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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 3.53 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Papua New Guinea
2100 1,368,666 18,802,138
2099 1,382,821 18,790,040
2098 1,397,565 18,776,265
2097 1,413,532 18,758,897
2096 1,429,204 18,737,707
2095 1,444,480 18,714,219
2094 1,459,743 18,687,257
2093 1,475,492 18,658,233
2092 1,490,946 18,625,772
2091 1,506,239 18,590,001
2090 1,521,837 18,549,501
2089 1,538,128 18,510,463
2088 1,554,688 18,468,827
2087 1,571,208 18,424,378
2086 1,588,504 18,376,043
2085 1,605,957 18,325,641
2084 1,624,320 18,274,394
2083 1,643,261 18,218,709
2082 1,662,175 18,163,177
2081 1,681,314 18,104,285
2080 1,701,168 18,039,008
2079 1,721,318 17,975,778
2078 1,741,916 17,908,670
2077 1,762,807 17,840,781
2076 1,784,335 17,771,791
2075 1,806,786 17,699,428
2074 1,829,227 17,625,044
2073 1,851,366 17,548,128
2072 1,874,026 17,466,649
2071 1,897,167 17,381,598
2070 1,921,183 17,295,105
2069 1,944,841 17,205,503
2068 1,968,581 17,112,154
2067 1,994,208 17,015,090
2066 2,019,687 16,915,436
2065 2,045,997 16,812,946
2064 2,071,940 16,708,669
2063 2,097,727 16,604,296
2062 2,123,391 16,497,292
2061 2,149,881 16,386,905
2060 2,177,114 16,270,535
2059 2,204,104 16,152,614
2058 2,231,438 16,032,684
2057 2,259,550 15,909,649
2056 2,289,280 15,784,519
2055 2,319,090 15,656,542
2054 2,346,686 15,523,143
2053 2,375,139 15,389,244
2052 2,402,864 15,250,715
2051 2,432,239 15,110,389
2050 2,460,425 14,968,530
2049 2,489,784 14,821,865
2048 2,517,716 14,673,459
2047 2,547,032 14,522,926
2046 2,576,313 14,370,120
2045 2,604,829 14,213,585
2044 2,633,079 14,056,036
2043 2,661,800 13,897,765
2042 2,690,344 13,738,690
2041 2,720,561 13,577,382
2040 2,749,705 13,413,396
2039 2,777,922 13,247,486
2038 2,804,291 13,079,352
2037 2,830,793 12,909,735
2036 2,857,546 12,738,223
2035 2,884,800 12,566,543
2034 2,913,808 12,392,476
2033 2,940,732 12,218,246
2032 2,967,485 12,042,345
2031 2,991,207 11,865,316
2030 3,015,049 11,685,599
2029 3,038,829 11,504,890
2028 3,064,003 11,322,573
2027 3,089,959 11,138,409
2026 3,116,111 10,952,454
2025 3,141,481 10,765,048
2024 3,164,253 10,576,502
2023 3,185,073 10,389,635
2022 3,204,802 10,203,169
2021 3,244,907 10,012,896
2020 3,299,349 9,815,746
2019 3,345,533 9,609,010
2018 3,387,000 9,394,513
2017 3,428,682 9,178,714
2016 3,473,003 8,961,718
2015 3,518,541 8,743,246
2014 3,564,829 8,523,441
2013 3,610,859 8,302,698
2012 3,670,113 8,081,390
2011 3,741,798 7,859,346
2010 3,811,472 7,633,523
2009 3,879,794 7,406,438
2008 3,947,544 7,183,002
2007 4,013,424 6,963,345
2006 4,063,272 6,747,720
2005 4,096,493 6,535,905
2004 4,140,987 6,328,041
2003 4,178,523 6,123,997
2002 4,188,002 5,924,003
2001 4,179,438 5,728,435
2000 4,159,771 5,537,064
1999 4,130,305 5,349,333
1998 4,089,356 5,166,390
1997 4,018,227 4,987,883
1996 3,875,246 4,813,361
1995 3,715,564 4,644,278
1994 3,725,412 4,480,208
1993 3,904,482 4,320,872
1992 4,234,616 4,166,699
1991 4,458,343 4,021,837
1990 4,448,652 3,896,481
1989 4,433,983 3,796,078
1988 4,414,404 3,711,880
1987 4,390,246 3,632,543
1986 4,362,115 3,554,793
1985 4,330,364 3,478,936
1984 4,295,536 3,405,198
1983 4,258,728 3,333,633
1982 4,221,100 3,264,291
1981 4,184,217 3,197,019
1980 4,148,426 3,131,512
1979 4,113,300 3,067,341
1978 4,078,240 3,003,714
1977 4,042,124 2,940,327
1976 4,004,552 2,877,327
1975 3,965,743 2,814,820
1974 3,926,472 2,752,671
1973 3,887,376 2,690,629
1972 3,848,271 2,628,432
1971 3,809,376 2,566,421
1970 3,773,247 2,505,628
1969 3,737,765 2,446,927
1968 3,698,794 2,390,803
1967 3,656,223 2,337,532
1966 3,610,562 2,285,774
1965 3,562,834 2,235,820
1964 3,513,441 2,188,325
1963 3,461,942 2,141,376
1962 3,407,532 2,093,919
1961 3,348,035 2,046,127
1960 3,281,381 1,995,110

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 Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Papua New Guinea
2100 -1.02% 0.06%
2099 -1.06% 0.07%
2098 -1.13% 0.09%
2097 -1.1% 0.11%
2096 -1.06% 0.13%
2095 -1.05% 0.14%
2094 -1.07% 0.16%
2093 -1.04% 0.17%
2092 -1.02% 0.19%
2091 -1.02% 0.22%
2090 -1.06% 0.21%
2089 -1.07% 0.23%
2088 -1.05% 0.24%
2087 -1.09% 0.26%
2086 -1.09% 0.28%
2085 -1.13% 0.28%
2084 -1.15% 0.31%
2083 -1.14% 0.31%
2082 -1.14% 0.33%
2081 -1.17% 0.36%
2080 -1.17% 0.35%
2079 -1.18% 0.37%
2078 -1.19% 0.38%
2077 -1.21% 0.39%
2076 -1.24% 0.41%
2075 -1.23% 0.42%
2074 -1.2% 0.44%
2073 -1.21% 0.47%
2072 -1.22% 0.49%
2071 -1.25% 0.5%
2070 -1.22% 0.52%
2069 -1.21% 0.55%
2068 -1.29% 0.57%
2067 -1.26% 0.59%
2066 -1.29% 0.61%
2065 -1.25% 0.62%
2064 -1.23% 0.63%
2063 -1.21% 0.65%
2062 -1.23% 0.67%
2061 -1.25% 0.72%
2060 -1.22% 0.73%
2059 -1.22% 0.75%
2058 -1.24% 0.77%
2057 -1.3% 0.79%
2056 -1.29% 0.82%
2055 -1.18% 0.86%
2054 -1.2% 0.87%
2053 -1.15% 0.91%
2052 -1.21% 0.93%
2051 -1.15% 0.95%
2050 -1.18% 0.99%
2049 -1.11% 1.01%
2048 -1.15% 1.04%
2047 -1.14% 1.06%
2046 -1.09% 1.1%
2045 -1.07% 1.12%
2044 -1.08% 1.14%
2043 -1.06% 1.16%
2042 -1.11% 1.19%
2041 -1.06% 1.22%
2040 -1.02% 1.25%
2039 -0.94% 1.29%
2038 -0.94% 1.31%
2037 -0.94% 1.35%
2036 -0.94% 1.37%
2035 -1% 1.4%
2034 -0.92% 1.43%
2033 -0.9% 1.46%
2032 -0.79% 1.49%
2031 -0.79% 1.54%
2030 -0.78% 1.57%
2029 -0.82% 1.61%
2028 -0.84% 1.65%
2027 -0.84% 1.7%
2026 -0.81% 1.74%
2025 -0.72% 1.78%
2024 -0.65% 1.8%
2023 -0.62% 1.83%
2022 -1.24% 1.9%
2021 -1.65% 2.01%
2020 -1.38% 2.15%
2019 -1.22% 2.28%
2018 -1.22% 2.35%
2017 -1.28% 2.42%
2016 -1.29% 2.5%
2015 -1.3% 2.58%
2014 -1.27% 2.66%
2013 -1.61% 2.74%
2012 -1.92% 2.83%
2011 -1.83% 2.96%
2010 -1.76% 3.07%
2009 -1.72% 3.11%
2008 -1.64% 3.15%
2007 -1.23% 3.2%
2006 -0.81% 3.24%
2005 -1.07% 3.28%
2004 -0.9% 3.33%
2003 -0.23% 3.38%
2002 0.2% 3.41%
2001 0.47% 3.46%
2000 0.71% 3.51%
1999 1% 3.54%
1998 1.77% 3.58%
1997 3.69% 3.63%
1996 4.3% 3.64%
1995 -0.26% 3.66%
1994 -4.59% 3.69%
1993 -7.8% 3.7%
1992 -5.02% 3.6%
1991 0.22% 3.22%
1990 0.33% 2.64%
1989 0.44% 2.27%
1988 0.55% 2.18%
1987 0.64% 2.19%
1986 0.73% 2.18%
1985 0.81% 2.17%
1984 0.86% 2.15%
1983 0.89% 2.12%
1982 0.88% 2.1%
1981 0.86% 2.09%
1980 0.85% 2.09%
1979 0.86% 2.12%
1978 0.89% 2.16%
1977 0.94% 2.19%
1976 0.98% 2.22%
1975 1% 2.26%
1974 1.01% 2.31%
1973 1.02% 2.37%
1972 1.02% 2.42%
1971 0.96% 2.43%
1970 0.95% 2.4%
1969 1.05% 2.35%
1968 1.16% 2.28%
1967 1.26% 2.26%
1966 1.34% 2.23%
1965 1.41% 2.17%
1964 1.49% 2.19%
1963 1.6% 2.27%
1962 1.78% 2.34%
1961 2.03% 2.56%

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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Papua New Guinea
Current population
3116111
11002753
Population rank 135/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +512
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 59/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change -6,994 -284
Net migration rank 124/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -284
2024 - -4,497 - -707
2023 -18,292 -485 187,637 -787
2022 -20,197 -485 186,861 -787
2021 -33,670 -25,865 183,766 10,703
2020 -22,502 -26,840 189,130 10,703
2019 -15,192 -27,841 190,662 22,978
2018 -10,761 -29,147 190,662 24,684
2017 -12,810 -30,650 189,715 26,513
2016 -13,009 -32,173 189,281 28,473
2015 -11,942 -33,948 188,600 30,580
2014 -11,009 -35,683 187,592 32,840
2013 -8,367 -37,002 185,790 35,280
2012 -6,761 -66,378 183,658 37,893
2011 -5,354 -64,875 181,842 40,690
2010 -1,895 -67,228 178,998 50,106
2009 652 -68,182 175,421 49,647
2008 161 -68,140 172,823 48,985
2007 1,557 -65,335 169,306 48,203
2006 2,714 -38,622 166,540 47,191
2005 6,546 -37,086 163,888 46,014
2004 9,549 -68,008 161,023 44,811
2003 10,781 -27,396 158,611 43,639
2002 10,972 -13,312 155,091 42,657
2001 10,424 9,055 151,431 41,962
2000 11,722 8,138 147,496 41,855
1999 13,568 25,495 143,592 42,519
1998 18,492 24,335 136,677 43,091
1997 19,311 80,133 134,458 42,787
1996 13,327 173,193 129,802 41,994
1995 5,926 126,914 125,410 40,962
1994 4,895 -157,427 122,113 39,669
1993 -27,199 -178,416 118,668 38,220
1992 -17,883 -436,814 114,818 36,622
1991 33,692 -26,483 111,453 26,830
1990 34,993 -22,829 110,033 2,398
1989 36,802 -19,634 108,199 -19,824
1988 39,058 -17,058 106,256 -26,232
1987 41,172 -14,853 104,367 -25,720
1986 42,884 -12,941 102,346 -25,495
1985 44,983 -11,429 100,333 -25,470
1984 46,413 -10,321 98,103 -25,487
1983 47,135 -9,599 95,982 -25,465
1982 47,023 -9,298 93,522 -25,355
1981 45,423 -9,384 91,767 -25,383
1980 42,911 -7,368 90,266 -25,638
1979 42,157 -7,454 89,330 -25,618
1978 44,800 -9,382 88,747 -25,208
1977 48,643 -11,834 87,954 -24,722
1976 52,107 -13,778 86,965 -24,198
1975 53,629 -14,348 85,809 -23,562
1974 53,600 -14,345 84,829 -22,771
1973 52,989 -14,043 83,821 -21,803
1972 54,072 -14,807 82,672 -20,303
1971 54,352 -15,829 80,599 -18,945
1970 54,455 -20,714 78,712 -18,773
1969 58,454 -21,229 76,454 -18,994
1968 61,422 -20,704 73,983 -19,188
1967 65,618 -21,195 71,519 -19,767
1966 70,085 -23,196 69,206 -17,454
1965 72,896 -24,330 66,693 -18,532
1964 74,151 -23,922 64,558 -17,730
1963 75,380 -22,611 62,260 -15,189
1962 77,582 -21,531 59,974 -12,141
1961 77,601 -14,655 58,151 -10,409
1960 76,840 -6,481 56,326 -2,034

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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