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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 78.2 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 2.98% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% 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 1,368,666 481,678,166
2099 1,382,821 481,494,914
2098 1,397,565 481,219,866
2097 1,413,532 480,876,108
2096 1,429,204 480,460,381
2095 1,444,480 479,976,454
2094 1,459,743 479,432,855
2093 1,475,492 478,807,152
2092 1,490,946 478,097,591
2091 1,506,239 477,274,569
2090 1,521,837 476,367,086
2089 1,538,128 475,363,859
2088 1,554,688 474,268,867
2087 1,571,208 473,072,894
2086 1,588,504 471,769,229
2085 1,605,957 470,365,292
2084 1,624,320 468,843,169
2083 1,643,261 467,224,322
2082 1,662,175 465,509,151
2081 1,681,314 463,679,779
2080 1,701,168 461,741,930
2079 1,721,318 459,680,797
2078 1,741,916 457,513,367
2077 1,762,807 455,254,796
2076 1,784,335 452,885,729
2075 1,806,786 450,402,898
2074 1,829,227 447,825,224
2073 1,851,366 445,152,156
2072 1,874,026 442,375,349
2071 1,897,167 439,499,004
2070 1,921,183 436,539,777
2069 1,944,841 433,472,204
2068 1,968,581 430,320,190
2067 1,994,208 427,066,199
2066 2,019,687 423,736,078
2065 2,045,997 420,318,527
2064 2,071,940 416,811,285
2063 2,097,727 413,231,409
2062 2,123,391 409,583,480
2061 2,149,881 405,859,509
2060 2,177,114 402,073,494
2059 2,204,104 398,228,736
2058 2,231,438 394,315,883
2057 2,259,550 390,341,867
2056 2,289,280 386,298,064
2055 2,319,090 382,193,151
2054 2,346,686 378,030,342
2053 2,375,139 373,799,276
2052 2,402,864 369,501,634
2051 2,432,239 365,149,555
2050 2,460,425 360,734,783
2049 2,489,784 356,271,401
2048 2,517,716 351,752,501
2047 2,547,032 347,169,674
2046 2,576,313 342,532,578
2045 2,604,829 337,834,528
2044 2,633,079 333,076,416
2043 2,661,800 328,256,555
2042 2,690,344 323,388,886
2041 2,720,561 318,469,120
2040 2,749,705 313,492,800
2039 2,777,922 308,474,350
2038 2,804,291 303,423,786
2037 2,830,793 298,351,344
2036 2,857,546 293,250,795
2035 2,884,800 288,138,368
2034 2,913,808 283,018,151
2033 2,940,732 277,897,810
2032 2,967,485 272,769,123
2031 2,991,207 267,666,779
2030 3,015,049 262,583,487
2029 3,038,829 257,504,936
2028 3,064,003 252,465,743
2027 3,089,959 247,457,208
2026 3,116,111 242,477,499
2025 3,141,481 237,546,527
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 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 -0.72% 2.09%
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 (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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Nigeria
Current population
3116111
243824469
Population rank 135/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 2.94%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 48/197
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 - -4,497 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 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 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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