362,115 22,600,803
1985 4,330,364 22,113,953
1984 4,295,536 21,593,778
1983 4,258,728 21,060,696
1982 4,221,100 20,520,318
1981 4,184,217 19,985,401
1980 4,148,426 19,459,943
1979 4,113,300 18,955,589
1978 4,078,240 18,477,385
1977 4,042,124 18,014,756
1976 4,004,552 17,574,182
1975 3,965,743 17,150,786
1974 3,926,472 16,733,842
1973 3,887,376 16,326,269
1972 3,848,271 15,924,692
1971 3,809,376 15,527,225
1970 3,773,247 15,129,449
1969 3,737,765 14,734,255
1968 3,698,794 14,347,899
1967 3,656,223 13,968,175
1966 3,610,562 13,597,065
1965 3,562,834 13,239,171
1964 3,513,441 12,898,886
1963 3,461,942 12,577,502
1962 3,407,532 12,253,092
1961 3,348,035 11,931,085
1960 3,281,381 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Morocco
2100 -1.02% -0.6%
2099 -1.06% -0.59%
2098 -1.13% -0.58%
2097 -1.1% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -1.06% -0.48%
2089 -1.07% -0.46%
2088 -1.05% -0.45%
2087 -1.09% -0.44%
2086 -1.09% -0.44%
2085 -1.13% -0.42%
2084 -1.15% -0.4%
2083 -1.14% -0.39%
2082 -1.14% -0.38%
2081 -1.17% -0.37%
2080 -1.17% -0.36%
2079 -1.18% -0.34%
2078 -1.19% -0.33%
2077 -1.21% -0.31%
2076 -1.24% -0.3%
2075 -1.23% -0.29%
2074 -1.2% -0.28%
2073 -1.21% -0.26%
2072 -1.22% -0.24%
2071 -1.25% -0.23%
2070 -1.22% -0.21%
2069 -1.21% -0.19%
2068 -1.29% -0.18%
2067 -1.26% -0.16%
2066 -1.29% -0.16%
2065 -1.25% -0.13%
2064 -1.23% -0.11%
2063 -1.21% -0.1%
2062 -1.23% -0.07%
2061 -1.25% -0.06%
2060 -1.22% -0.04%
2059 -1.22% -0.006%
2058 -1.24% 0.01%
2057 -1.3% 0.03%
2056 -1.29% 0.06%
2055 -1.18% 0.08%
2054 -1.2% 0.11%
2053 -1.15% 0.14%
2052 -1.21% 0.16%
2051 -1.15% 0.19%
2050 -1.18% 0.2%
2049 -1.11% 0.23%
2048 -1.15% 0.25%
2047 -1.14% 0.27%
2046 -1.09% 0.29%
2045 -1.07% 0.33%
2044 -1.08% 0.34%
2043 -1.06% 0.37%
2042 -1.11% 0.4%
2041 -1.06% 0.42%
2040 -1.02% 0.43%
2039 -0.94% 0.47%
2038 -0.94% 0.48%
2037 -0.94% 0.51%
2036 -0.94% 0.54%
2035 -1% 0.56%
2034 -0.92% 0.59%
2033 -0.9% 0.62%
2032 -0.79% 0.66%
2031 -0.79% 0.69%
2030 -0.78% 0.72%
2029 -0.82% 0.76%
2028 -0.84% 0.8%
2027 -0.84% 0.84%
2026 -0.81% 0.89%
2025 -0.76% 0.92%
2024 -0.65% 0.98%
2023 -0.62% 1.03%
2022 -1.24% 1.01%
2021 -1.65% 1.01%
2020 -1.38% 1.03%
2019 -1.22% 1.04%
2018 -1.22% 1.11%
2017 -1.28% 1.21%
2016 -1.29% 1.2%
2015 -1.3% 1.18%
2014 -1.27% 1.23%
2013 -1.61% 1.3%
2012 -1.92% 1.34%
2011 -1.83% 1.37%
2010 -1.76% 1.36%
2009 -1.72% 1.34%
2008 -1.64% 1.35%
2007 -1.23% 1.35%
2006 -0.81% 1.36%
2005 -1.07% 1.35%
2004 -0.9% 1.29%
2003 -0.23% 1.28%
2002 0.2% 1.33%
2001 0.47% 1.38%
2000 0.71% 1.41%
1999 1% 1.47%
1998 1.77% 1.5%
1997 3.69% 1.51%
1996 4.3% 1.55%
1995 -0.26% 1.53%
1994 -4.59% 1.51%
1993 -7.8% 1.59%
1992 -5.02% 1.67%
1991 0.22% 1.74%
1990 0.33% 1.82%
1989 0.44% 1.87%
1988 0.55% 1.94%
1987 0.64% 2.01%
1986 0.73% 2.2%
1985 0.81% 2.41%
1984 0.86% 2.53%
1983 0.89% 2.63%
1982 0.88% 2.68%
1981 0.86% 2.7%
1980 0.85% 2.66%
1979 0.86% 2.59%
1978 0.89% 2.57%
1977 0.94% 2.51%
1976 0.98% 2.47%
1975 1% 2.49%
1974 1.01% 2.5%
1973 1.02% 2.52%
1972 1.02% 2.56%
1971 0.96% 2.63%
1970 0.95% 2.68%
1969 1.05% 2.69%
1968 1.16% 2.72%
1967 1.26% 2.73%
1966 1.34% 2.7%
1965 1.41% 2.64%
1964 1.49% 2.56%
1963 1.6% 2.65%
1962 1.78% 2.7%
1961 2.03% 2.63%

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 Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Morocco
Current population
3114736
38938817
Population rank 135/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.47%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
1.51 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +958
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 105/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -56,254
Net migration rank 124/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -56,254
2024 -18,359 -4,497 406,555 -46,802
2023 -18,292 -485 417,213 -39,650
2022 -20,197 -485 427,903 -38,594
2021 -33,670 -25,865 407,829 -47,902
2020 -22,502 -26,840 415,999 -35,474
2019 -15,192 -27,841 457,307 -91,217
2018 -10,761 -29,147 464,375 -88,159
2017 -12,810 -30,650 471,011 -60,472
2016 -13,009 -32,173 474,637 -39,302
2015 -11,942 -33,948 477,654 -81,248
2014 -11,009 -35,683 481,295 -72,065
2013 -8,367 -37,002 492,284 -67,096
2012 -6,761 -66,378 504,698 -65,251
2011 -5,354 -64,875 513,305 -67,447
2010 -1,895 -67,228 515,804 -70,510
2009 652 -68,182 509,386 -82,203
2008 161 -68,140 499,766 -78,912
2007 1,557 -65,335 493,526 -73,759
2006 2,714 -38,622 483,200 -72,364
2005 6,546 -37,086 474,285 -59,024
2004 9,549 -68,008 461,756 -66,749
2003 10,781 -27,396 452,650 -84,460
2002 10,972 -13,312 446,147 -67,802
2001 10,424 9,055 452,621 -63,967
2000 11,722 8,138 461,341 -67,569
1999 13,568 25,495 473,071 -74,343
1998 18,492 24,335 492,604 -80,286
1997 19,311 80,133 500,807 -96,502
1996 13,327 173,193 501,499 -95,331
1995 5,926 126,914 496,573 -85,386
1994 4,895 -157,427 501,426 -115,404
1993 -27,199 -178,416 507,707 -121,254
1992 -17,883 -436,814 525,680 -107,911
1991 33,692 -26,483 539,850 -130,717
1990 34,993 -22,829 535,506 -97,711
1989 36,802 -19,634 538,996 -104,509
1988 39,058 -17,058 545,800 -102,484
1987 41,172 -14,853 553,005 -104,029
1986 42,884 -12,941 558,105 -99,905
1985 44,983 -11,429 560,810 -45,336
1984 46,413 -10,321 564,159 -39,319
1983 47,135 -9,599 566,301 -24,988
1982 47,023 -9,298 564,904 -25,471
1981 45,423 -9,384 552,936 -22,553
1980 42,911 -7,368 534,448 -13,899
1979 42,157 -7,454 515,554 -27,374
1978 44,800 -9,382 498,834 -30,600
1977 48,643 -11,834 489,173 -32,161
1976 52,107 -13,778 482,130 -58,019
1975 53,629 -14,348 474,631 -51,968
1974 53,600 -14,345 464,147 -52,927
1973 52,989 -14,043 455,699 -51,772
1972 54,072 -14,807 446,449 -47,226
1971 54,352 -15,829 435,104 -39,385
1970 54,455 -20,714 426,015 -26,168
1969 58,454 -21,229 414,931 -24,389
1968 61,422 -20,704 407,437 -25,267
1967 65,618 -21,195 400,594 -23,309
1966 70,085 -23,196 391,881 -26,945
1965 72,896 -24,330 383,989 -33,139
1964 74,151 -23,922 375,835 -46,106
1963 75,380 -22,611 369,250 -56,214
1962 77,582 -21,531 363,843 -28,071
1961 77,601 -14,655 348,650 -40,413
1960 76,840 -6,481 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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