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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 29,618,118 people in Nepal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 29,619,950 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 9.51 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.62% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Nepal
2100 1,368,062 31,916,191
2099 1,382,211 32,104,658
2098 1,396,949 32,291,766
2097 1,412,908 32,478,376
2096 1,428,574 32,662,029
2095 1,443,843 32,842,809
2094 1,459,099 33,023,754
2093 1,474,841 33,200,660
2092 1,490,288 33,375,774
2091 1,505,574 33,547,026
2090 1,521,165 33,714,253
2089 1,537,449 33,878,299
2088 1,554,002 34,037,329
2087 1,570,515 34,190,255
2086 1,587,803 34,337,807
2085 1,605,248 34,483,366
2084 1,623,603 34,620,498
2083 1,642,536 34,750,155
2082 1,661,441 34,872,031
2081 1,680,572 34,987,218
2080 1,700,417 35,095,973
2079 1,720,559 35,198,820
2078 1,741,147 35,292,530
2077 1,762,029 35,377,971
2076 1,783,547 35,456,092
2075 1,805,988 35,525,668
2074 1,828,419 35,588,497
2073 1,850,549 35,642,802
2072 1,873,199 35,686,332
2071 1,896,330 35,725,442
2070 1,920,335 35,755,056
2069 1,943,983 35,774,677
2068 1,967,713 35,785,895
2067 1,993,328 35,789,572
2066 2,018,796 35,785,710
2065 2,045,094 35,774,308
2064 2,071,026 35,753,136
2063 2,096,801 35,725,408
2062 2,122,454 35,685,285
2061 2,148,932 35,638,790
2060 2,176,154 35,583,129
2059 2,203,131 35,518,416
2058 2,230,453 35,442,760
2057 2,258,553 35,360,939
2056 2,288,270 35,268,910
2055 2,318,066 35,170,656
2054 2,345,650 35,065,508
2053 2,374,091 34,951,722
2052 2,401,804 34,831,085
2051 2,431,166 34,699,347
2050 2,459,340 34,561,226
2049 2,488,686 34,415,794
2048 2,516,605 34,265,080
2047 2,545,909 34,106,257
2046 2,575,176 33,936,663
2045 2,603,679 33,762,505
2044 2,631,917 33,581,319
2043 2,660,625 33,394,849
2042 2,689,157 33,200,691
2041 2,719,360 33,001,382
2040 2,748,491 32,795,384
2039 2,776,696 32,583,834
2038 2,803,054 32,363,750
2037 2,829,544 32,138,947
2036 2,856,285 31,906,773
2035 2,883,527 31,667,683
2034 2,912,522 31,421,060
2033 2,939,434 31,165,782
2032 2,966,176 30,904,004
2031 2,989,887 30,636,967
2030 3,013,719 30,362,343
2029 3,037,488 30,081,388
2028 3,062,650 29,793,481
2027 3,088,595 29,640,694
2026 3,114,736 29,598,041
2025 3,140,095 29,618,118
2024 3,164,253 29,651,054
2023 3,185,073 29,694,614
2022 3,204,802 29,715,436
2021 3,244,907 29,475,010
2020 3,299,349 28,966,574
2019 3,345,533 28,414,064
2018 3,387,000 28,079,689
2017 3,428,682 28,011,258
2016 3,473,003 27,955,462
2015 3,518,541 27,823,629
2014 3,564,829 27,672,370
2013 3,610,859 27,589,996
2012 3,670,113 27,534,915
2011 3,741,798 27,464,494
2010 3,811,472 27,341,952
2009 3,879,794 27,173,035
2008 3,947,544 26,990,037
2007 4,013,424 26,788,492
2006 4,063,272 26,565,425
2005 4,096,493 26,309,458
2004 4,140,987 26,016,656
2003 4,178,523 25,688,758
2002 4,188,002 25,328,981
2001 4,179,438 24,946,748
2000 4,159,771 24,546,509
1999 4,130,305 24,125,199
1998 4,089,356 23,680,357
1997 4,018,227 23,219,463
1996 3,875,246 22,741,862
1995 3,715,564 22,245,439
1994 3,725,412 21,717,479
1993 3,904,482 21,180,159
1992 4,234,616 20,609,707
1991 4,458,343 20,036,500
1990 4,448,652 19,524,573
1989 4,433,983 19,057,807
1988 4,414,404 18,638,661
1987 4,390,246 18,250,505
1986 4,362,115 17,868,124
1985 4,330,364 17,477,692
1984 4,295,536 17,085,242
1983 4,258,728 16,689,119
1982 4,221,100 16,297,987
1981 4,184,217 15,922,423
1980 4,148,426 15,553,105
1979 4,113,300 15,190,590
1978 4,078,240 14,839,695
1977 4,042,124 14,499,175
1976 4,004,552 14,177,649
1975 3,965,743 13,870,695
1974 3,926,472 13,568,435
1973 3,887,376 13,275,239
1972 3,848,271 12,989,099
1971 3,809,376 12,710,061
1970 3,773,247 12,436,190
1969 3,737,765 12,167,036
1968 3,698,794 11,906,266
1967 3,656,223 11,652,716
1966 3,610,562 11,408,710
1965 3,562,834 11,173,411
1964 3,513,441 10,946,392
1963 3,461,942 10,729,818
1962 3,407,532 10,521,116
1961 3,348,035 10,318,396
1960 3,281,381 10,123,658

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M 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
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Nepal
2100 -1.02% -0.59%
2099 -1.06% -0.58%
2098 -1.13% -0.57%
2097 -1.1% -0.56%
2096 -1.06% -0.55%
2095 -1.05% -0.55%
2094 -1.07% -0.53%
2093 -1.04% -0.52%
2092 -1.02% -0.51%
2091 -1.02% -0.5%
2090 -1.06% -0.48%
2089 -1.07% -0.47%
2088 -1.05% -0.45%
2087 -1.09% -0.43%
2086 -1.09% -0.42%
2085 -1.13% -0.4%
2084 -1.15% -0.37%
2083 -1.14% -0.35%
2082 -1.14% -0.33%
2081 -1.17% -0.31%
2080 -1.17% -0.29%
2079 -1.18% -0.27%
2078 -1.19% -0.24%
2077 -1.21% -0.22%
2076 -1.24% -0.2%
2075 -1.23% -0.18%
2074 -1.2% -0.15%
2073 -1.21% -0.12%
2072 -1.22% -0.11%
2071 -1.25% -0.08%
2070 -1.22% -0.05%
2069 -1.21% -0.03%
2068 -1.29% -0.01%
2067 -1.26% 0.01%
2066 -1.29% 0.03%
2065 -1.25% 0.06%
2064 -1.23% 0.08%
2063 -1.21% 0.11%
2062 -1.23% 0.13%
2061 -1.25% 0.16%
2060 -1.22% 0.18%
2059 -1.22% 0.21%
2058 -1.24% 0.23%
2057 -1.3% 0.26%
2056 -1.29% 0.28%
2055 -1.18% 0.3%
2054 -1.2% 0.33%
2053 -1.15% 0.35%
2052 -1.21% 0.38%
2051 -1.15% 0.4%
2050 -1.18% 0.42%
2049 -1.11% 0.44%
2048 -1.15% 0.47%
2047 -1.14% 0.5%
2046 -1.09% 0.52%
2045 -1.07% 0.54%
2044 -1.08% 0.56%
2043 -1.06% 0.58%
2042 -1.11% 0.6%
2041 -1.06% 0.63%
2040 -1.02% 0.65%
2039 -0.94% 0.68%
2038 -0.94% 0.7%
2037 -0.94% 0.73%
2036 -0.94% 0.75%
2035 -1% 0.78%
2034 -0.92% 0.82%
2033 -0.9% 0.85%
2032 -0.79% 0.87%
2031 -0.79% 0.9%
2030 -0.78% 0.93%
2029 -0.82% 0.97%
2028 -0.84% 0.52%
2027 -0.84% 0.14%
2026 -0.81% -0.07%
2025 -0.76% -0.11%
2024 -0.65% -0.15%
2023 -0.62% -0.07%
2022 -1.24% 0.82%
2021 -1.65% 1.76%
2020 -1.38% 1.94%
2019 -1.22% 1.19%
2018 -1.22% 0.24%
2017 -1.28% 0.2%
2016 -1.29% 0.47%
2015 -1.3% 0.55%
2014 -1.27% 0.3%
2013 -1.61% 0.2%
2012 -1.92% 0.26%
2011 -1.83% 0.45%
2010 -1.76% 0.62%
2009 -1.72% 0.68%
2008 -1.64% 0.75%
2007 -1.23% 0.84%
2006 -0.81% 0.97%
2005 -1.07% 1.13%
2004 -0.9% 1.28%
2003 -0.23% 1.42%
2002 0.2% 1.53%
2001 0.47% 1.63%
2000 0.71% 1.75%
1999 1% 1.88%
1998 1.77% 1.98%
1997 3.69% 2.1%
1996 4.3% 2.23%
1995 -0.26% 2.43%
1994 -4.59% 2.54%
1993 -7.8% 2.77%
1992 -5.02% 2.86%
1991 0.22% 2.62%
1990 0.33% 2.45%
1989 0.44% 2.25%
1988 0.55% 2.13%
1987 0.64% 2.14%
1986 0.73% 2.23%
1985 0.81% 2.3%
1984 0.86% 2.37%
1983 0.89% 2.4%
1982 0.88% 2.36%
1981 0.86% 2.37%
1980 0.85% 2.39%
1979 0.86% 2.36%
1978 0.89% 2.35%
1977 0.94% 2.27%
1976 0.98% 2.21%
1975 1% 2.23%
1974 1.01% 2.21%
1973 1.02% 2.2%
1972 1.02% 2.2%
1971 0.96% 2.2%
1970 0.95% 2.21%
1969 1.05% 2.19%
1968 1.16% 2.18%
1967 1.26% 2.14%
1966 1.34% 2.11%
1965 1.41% 2.07%
1964 1.49% 2.02%
1963 1.6% 1.98%
1962 1.78% 1.96%
1961 2.03% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Nepal
Current population
3114736
29619950
Population rank 135/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.36%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
16 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
56.1 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 -90
Annual growth/decline -24,158 -32,936
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -364,699
Net migration rank 124/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -364,699
2024 -18,359 -4,497 355,516 -401,282
2023 -18,292 -485 368,450 -409,782
2022 -20,197 -485 379,021 -379,321
2021 -33,670 -25,865 351,165 130,001
2020 -22,502 -26,840 373,553 162,139
2019 -15,192 -27,841 387,113 182,203
2018 -10,761 -29,147 394,576 -295,151
2017 -12,810 -30,650 406,219 -368,787
2016 -13,009 -32,173 415,921 -341,748
2015 -11,942 -33,948 410,565 -221,062
2014 -11,009 -35,683 423,166 -310,156
2013 -8,367 -37,002 424,804 -373,064
2012 -6,761 -66,378 430,151 -371,707
2011 -5,354 -64,875 429,957 -347,552
2010 -1,895 -67,228 432,631 -269,963
2009 652 -68,182 441,290 -266,144
2008 161 -68,140 452,353 -261,540
2007 1,557 -65,335 464,780 -252,526
2006 2,714 -38,622 475,335 -241,455
2005 6,546 -37,086 489,093 -211,024
2004 9,549 -68,008 504,853 -197,336
2003 10,781 -27,396 516,575 -168,314
2002 10,972 -13,312 525,045 -153,730
2001 10,424 9,055 542,118 -148,973
2000 11,722 8,138 554,506 -147,193
1999 13,568 25,495 557,847 -122,551
1998 18,492 24,335 562,787 -108,400
1997 19,311 80,133 565,882 -98,454
1996 13,327 173,193 580,099 -92,307
1995 5,926 126,914 591,283 -86,232
1994 4,895 -157,427 578,293 -27,415
1993 -27,199 -178,416 561,549 -37,782
1992 -17,883 -436,814 533,029 84,113
1991 33,692 -26,483 512,233 17,056
1990 34,993 -22,829 495,202 -640
1989 36,802 -19,634 478,771 -39,808
1988 39,058 -17,058 463,581 -64,246
1987 41,172 -14,853 449,400 -72,437
1986 42,884 -12,941 434,802 -47,017
1985 44,983 -11,429 423,240 -30,154
1984 46,413 -10,321 411,122 -19,300
1983 47,135 -9,599 399,103 1,304
1982 47,023 -9,298 385,741 -3,898
1981 45,423 -9,384 374,145 -4,855
1980 42,911 -7,368 364,254 5,084
1979 42,157 -7,454 355,597 88
1978 44,800 -9,382 345,765 346
1977 48,643 -11,834 332,843 2,108
1976 52,107 -13,778 323,222 -15,119
1975 53,629 -14,348 312,479 -6,686
1974 53,600 -14,345 303,078 -4,361
1973 52,989 -14,043 288,750 -1,076
1972 54,072 -14,807 286,708 -2,107
1971 54,352 -15,829 280,752 -7,284
1970 54,455 -20,714 272,439 1,847
1969 58,454 -21,229 264,560 -527
1968 61,422 -20,704 258,259 -746
1967 65,618 -21,195 249,240 347
1966 70,085 -23,196 241,716 -3,306
1965 72,896 -24,330 233,726 -1,551
1964 74,151 -23,922 227,948 -6,087
1963 75,380 -22,611 219,586 -8,303
1962 77,582 -21,531 215,368 -9,249
1961 77,601 -14,655 209,917 -10,601
1960 76,840 -6,481 203,374 -13,223

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

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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 Nepal 66.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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