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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 78.7 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.99% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Nigeria
2100 1,368,062 481,640,156
2099 1,382,211 481,456,918
2098 1,396,949 481,181,892
2097 1,412,908 480,838,161
2096 1,428,574 480,422,467
2095 1,443,843 479,938,579
2094 1,459,099 479,395,022
2093 1,474,841 478,769,369
2092 1,490,288 478,059,864
2091 1,505,574 477,236,907
2090 1,521,165 476,329,495
2089 1,537,449 475,326,347
2088 1,554,002 474,231,442
2087 1,570,515 473,035,563
2086 1,587,803 471,732,001
2085 1,605,248 470,328,175
2084 1,623,603 468,806,172
2083 1,642,536 467,187,453
2082 1,661,441 465,472,417
2081 1,680,572 463,643,190
2080 1,700,417 461,705,493
2079 1,720,559 459,644,523
2078 1,741,147 457,477,264
2077 1,762,029 455,218,871
2076 1,783,547 452,849,991
2075 1,805,988 450,367,356
2074 1,828,419 447,789,885
2073 1,850,549 445,117,028
2072 1,873,199 442,340,440
2071 1,896,330 439,464,323
2070 1,920,335 436,505,329
2069 1,943,983 433,437,998
2068 1,967,713 430,286,232
2067 1,993,328 427,032,499
2066 2,018,796 423,702,640
2065 2,045,094 420,285,359
2064 2,071,026 416,778,394
2063 2,096,801 413,198,800
2062 2,122,454 409,551,159
2061 2,148,932 405,827,482
2060 2,176,154 402,041,765
2059 2,203,131 398,197,311
2058 2,230,453 394,284,767
2057 2,258,553 390,311,065
2056 2,288,270 386,267,580
2055 2,318,066 382,162,992
2054 2,345,650 378,000,511
2053 2,374,091 373,769,779
2052 2,401,804 369,472,476
2051 2,431,166 365,120,741
2050 2,459,340 360,706,317
2049 2,488,686 356,243,287
2048 2,516,605 351,724,743
2047 2,545,909 347,142,279
2046 2,575,176 342,505,549
2045 2,603,679 337,807,869
2044 2,631,917 333,050,132
2043 2,660,625 328,230,652
2042 2,689,157 323,363,366
2041 2,719,360 318,443,989
2040 2,748,491 313,468,061
2039 2,776,696 308,450,008
2038 2,803,054 303,399,842
2037 2,829,544 298,327,800
2036 2,856,285 293,227,654
2035 2,883,527 288,115,630
2034 2,912,522 282,995,818
2033 2,939,434 277,875,880
2032 2,966,176 272,747,599
2031 2,989,887 267,645,657
2030 3,013,719 262,562,767
2029 3,037,488 257,484,616
2028 3,062,650 252,445,821
2027 3,088,595 247,437,680
2026 3,114,736 242,458,365
2025 3,140,095 237,527,782
2024 3,164,253 232,679,478
2023 3,185,073 227,882,945
2022 3,204,802 223,150,896
2021 3,244,907 218,529,286
2020 3,299,349 213,996,181
2019 3,345,533 209,485,641
2018 3,387,000 204,938,755
2017 3,428,682 200,254,579
2016 3,473,003 195,443,700
2015 3,518,541 190,671,878
2014 3,564,829 185,896,915
2013 3,610,859 181,049,443
2012 3,670,113 176,200,625
2011 3,741,798 171,379,598
2010 3,811,472 166,642,886
2009 3,879,794 162,049,464
2008 3,947,544 157,595,014
2007 4,013,424 153,267,261
2006 4,063,272 149,077,334
2005 4,096,493 145,017,253
2004 4,140,987 141,057,045
2003 4,178,523 137,202,644
2002 4,188,002 133,471,989
2001 4,179,438 129,862,595
2000 4,159,771 126,382,494
1999 4,130,305 123,047,320
1998 4,089,356 119,846,254
1997 4,018,227 116,754,792
1996 3,875,246 113,754,779
1995 3,715,564 110,819,428
1994 3,725,412 107,935,714
1993 3,904,482 105,122,069
1992 4,234,616 102,372,770
1991 4,458,343 99,720,162
1990 4,448,652 97,120,925
1989 4,433,983 94,531,014
1988 4,414,404 92,020,090
1987 4,390,246 89,591,716
1986 4,362,115 87,235,953
1985 4,330,364 84,897,973
1984 4,295,536 82,526,443
1983 4,258,728 80,438,260
1982 4,221,100 78,378,701
1981 4,184,217 76,068,103
1980 4,148,426 73,764,641
1979 4,113,300 71,498,242
1978 4,078,240 69,326,532
1977 4,042,124 67,234,590
1976 4,004,552 65,258,009
1975 3,965,743 63,410,815
1974 3,926,472 61,679,144
1973 3,887,376 60,082,139
1972 3,848,271 58,601,748
1971 3,809,376 57,214,684
1970 3,773,247 55,893,838
1969 3,737,765 54,631,914
1968 3,698,794 53,432,783
1967 3,656,223 52,293,065
1966 3,610,562 51,188,234
1965 3,562,834 50,086,764
1964 3,513,441 49,012,016
1963 3,461,942 47,973,575
1962 3,407,532 46,965,292
1961 3,348,035 45,989,310
1960 3,281,381 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Nigeria
2100 -1.02% 0.04%
2099 -1.06% 0.06%
2098 -1.13% 0.07%
2097 -1.1% 0.09%
2096 -1.06% 0.1%
2095 -1.05% 0.11%
2094 -1.07% 0.13%
2093 -1.04% 0.15%
2092 -1.02% 0.17%
2091 -1.02% 0.19%
2090 -1.06% 0.21%
2089 -1.07% 0.23%
2088 -1.05% 0.25%
2087 -1.09% 0.28%
2086 -1.09% 0.3%
2085 -1.13% 0.32%
2084 -1.15% 0.35%
2083 -1.14% 0.37%
2082 -1.14% 0.39%
2081 -1.17% 0.42%
2080 -1.17% 0.45%
2079 -1.18% 0.47%
2078 -1.19% 0.5%
2077 -1.21% 0.52%
2076 -1.24% 0.55%
2075 -1.23% 0.58%
2074 -1.2% 0.6%
2073 -1.21% 0.63%
2072 -1.22% 0.65%
2071 -1.25% 0.68%
2070 -1.22% 0.71%
2069 -1.21% 0.73%
2068 -1.29% 0.76%
2067 -1.26% 0.79%
2066 -1.29% 0.81%
2065 -1.25% 0.84%
2064 -1.23% 0.87%
2063 -1.21% 0.89%
2062 -1.23% 0.92%
2061 -1.25% 0.94%
2060 -1.22% 0.97%
2059 -1.22% 0.99%
2058 -1.24% 1.02%
2057 -1.3% 1.05%
2056 -1.29% 1.07%
2055 -1.18% 1.1%
2054 -1.2% 1.13%
2053 -1.15% 1.16%
2052 -1.21% 1.19%
2051 -1.15% 1.22%
2050 -1.18% 1.25%
2049 -1.11% 1.28%
2048 -1.15% 1.32%
2047 -1.14% 1.35%
2046 -1.09% 1.39%
2045 -1.07% 1.43%
2044 -1.08% 1.47%
2043 -1.06% 1.51%
2042 -1.11% 1.54%
2041 -1.06% 1.59%
2040 -1.02% 1.63%
2039 -0.94% 1.66%
2038 -0.94% 1.7%
2037 -0.94% 1.74%
2036 -0.94% 1.77%
2035 -1% 1.81%
2034 -0.92% 1.84%
2033 -0.9% 1.88%
2032 -0.79% 1.91%
2031 -0.79% 1.94%
2030 -0.78% 1.97%
2029 -0.82% 2%
2028 -0.84% 2.02%
2027 -0.84% 2.05%
2026 -0.81% 2.08%
2025 -0.76% 2.08%
2024 -0.65% 2.1%
2023 -0.62% 2.12%
2022 -1.24% 2.11%
2021 -1.65% 2.12%
2020 -1.38% 2.15%
2019 -1.22% 2.22%
2018 -1.22% 2.34%
2017 -1.28% 2.46%
2016 -1.29% 2.5%
2015 -1.3% 2.57%
2014 -1.27% 2.68%
2013 -1.61% 2.75%
2012 -1.92% 2.81%
2011 -1.83% 2.84%
2010 -1.76% 2.83%
2009 -1.72% 2.83%
2008 -1.64% 2.82%
2007 -1.23% 2.81%
2006 -0.81% 2.8%
2005 -1.07% 2.81%
2004 -0.9% 2.81%
2003 -0.23% 2.8%
2002 0.2% 2.78%
2001 0.47% 2.75%
2000 0.71% 2.71%
1999 1% 2.67%
1998 1.77% 2.65%
1997 3.69% 2.64%
1996 4.3% 2.65%
1995 -0.26% 2.67%
1994 -4.59% 2.68%
1993 -7.8% 2.69%
1992 -5.02% 2.66%
1991 0.22% 2.68%
1990 0.33% 2.74%
1989 0.44% 2.73%
1988 0.55% 2.71%
1987 0.64% 2.7%
1986 0.73% 2.75%
1985 0.81% 2.87%
1984 0.86% 2.6%
1983 0.89% 2.63%
1982 0.88% 3.04%
1981 0.86% 3.12%
1980 0.85% 3.17%
1979 0.86% 3.13%
1978 0.89% 3.11%
1977 0.94% 3.03%
1976 0.98% 2.91%
1975 1% 2.81%
1974 1.01% 2.66%
1973 1.02% 2.53%
1972 1.02% 2.42%
1971 0.96% 2.36%
1970 0.95% 2.31%
1969 1.05% 2.24%
1968 1.16% 2.18%
1967 1.26% 2.16%
1966 1.34% 2.2%
1965 1.41% 2.19%
1964 1.49% 2.16%
1963 1.6% 2.15%
1962 1.78% 2.12%
1961 2.03% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Nigeria
Current population
3114736
245016045
Population rank 135/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 2.95%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -66 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 45/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -15,258
Net migration rank 124/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -15,258
2024 -18,359 -4,497 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 -18,292 -485 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -20,197 -485 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -33,670 -25,865 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -22,502 -26,840 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -15,192 -27,841 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -10,761 -29,147 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -12,810 -30,650 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -13,009 -32,173 4,761,594 75,265
2015 -11,942 -33,948 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 -11,009 -35,683 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -8,367 -37,002 4,811,751 40,201
2012 -6,761 -66,378 4,774,508 71,138
2011 -5,354 -64,875 4,728,363 67,808
2010 -1,895 -67,228 4,629,173 47,966
2009 652 -68,182 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 161 -68,140 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 1,557 -65,335 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 2,714 -38,622 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 6,546 -37,086 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 9,549 -68,008 3,877,376 46,370
2003 10,781 -27,396 3,751,120 33,857
2002 10,972 -13,312 3,606,814 69,594
2001 10,424 9,055 3,478,370 64,163
2000 11,722 8,138 3,343,196 74,535
1999 13,568 25,495 3,155,425 97,195
1998 18,492 24,335 3,003,946 145,575
1997 19,311 80,133 2,936,500 96,885
1996 13,327 173,193 2,882,205 84,448
1995 5,926 126,914 2,830,771 73,243
1994 4,895 -157,427 2,735,198 128,134
1993 -27,199 -178,416 2,673,675 90,200
1992 -17,883 -436,814 2,596,173 138,412
1991 33,692 -26,483 2,527,807 42,760
1990 34,993 -22,829 2,491,928 135,959
1989 36,802 -19,634 2,452,324 99,588
1988 39,058 -17,058 2,376,419 93,510
1987 41,172 -14,853 2,322,397 64,418
1986 42,884 -12,941 2,295,003 29,682
1985 44,983 -11,429 2,289,784 61,514
1984 46,413 -10,321 2,278,060 113,758
1983 47,135 -9,599 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 47,023 -9,298 2,233,401 101,116
1981 45,423 -9,384 2,179,884 106,723
1980 42,911 -7,368 2,121,618 198,672
1979 42,157 -7,454 2,074,807 137,721
1978 44,800 -9,382 2,019,621 111,258
1977 48,643 -11,834 1,923,917 129,075
1976 52,107 -13,778 1,827,289 72,889
1975 53,629 -14,348 1,718,623 75,603
1974 53,600 -14,345 1,624,813 44,281
1973 52,989 -14,043 1,525,485 -618
1972 54,072 -14,807 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 54,352 -15,829 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 54,455 -20,714 1,295,507 7,953
1969 58,454 -21,229 1,213,484 6,912
1968 61,422 -20,704 1,168,254 9,615
1967 65,618 -21,195 1,082,884 18,683
1966 70,085 -23,196 1,095,582 12,513
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,061,840 32,988
1964 74,151 -23,922 1,028,272 26,411
1963 75,380 -22,611 995,116 27,115
1962 77,582 -21,531 966,452 27,906
1961 77,601 -14,655 932,111 25,515
1960 76,840 -6,481 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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