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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 2.29 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Nicaragua
2100 1,368,666 8,688,116
2099 1,382,821 8,724,538
2098 1,397,565 8,760,232
2097 1,413,532 8,794,755
2096 1,429,204 8,828,433
2095 1,444,480 8,861,157
2094 1,459,743 8,892,755
2093 1,475,492 8,924,287
2092 1,490,946 8,954,488
2091 1,506,239 8,984,026
2090 1,521,837 9,012,075
2089 1,538,128 9,039,709
2088 1,554,688 9,065,862
2087 1,571,208 9,090,942
2086 1,588,504 9,115,336
2085 1,605,957 9,138,363
2084 1,624,320 9,160,205
2083 1,643,261 9,180,483
2082 1,662,175 9,199,639
2081 1,681,314 9,217,574
2080 1,701,168 9,233,677
2079 1,721,318 9,247,995
2078 1,741,916 9,260,269
2077 1,762,807 9,271,296
2076 1,784,335 9,280,355
2075 1,806,786 9,287,263
2074 1,829,227 9,293,340
2073 1,851,366 9,297,217
2072 1,874,026 9,298,930
2071 1,897,167 9,298,548
2070 1,921,183 9,296,541
2069 1,944,841 9,292,245
2068 1,968,581 9,285,519
2067 1,994,208 9,277,073
2066 2,019,687 9,266,063
2065 2,045,997 9,253,359
2064 2,071,940 9,238,451
2063 2,097,727 9,221,261
2062 2,123,391 9,201,687
2061 2,149,881 9,180,231
2060 2,177,114 9,156,164
2059 2,204,104 9,129,485
2058 2,231,438 9,100,437
2057 2,259,550 9,069,770
2056 2,289,280 9,037,076
2055 2,319,090 9,002,004
2054 2,346,686 8,964,646
2053 2,375,139 8,925,248
2052 2,402,864 8,883,323
2051 2,432,239 8,838,651
2050 2,460,425 8,791,647
2049 2,489,784 8,743,003
2048 2,517,716 8,691,701
2047 2,547,032 8,638,293
2046 2,576,313 8,583,244
2045 2,604,829 8,525,953
2044 2,633,079 8,466,669
2043 2,661,800 8,405,733
2042 2,690,344 8,342,871
2041 2,720,561 8,278,159
2040 2,749,705 8,211,510
2039 2,777,922 8,143,346
2038 2,804,291 8,072,943
2037 2,830,793 8,000,701
2036 2,857,546 7,926,969
2035 2,884,800 7,851,540
2034 2,913,808 7,774,327
2033 2,940,732 7,695,506
2032 2,967,485 7,615,273
2031 2,991,207 7,533,169
2030 3,015,049 7,449,842
2029 3,038,829 7,364,850
2028 3,064,003 7,278,061
2027 3,089,959 7,189,755
2026 3,116,111 7,100,090
2025 3,141,481 7,008,896
2024 3,164,253 6,916,140
2023 3,185,073 6,823,613
2022 3,204,802 6,730,654
2021 3,244,907 6,644,741
2020 3,299,349 6,565,267
2019 3,345,533 6,483,657
2018 3,387,000 6,400,080
2017 3,428,682 6,316,231
2016 3,473,003 6,232,666
2015 3,518,541 6,149,417
2014 3,564,829 6,066,492
2013 3,610,859 5,983,845
2012 3,670,113 5,901,287
2011 3,741,798 5,819,051
2010 3,811,472 5,737,450
2009 3,879,794 5,656,601
2008 3,947,544 5,576,593
2007 4,013,424 5,497,243
2006 4,063,272 5,418,855
2005 4,096,493 5,342,105
2004 4,140,987 5,272,912
2003 4,178,523 5,210,963
2002 4,188,002 5,149,909
2001 4,179,438 5,087,825
2000 4,159,771 5,022,633
1999 4,130,305 4,954,018
1998 4,089,356 4,883,655
1997 4,018,227 4,809,573
1996 3,875,246 4,729,974
1995 3,715,564 4,642,931
1994 3,725,412 4,549,316
1993 3,904,482 4,453,732
1992 4,234,616 4,357,026
1991 4,458,343 4,259,637
1990 4,448,652 4,162,559
1989 4,433,983 4,066,476
1988 4,414,404 3,972,320
1987 4,390,246 3,882,164
1986 4,362,115 3,794,157
1985 4,330,364 3,706,479
1984 4,295,536 3,619,104
1983 4,258,728 3,530,282
1982 4,221,100 3,438,745
1981 4,184,217 3,345,674
1980 4,148,426 3,252,403
1979 4,113,300 3,164,525
1978 4,078,240 3,080,314
1977 4,042,124 2,992,534
1976 4,004,552 2,903,851
1975 3,965,743 2,816,943
1974 3,926,472 2,732,075
1973 3,887,376 2,649,278
1972 3,848,271 2,573,578
1971 3,809,376 2,499,825
1970 3,773,247 2,423,065
1969 3,737,765 2,348,398
1968 3,698,794 2,275,836
1967 3,656,223 2,205,567
1966 3,610,562 2,137,820
1965 3,562,834 2,072,681
1964 3,513,441 2,010,176
1963 3,461,942 1,950,159
1962 3,407,532 1,892,320
1961 3,348,035 1,836,451
1960 3,281,381 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M 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
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Nicaragua
2100 -1.02% -0.42%
2099 -1.06% -0.41%
2098 -1.13% -0.39%
2097 -1.1% -0.38%
2096 -1.06% -0.37%
2095 -1.05% -0.36%
2094 -1.07% -0.35%
2093 -1.04% -0.34%
2092 -1.02% -0.33%
2091 -1.02% -0.31%
2090 -1.06% -0.31%
2089 -1.07% -0.29%
2088 -1.05% -0.28%
2087 -1.09% -0.27%
2086 -1.09% -0.25%
2085 -1.13% -0.24%
2084 -1.15% -0.22%
2083 -1.14% -0.21%
2082 -1.14% -0.19%
2081 -1.17% -0.17%
2080 -1.17% -0.15%
2079 -1.18% -0.13%
2078 -1.19% -0.12%
2077 -1.21% -0.1%
2076 -1.24% -0.07%
2075 -1.23% -0.07%
2074 -1.2% -0.04%
2073 -1.21% -0.02%
2072 -1.22% 0.004%
2071 -1.25% 0.02%
2070 -1.22% 0.05%
2069 -1.21% 0.07%
2068 -1.29% 0.09%
2067 -1.26% 0.12%
2066 -1.29% 0.14%
2065 -1.25% 0.16%
2064 -1.23% 0.19%
2063 -1.21% 0.21%
2062 -1.23% 0.23%
2061 -1.25% 0.26%
2060 -1.22% 0.29%
2059 -1.22% 0.32%
2058 -1.24% 0.34%
2057 -1.3% 0.36%
2056 -1.29% 0.39%
2055 -1.18% 0.42%
2054 -1.2% 0.44%
2053 -1.15% 0.47%
2052 -1.21% 0.51%
2051 -1.15% 0.53%
2050 -1.18% 0.56%
2049 -1.11% 0.59%
2048 -1.15% 0.62%
2047 -1.14% 0.64%
2046 -1.09% 0.67%
2045 -1.07% 0.7%
2044 -1.08% 0.72%
2043 -1.06% 0.75%
2042 -1.11% 0.78%
2041 -1.06% 0.81%
2040 -1.02% 0.84%
2039 -0.94% 0.87%
2038 -0.94% 0.9%
2037 -0.94% 0.93%
2036 -0.94% 0.96%
2035 -1% 0.99%
2034 -0.92% 1.02%
2033 -0.9% 1.05%
2032 -0.79% 1.09%
2031 -0.79% 1.12%
2030 -0.78% 1.15%
2029 -0.82% 1.19%
2028 -0.84% 1.23%
2027 -0.84% 1.26%
2026 -0.81% 1.3%
2025 -0.72% 1.34%
2024 -0.65% 1.36%
2023 -0.62% 1.38%
2022 -1.24% 1.29%
2021 -1.65% 1.21%
2020 -1.38% 1.26%
2019 -1.22% 1.31%
2018 -1.22% 1.33%
2017 -1.28% 1.34%
2016 -1.29% 1.35%
2015 -1.3% 1.37%
2014 -1.27% 1.38%
2013 -1.61% 1.4%
2012 -1.92% 1.41%
2011 -1.83% 1.42%
2010 -1.76% 1.43%
2009 -1.72% 1.43%
2008 -1.64% 1.44%
2007 -1.23% 1.45%
2006 -0.81% 1.44%
2005 -1.07% 1.31%
2004 -0.9% 1.19%
2003 -0.23% 1.19%
2002 0.2% 1.22%
2001 0.47% 1.3%
2000 0.71% 1.39%
1999 1% 1.44%
1998 1.77% 1.54%
1997 3.69% 1.68%
1996 4.3% 1.87%
1995 -0.26% 2.06%
1994 -4.59% 2.15%
1993 -7.8% 2.22%
1992 -5.02% 2.29%
1991 0.22% 2.33%
1990 0.33% 2.36%
1989 0.44% 2.37%
1988 0.55% 2.32%
1987 0.64% 2.32%
1986 0.73% 2.37%
1985 0.81% 2.41%
1984 0.86% 2.52%
1983 0.89% 2.66%
1982 0.88% 2.78%
1981 0.86% 2.87%
1980 0.85% 2.78%
1979 0.86% 2.73%
1978 0.89% 2.93%
1977 0.94% 3.05%
1976 0.98% 3.09%
1975 1% 3.11%
1974 1.01% 3.13%
1973 1.02% 2.94%
1972 1.02% 2.95%
1971 0.96% 3.17%
1970 0.95% 3.18%
1969 1.05% 3.19%
1968 1.16% 3.19%
1967 1.26% 3.17%
1966 1.34% 3.14%
1965 1.41% 3.11%
1964 1.49% 3.08%
1963 1.6% 3.06%
1962 1.78% 3.04%
1961 2.03% 3.03%

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 Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Nicaragua
Current population
3116111
7124343
Population rank 135/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.09%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +253
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 78/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -8,371
Net migration rank 124/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -8,371
2024 - -4,497 - -8,189
2023 -18,292 -485 100,921 -7,996
2022 -20,197 -485 100,987 -7,996
2021 -33,670 -25,865 89,213 -10,383
2020 -22,502 -26,840 90,515 -10,383
2019 -15,192 -27,841 102,817 -19,730
2018 -10,761 -29,147 104,814 -20,742
2017 -12,810 -30,650 105,468 -21,849
2016 -13,009 -32,173 106,585 -23,076
2015 -11,942 -33,948 107,344 -24,353
2014 -11,009 -35,683 108,420 -25,570
2013 -8,367 -37,002 109,032 -26,587
2012 -6,761 -66,378 110,065 -27,389
2011 -5,354 -64,875 110,026 -28,221
2010 -1,895 -67,228 110,475 -29,081
2009 652 -68,182 110,213 -29,913
2008 161 -68,140 110,395 -30,675
2007 1,557 -65,335 110,341 -31,357
2006 2,714 -38,622 110,073 -32,274
2005 6,546 -37,086 108,984 -33,280
2004 9,549 -68,008 106,904 -44,222
2003 10,781 -27,396 106,142 -44,931
2002 10,972 -13,312 105,805 -44,906
2001 10,424 9,055 107,109 -43,837
2000 11,722 8,138 109,192 -42,087
1999 13,568 25,495 110,217 -40,095
1998 18,492 24,335 108,862 -38,260
1997 19,311 80,133 114,415 -36,851
1996 13,327 173,193 116,849 -35,208
1995 5,926 126,914 118,325 -25,889
1994 4,895 -157,427 119,565 -24,773
1993 -27,199 -178,416 120,469 -24,091
1992 -17,883 -436,814 121,204 -24,171
1991 33,692 -26,483 121,787 -24,028
1990 34,993 -22,829 120,677 -24,280
1989 36,802 -19,634 120,128 -24,364
1988 39,058 -17,058 117,299 -24,753
1987 41,172 -14,853 112,885 -25,127
1986 42,884 -12,941 113,054 -24,805
1985 44,983 -11,429 110,949 -23,840
1984 46,413 -10,321 110,133 -22,493
1983 47,135 -9,599 110,618 -20,620
1982 47,023 -9,298 112,468 -19,395
1981 45,423 -9,384 110,421 -17,353
1980 42,911 -7,368 108,604 -15,130
1979 42,157 -7,454 96,429 -14,152
1978 44,800 -9,382 98,419 -12,273
1977 48,643 -11,834 100,498 -11,082
1976 52,107 -13,778 98,100 -10,155
1975 53,629 -14,348 95,230 -9,349
1974 53,600 -14,345 92,505 -8,639
1973 52,989 -14,043 89,662 -7,947
1972 54,072 -14,807 76,906 -7,219
1971 54,352 -15,829 84,139 -6,328
1970 54,455 -20,714 81,127 -5,423
1969 58,454 -21,229 78,237 -4,592
1968 61,422 -20,704 75,458 -3,979
1967 65,618 -21,195 72,722 -3,666
1966 70,085 -23,196 69,883 -3,443
1965 72,896 -24,330 67,056 -3,231
1964 74,151 -23,922 64,227 -3,043
1963 75,380 -22,611 61,738 -2,881
1962 77,582 -21,531 59,547 -2,727
1961 77,601 -14,655 57,499 -2,579
1960 76,840 -6,481 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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