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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Panama's population is 1.49 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Panama
2100 1,368,666 5,947,731
2099 1,382,821 5,958,919
2098 1,397,565 5,969,676
2097 1,413,532 5,979,860
2096 1,429,204 5,989,615
2095 1,444,480 5,998,960
2094 1,459,743 6,007,655
2093 1,475,492 6,015,893
2092 1,490,946 6,023,482
2091 1,506,239 6,030,584
2090 1,521,837 6,037,116
2089 1,538,128 6,043,194
2088 1,554,688 6,048,506
2087 1,571,208 6,053,252
2086 1,588,504 6,057,347
2085 1,605,957 6,060,940
2084 1,624,320 6,063,735
2083 1,643,261 6,065,863
2082 1,662,175 6,067,171
2081 1,681,314 6,067,635
2080 1,701,168 6,067,317
2079 1,721,318 6,066,164
2078 1,741,916 6,064,127
2077 1,762,807 6,061,297
2076 1,784,335 6,057,645
2075 1,806,786 6,053,134
2074 1,829,227 6,047,620
2073 1,851,366 6,041,318
2072 1,874,026 6,034,065
2071 1,897,167 6,026,051
2070 1,921,183 6,017,288
2069 1,944,841 6,007,621
2068 1,968,581 5,997,109
2067 1,994,208 5,985,932
2066 2,019,687 5,973,853
2065 2,045,997 5,961,039
2064 2,071,940 5,947,320
2063 2,097,727 5,932,822
2062 2,123,391 5,917,367
2061 2,149,881 5,900,972
2060 2,177,114 5,883,654
2059 2,204,104 5,865,433
2058 2,231,438 5,846,037
2057 2,259,550 5,825,696
2056 2,289,280 5,804,369
2055 2,319,090 5,781,900
2054 2,346,686 5,758,339
2053 2,375,139 5,733,538
2052 2,402,864 5,707,562
2051 2,432,239 5,680,231
2050 2,460,425 5,651,617
2049 2,489,784 5,621,841
2048 2,517,716 5,590,701
2047 2,547,032 5,558,382
2046 2,576,313 5,524,843
2045 2,604,829 5,490,228
2044 2,633,079 5,454,371
2043 2,661,800 5,417,316
2042 2,690,344 5,379,169
2041 2,720,561 5,339,872
2040 2,749,705 5,299,492
2039 2,777,922 5,257,983
2038 2,804,291 5,215,284
2037 2,830,793 5,171,497
2036 2,857,546 5,126,814
2035 2,884,800 5,081,210
2034 2,913,808 5,034,708
2033 2,940,732 4,987,247
2032 2,967,485 4,938,646
2031 2,991,207 4,889,260
2030 3,015,049 4,838,970
2029 3,038,829 4,787,654
2028 3,064,003 4,735,214
2027 3,089,959 4,681,847
2026 3,116,111 4,627,497
2025 3,141,481 4,572,106
2024 3,164,253 4,515,577
2023 3,185,073 4,458,759
2022 3,204,802 4,400,773
2021 3,244,907 4,345,405
2020 3,299,349 4,293,261
2019 3,345,533 4,234,700
2018 3,387,000 4,167,860
2017 3,428,682 4,098,707
2016 3,473,003 4,029,086
2015 3,518,541 3,960,035
2014 3,564,829 3,892,101
2013 3,610,859 3,825,329
2012 3,670,113 3,759,256
2011 3,741,798 3,693,505
2010 3,811,472 3,628,535
2009 3,879,794 3,564,381
2008 3,947,544 3,500,648
2007 4,013,424 3,437,490
2006 4,063,272 3,375,024
2005 4,096,493 3,313,026
2004 4,140,987 3,251,155
2003 4,178,523 3,189,807
2002 4,188,002 3,129,344
2001 4,179,438 3,069,537
2000 4,159,771 3,010,369
1999 4,130,305 2,951,822
1998 4,089,356 2,893,914
1997 4,018,227 2,836,695
1996 3,875,246 2,780,227
1995 3,715,564 2,724,557
1994 3,725,412 2,669,546
1993 3,904,482 2,615,099
1992 4,234,616 2,561,336
1991 4,458,343 2,508,265
1990 4,448,652 2,455,583
1989 4,433,983 2,403,820
1988 4,414,404 2,352,848
1987 4,390,246 2,301,970
1986 4,362,115 2,251,325
1985 4,330,364 2,200,915
1984 4,295,536 2,150,782
1983 4,258,728 2,101,106
1982 4,221,100 2,052,271
1981 4,184,217 2,004,418
1980 4,148,426 1,957,534
1979 4,113,300 1,911,552
1978 4,078,240 1,866,311
1977 4,042,124 1,821,543
1976 4,004,552 1,776,935
1975 3,965,743 1,732,389
1974 3,926,472 1,687,926
1973 3,887,376 1,643,690
1972 3,848,271 1,599,723
1971 3,809,376 1,556,081
1970 3,773,247 1,513,070
1969 3,737,765 1,470,886
1968 3,698,794 1,429,447
1967 3,656,223 1,388,628
1966 3,610,562 1,348,388
1965 3,562,834 1,308,835
1964 3,513,441 1,270,065
1963 3,461,942 1,232,124
1962 3,407,532 1,195,301
1961 3,348,035 1,159,870
1960 3,281,381 1,126,005

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 Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M 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
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Panama
2100 -1.02% -0.19%
2099 -1.06% -0.18%
2098 -1.13% -0.17%
2097 -1.1% -0.16%
2096 -1.06% -0.16%
2095 -1.05% -0.14%
2094 -1.07% -0.14%
2093 -1.04% -0.13%
2092 -1.02% -0.12%
2091 -1.02% -0.11%
2090 -1.06% -0.1%
2089 -1.07% -0.09%
2088 -1.05% -0.08%
2087 -1.09% -0.07%
2086 -1.09% -0.06%
2085 -1.13% -0.05%
2084 -1.15% -0.04%
2083 -1.14% -0.02%
2082 -1.14% -0.008%
2081 -1.17% 0.005%
2080 -1.17% 0.02%
2079 -1.18% 0.03%
2078 -1.19% 0.05%
2077 -1.21% 0.06%
2076 -1.24% 0.07%
2075 -1.23% 0.09%
2074 -1.2% 0.1%
2073 -1.21% 0.12%
2072 -1.22% 0.13%
2071 -1.25% 0.15%
2070 -1.22% 0.16%
2069 -1.21% 0.18%
2068 -1.29% 0.19%
2067 -1.26% 0.2%
2066 -1.29% 0.21%
2065 -1.25% 0.23%
2064 -1.23% 0.24%
2063 -1.21% 0.26%
2062 -1.23% 0.28%
2061 -1.25% 0.29%
2060 -1.22% 0.31%
2059 -1.22% 0.33%
2058 -1.24% 0.35%
2057 -1.3% 0.37%
2056 -1.29% 0.39%
2055 -1.18% 0.41%
2054 -1.2% 0.43%
2053 -1.15% 0.46%
2052 -1.21% 0.48%
2051 -1.15% 0.51%
2050 -1.18% 0.53%
2049 -1.11% 0.56%
2048 -1.15% 0.58%
2047 -1.14% 0.61%
2046 -1.09% 0.63%
2045 -1.07% 0.66%
2044 -1.08% 0.68%
2043 -1.06% 0.71%
2042 -1.11% 0.74%
2041 -1.06% 0.76%
2040 -1.02% 0.79%
2039 -0.94% 0.82%
2038 -0.94% 0.85%
2037 -0.94% 0.87%
2036 -0.94% 0.9%
2035 -1% 0.92%
2034 -0.92% 0.95%
2033 -0.9% 0.98%
2032 -0.79% 1.01%
2031 -0.79% 1.04%
2030 -0.78% 1.07%
2029 -0.82% 1.11%
2028 -0.84% 1.14%
2027 -0.84% 1.17%
2026 -0.81% 1.21%
2025 -0.72% 1.25%
2024 -0.65% 1.27%
2023 -0.62% 1.32%
2022 -1.24% 1.27%
2021 -1.65% 1.21%
2020 -1.38% 1.38%
2019 -1.22% 1.6%
2018 -1.22% 1.69%
2017 -1.28% 1.73%
2016 -1.29% 1.74%
2015 -1.3% 1.75%
2014 -1.27% 1.75%
2013 -1.61% 1.76%
2012 -1.92% 1.78%
2011 -1.83% 1.79%
2010 -1.76% 1.8%
2009 -1.72% 1.82%
2008 -1.64% 1.84%
2007 -1.23% 1.85%
2006 -0.81% 1.87%
2005 -1.07% 1.9%
2004 -0.9% 1.92%
2003 -0.23% 1.93%
2002 0.2% 1.95%
2001 0.47% 1.97%
2000 0.71% 1.98%
1999 1% 2%
1998 1.77% 2.02%
1997 3.69% 2.03%
1996 4.3% 2.04%
1995 -0.26% 2.06%
1994 -4.59% 2.08%
1993 -7.8% 2.1%
1992 -5.02% 2.12%
1991 0.22% 2.15%
1990 0.33% 2.15%
1989 0.44% 2.17%
1988 0.55% 2.21%
1987 0.64% 2.25%
1986 0.73% 2.29%
1985 0.81% 2.33%
1984 0.86% 2.36%
1983 0.89% 2.38%
1982 0.88% 2.39%
1981 0.86% 2.4%
1980 0.85% 2.41%
1979 0.86% 2.42%
1978 0.89% 2.46%
1977 0.94% 2.51%
1976 0.98% 2.57%
1975 1% 2.63%
1974 1.01% 2.69%
1973 1.02% 2.75%
1972 1.02% 2.8%
1971 0.96% 2.84%
1970 0.95% 2.87%
1969 1.05% 2.9%
1968 1.16% 2.94%
1967 1.26% 2.98%
1966 1.34% 3.02%
1965 1.41% 3.05%
1964 1.49% 3.08%
1963 1.6% 3.08%
1962 1.78% 3.05%
1961 2.03% 3.01%

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 Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Panama
Current population
3116111
4642198
Population rank 135/197 128/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.06%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
9.25 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
7.35 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +156
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 83/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +6,151
Net migration rank 124/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 6,151
2024 - -4,497 - 6,706
2023 -18,292 -485 50,197 7,262
2022 -20,197 -485 50,556 7,967
2021 -33,670 -25,865 46,747 5,473
2020 -22,502 -26,840 46,599 5,473
2019 -15,192 -27,841 54,420 10,623
2018 -10,761 -29,147 57,508 11,130
2017 -12,810 -30,650 58,607 11,059
2016 -13,009 -32,173 59,454 10,109
2015 -11,942 -33,948 59,896 8,648
2014 -11,009 -35,683 60,227 7,105
2013 -8,367 -37,002 60,295 5,926
2012 -6,761 -66,378 60,471 5,447
2011 -5,354 -64,875 60,411 5,167
2010 -1,895 -67,228 59,418 4,953
2009 652 -68,182 59,168 4,765
2008 161 -68,140 58,961 4,568
2007 1,557 -65,335 58,454 4,330
2006 2,714 -38,622 58,067 4,087
2005 6,546 -37,086 58,014 3,843
2004 9,549 -68,008 58,281 3,596
2003 10,781 -27,396 57,458 3,352
2002 10,972 -13,312 57,011 3,099
2001 10,424 9,055 56,654 2,856
2000 11,722 8,138 56,236 2,602
1999 13,568 25,495 55,911 2,341
1998 18,492 24,335 55,482 2,084
1997 19,311 80,133 55,060 1,820
1996 13,327 173,193 54,512 1,533
1995 5,926 126,914 54,069 1,221
1994 4,895 -157,427 53,845 899
1993 -27,199 -178,416 53,591 560
1992 -17,883 -436,814 53,186 182
1991 33,692 -26,483 53,079 -305
1990 34,993 -22,829 53,451 -854
1989 36,802 -19,634 52,295 -1,368
1988 39,058 -17,058 52,767 -1,750
1987 41,172 -14,853 52,690 -1,953
1986 42,884 -12,941 52,681 -2,136
1985 44,983 -11,429 52,573 -2,297
1984 46,413 -10,321 52,436 -2,435
1983 47,135 -9,599 51,880 -2,518
1982 47,023 -9,298 50,858 -2,554
1981 45,423 -9,384 50,018 -2,620
1980 42,911 -7,368 49,077 -2,701
1979 42,157 -7,454 48,362 -2,772
1978 44,800 -9,382 47,694 -2,811
1977 48,643 -11,834 47,438 -2,792
1976 52,107 -13,778 47,307 -2,727
1975 53,629 -14,348 47,149 -2,635
1974 53,600 -14,345 46,932 -2,531
1973 52,989 -14,043 46,540 -2,464
1972 54,072 -14,807 46,311 -2,448
1971 54,352 -15,829 45,867 -2,454
1970 54,455 -20,714 45,075 -2,476
1969 58,454 -21,229 44,278 -2,510
1968 61,422 -20,704 43,641 -2,528
1967 65,618 -21,195 43,054 -2,528
1966 70,085 -23,196 42,457 -2,500
1965 72,896 -24,330 41,604 -2,454
1964 74,151 -23,922 40,806 -2,418
1963 75,380 -22,611 39,872 -2,380
1962 77,582 -21,531 38,537 -2,377
1961 77,601 -14,655 37,100 -2,394
1960 76,840 -6,481 35,431 -2,409

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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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