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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 83.9 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 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% 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 1,368,062 514,639,086
2099 1,382,211 513,762,873
2098 1,396,949 512,834,641
2097 1,412,908 511,842,588
2096 1,428,574 510,743,323
2095 1,443,843 509,544,194
2094 1,459,099 508,236,117
2093 1,474,841 506,871,405
2092 1,490,288 505,433,117
2091 1,505,574 503,929,591
2090 1,521,165 502,369,089
2089 1,537,449 500,764,988
2088 1,554,002 499,040,109
2087 1,570,515 497,294,229
2086 1,587,803 495,416,407
2085 1,605,248 493,469,269
2084 1,623,603 491,457,322
2083 1,642,536 489,327,293
2082 1,661,441 487,086,584
2081 1,680,572 484,774,651
2080 1,700,417 482,358,125
2079 1,720,559 479,913,540
2078 1,741,147 477,377,443
2077 1,762,029 474,692,907
2076 1,783,547 471,877,807
2075 1,805,988 468,953,317
2074 1,828,419 465,972,364
2073 1,850,549 462,907,667
2072 1,873,199 459,752,452
2071 1,896,330 456,518,761
2070 1,920,335 453,190,545
2069 1,943,983 449,749,441
2068 1,967,713 446,219,879
2067 1,993,328 442,632,987
2066 2,018,796 438,970,919
2065 2,045,094 435,260,675
2064 2,071,026 431,484,424
2063 2,096,801 427,665,121
2062 2,122,454 423,724,764
2061 2,148,932 419,759,602
2060 2,176,154 415,724,868
2059 2,203,131 411,662,239
2058 2,230,453 407,514,159
2057 2,258,553 403,318,028
2056 2,288,270 399,031,614
2055 2,318,066 394,728,055
2054 2,345,650 390,385,410
2053 2,374,091 386,003,289
2052 2,401,804 381,568,312
2051 2,431,166 377,096,921
2050 2,459,340 372,554,619
2049 2,488,686 367,986,189
2048 2,516,605 363,386,382
2047 2,545,909 358,734,325
2046 2,575,176 354,003,639
2045 2,603,679 349,228,953
2044 2,631,917 344,443,561
2043 2,660,625 339,631,894
2042 2,689,157 334,801,403
2041 2,719,360 329,944,530
2040 2,748,491 325,107,264
2039 2,776,696 320,203,920
2038 2,803,054 315,273,196
2037 2,829,544 310,377,446
2036 2,856,285 305,472,156
2035 2,883,527 300,604,245
2034 2,912,522 295,748,602
2033 2,939,434 290,911,874
2032 2,966,176 286,130,352
2031 2,989,887 281,410,647
2030 3,013,719 276,766,735
2029 3,037,488 272,246,760
2028 3,062,650 267,784,548
2027 3,088,595 263,445,027
2026 3,114,736 259,285,315
2025 3,140,095 255,219,554
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 (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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 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 -0.76% 1.57%
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 (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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Pakistan
Current population
3114736
261421997
Population rank 135/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 3.15%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -66 +10,823
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 66/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 5,268,361 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 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 (1960–2025, 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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