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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Namibia's population is 1.02 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Namibia
2100 1,368,666 5,958,153
2099 1,382,821 5,952,623
2098 1,397,565 5,947,142
2097 1,413,532 5,942,285
2096 1,429,204 5,938,162
2095 1,444,480 5,930,395
2094 1,459,743 5,922,248
2093 1,475,492 5,911,235
2092 1,490,946 5,899,026
2091 1,506,239 5,886,490
2090 1,521,837 5,871,938
2089 1,538,128 5,858,234
2088 1,554,688 5,842,720
2087 1,571,208 5,825,856
2086 1,588,504 5,806,643
2085 1,605,957 5,789,246
2084 1,624,320 5,771,050
2083 1,643,261 5,751,610
2082 1,662,175 5,730,648
2081 1,681,314 5,707,476
2080 1,701,168 5,682,842
2079 1,721,318 5,659,698
2078 1,741,916 5,634,313
2077 1,762,807 5,608,096
2076 1,784,335 5,580,829
2075 1,806,786 5,551,107
2074 1,829,227 5,522,025
2073 1,851,366 5,494,180
2072 1,874,026 5,464,749
2071 1,897,167 5,434,461
2070 1,921,183 5,403,822
2069 1,944,841 5,371,517
2068 1,968,581 5,336,950
2067 1,994,208 5,300,707
2066 2,019,687 5,263,191
2065 2,045,997 5,227,346
2064 2,071,940 5,190,323
2063 2,097,727 5,150,579
2062 2,123,391 5,109,760
2061 2,149,881 5,068,478
2060 2,177,114 5,023,587
2059 2,204,104 4,979,591
2058 2,231,438 4,933,964
2057 2,259,550 4,887,985
2056 2,289,280 4,840,537
2055 2,319,090 4,790,848
2054 2,346,686 4,741,942
2053 2,375,139 4,691,180
2052 2,402,864 4,639,835
2051 2,432,239 4,587,353
2050 2,460,425 4,533,502
2049 2,489,784 4,482,650
2048 2,517,716 4,430,309
2047 2,547,032 4,373,597
2046 2,576,313 4,318,050
2045 2,604,829 4,259,166
2044 2,633,079 4,202,338
2043 2,661,800 4,144,892
2042 2,690,344 4,088,713
2041 2,720,561 4,032,347
2040 2,749,705 3,976,987
2039 2,777,922 3,920,720
2038 2,804,291 3,862,015
2037 2,830,793 3,804,482
2036 2,857,546 3,747,072
2035 2,884,800 3,689,163
2034 2,913,808 3,631,737
2033 2,940,732 3,575,000
2032 2,967,485 3,516,310
2031 2,991,207 3,456,265
2030 3,015,049 3,395,964
2029 3,038,829 3,336,698
2028 3,064,003 3,277,428
2027 3,089,959 3,216,917
2026 3,116,111 3,156,839
2025 3,141,481 3,094,769
2024 3,164,253 3,030,131
2023 3,185,073 2,963,095
2022 3,204,802 2,889,662
2021 3,244,907 2,810,548
2020 3,299,349 2,728,762
2019 3,345,533 2,650,494
2018 3,387,000 2,577,327
2017 3,428,682 2,506,853
2016 3,473,003 2,439,213
2015 3,518,541 2,374,300
2014 3,564,829 2,312,139
2013 3,610,859 2,252,508
2012 3,670,113 2,194,654
2011 3,741,798 2,146,325
2010 3,811,472 2,109,811
2009 3,879,794 2,077,394
2008 3,947,544 2,047,056
2007 4,013,424 2,018,600
2006 4,063,272 1,991,888
2005 4,096,493 1,966,582
2004 4,140,987 1,942,082
2003 4,178,523 1,917,464
2002 4,188,002 1,889,970
2001 4,179,438 1,857,048
2000 4,159,771 1,818,647
1999 4,130,305 1,776,368
1998 4,089,356 1,732,745
1997 4,018,227 1,689,264
1996 3,875,246 1,646,103
1995 3,715,564 1,602,170
1994 3,725,412 1,556,304
1993 3,904,482 1,508,697
1992 4,234,616 1,461,322
1991 4,458,343 1,415,684
1990 4,448,652 1,369,303
1989 4,433,983 1,288,947
1988 4,414,404 1,209,696
1987 4,390,246 1,167,889
1986 4,362,115 1,131,081
1985 4,330,364 1,096,890
1984 4,295,536 1,065,989
1983 4,258,728 1,037,511
1982 4,221,100 1,010,308
1981 4,184,217 992,500
1980 4,148,426 981,434
1979 4,113,300 962,825
1978 4,078,240 947,269
1977 4,042,124 931,104
1976 4,004,552 906,566
1975 3,965,743 881,032
1974 3,926,472 854,320
1973 3,887,376 828,928
1972 3,848,271 804,399
1971 3,809,376 780,584
1970 3,773,247 757,868
1969 3,737,765 736,120
1968 3,698,794 715,542
1967 3,656,223 696,045
1966 3,610,562 677,655
1965 3,562,834 660,558
1964 3,513,441 644,530
1963 3,461,942 629,589
1962 3,407,532 615,759
1961 3,348,035 603,067
1960 3,281,381 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Namibia
2100 -1.02% 0.09%
2099 -1.06% 0.09%
2098 -1.13% 0.08%
2097 -1.1% 0.07%
2096 -1.06% 0.13%
2095 -1.05% 0.14%
2094 -1.07% 0.19%
2093 -1.04% 0.21%
2092 -1.02% 0.21%
2091 -1.02% 0.25%
2090 -1.06% 0.23%
2089 -1.07% 0.27%
2088 -1.05% 0.29%
2087 -1.09% 0.33%
2086 -1.09% 0.3%
2085 -1.13% 0.32%
2084 -1.15% 0.34%
2083 -1.14% 0.37%
2082 -1.14% 0.41%
2081 -1.17% 0.43%
2080 -1.17% 0.41%
2079 -1.18% 0.45%
2078 -1.19% 0.47%
2077 -1.21% 0.49%
2076 -1.24% 0.54%
2075 -1.23% 0.53%
2074 -1.2% 0.51%
2073 -1.21% 0.54%
2072 -1.22% 0.56%
2071 -1.25% 0.57%
2070 -1.22% 0.6%
2069 -1.21% 0.65%
2068 -1.29% 0.68%
2067 -1.26% 0.71%
2066 -1.29% 0.69%
2065 -1.25% 0.71%
2064 -1.23% 0.77%
2063 -1.21% 0.8%
2062 -1.23% 0.81%
2061 -1.25% 0.89%
2060 -1.22% 0.88%
2059 -1.22% 0.92%
2058 -1.24% 0.94%
2057 -1.3% 0.98%
2056 -1.29% 1.04%
2055 -1.18% 1.03%
2054 -1.2% 1.08%
2053 -1.15% 1.11%
2052 -1.21% 1.14%
2051 -1.15% 1.19%
2050 -1.18% 1.13%
2049 -1.11% 1.18%
2048 -1.15% 1.3%
2047 -1.14% 1.29%
2046 -1.09% 1.38%
2045 -1.07% 1.35%
2044 -1.08% 1.39%
2043 -1.06% 1.37%
2042 -1.11% 1.4%
2041 -1.06% 1.39%
2040 -1.02% 1.44%
2039 -0.94% 1.52%
2038 -0.94% 1.51%
2037 -0.94% 1.53%
2036 -0.94% 1.57%
2035 -1% 1.58%
2034 -0.92% 1.59%
2033 -0.9% 1.67%
2032 -0.79% 1.74%
2031 -0.79% 1.78%
2030 -0.78% 1.78%
2029 -0.82% 1.81%
2028 -0.84% 1.88%
2027 -0.84% 1.9%
2026 -0.81% 2.01%
2025 -0.72% 2.13%
2024 -0.65% 2.26%
2023 -0.62% 2.54%
2022 -1.24% 2.81%
2021 -1.65% 3%
2020 -1.38% 2.95%
2019 -1.22% 2.84%
2018 -1.22% 2.81%
2017 -1.28% 2.77%
2016 -1.29% 2.73%
2015 -1.3% 2.69%
2014 -1.27% 2.65%
2013 -1.61% 2.64%
2012 -1.92% 2.25%
2011 -1.83% 1.73%
2010 -1.76% 1.56%
2009 -1.72% 1.48%
2008 -1.64% 1.41%
2007 -1.23% 1.34%
2006 -0.81% 1.29%
2005 -1.07% 1.26%
2004 -0.9% 1.28%
2003 -0.23% 1.45%
2002 0.2% 1.77%
2001 0.47% 2.11%
2000 0.71% 2.38%
1999 1% 2.52%
1998 1.77% 2.57%
1997 3.69% 2.62%
1996 4.3% 2.74%
1995 -0.26% 2.95%
1994 -4.59% 3.16%
1993 -7.8% 3.24%
1992 -5.02% 3.22%
1991 0.22% 3.39%
1990 0.33% 6.23%
1989 0.44% 6.55%
1988 0.55% 3.58%
1987 0.64% 3.25%
1986 0.73% 3.12%
1985 0.81% 2.9%
1984 0.86% 2.74%
1983 0.89% 2.69%
1982 0.88% 1.79%
1981 0.86% 1.13%
1980 0.85% 1.93%
1979 0.86% 1.64%
1978 0.89% 1.74%
1977 0.94% 2.71%
1976 0.98% 2.9%
1975 1% 3.13%
1974 1.01% 3.06%
1973 1.02% 3.05%
1972 1.02% 3.05%
1971 0.96% 3%
1970 0.95% 2.95%
1969 1.05% 2.88%
1968 1.16% 2.8%
1967 1.26% 2.71%
1966 1.34% 2.59%
1965 1.41% 2.49%
1964 1.49% 2.37%
1963 1.6% 2.25%
1962 1.78% 2.1%
1961 2.03% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Namibia
Current population
3116111
3173089
Population rank 135/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.04%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +184
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 41/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +1,866
Net migration rank 124/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 1,866
2024 - -4,497 - 4,211
2023 -18,292 -485 58,435 11,675
2022 -20,197 -485 54,534 22,212
2021 -33,670 -25,865 50,160 31,327
2020 -22,502 -26,840 55,034 27,056
2019 -15,192 -27,841 54,769 19,676
2018 -10,761 -29,147 53,970 17,920
2017 -12,810 -30,650 52,975 16,080
2016 -13,009 -32,173 52,228 14,002
2015 -11,942 -33,948 50,846 12,755
2014 -11,009 -35,683 49,581 11,134
2013 -8,367 -37,002 47,801 10,748
2012 -6,761 -66,378 46,204 10,957
2011 -5,354 -64,875 43,557 -4,067
2010 -1,895 -67,228 42,046 -8,518
2009 652 -68,182 39,942 -8,626
2008 161 -68,140 38,147 -8,775
2007 1,557 -65,335 36,430 -8,905
2006 2,714 -38,622 34,690 -8,792
2005 6,546 -37,086 32,909 -8,195
2004 9,549 -68,008 31,478 -7,192
2003 10,781 -27,396 31,115 -6,153
2002 10,972 -13,312 31,947 -1,913
2001 10,424 9,055 32,942 2,869
2000 11,722 8,138 35,280 5,709
1999 13,568 25,495 37,233 6,333
1998 18,492 24,335 37,500 6,180
1997 19,311 80,133 37,256 6,023
1996 13,327 173,193 37,177 5,866
1995 5,926 126,914 39,119 5,712
1994 4,895 -157,427 41,316 5,578
1993 -27,199 -178,416 42,861 5,464
1992 -17,883 -436,814 43,945 2,487
1991 33,692 -26,483 44,523 309
1990 34,993 -22,829 43,956 3,969
1989 36,802 -19,634 37,715 75,072
1988 39,058 -17,058 34,798 10,916
1987 41,172 -14,853 33,340 4,559
1986 42,884 -12,941 31,764 3,953
1985 44,983 -11,429 30,575 2,090
1984 46,413 -10,321 29,395 -267
1983 47,135 -9,599 28,307 -481
1982 47,023 -9,298 27,474 -889
1981 45,423 -9,384 27,938 -18,901
1980 42,911 -7,368 28,142 -15,041
1979 42,157 -7,454 28,930 -4,818
1978 44,800 -9,382 29,821 -22,827
1977 48,643 -11,834 29,241 -3,907
1976 52,107 -13,778 28,785 -5,048
1975 53,629 -14,348 27,882 -553
1974 53,600 -14,345 26,844 -744
1973 52,989 -14,043 25,754 -1,066
1972 54,072 -14,807 24,606 -236
1971 54,352 -15,829 23,467 -208
1970 54,455 -20,714 22,414 -244
1969 58,454 -21,229 21,387 -57
1968 61,422 -20,704 20,470 -636
1967 65,618 -21,195 19,498 -339
1966 70,085 -23,196 18,635 -1,023
1965 72,896 -24,330 17,902 -1,327
1964 74,151 -23,922 17,134 -1,660
1963 75,380 -22,611 16,430 -2,016
1962 77,582 -21,531 15,656 -2,403
1961 77,601 -14,655 14,936 -2,807
1960 76,840 -6,481 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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