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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 37,173,146 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 44th.
  • 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 -1.15% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% 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 1,368,062 105,628,248
2099 1,382,211 105,234,999
2098 1,396,949 104,803,506
2097 1,412,908 104,372,940
2096 1,428,574 103,907,178
2095 1,443,843 103,425,281
2094 1,459,099 102,934,227
2093 1,474,841 102,409,874
2092 1,490,288 101,875,140
2091 1,505,574 101,356,290
2090 1,521,165 100,775,909
2089 1,537,449 100,158,269
2088 1,554,002 99,540,971
2087 1,570,515 98,890,285
2086 1,587,803 98,236,067
2085 1,605,248 97,557,661
2084 1,623,603 96,874,408
2083 1,642,536 96,142,098
2082 1,661,441 95,398,149
2081 1,680,572 94,657,513
2080 1,700,417 93,907,673
2079 1,720,559 93,121,830
2078 1,741,147 92,301,373
2077 1,762,029 91,481,344
2076 1,783,547 90,650,714
2075 1,805,988 89,800,986
2074 1,828,419 88,951,683
2073 1,850,549 88,066,368
2072 1,873,199 87,164,412
2071 1,896,330 86,237,232
2070 1,920,335 85,304,148
2069 1,943,983 84,316,537
2068 1,967,713 83,356,481
2067 1,993,328 82,393,396
2066 2,018,796 81,393,563
2065 2,045,094 80,403,306
2064 2,071,026 79,391,403
2063 2,096,801 78,388,769
2062 2,122,454 77,335,297
2061 2,148,932 76,234,094
2060 2,176,154 75,157,247
2059 2,203,131 74,043,229
2058 2,230,453 72,919,832
2057 2,258,553 71,789,848
2056 2,288,270 70,640,165
2055 2,318,066 69,505,255
2054 2,345,650 68,382,812
2053 2,374,091 67,270,892
2052 2,401,804 66,128,092
2051 2,431,166 64,998,059
2050 2,459,340 63,864,196
2049 2,488,686 62,698,049
2048 2,516,605 61,546,964
2047 2,545,909 60,391,850
2046 2,575,176 59,241,784
2045 2,603,679 58,101,216
2044 2,631,917 56,939,196
2043 2,660,625 55,785,114
2042 2,689,157 54,603,959
2041 2,719,360 53,447,648
2040 2,748,491 52,277,886
2039 2,776,696 51,108,793
2038 2,803,054 49,947,146
2037 2,829,544 48,801,599
2036 2,856,285 47,643,184
2035 2,883,527 46,495,588
2034 2,912,522 45,334,434
2033 2,939,434 44,205,611
2032 2,966,176 43,079,649
2031 2,989,887 41,971,121
2030 3,013,719 40,879,911
2029 3,037,488 39,797,126
2028 3,062,650 38,728,158
2027 3,088,595 37,676,618
2026 3,114,736 36,641,390
2025 3,140,095 35,631,653
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% 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 44th 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 Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th 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 -0.76% 2.89%
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 (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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Mozambique
Current population
3114736
37173146
Population rank 135/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.45%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
24.6 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +2,739
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 17/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 1,043,109 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 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 (1960–2025, 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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