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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 1.82 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Norway
2100 1,368,062 5,426,970
2099 1,382,211 5,439,664
2098 1,396,949 5,451,717
2097 1,412,908 5,463,190
2096 1,428,574 5,474,994
2095 1,443,843 5,487,368
2094 1,459,099 5,499,514
2093 1,474,841 5,512,056
2092 1,490,288 5,524,021
2091 1,505,574 5,535,989
2090 1,521,165 5,548,825
2089 1,537,449 5,561,462
2088 1,554,002 5,574,757
2087 1,570,515 5,588,831
2086 1,587,803 5,602,569
2085 1,605,248 5,616,010
2084 1,623,603 5,629,675
2083 1,642,536 5,642,568
2082 1,661,441 5,654,975
2081 1,680,572 5,666,885
2080 1,700,417 5,678,624
2079 1,720,559 5,689,711
2078 1,741,147 5,700,349
2077 1,762,029 5,710,483
2076 1,783,547 5,720,209
2075 1,805,988 5,729,904
2074 1,828,419 5,739,940
2073 1,850,549 5,749,872
2072 1,873,199 5,759,499
2071 1,896,330 5,768,298
2070 1,920,335 5,777,747
2069 1,943,983 5,786,471
2068 1,967,713 5,795,734
2067 1,993,328 5,805,627
2066 2,018,796 5,815,585
2065 2,045,094 5,825,356
2064 2,071,026 5,835,081
2063 2,096,801 5,844,519
2062 2,122,454 5,853,646
2061 2,148,932 5,861,677
2060 2,176,154 5,869,390
2059 2,203,131 5,875,920
2058 2,230,453 5,881,790
2057 2,258,553 5,888,181
2056 2,288,270 5,894,125
2055 2,318,066 5,899,106
2054 2,345,650 5,903,121
2053 2,374,091 5,906,126
2052 2,401,804 5,907,281
2051 2,431,166 5,907,735
2050 2,459,340 5,907,355
2049 2,488,686 5,905,940
2048 2,516,605 5,903,025
2047 2,545,909 5,899,964
2046 2,575,176 5,896,254
2045 2,603,679 5,891,177
2044 2,631,917 5,886,031
2043 2,660,625 5,880,486
2042 2,689,157 5,873,632
2041 2,719,360 5,865,604
2040 2,748,491 5,857,447
2039 2,776,696 5,848,023
2038 2,803,054 5,837,628
2037 2,829,544 5,826,752
2036 2,856,285 5,815,042
2035 2,883,527 5,802,966
2034 2,912,522 5,790,086
2033 2,939,434 5,776,187
2032 2,966,176 5,761,261
2031 2,989,887 5,745,071
2030 3,013,719 5,728,104
2029 3,037,488 5,710,229
2028 3,062,650 5,691,155
2027 3,088,595 5,670,783
2026 3,114,736 5,649,981
2025 3,140,095 5,610,870
2024 3,164,253 5,572,279
2023 3,185,073 5,519,601
2022 3,204,802 5,457,127
2021 3,244,907 5,408,320
2020 3,299,349 5,379,475
2019 3,345,533 5,347,896
2018 3,387,000 5,311,916
2017 3,428,682 5,276,968
2016 3,473,003 5,234,519
2015 3,518,541 5,188,607
2014 3,564,829 5,137,232
2013 3,610,859 5,079,623
2012 3,670,113 5,018,573
2011 3,741,798 4,953,088
2010 3,811,472 4,889,252
2009 3,879,794 4,828,726
2008 3,947,544 4,768,212
2007 4,013,424 4,709,153
2006 4,063,272 4,660,677
2005 4,096,493 4,623,291
2004 4,140,987 4,591,910
2003 4,178,523 4,564,855
2002 4,188,002 4,538,159
2001 4,179,438 4,513,751
2000 4,159,771 4,490,967
1999 4,130,305 4,461,913
1998 4,089,356 4,431,464
1997 4,018,227 4,405,157
1996 3,875,246 4,381,336
1995 3,715,564 4,359,184
1994 3,725,412 4,336,613
1993 3,904,482 4,311,991
1992 4,234,616 4,286,401
1991 4,458,343 4,261,732
1990 4,448,652 4,241,473
1989 4,433,983 4,226,901
1988 4,414,404 4,209,488
1987 4,390,246 4,186,905
1986 4,362,115 4,167,354
1985 4,330,364 4,152,516
1984 4,295,536 4,140,099
1983 4,258,728 4,128,432
1982 4,221,100 4,114,787
1981 4,184,217 4,099,702
1980 4,148,426 4,085,620
1979 4,113,300 4,072,517
1978 4,078,240 4,058,671
1977 4,042,124 4,043,205
1976 4,004,552 4,026,152
1975 3,965,743 4,007,313
1974 3,926,472 3,985,258
1973 3,887,376 3,960,612
1972 3,848,271 3,933,004
1971 3,809,376 3,903,039
1970 3,773,247 3,875,763
1969 3,737,765 3,847,707
1968 3,698,794 3,816,486
1967 3,656,223 3,784,539
1966 3,610,562 3,753,012
1965 3,562,834 3,723,168
1964 3,513,441 3,694,339
1963 3,461,942 3,666,537
1962 3,407,532 3,638,918
1961 3,348,035 3,609,800
1960 3,281,381 3,581,239

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 Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M 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
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Norway
2100 -1.02% -0.23%
2099 -1.06% -0.22%
2098 -1.13% -0.21%
2097 -1.1% -0.22%
2096 -1.06% -0.23%
2095 -1.05% -0.22%
2094 -1.07% -0.23%
2093 -1.04% -0.22%
2092 -1.02% -0.22%
2091 -1.02% -0.23%
2090 -1.06% -0.23%
2089 -1.07% -0.24%
2088 -1.05% -0.25%
2087 -1.09% -0.25%
2086 -1.09% -0.24%
2085 -1.13% -0.24%
2084 -1.15% -0.23%
2083 -1.14% -0.22%
2082 -1.14% -0.21%
2081 -1.17% -0.21%
2080 -1.17% -0.19%
2079 -1.18% -0.19%
2078 -1.19% -0.18%
2077 -1.21% -0.17%
2076 -1.24% -0.17%
2075 -1.23% -0.17%
2074 -1.2% -0.17%
2073 -1.21% -0.17%
2072 -1.22% -0.15%
2071 -1.25% -0.16%
2070 -1.22% -0.15%
2069 -1.21% -0.16%
2068 -1.29% -0.17%
2067 -1.26% -0.17%
2066 -1.29% -0.17%
2065 -1.25% -0.17%
2064 -1.23% -0.16%
2063 -1.21% -0.16%
2062 -1.23% -0.14%
2061 -1.25% -0.13%
2060 -1.22% -0.11%
2059 -1.22% -0.1%
2058 -1.24% -0.11%
2057 -1.3% -0.1%
2056 -1.29% -0.08%
2055 -1.18% -0.07%
2054 -1.2% -0.05%
2053 -1.15% -0.02%
2052 -1.21% -0.008%
2051 -1.15% 0.006%
2050 -1.18% 0.02%
2049 -1.11% 0.05%
2048 -1.15% 0.05%
2047 -1.14% 0.06%
2046 -1.09% 0.09%
2045 -1.07% 0.09%
2044 -1.08% 0.09%
2043 -1.06% 0.12%
2042 -1.11% 0.14%
2041 -1.06% 0.14%
2040 -1.02% 0.16%
2039 -0.94% 0.18%
2038 -0.94% 0.19%
2037 -0.94% 0.2%
2036 -0.94% 0.21%
2035 -1% 0.22%
2034 -0.92% 0.24%
2033 -0.9% 0.26%
2032 -0.79% 0.28%
2031 -0.79% 0.3%
2030 -0.78% 0.31%
2029 -0.82% 0.34%
2028 -0.84% 0.36%
2027 -0.84% 0.37%
2026 -0.81% 0.7%
2025 -0.76% 0.69%
2024 -0.65% 0.95%
2023 -0.62% 1.14%
2022 -1.24% 0.9%
2021 -1.65% 0.54%
2020 -1.38% 0.59%
2019 -1.22% 0.68%
2018 -1.22% 0.66%
2017 -1.28% 0.81%
2016 -1.29% 0.88%
2015 -1.3% 1%
2014 -1.27% 1.13%
2013 -1.61% 1.22%
2012 -1.92% 1.32%
2011 -1.83% 1.31%
2010 -1.76% 1.25%
2009 -1.72% 1.27%
2008 -1.64% 1.25%
2007 -1.23% 1.04%
2006 -0.81% 0.81%
2005 -1.07% 0.68%
2004 -0.9% 0.59%
2003 -0.23% 0.59%
2002 0.2% 0.54%
2001 0.47% 0.51%
2000 0.71% 0.65%
1999 1% 0.69%
1998 1.77% 0.6%
1997 3.69% 0.54%
1996 4.3% 0.51%
1995 -0.26% 0.52%
1994 -4.59% 0.57%
1993 -7.8% 0.6%
1992 -5.02% 0.58%
1991 0.22% 0.48%
1990 0.33% 0.34%
1989 0.44% 0.41%
1988 0.55% 0.54%
1987 0.64% 0.47%
1986 0.73% 0.36%
1985 0.81% 0.3%
1984 0.86% 0.28%
1983 0.89% 0.33%
1982 0.88% 0.37%
1981 0.86% 0.34%
1980 0.85% 0.32%
1979 0.86% 0.34%
1978 0.89% 0.38%
1977 0.94% 0.42%
1976 0.98% 0.47%
1975 1% 0.55%
1974 1.01% 0.62%
1973 1.02% 0.7%
1972 1.02% 0.77%
1971 0.96% 0.7%
1970 0.95% 0.73%
1969 1.05% 0.82%
1968 1.16% 0.84%
1967 1.26% 0.84%
1966 1.34% 0.8%
1965 1.41% 0.78%
1964 1.49% 0.76%
1963 1.6% 0.76%
1962 1.78% 0.81%
1961 2.03% 0.8%

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 Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Norway
Current population
3114736
5660666
Population rank 135/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.07%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
9.72 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +106
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 117/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +29,798
Net migration rank 124/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 29,798
2024 -18,359 -4,497 10,030 44,356
2023 -18,292 -485 8,280 53,806
2022 -20,197 -485 5,457 58,040
2021 -33,670 -25,865 14,062 19,804
2020 -22,502 -26,840 12,372 11,277
2019 -15,192 -27,841 13,904 25,707
2018 -10,761 -29,147 14,342 18,473
2017 -12,810 -30,650 15,831 21,657
2016 -13,009 -32,173 17,797 26,417
2015 -11,942 -33,948 18,160 30,242
2014 -11,009 -35,683 18,494 38,522
2013 -8,367 -37,002 17,779 40,690
2012 -6,761 -66,378 18,066 47,883
2011 -5,354 -64,875 18,822 47,454
2010 -1,895 -67,228 20,046 42,865
2009 652 -68,182 20,280 39,316
2008 161 -68,140 19,073 44,002
2007 1,557 -65,335 16,482 40,111
2006 2,714 -38,622 17,244 24,054
2005 6,546 -37,086 15,719 18,588
2004 9,549 -68,008 15,612 13,412
2003 10,781 -27,396 14,151 11,389
2002 10,972 -13,312 10,892 17,279
2001 10,424 9,055 13,090 7,906
2000 11,722 8,138 15,269 9,805
1999 13,568 25,495 14,278 19,147
1998 18,492 24,335 14,181 13,519
1997 19,311 80,133 15,418 9,744
1996 13,327 173,193 17,087 5,671
1995 5,926 126,914 14,821 6,343
1994 4,895 -157,427 16,045 7,580
1993 -27,199 -178,416 12,936 12,567
1992 -17,883 -436,814 15,431 10,218
1991 33,692 -26,483 16,194 7,949
1990 34,993 -22,829 14,845 1,818
1989 36,802 -19,634 13,949 -1,730
1988 39,058 -17,058 12,207 10,380
1987 41,172 -14,853 9,212 13,907
1986 42,884 -12,941 8,751 7,616
1985 44,983 -11,429 6,644 6,725
1984 46,413 -10,321 7,452 3,856
1983 47,135 -9,599 7,844 4,120
1982 47,023 -9,298 9,875 5,749
1981 45,423 -9,384 9,020 6,010
1980 42,911 -7,368 9,806 3,763
1979 42,157 -7,454 10,181 2,839
1978 44,800 -9,382 11,364 3,823
1977 48,643 -11,834 11,321 4,845
1976 52,107 -13,778 13,286 4,779
1975 53,629 -14,348 16,430 3,312
1974 53,600 -14,345 20,324 4,425
1973 52,989 -14,043 21,387 3,414
1972 54,072 -14,807 24,777 5,603
1971 54,352 -15,829 26,541 3,031
1970 54,455 -20,714 25,968 -1,034
1969 58,454 -21,229 28,858 2,230
1968 61,422 -20,704 29,387 1,761
1967 65,618 -21,195 30,276 2,460
1966 70,085 -23,196 31,150 -888
1965 72,896 -24,330 31,275 -1,525
1964 74,151 -23,922 30,293 -1,571
1963 75,380 -22,611 26,766 1,061
1962 77,582 -21,531 28,020 655
1961 77,601 -14,655 29,239 1,437
1960 76,840 -6,481 29,366 -1,427

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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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