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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 8.56 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia North Korea
2100 1,368,666 19,604,631
2099 1,382,821 19,733,548
2098 1,397,565 19,862,949
2097 1,413,532 19,993,288
2096 1,429,204 20,124,518
2095 1,444,480 20,256,401
2094 1,459,743 20,388,156
2093 1,475,492 20,520,253
2092 1,490,946 20,652,961
2091 1,506,239 20,785,785
2090 1,521,837 20,918,305
2089 1,538,128 21,050,580
2088 1,554,688 21,182,325
2087 1,571,208 21,314,047
2086 1,588,504 21,445,329
2085 1,605,957 21,575,835
2084 1,624,320 21,705,777
2083 1,643,261 21,835,029
2082 1,662,175 21,964,199
2081 1,681,314 22,092,862
2080 1,701,168 22,220,948
2079 1,721,318 22,348,577
2078 1,741,916 22,475,755
2077 1,762,807 22,602,817
2076 1,784,335 22,729,499
2075 1,806,786 22,856,369
2074 1,829,227 22,983,784
2073 1,851,366 23,111,441
2072 1,874,026 23,239,261
2071 1,897,167 23,367,583
2070 1,921,183 23,496,136
2069 1,944,841 23,625,538
2068 1,968,581 23,755,136
2067 1,994,208 23,884,879
2066 2,019,687 24,015,027
2065 2,045,997 24,144,985
2064 2,071,940 24,274,257
2063 2,097,727 24,402,439
2062 2,123,391 24,529,941
2061 2,149,881 24,656,350
2060 2,177,114 24,780,911
2059 2,204,104 24,903,037
2058 2,231,438 25,023,260
2057 2,259,550 25,140,523
2056 2,289,280 25,255,342
2055 2,319,090 25,366,397
2054 2,346,686 25,474,292
2053 2,375,139 25,578,870
2052 2,402,864 25,679,963
2051 2,432,239 25,777,639
2050 2,460,425 25,871,673
2049 2,489,784 25,962,167
2048 2,517,716 26,048,593
2047 2,547,032 26,131,429
2046 2,576,313 26,210,487
2045 2,604,829 26,286,208
2044 2,633,079 26,358,331
2043 2,661,800 26,427,062
2042 2,690,344 26,491,482
2041 2,720,561 26,552,564
2040 2,749,705 26,609,557
2039 2,777,922 26,661,815
2038 2,804,291 26,708,400
2037 2,830,793 26,749,134
2036 2,857,546 26,783,304
2035 2,884,800 26,810,026
2034 2,913,808 26,828,912
2033 2,940,732 26,839,229
2032 2,967,485 26,840,944
2031 2,991,207 26,832,957
2030 3,015,049 26,814,812
2029 3,038,829 26,787,117
2028 3,064,003 26,749,227
2027 3,089,959 26,701,444
2026 3,116,111 26,643,460
2025 3,141,481 26,575,953
2024 3,164,253 26,498,823
2023 3,185,073 26,418,204
2022 3,204,802 26,328,845
2021 3,244,907 26,232,534
2020 3,299,349 26,136,312
2019 3,345,533 26,037,632
2018 3,387,000 25,931,147
2017 3,428,682 25,817,709
2016 3,473,003 25,698,326
2015 3,518,541 25,575,350
2014 3,564,829 25,451,262
2013 3,610,859 25,329,451
2012 3,670,113 25,211,728
2011 3,741,798 25,097,874
2010 3,811,472 24,987,258
2009 3,879,794 24,878,332
2008 3,947,544 24,764,618
2007 4,013,424 24,646,383
2006 4,063,272 24,524,507
2005 4,096,493 24,396,433
2004 4,140,987 24,254,943
2003 4,178,523 24,090,380
2002 4,188,002 23,943,973
2001 4,179,438 23,815,358
2000 4,159,771 23,665,910
1999 4,130,305 23,497,599
1998 4,089,356 23,311,564
1997 4,018,227 23,110,830
1996 3,875,246 22,895,746
1995 3,715,564 22,669,304
1994 3,725,412 22,393,975
1993 3,904,482 22,073,352
1992 4,234,616 21,750,911
1991 4,458,343 21,428,638
1990 4,448,652 21,112,137
1989 4,433,983 20,804,367
1988 4,414,404 20,503,161
1987 4,390,246 20,205,483
1986 4,362,115 19,910,855
1985 4,330,364 19,620,388
1984 4,295,536 19,335,043
1983 4,258,728 19,054,034
1982 4,221,100 18,776,357
1981 4,184,217 18,501,295
1980 4,148,426 18,236,786
1979 4,113,300 17,983,470
1978 4,078,240 17,735,995
1977 4,042,124 17,492,798
1976 4,004,552 17,243,450
1975 3,965,743 16,971,055
1974 3,926,472 16,673,121
1973 3,887,376 16,350,367
1972 3,848,271 15,975,069
1971 3,809,376 15,572,457
1970 3,773,247 15,172,775
1969 3,737,765 14,767,615
1968 3,698,794 14,365,596
1967 3,656,223 13,958,350
1966 3,610,562 13,569,094
1965 3,562,834 13,219,369
1964 3,513,441 12,889,770
1963 3,461,942 12,567,057
1962 3,407,532 12,262,882
1961 3,348,035 11,990,713
1960 3,281,381 11,722,953

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 North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M 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
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia North Korea
2100 -1.02% -0.65%
2099 -1.06% -0.65%
2098 -1.13% -0.65%
2097 -1.1% -0.65%
2096 -1.06% -0.65%
2095 -1.05% -0.65%
2094 -1.07% -0.64%
2093 -1.04% -0.64%
2092 -1.02% -0.64%
2091 -1.02% -0.63%
2090 -1.06% -0.63%
2089 -1.07% -0.62%
2088 -1.05% -0.62%
2087 -1.09% -0.61%
2086 -1.09% -0.6%
2085 -1.13% -0.6%
2084 -1.15% -0.59%
2083 -1.14% -0.59%
2082 -1.14% -0.58%
2081 -1.17% -0.58%
2080 -1.17% -0.57%
2079 -1.18% -0.57%
2078 -1.19% -0.56%
2077 -1.21% -0.56%
2076 -1.24% -0.56%
2075 -1.23% -0.55%
2074 -1.2% -0.55%
2073 -1.21% -0.55%
2072 -1.22% -0.55%
2071 -1.25% -0.55%
2070 -1.22% -0.55%
2069 -1.21% -0.55%
2068 -1.29% -0.54%
2067 -1.26% -0.54%
2066 -1.29% -0.54%
2065 -1.25% -0.53%
2064 -1.23% -0.53%
2063 -1.21% -0.52%
2062 -1.23% -0.51%
2061 -1.25% -0.5%
2060 -1.22% -0.49%
2059 -1.22% -0.48%
2058 -1.24% -0.47%
2057 -1.3% -0.45%
2056 -1.29% -0.44%
2055 -1.18% -0.42%
2054 -1.2% -0.41%
2053 -1.15% -0.39%
2052 -1.21% -0.38%
2051 -1.15% -0.36%
2050 -1.18% -0.35%
2049 -1.11% -0.33%
2048 -1.15% -0.32%
2047 -1.14% -0.3%
2046 -1.09% -0.29%
2045 -1.07% -0.27%
2044 -1.08% -0.26%
2043 -1.06% -0.24%
2042 -1.11% -0.23%
2041 -1.06% -0.21%
2040 -1.02% -0.2%
2039 -0.94% -0.17%
2038 -0.94% -0.15%
2037 -0.94% -0.13%
2036 -0.94% -0.1%
2035 -1% -0.07%
2034 -0.92% -0.04%
2033 -0.9% -0.006%
2032 -0.79% 0.03%
2031 -0.79% 0.07%
2030 -0.78% 0.1%
2029 -0.82% 0.14%
2028 -0.84% 0.18%
2027 -0.84% 0.22%
2026 -0.81% 0.25%
2025 -0.72% 0.29%
2024 -0.65% 0.31%
2023 -0.62% 0.34%
2022 -1.24% 0.37%
2021 -1.65% 0.37%
2020 -1.38% 0.38%
2019 -1.22% 0.41%
2018 -1.22% 0.44%
2017 -1.28% 0.46%
2016 -1.29% 0.48%
2015 -1.3% 0.49%
2014 -1.27% 0.48%
2013 -1.61% 0.47%
2012 -1.92% 0.45%
2011 -1.83% 0.44%
2010 -1.76% 0.44%
2009 -1.72% 0.46%
2008 -1.64% 0.48%
2007 -1.23% 0.5%
2006 -0.81% 0.52%
2005 -1.07% 0.58%
2004 -0.9% 0.68%
2003 -0.23% 0.61%
2002 0.2% 0.54%
2001 0.47% 0.63%
2000 0.71% 0.72%
1999 1% 0.8%
1998 1.77% 0.87%
1997 3.69% 0.94%
1996 4.3% 1%
1995 -0.26% 1.23%
1994 -4.59% 1.45%
1993 -7.8% 1.48%
1992 -5.02% 1.5%
1991 0.22% 1.5%
1990 0.33% 1.48%
1989 0.44% 1.47%
1988 0.55% 1.47%
1987 0.64% 1.48%
1986 0.73% 1.48%
1985 0.81% 1.48%
1984 0.86% 1.47%
1983 0.89% 1.48%
1982 0.88% 1.49%
1981 0.86% 1.45%
1980 0.85% 1.41%
1979 0.86% 1.4%
1978 0.89% 1.39%
1977 0.94% 1.45%
1976 0.98% 1.61%
1975 1% 1.79%
1974 1.01% 1.97%
1973 1.02% 2.35%
1972 1.02% 2.59%
1971 0.96% 2.63%
1970 0.95% 2.74%
1969 1.05% 2.8%
1968 1.16% 2.92%
1967 1.26% 2.87%
1966 1.34% 2.65%
1965 1.41% 2.56%
1964 1.49% 2.57%
1963 1.6% 2.48%
1962 1.78% 2.27%
1961 2.03% 2.28%

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 North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Bosnia North Korea
Current population
3116111
26659144
Population rank 135/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.32%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
6.52 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +221
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 150/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -2,787
Net migration rank 124/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -2,787
2024 - -4,497 - -2,473
2023 -18,292 -485 86,203 -1,997
2022 -20,197 -485 96,495 -1,997
2021 -33,670 -25,865 99,710 -1,585
2020 -22,502 -26,840 95,920 -1,585
2019 -15,192 -27,841 106,208 -3,142
2018 -10,761 -29,147 113,164 -3,225
2017 -12,810 -30,650 120,181 -3,224
2016 -13,009 -32,173 125,048 -3,222
2015 -11,942 -33,948 127,365 -3,208
2014 -11,009 -35,683 127,078 -3,042
2013 -8,367 -37,002 122,519 -2,933
2012 -6,761 -66,378 118,773 -2,919
2011 -5,354 -64,875 114,798 -2,957
2010 -1,895 -67,228 112,443 -3,053
2009 652 -68,182 111,530 -3,058
2008 161 -68,140 122,015 -3,051
2007 1,557 -65,335 120,521 -3,021
2006 2,714 -38,622 129,171 -2,948
2005 6,546 -37,086 132,765 -2,861
2004 9,549 -68,008 155,838 -2,758
2003 10,781 -27,396 178,775 -2,717
2002 10,972 -13,312 119,504 -2,763
2001 10,424 9,055 143,321 -2,884
2000 11,722 8,138 161,591 -3,142
1999 13,568 25,495 181,613 -3,443
1998 18,492 24,335 197,589 -3,706
1997 19,311 80,133 211,325 -3,745
1996 13,327 173,193 226,095 -3,512
1995 5,926 126,914 233,381 -3,094
1994 4,895 -157,427 320,861 -517
1993 -27,199 -178,416 320,880 0
1992 -17,883 -436,814 324,002 0
1991 33,692 -26,483 320,551 0
1990 34,993 -22,829 312,460 0
1989 36,802 -19,634 303,078 0
1988 39,058 -17,058 299,305 0
1987 41,172 -14,853 296,030 0
1986 42,884 -12,941 293,227 0
1985 44,983 -11,429 287,714 0
1984 46,413 -10,321 282,987 0
1983 47,135 -9,599 279,046 0
1982 47,023 -9,298 276,332 0
1981 45,423 -9,384 273,800 0
1980 42,911 -7,368 255,206 0
1979 42,157 -7,454 251,409 0
1978 44,800 -9,382 243,533 0
1977 48,643 -11,834 242,870 0
1976 52,107 -13,778 255,841 0
1975 53,629 -14,348 288,966 0
1974 53,600 -14,345 306,902 0
1973 52,989 -14,043 338,600 0
1972 54,072 -14,807 411,997 0
1971 54,352 -15,829 393,220 0
1970 54,455 -20,714 406,129 0
1969 58,454 -21,229 404,189 0
1968 61,422 -20,704 399,837 0
1967 65,618 -21,195 414,632 0
1966 70,085 -23,196 363,882 0
1965 72,896 -24,330 335,587 0
1964 74,151 -23,922 323,623 0
1963 75,380 -22,611 321,805 0
1962 77,582 -21,531 286,534 0
1961 77,601 -14,655 257,788 0
1960 76,840 -6,481 277,717 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/north-korea | 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 North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

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
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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