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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 11.9 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Mozambique
2100 1,368,666 105,684,658
2099 1,382,821 105,291,198
2098 1,397,565 104,859,475
2097 1,413,532 104,428,679
2096 1,429,204 103,962,668
2095 1,444,480 103,480,514
2094 1,459,743 102,989,197
2093 1,475,492 102,464,565
2092 1,490,946 101,929,545
2091 1,506,239 101,410,418
2090 1,521,837 100,829,728
2089 1,538,128 100,211,758
2088 1,554,688 99,594,130
2087 1,571,208 98,943,096
2086 1,588,504 98,288,529
2085 1,605,957 97,609,760
2084 1,624,320 96,926,143
2083 1,643,261 96,193,441
2082 1,662,175 95,449,095
2081 1,681,314 94,708,064
2080 1,701,168 93,957,824
2079 1,721,318 93,171,561
2078 1,741,916 92,350,666
2077 1,762,807 91,530,198
2076 1,784,335 90,699,125
2075 1,806,786 89,848,943
2074 1,829,227 88,999,187
2073 1,851,366 88,113,398
2072 1,874,026 87,210,961
2071 1,897,167 86,283,286
2070 1,921,183 85,349,704
2069 1,944,841 84,361,565
2068 1,968,581 83,400,997
2067 1,994,208 82,437,397
2066 2,019,687 81,437,030
2065 2,045,997 80,446,244
2064 2,071,940 79,433,801
2063 2,097,727 78,430,632
2062 2,123,391 77,376,597
2061 2,149,881 76,274,806
2060 2,177,114 75,197,384
2059 2,204,104 74,082,771
2058 2,231,438 72,958,774
2057 2,259,550 71,828,186
2056 2,289,280 70,677,889
2055 2,319,090 69,542,373
2054 2,346,686 68,419,331
2053 2,375,139 67,306,817
2052 2,402,864 66,163,407
2051 2,432,239 65,032,770
2050 2,460,425 63,898,302
2049 2,489,784 62,731,532
2048 2,517,716 61,579,833
2047 2,547,032 60,424,101
2046 2,576,313 59,273,421
2045 2,604,829 58,132,244
2044 2,633,079 56,969,604
2043 2,661,800 55,814,906
2042 2,690,344 54,633,120
2041 2,720,561 53,476,191
2040 2,749,705 52,305,805
2039 2,777,922 51,136,087
2038 2,804,291 49,973,820
2037 2,830,793 48,827,661
2036 2,857,546 47,668,628
2035 2,884,800 46,520,419
2034 2,913,808 45,358,645
2033 2,940,732 44,229,218
2032 2,967,485 43,102,655
2031 2,991,207 41,993,535
2030 3,015,049 40,901,742
2029 3,038,829 39,818,379
2028 3,064,003 38,748,841
2027 3,089,959 37,696,739
2026 3,116,111 36,660,958
2025 3,141,481 35,650,681
2024 3,164,253 34,631,766
2023 3,185,073 33,635,160
2022 3,204,802 32,656,246
2021 3,244,907 31,707,800
2020 3,299,349 30,783,688
2019 3,345,533 29,884,380
2018 3,387,000 29,018,644
2017 3,428,682 28,166,393
2016 3,473,003 27,337,105
2015 3,518,541 26,547,572
2014 3,564,829 25,788,475
2013 3,610,859 25,051,611
2012 3,670,113 24,337,846
2011 3,741,798 23,649,039
2010 3,811,472 22,999,235
2009 3,879,794 22,391,745
2008 3,947,544 21,819,036
2007 4,013,424 21,287,635
2006 4,063,272 20,787,087
2005 4,096,493 20,304,569
2004 4,140,987 19,840,313
2003 4,178,523 19,392,475
2002 4,188,002 18,958,338
2001 4,179,438 18,537,729
2000 4,159,771 18,129,653
1999 4,130,305 17,734,506
1998 4,089,356 17,340,464
1997 4,018,227 16,949,982
1996 3,875,246 16,492,480
1995 3,715,564 15,960,530
1994 3,725,412 15,033,853
1993 3,904,482 14,051,192
1992 4,234,616 13,613,316
1991 4,458,343 13,352,090
1990 4,448,652 13,094,537
1989 4,433,983 12,906,842
1988 4,414,404 12,800,558
1987 4,390,246 12,822,574
1986 4,362,115 12,770,578
1985 4,330,364 12,548,949
1984 4,295,536 12,315,954
1983 4,258,728 12,073,822
1982 4,221,100 11,824,370
1981 4,184,217 11,568,127
1980 4,148,426 11,336,221
1979 4,113,300 11,028,809
1978 4,078,240 10,618,250
1977 4,042,124 10,224,975
1976 4,004,552 9,867,209
1975 3,965,743 9,540,817
1974 3,926,472 9,236,093
1973 3,887,376 8,954,242
1972 3,848,271 8,692,935
1971 3,809,376 8,456,317
1970 3,773,247 8,250,506
1969 3,737,765 8,066,951
1968 3,698,794 7,892,613
1967 3,656,223 7,724,550
1966 3,610,562 7,562,990
1965 3,562,834 7,406,421
1964 3,513,441 7,255,061
1963 3,461,942 7,109,828
1962 3,407,532 6,969,364
1961 3,348,035 6,834,936
1960 3,281,381 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Mozambique
2100 -1.02% 0.37%
2099 -1.06% 0.41%
2098 -1.13% 0.41%
2097 -1.1% 0.45%
2096 -1.06% 0.47%
2095 -1.05% 0.48%
2094 -1.07% 0.51%
2093 -1.04% 0.52%
2092 -1.02% 0.51%
2091 -1.02% 0.58%
2090 -1.06% 0.62%
2089 -1.07% 0.62%
2088 -1.05% 0.66%
2087 -1.09% 0.67%
2086 -1.09% 0.7%
2085 -1.13% 0.71%
2084 -1.15% 0.76%
2083 -1.14% 0.78%
2082 -1.14% 0.78%
2081 -1.17% 0.8%
2080 -1.17% 0.84%
2079 -1.18% 0.89%
2078 -1.19% 0.9%
2077 -1.21% 0.92%
2076 -1.24% 0.95%
2075 -1.23% 0.95%
2074 -1.2% 1.01%
2073 -1.21% 1.03%
2072 -1.22% 1.08%
2071 -1.25% 1.09%
2070 -1.22% 1.17%
2069 -1.21% 1.15%
2068 -1.29% 1.17%
2067 -1.26% 1.23%
2066 -1.29% 1.23%
2065 -1.25% 1.27%
2064 -1.23% 1.28%
2063 -1.21% 1.36%
2062 -1.23% 1.44%
2061 -1.25% 1.43%
2060 -1.22% 1.5%
2059 -1.22% 1.54%
2058 -1.24% 1.57%
2057 -1.3% 1.63%
2056 -1.29% 1.63%
2055 -1.18% 1.64%
2054 -1.2% 1.65%
2053 -1.15% 1.73%
2052 -1.21% 1.74%
2051 -1.15% 1.78%
2050 -1.18% 1.86%
2049 -1.11% 1.87%
2048 -1.15% 1.91%
2047 -1.14% 1.94%
2046 -1.09% 1.96%
2045 -1.07% 2.04%
2044 -1.08% 2.07%
2043 -1.06% 2.16%
2042 -1.11% 2.16%
2041 -1.06% 2.24%
2040 -1.02% 2.29%
2039 -0.94% 2.33%
2038 -0.94% 2.35%
2037 -0.94% 2.43%
2036 -0.94% 2.47%
2035 -1% 2.56%
2034 -0.92% 2.55%
2033 -0.9% 2.61%
2032 -0.79% 2.64%
2031 -0.79% 2.67%
2030 -0.78% 2.72%
2029 -0.82% 2.76%
2028 -0.84% 2.79%
2027 -0.84% 2.83%
2026 -0.81% 2.83%
2025 -0.72% 2.94%
2024 -0.65% 2.96%
2023 -0.62% 3%
2022 -1.24% 2.99%
2021 -1.65% 3%
2020 -1.38% 3.01%
2019 -1.22% 2.98%
2018 -1.22% 3.03%
2017 -1.28% 3.03%
2016 -1.29% 2.97%
2015 -1.3% 2.94%
2014 -1.27% 2.94%
2013 -1.61% 2.93%
2012 -1.92% 2.91%
2011 -1.83% 2.83%
2010 -1.76% 2.71%
2009 -1.72% 2.62%
2008 -1.64% 2.5%
2007 -1.23% 2.41%
2006 -0.81% 2.38%
2005 -1.07% 2.34%
2004 -0.9% 2.31%
2003 -0.23% 2.29%
2002 0.2% 2.27%
2001 0.47% 2.25%
2000 0.71% 2.23%
1999 1% 2.27%
1998 1.77% 2.3%
1997 3.69% 2.77%
1996 4.3% 3.33%
1995 -0.26% 6.16%
1994 -4.59% 6.99%
1993 -7.8% 3.22%
1992 -5.02% 1.96%
1991 0.22% 1.97%
1990 0.33% 1.45%
1989 0.44% 0.83%
1988 0.55% -0.17%
1987 0.64% 0.41%
1986 0.73% 1.77%
1985 0.81% 1.89%
1984 0.86% 2.01%
1983 0.89% 2.11%
1982 0.88% 2.22%
1981 0.86% 2.05%
1980 0.85% 2.79%
1979 0.86% 3.87%
1978 0.89% 3.85%
1977 0.94% 3.63%
1976 0.98% 3.42%
1975 1% 3.3%
1974 1.01% 3.15%
1973 1.02% 3.01%
1972 1.02% 2.8%
1971 0.96% 2.49%
1970 0.95% 2.28%
1969 1.05% 2.21%
1968 1.16% 2.18%
1967 1.26% 2.14%
1966 1.34% 2.11%
1965 1.41% 2.09%
1964 1.49% 2.04%
1963 1.6% 2.02%
1962 1.78% 1.97%
1961 2.03% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Mozambique
Current population
3116111
36941128
Population rank 135/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.45%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -65,573
Net migration rank 124/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -65,573
2024 - -4,497 - -38,940
2023 -18,292 -485 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -20,197 -485 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -33,670 -25,865 951,234 -23,103
2020 -22,502 -26,840 945,952 -25,864
2019 -15,192 -27,841 927,581 -49,080
2018 -10,761 -29,147 903,176 -50,224
2017 -12,810 -30,650 876,594 -25,043
2016 -13,009 -32,173 850,430 -43,398
2015 -11,942 -33,948 824,435 -52,374
2014 -11,009 -35,683 799,778 -53,625
2013 -8,367 -37,002 784,641 -57,067
2012 -6,761 -66,378 763,088 -63,131
2011 -5,354 -64,875 741,303 -63,638
2010 -1,895 -67,228 719,025 -97,079
2009 652 -68,182 693,673 -100,625
2008 161 -68,140 654,920 -102,534
2007 1,557 -65,335 610,913 -100,490
2006 2,714 -38,622 586,009 -95,333
2005 6,546 -37,086 570,132 -95,770
2004 9,549 -68,008 554,973 -100,824
2003 10,781 -27,396 540,992 -99,484
2002 10,972 -13,312 529,867 -103,102
2001 10,424 9,055 519,594 -105,130
2000 11,722 8,138 506,162 -104,476
1999 13,568 25,495 491,814 -103,223
1998 18,492 24,335 474,453 -74,952
1997 19,311 80,133 461,209 -79,732
1996 13,327 173,193 442,559 90,975
1995 5,926 126,914 421,630 108,751
1994 4,895 -157,427 384,821 938,163
1993 -27,199 -178,416 369,518 272,829
1992 -17,883 -436,814 362,373 -128,960
1991 33,692 -26,483 357,676 -68,644
1990 34,993 -22,829 353,290 -127,215
1989 36,802 -19,634 348,833 -199,509
1988 39,058 -17,058 349,480 -286,247
1987 41,172 -14,853 334,438 -441,710
1986 42,884 -12,941 332,609 -121,350
1985 44,983 -11,429 307,625 -75,642
1984 46,413 -10,321 304,524 -70,532
1983 47,135 -9,599 324,158 -73,899
1982 47,023 -9,298 321,493 -72,852
1981 45,423 -9,384 322,207 -58,347
1980 42,911 -7,368 349,586 -149,650
1979 42,157 -7,454 331,162 83,699
1978 44,800 -9,382 310,403 95,859
1977 48,643 -11,834 289,193 91,082
1976 52,107 -13,778 273,924 61,326
1975 53,629 -14,348 257,984 59,562
1974 53,600 -14,345 240,665 51,238
1973 52,989 -14,043 226,847 44,951
1972 54,072 -14,807 215,793 35,023
1971 54,352 -15,829 211,137 11,297
1970 54,455 -20,714 207,385 -18,197
1969 58,454 -21,229 202,174 -24,251
1968 61,422 -20,704 197,623 -26,872
1967 65,618 -21,195 193,044 -27,672
1966 70,085 -23,196 189,218 -31,462
1965 72,896 -24,330 185,931 -30,538
1964 74,151 -23,922 182,334 -35,005
1963 75,380 -22,611 180,867 -37,738
1962 77,582 -21,531 176,297 -38,504
1961 77,601 -14,655 171,236 -40,181
1960 76,840 -6,481 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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