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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 17.7 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Myanmar
2100 1,368,666 49,949,080
2099 1,382,821 50,198,343
2098 1,397,565 50,447,153
2097 1,413,532 50,695,410
2096 1,429,204 50,944,916
2095 1,444,480 51,196,278
2094 1,459,743 51,446,607
2093 1,475,492 51,693,545
2092 1,490,946 51,939,182
2091 1,506,239 52,186,904
2090 1,521,837 52,430,723
2089 1,538,128 52,669,995
2088 1,554,688 52,907,277
2087 1,571,208 53,143,840
2086 1,588,504 53,378,681
2085 1,605,957 53,610,966
2084 1,624,320 53,838,657
2083 1,643,261 54,062,724
2082 1,662,175 54,285,392
2081 1,681,314 54,505,055
2080 1,701,168 54,722,128
2079 1,721,318 54,937,654
2078 1,741,916 55,150,792
2077 1,762,807 55,357,283
2076 1,784,335 55,562,845
2075 1,806,786 55,765,753
2074 1,829,227 55,964,774
2073 1,851,366 56,160,415
2072 1,874,026 56,349,733
2071 1,897,167 56,533,780
2070 1,921,183 56,713,930
2069 1,944,841 56,887,406
2068 1,968,581 57,055,818
2067 1,994,208 57,217,287
2066 2,019,687 57,373,788
2065 2,045,997 57,525,666
2064 2,071,940 57,671,683
2063 2,097,727 57,808,968
2062 2,123,391 57,938,764
2061 2,149,881 58,067,183
2060 2,177,114 58,186,565
2059 2,204,104 58,295,246
2058 2,231,438 58,392,324
2057 2,259,550 58,481,859
2056 2,289,280 58,565,952
2055 2,319,090 58,636,423
2054 2,346,686 58,697,613
2053 2,375,139 58,745,390
2052 2,402,864 58,783,172
2051 2,432,239 58,809,843
2050 2,460,425 58,824,293
2049 2,489,784 58,829,688
2048 2,517,716 58,823,499
2047 2,547,032 58,805,696
2046 2,576,313 58,775,337
2045 2,604,829 58,728,250
2044 2,633,079 58,671,458
2043 2,661,800 58,601,589
2042 2,690,344 58,516,227
2041 2,720,561 58,417,678
2040 2,749,705 58,306,713
2039 2,777,922 58,181,537
2038 2,804,291 58,041,212
2037 2,830,793 57,888,662
2036 2,857,546 57,724,649
2035 2,884,800 57,544,156
2034 2,913,808 57,348,842
2033 2,940,732 57,137,545
2032 2,967,485 56,910,400
2031 2,991,207 56,667,160
2030 3,015,049 56,407,549
2029 3,038,829 56,133,620
2028 3,064,003 55,840,949
2027 3,089,959 55,531,050
2026 3,116,111 55,203,523
2025 3,141,481 54,860,498
2024 3,164,253 54,500,091
2023 3,185,073 54,133,798
2022 3,204,802 53,756,787
2021 3,244,907 53,387,102
2020 3,299,349 53,016,522
2019 3,345,533 52,640,713
2018 3,387,000 52,272,247
2017 3,428,682 51,894,938
2016 3,473,003 51,495,696
2015 3,518,541 51,089,056
2014 3,564,829 50,681,634
2013 3,610,859 50,262,658
2012 3,670,113 49,837,446
2011 3,741,798 49,419,820
2010 3,811,472 49,024,382
2009 3,879,794 48,660,459
2008 3,947,544 48,390,793
2007 4,013,424 48,125,043
2006 4,063,272 47,785,135
2005 4,096,493 47,438,365
2004 4,140,987 47,068,772
2003 4,178,523 46,667,192
2002 4,188,002 46,232,653
2001 4,179,438 45,771,139
2000 4,159,771 45,290,841
1999 4,130,305 44,787,724
1998 4,089,356 44,257,793
1997 4,018,227 43,708,798
1996 3,875,246 43,154,860
1995 3,715,564 42,605,338
1994 3,725,412 42,055,143
1993 3,904,482 41,502,429
1992 4,234,616 40,950,342
1991 4,458,343 40,394,154
1990 4,448,652 39,817,251
1989 4,433,983 39,214,618
1988 4,414,404 38,600,927
1987 4,390,246 37,971,594
1986 4,362,115 37,314,878
1985 4,330,364 36,622,827
1984 4,295,536 35,899,313
1983 4,258,728 35,162,715
1982 4,221,100 34,482,965
1981 4,184,217 33,858,783
1980 4,148,426 33,227,204
1979 4,113,300 32,596,550
1978 4,078,240 31,972,976
1977 4,042,124 31,355,966
1976 4,004,552 30,758,811
1975 3,965,743 30,176,565
1974 3,926,472 29,598,167
1973 3,887,376 29,026,388
1972 3,848,271 28,428,324
1971 3,809,376 27,807,219
1970 3,773,247 27,193,016
1969 3,737,765 26,585,112
1968 3,698,794 25,989,662
1967 3,656,223 25,406,429
1966 3,610,562 24,836,496
1965 3,562,834 24,279,431
1964 3,513,441 23,737,315
1963 3,461,942 23,213,408
1962 3,407,532 22,704,719
1961 3,348,035 22,210,581
1960 3,281,381 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Myanmar
2100 -1.02% -0.5%
2099 -1.06% -0.49%
2098 -1.13% -0.49%
2097 -1.1% -0.49%
2096 -1.06% -0.49%
2095 -1.05% -0.49%
2094 -1.07% -0.48%
2093 -1.04% -0.47%
2092 -1.02% -0.47%
2091 -1.02% -0.47%
2090 -1.06% -0.45%
2089 -1.07% -0.45%
2088 -1.05% -0.45%
2087 -1.09% -0.44%
2086 -1.09% -0.43%
2085 -1.13% -0.42%
2084 -1.15% -0.41%
2083 -1.14% -0.41%
2082 -1.14% -0.4%
2081 -1.17% -0.4%
2080 -1.17% -0.39%
2079 -1.18% -0.39%
2078 -1.19% -0.37%
2077 -1.21% -0.37%
2076 -1.24% -0.36%
2075 -1.23% -0.36%
2074 -1.2% -0.35%
2073 -1.21% -0.34%
2072 -1.22% -0.33%
2071 -1.25% -0.32%
2070 -1.22% -0.3%
2069 -1.21% -0.3%
2068 -1.29% -0.28%
2067 -1.26% -0.27%
2066 -1.29% -0.26%
2065 -1.25% -0.25%
2064 -1.23% -0.24%
2063 -1.21% -0.22%
2062 -1.23% -0.22%
2061 -1.25% -0.21%
2060 -1.22% -0.19%
2059 -1.22% -0.17%
2058 -1.24% -0.15%
2057 -1.3% -0.14%
2056 -1.29% -0.12%
2055 -1.18% -0.1%
2054 -1.2% -0.08%
2053 -1.15% -0.06%
2052 -1.21% -0.05%
2051 -1.15% -0.02%
2050 -1.18% -0.009%
2049 -1.11% 0.01%
2048 -1.15% 0.03%
2047 -1.14% 0.05%
2046 -1.09% 0.08%
2045 -1.07% 0.1%
2044 -1.08% 0.12%
2043 -1.06% 0.15%
2042 -1.11% 0.17%
2041 -1.06% 0.19%
2040 -1.02% 0.22%
2039 -0.94% 0.24%
2038 -0.94% 0.26%
2037 -0.94% 0.28%
2036 -0.94% 0.31%
2035 -1% 0.34%
2034 -0.92% 0.37%
2033 -0.9% 0.4%
2032 -0.79% 0.43%
2031 -0.79% 0.46%
2030 -0.78% 0.49%
2029 -0.82% 0.52%
2028 -0.84% 0.56%
2027 -0.84% 0.59%
2026 -0.81% 0.63%
2025 -0.72% 0.66%
2024 -0.65% 0.68%
2023 -0.62% 0.7%
2022 -1.24% 0.69%
2021 -1.65% 0.7%
2020 -1.38% 0.71%
2019 -1.22% 0.7%
2018 -1.22% 0.73%
2017 -1.28% 0.78%
2016 -1.29% 0.8%
2015 -1.3% 0.8%
2014 -1.27% 0.83%
2013 -1.61% 0.85%
2012 -1.92% 0.85%
2011 -1.83% 0.81%
2010 -1.76% 0.75%
2009 -1.72% 0.56%
2008 -1.64% 0.55%
2007 -1.23% 0.71%
2006 -0.81% 0.73%
2005 -1.07% 0.79%
2004 -0.9% 0.86%
2003 -0.23% 0.94%
2002 0.2% 1.01%
2001 0.47% 1.06%
2000 0.71% 1.12%
1999 1% 1.2%
1998 1.77% 1.26%
1997 3.69% 1.28%
1996 4.3% 1.29%
1995 -0.26% 1.31%
1994 -4.59% 1.33%
1993 -7.8% 1.35%
1992 -5.02% 1.38%
1991 0.22% 1.45%
1990 0.33% 1.54%
1989 0.44% 1.59%
1988 0.55% 1.66%
1987 0.64% 1.76%
1986 0.73% 1.89%
1985 0.81% 2.02%
1984 0.86% 2.09%
1983 0.89% 1.97%
1982 0.88% 1.84%
1981 0.86% 1.9%
1980 0.85% 1.93%
1979 0.86% 1.95%
1978 0.89% 1.97%
1977 0.94% 1.94%
1976 0.98% 1.93%
1975 1% 1.95%
1974 1.01% 1.97%
1973 1.02% 2.1%
1972 1.02% 2.23%
1971 0.96% 2.26%
1970 0.95% 2.29%
1969 1.05% 2.29%
1968 1.16% 2.3%
1967 1.26% 2.29%
1966 1.34% 2.29%
1965 1.41% 2.28%
1964 1.49% 2.26%
1963 1.6% 2.24%
1962 1.78% 2.22%
1961 2.03% 2.21%

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 Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Myanmar
Current population
3116111
55292116
Population rank 135/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.67%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +1,004
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 118/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -39,661
Net migration rank 124/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -39,661
2024 - -4,497 - -37,979
2023 -18,292 -485 408,331 -34,989
2022 -20,197 -485 415,647 -34,988
2021 -33,670 -25,865 394,104 -35,370
2020 -22,502 -26,840 448,626 -66,213
2019 -15,192 -27,841 469,924 -100,783
2018 -10,761 -29,147 482,316 -114,598
2017 -12,810 -30,650 492,276 -105,415
2016 -13,009 -32,173 499,508 -87,907
2015 -11,942 -33,948 495,769 -94,108
2014 -11,009 -35,683 488,114 -74,901
2013 -8,367 -37,002 487,648 -62,863
2012 -6,761 -66,378 487,210 -61,536
2011 -5,354 -64,875 492,271 -82,713
2010 -1,895 -67,228 497,745 -116,481
2009 652 -68,182 505,144 -158,542
2008 161 -68,140 373,287 -180,533
2007 1,557 -65,335 523,745 -184,989
2006 2,714 -38,622 527,165 -186,098
2005 6,546 -37,086 537,429 -185,009
2004 9,549 -68,008 556,494 -169,736
2003 10,781 -27,396 582,173 -165,739
2002 10,972 -13,312 602,873 -150,232
2001 10,424 9,055 601,524 -131,124
2000 11,722 8,138 596,979 -106,772
1999 13,568 25,495 597,916 -81,874
1998 18,492 24,335 606,110 -62,281
1997 19,311 80,133 613,103 -58,954
1996 13,327 173,193 619,488 -65,766
1995 5,926 126,914 620,376 -75,097
1994 4,895 -157,427 626,411 -71,359
1993 -27,199 -178,416 633,576 -83,214
1992 -17,883 -436,814 634,484 -80,661
1991 33,692 -26,483 637,622 -79,059
1990 34,993 -22,829 636,081 -40,859
1989 36,802 -19,634 636,610 -26,585
1988 39,058 -17,058 630,392 -13,046
1987 41,172 -14,853 652,960 -11,642
1986 42,884 -12,941 679,467 -7,351
1985 44,983 -11,429 705,905 6,074
1984 46,413 -10,321 723,623 11,433
1983 47,135 -9,599 719,710 18,427
1982 47,023 -9,298 701,212 -79,856
1981 45,423 -9,384 679,851 -52,839
1980 42,911 -7,368 673,815 -37,679
1979 42,157 -7,454 669,338 -44,174
1978 44,800 -9,382 658,068 -36,055
1977 48,643 -11,834 649,915 -37,879
1976 52,107 -13,778 642,829 -60,561
1975 53,629 -14,348 635,005 -52,763
1974 53,600 -14,345 628,458 -53,875
1973 52,989 -14,043 624,619 -55,659
1972 54,072 -14,807 616,411 10,735
1971 54,352 -15,829 608,784 6,306
1970 54,455 -20,714 595,337 17,997
1969 58,454 -21,229 584,979 17,491
1968 61,422 -20,704 571,123 17,293
1967 65,618 -21,195 559,577 18,470
1966 70,085 -23,196 546,378 15,453
1965 72,896 -24,330 533,443 18,847
1964 74,151 -23,922 516,334 15,600
1963 75,380 -22,611 501,548 14,350
1962 77,582 -21,531 487,925 13,546
1961 77,601 -14,655 474,818 11,972
1960 76,840 -6,481 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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