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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 83.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.18% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Pakistan
2100 1,368,666 514,531,704
2099 1,382,821 513,655,674
2098 1,397,565 512,727,636
2097 1,413,532 511,735,790
2096 1,429,204 510,636,755
2095 1,444,480 509,437,875
2094 1,459,743 508,130,071
2093 1,475,492 506,765,644
2092 1,490,946 505,327,656
2091 1,506,239 503,824,444
2090 1,521,837 502,264,268
2089 1,538,128 500,660,501
2088 1,554,688 498,935,983
2087 1,571,208 497,190,466
2086 1,588,504 495,313,036
2085 1,605,957 493,366,305
2084 1,624,320 491,354,778
2083 1,643,261 489,225,193
2082 1,662,175 486,984,952
2081 1,681,314 484,673,501
2080 1,701,168 482,257,479
2079 1,721,318 479,813,404
2078 1,741,916 477,277,836
2077 1,762,807 474,593,860
2076 1,784,335 471,779,348
2075 1,806,786 468,855,468
2074 1,829,227 465,875,137
2073 1,851,366 462,811,079
2072 1,874,026 459,656,523
2071 1,897,167 456,423,506
2070 1,921,183 453,095,985
2069 1,944,841 449,655,599
2068 1,968,581 446,126,774
2067 1,994,208 442,540,629
2066 2,019,687 438,879,326
2065 2,045,997 435,169,856
2064 2,071,940 431,394,393
2063 2,097,727 427,575,887
2062 2,123,391 423,636,352
2061 2,149,881 419,672,017
2060 2,177,114 415,638,125
2059 2,204,104 411,576,344
2058 2,231,438 407,429,129
2057 2,259,550 403,233,874
2056 2,289,280 398,948,355
2055 2,319,090 394,645,693
2054 2,346,686 390,303,954
2053 2,375,139 385,922,748
2052 2,402,864 381,488,696
2051 2,432,239 377,018,239
2050 2,460,425 372,476,884
2049 2,489,784 367,909,407
2048 2,517,716 363,310,560
2047 2,547,032 358,659,474
2046 2,576,313 353,929,775
2045 2,604,829 349,156,085
2044 2,633,079 344,371,692
2043 2,661,800 339,561,029
2042 2,690,344 334,731,546
2041 2,720,561 329,875,686
2040 2,749,705 325,039,429
2039 2,777,922 320,137,108
2038 2,804,291 315,207,413
2037 2,830,793 310,312,684
2036 2,857,546 305,408,418
2035 2,884,800 300,541,523
2034 2,913,808 295,686,893
2033 2,940,732 290,851,174
2032 2,967,485 286,070,650
2031 2,991,207 281,351,929
2030 3,015,049 276,708,987
2029 3,038,829 272,189,955
2028 3,064,003 267,728,673
2027 3,089,959 263,390,059
2026 3,116,111 259,231,214
2025 3,141,481 255,166,301
2024 3,164,253 251,269,164
2023 3,185,073 247,504,495
2022 3,204,802 243,700,667
2021 3,244,907 239,477,801
2020 3,299,349 235,001,746
2019 3,345,533 230,800,899
2018 3,387,000 226,928,892
2017 3,428,682 223,273,967
2016 3,473,003 220,138,869
2015 3,518,541 217,290,883
2014 3,564,829 214,264,647
2013 3,610,859 211,073,978
2012 3,670,113 207,667,125
2011 3,741,798 203,746,065
2010 3,811,472 199,239,047
2009 3,879,794 194,376,534
2008 3,947,544 189,499,113
2007 4,013,424 184,493,231
2006 4,063,272 179,682,690
2005 4,096,493 175,453,212
2004 4,140,987 171,286,000
2003 4,178,523 167,110,248
2002 4,188,002 163,222,549
2001 4,179,438 159,270,907
2000 4,159,771 154,879,127
1999 4,130,305 150,565,377
1998 4,089,356 146,522,356
1997 4,018,227 142,531,804
1996 3,875,246 138,557,092
1995 3,715,564 134,582,253
1994 3,725,412 130,748,083
1993 3,904,482 127,020,117
1992 4,234,616 123,546,848
1991 4,458,343 120,060,406
1990 4,448,652 116,155,576
1989 4,433,983 112,336,629
1988 4,414,404 108,724,739
1987 4,390,246 105,130,717
1986 4,362,115 101,606,764
1985 4,330,364 98,229,285
1984 4,295,536 95,164,936
1983 4,258,728 92,227,711
1982 4,221,100 89,089,246
1981 4,184,217 85,802,049
1980 4,148,426 82,291,010
1979 4,113,300 78,997,039
1978 4,078,240 76,307,379
1977 4,042,124 73,901,827
1976 4,004,552 71,620,254
1975 3,965,743 69,461,175
1974 3,926,472 67,415,487
1973 3,887,376 65,461,912
1972 3,848,271 63,583,194
1971 3,809,376 61,847,899
1970 3,773,247 60,166,719
1969 3,737,765 58,460,939
1968 3,698,794 56,810,507
1967 3,656,223 55,214,768
1966 3,610,562 53,678,667
1965 3,562,834 52,209,010
1964 3,513,441 50,799,999
1963 3,461,942 49,447,776
1962 3,407,532 48,156,128
1961 3,348,035 46,921,277
1960 3,281,381 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Pakistan
2100 -1.02% 0.17%
2099 -1.06% 0.18%
2098 -1.13% 0.19%
2097 -1.1% 0.22%
2096 -1.06% 0.24%
2095 -1.05% 0.26%
2094 -1.07% 0.27%
2093 -1.04% 0.28%
2092 -1.02% 0.3%
2091 -1.02% 0.31%
2090 -1.06% 0.32%
2089 -1.07% 0.35%
2088 -1.05% 0.35%
2087 -1.09% 0.38%
2086 -1.09% 0.39%
2085 -1.13% 0.41%
2084 -1.15% 0.44%
2083 -1.14% 0.46%
2082 -1.14% 0.48%
2081 -1.17% 0.5%
2080 -1.17% 0.51%
2079 -1.18% 0.53%
2078 -1.19% 0.57%
2077 -1.21% 0.6%
2076 -1.24% 0.62%
2075 -1.23% 0.64%
2074 -1.2% 0.66%
2073 -1.21% 0.69%
2072 -1.22% 0.71%
2071 -1.25% 0.73%
2070 -1.22% 0.77%
2069 -1.21% 0.79%
2068 -1.29% 0.81%
2067 -1.26% 0.83%
2066 -1.29% 0.85%
2065 -1.25% 0.88%
2064 -1.23% 0.89%
2063 -1.21% 0.93%
2062 -1.23% 0.94%
2061 -1.25% 0.97%
2060 -1.22% 0.99%
2059 -1.22% 1.02%
2058 -1.24% 1.04%
2057 -1.3% 1.07%
2056 -1.29% 1.09%
2055 -1.18% 1.11%
2054 -1.2% 1.14%
2053 -1.15% 1.16%
2052 -1.21% 1.19%
2051 -1.15% 1.22%
2050 -1.18% 1.24%
2049 -1.11% 1.27%
2048 -1.15% 1.3%
2047 -1.14% 1.34%
2046 -1.09% 1.37%
2045 -1.07% 1.39%
2044 -1.08% 1.42%
2043 -1.06% 1.44%
2042 -1.11% 1.47%
2041 -1.06% 1.49%
2040 -1.02% 1.53%
2039 -0.94% 1.56%
2038 -0.94% 1.58%
2037 -0.94% 1.61%
2036 -0.94% 1.62%
2035 -1% 1.64%
2034 -0.92% 1.66%
2033 -0.9% 1.67%
2032 -0.79% 1.68%
2031 -0.79% 1.68%
2030 -0.78% 1.66%
2029 -0.82% 1.67%
2028 -0.84% 1.65%
2027 -0.84% 1.6%
2026 -0.81% 1.59%
2025 -0.72% 1.55%
2024 -0.65% 1.52%
2023 -0.62% 1.56%
2022 -1.24% 1.76%
2021 -1.65% 1.9%
2020 -1.38% 1.82%
2019 -1.22% 1.71%
2018 -1.22% 1.64%
2017 -1.28% 1.42%
2016 -1.29% 1.31%
2015 -1.3% 1.41%
2014 -1.27% 1.51%
2013 -1.61% 1.64%
2012 -1.92% 1.92%
2011 -1.83% 2.26%
2010 -1.76% 2.5%
2009 -1.72% 2.57%
2008 -1.64% 2.71%
2007 -1.23% 2.68%
2006 -0.81% 2.41%
2005 -1.07% 2.43%
2004 -0.9% 2.5%
2003 -0.23% 2.38%
2002 0.2% 2.48%
2001 0.47% 2.84%
2000 0.71% 2.87%
1999 1% 2.76%
1998 1.77% 2.8%
1997 3.69% 2.87%
1996 4.3% 2.95%
1995 -0.26% 2.93%
1994 -4.59% 2.93%
1993 -7.8% 2.81%
1992 -5.02% 2.9%
1991 0.22% 3.36%
1990 0.33% 3.4%
1989 0.44% 3.32%
1988 0.55% 3.42%
1987 0.64% 3.47%
1986 0.73% 3.44%
1985 0.81% 3.22%
1984 0.86% 3.18%
1983 0.89% 3.52%
1982 0.88% 3.83%
1981 0.86% 4.27%
1980 0.85% 4.17%
1979 0.86% 3.52%
1978 0.89% 3.26%
1977 0.94% 3.19%
1976 0.98% 3.11%
1975 1% 3.03%
1974 1.01% 2.98%
1973 1.02% 2.95%
1972 1.02% 2.81%
1971 0.96% 2.79%
1970 0.95% 2.92%
1969 1.05% 2.91%
1968 1.16% 2.89%
1967 1.26% 2.86%
1966 1.34% 2.81%
1965 1.41% 2.77%
1964 1.49% 2.73%
1963 1.6% 2.68%
1962 1.78% 2.63%
1961 2.03% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Pakistan
Current population
3116111
260356147
Population rank 135/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 3.14%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -6,994 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 124/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -1,235,336
2024 - -4,497 - -1,401,173
2023 -18,292 -485 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -20,197 -485 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -33,670 -25,865 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -22,502 -26,840 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -15,192 -27,841 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 -10,761 -29,147 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 -12,810 -30,650 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 -13,009 -32,173 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 -11,942 -33,948 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 -11,009 -35,683 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 -8,367 -37,002 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 -6,761 -66,378 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 -5,354 -64,875 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 -1,895 -67,228 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 652 -68,182 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 161 -68,140 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 1,557 -65,335 4,690,187 576,349
2006 2,714 -38,622 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 6,546 -37,086 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 9,549 -68,008 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 10,781 -27,396 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 10,972 -13,312 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 10,424 9,055 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 11,722 8,138 4,281,169 252,869
1999 13,568 25,495 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 18,492 24,335 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 19,311 80,133 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 13,327 173,193 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 5,926 126,914 3,977,175 11,534
1994 4,895 -157,427 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 -27,199 -178,416 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 -17,883 -436,814 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 33,692 -26,483 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 34,993 -22,829 3,731,730 275,242
1989 36,802 -19,634 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 39,058 -17,058 3,554,755 38,139
1987 41,172 -14,853 3,448,813 146,364
1986 42,884 -12,941 3,341,643 111,045
1985 44,983 -11,429 3,233,315 68,860
1984 46,413 -10,321 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 47,135 -9,599 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 47,023 -9,298 2,934,689 294,252
1981 45,423 -9,384 2,790,454 555,032
1980 42,911 -7,368 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 42,157 -7,454 2,461,311 450,003
1978 44,800 -9,382 2,356,601 111,386
1977 48,643 -11,834 2,257,849 85,250
1976 52,107 -13,778 2,171,812 48,238
1975 53,629 -14,348 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 53,600 -14,345 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 52,989 -14,043 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 54,072 -14,807 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 54,352 -15,829 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 54,455 -20,714 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 58,454 -21,229 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 61,422 -20,704 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 65,618 -21,195 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 70,085 -23,196 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 74,151 -23,922 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 75,380 -22,611 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 77,582 -21,531 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 77,601 -14,655 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 76,840 -6,481 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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