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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 11.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Poland
2100 1,368,666 18,350,017
2099 1,382,821 18,541,227
2098 1,397,565 18,733,999
2097 1,413,532 18,928,169
2096 1,429,204 19,125,003
2095 1,444,480 19,323,203
2094 1,459,743 19,525,085
2093 1,475,492 19,730,030
2092 1,490,946 19,938,529
2091 1,506,239 20,151,135
2090 1,521,837 20,368,308
2089 1,538,128 20,589,970
2088 1,554,688 20,817,398
2087 1,571,208 21,050,137
2086 1,588,504 21,288,179
2085 1,605,957 21,531,674
2084 1,624,320 21,780,998
2083 1,643,261 22,036,816
2082 1,662,175 22,298,479
2081 1,681,314 22,565,373
2080 1,701,168 22,836,875
2079 1,721,318 23,113,773
2078 1,741,916 23,393,434
2077 1,762,807 23,679,569
2076 1,784,335 23,968,050
2075 1,806,786 24,259,763
2074 1,829,227 24,554,480
2073 1,851,366 24,852,006
2072 1,874,026 25,149,886
2071 1,897,167 25,447,869
2070 1,921,183 25,745,140
2069 1,944,841 26,042,079
2068 1,968,581 26,337,963
2067 1,994,208 26,632,110
2066 2,019,687 26,923,643
2065 2,045,997 27,211,946
2064 2,071,940 27,497,263
2063 2,097,727 27,778,871
2062 2,123,391 28,055,433
2061 2,149,881 28,328,948
2060 2,177,114 28,597,687
2059 2,204,104 28,864,377
2058 2,231,438 29,125,961
2057 2,259,550 29,384,759
2056 2,289,280 29,641,101
2055 2,319,090 29,893,868
2054 2,346,686 30,142,942
2053 2,375,139 30,389,214
2052 2,402,864 30,630,763
2051 2,432,239 30,871,146
2050 2,460,425 31,107,894
2049 2,489,784 31,341,718
2048 2,517,716 31,572,273
2047 2,547,032 31,800,868
2046 2,576,313 32,026,873
2045 2,604,829 32,250,757
2044 2,633,079 32,471,522
2043 2,661,800 32,690,423
2042 2,690,344 32,906,811
2041 2,720,561 33,118,473
2040 2,749,705 33,328,426
2039 2,777,922 33,535,096
2038 2,804,291 33,738,091
2037 2,830,793 33,936,906
2036 2,857,546 34,133,190
2035 2,884,800 34,323,827
2034 2,913,808 34,511,159
2033 2,940,732 34,693,880
2032 2,967,485 34,872,593
2031 2,991,207 35,046,775
2030 3,015,049 35,213,577
2029 3,038,829 35,374,919
2028 3,064,003 35,527,083
2027 3,089,959 35,671,012
2026 3,116,111 35,806,942
2025 3,141,481 36,233,346
2024 3,164,253 36,559,233
2023 3,185,073 36,687,353
2022 3,204,802 36,821,749
2021 3,244,907 36,981,559
2020 3,299,349 37,515,748
2019 3,345,533 37,965,475
2018 3,387,000 37,974,750
2017 3,428,682 37,974,826
2016 3,473,003 37,970,087
2015 3,518,541 37,986,412
2014 3,564,829 38,011,735
2013 3,610,859 38,040,196
2012 3,670,113 38,063,164
2011 3,741,798 38,063,255
2010 3,811,472 38,042,794
2009 3,879,794 38,151,603
2008 3,947,544 38,125,759
2007 4,013,424 38,120,560
2006 4,063,272 38,141,267
2005 4,096,493 38,165,445
2004 4,140,987 38,182,222
2003 4,178,523 38,204,570
2002 4,188,002 38,230,364
2001 4,179,438 38,248,076
2000 4,159,771 38,258,629
1999 4,130,305 38,660,271
1998 4,089,356 38,663,481
1997 4,018,227 38,649,660
1996 3,875,246 38,624,370
1995 3,715,564 38,594,998
1994 3,725,412 38,542,652
1993 3,904,482 38,461,408
1992 4,234,616 38,363,667
1991 4,458,343 38,246,193
1990 4,448,652 38,110,782
1989 4,433,983 37,961,529
1988 4,414,404 37,824,487
1987 4,390,246 37,668,045
1986 4,362,115 37,456,119
1985 4,330,364 37,201,885
1984 4,295,536 36,904,134
1983 4,258,728 36,571,808
1982 4,221,100 36,230,481
1981 4,184,217 35,898,587
1980 4,148,426 35,574,150
1979 4,113,300 35,247,217
1978 4,078,240 34,965,600
1977 4,042,124 34,689,050
1976 4,004,552 34,356,300
1975 3,965,743 34,015,199
1974 3,926,472 33,678,899
1973 3,887,376 33,357,200
1972 3,848,271 33,055,650
1971 3,809,376 32,783,500
1970 3,773,247 32,664,300
1969 3,737,765 32,548,300
1968 3,698,794 32,294,655
1967 3,656,223 31,987,155
1966 3,610,562 31,681,000
1965 3,562,834 31,444,950
1964 3,513,441 31,139,450
1963 3,461,942 30,712,000
1962 3,407,532 30,308,500
1961 3,348,035 29,964,000
1960 3,281,381 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Poland
2100 -1.02% -1.03%
2099 -1.06% -1.03%
2098 -1.13% -1.03%
2097 -1.1% -1.03%
2096 -1.06% -1.03%
2095 -1.05% -1.03%
2094 -1.07% -1.04%
2093 -1.04% -1.05%
2092 -1.02% -1.06%
2091 -1.02% -1.07%
2090 -1.06% -1.08%
2089 -1.07% -1.09%
2088 -1.05% -1.11%
2087 -1.09% -1.12%
2086 -1.09% -1.13%
2085 -1.13% -1.14%
2084 -1.15% -1.16%
2083 -1.14% -1.17%
2082 -1.14% -1.18%
2081 -1.17% -1.19%
2080 -1.17% -1.2%
2079 -1.18% -1.2%
2078 -1.19% -1.21%
2077 -1.21% -1.2%
2076 -1.24% -1.2%
2075 -1.23% -1.2%
2074 -1.2% -1.2%
2073 -1.21% -1.18%
2072 -1.22% -1.17%
2071 -1.25% -1.15%
2070 -1.22% -1.14%
2069 -1.21% -1.12%
2068 -1.29% -1.1%
2067 -1.26% -1.08%
2066 -1.29% -1.06%
2065 -1.25% -1.04%
2064 -1.23% -1.01%
2063 -1.21% -0.99%
2062 -1.23% -0.97%
2061 -1.25% -0.94%
2060 -1.22% -0.92%
2059 -1.22% -0.9%
2058 -1.24% -0.88%
2057 -1.3% -0.86%
2056 -1.29% -0.85%
2055 -1.18% -0.83%
2054 -1.2% -0.81%
2053 -1.15% -0.79%
2052 -1.21% -0.78%
2051 -1.15% -0.76%
2050 -1.18% -0.75%
2049 -1.11% -0.73%
2048 -1.15% -0.72%
2047 -1.14% -0.71%
2046 -1.09% -0.69%
2045 -1.07% -0.68%
2044 -1.08% -0.67%
2043 -1.06% -0.66%
2042 -1.11% -0.64%
2041 -1.06% -0.63%
2040 -1.02% -0.62%
2039 -0.94% -0.6%
2038 -0.94% -0.59%
2037 -0.94% -0.58%
2036 -0.94% -0.56%
2035 -1% -0.54%
2034 -0.92% -0.53%
2033 -0.9% -0.51%
2032 -0.79% -0.5%
2031 -0.79% -0.47%
2030 -0.78% -0.46%
2029 -0.82% -0.43%
2028 -0.84% -0.4%
2027 -0.84% -0.38%
2026 -0.81% -1.18%
2025 -0.72% -0.89%
2024 -0.65% -0.35%
2023 -0.62% -0.36%
2022 -1.24% -0.43%
2021 -1.65% -1.42%
2020 -1.38% -1.18%
2019 -1.22% -0.02%
2018 -1.22% -0%
2017 -1.28% 0.01%
2016 -1.29% -0.04%
2015 -1.3% -0.07%
2014 -1.27% -0.07%
2013 -1.61% -0.06%
2012 -1.92% -0%
2011 -1.83% 0.05%
2010 -1.76% -0.29%
2009 -1.72% 0.07%
2008 -1.64% 0.01%
2007 -1.23% -0.05%
2006 -0.81% -0.06%
2005 -1.07% -0.04%
2004 -0.9% -0.06%
2003 -0.23% -0.07%
2002 0.2% -0.05%
2001 0.47% -0.03%
2000 0.71% -1.04%
1999 1% -0.008%
1998 1.77% 0.04%
1997 3.69% 0.07%
1996 4.3% 0.08%
1995 -0.26% 0.14%
1994 -4.59% 0.21%
1993 -7.8% 0.25%
1992 -5.02% 0.31%
1991 0.22% 0.36%
1990 0.33% 0.39%
1989 0.44% 0.36%
1988 0.55% 0.42%
1987 0.64% 0.57%
1986 0.73% 0.68%
1985 0.81% 0.81%
1984 0.86% 0.91%
1983 0.89% 0.94%
1982 0.88% 0.92%
1981 0.86% 0.91%
1980 0.85% 0.93%
1979 0.86% 0.81%
1978 0.89% 0.8%
1977 0.94% 0.97%
1976 0.98% 1%
1975 1% 1%
1974 1.01% 0.96%
1973 1.02% 0.91%
1972 1.02% 0.83%
1971 0.96% 0.36%
1970 0.95% 0.36%
1969 1.05% 0.79%
1968 1.16% 0.96%
1967 1.26% 0.97%
1966 1.34% 0.75%
1965 1.41% 0.98%
1964 1.49% 1.39%
1963 1.6% 1.33%
1962 1.78% 1.15%
1961 2.03% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Poland
Current population
3116111
35806942
Population rank 135/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.43%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 -351
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 181/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -330,820
Net migration rank 124/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -330,820
2024 - -4,497 - -238,062
2023 -18,292 -485 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -20,197 -485 -143,605 967,744
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -184,907 2,251
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -120,050 3,920
2019 -15,192 -27,841 -34,169 7,696
2018 -10,761 -29,147 -26,582 -223
2017 -12,810 -30,650 0 -21,535
2016 -13,009 -32,173 -3,797 -5,675
2015 -11,942 -33,948 -26,590 3,887
2014 -11,009 -35,683 0 5,525
2013 -8,367 -37,002 -19,020 12,402
2012 -6,761 -66,378 0 4,635
2011 -5,354 -64,875 11,419 45,951
2010 -1,895 -67,228 38,043 119,623
2009 652 -68,182 30,521 -8,283
2008 161 -68,140 34,313 -42,288
2007 1,557 -65,335 11,436 -51,235
2006 2,714 -38,622 3,814 -68,882
2005 6,546 -37,086 -3,817 -41,942
2004 9,549 -68,008 -7,637 -38,216
2003 10,781 -27,396 -15,281 -19,039
2002 10,972 -13,312 -3,823 -16,462
2001 10,424 9,055 3,825 -16,648
2000 11,722 8,138 11,478 -15,921
1999 13,568 25,495 0 -53,035
1998 18,492 24,335 19,332 -39,509
1997 19,311 80,133 34,785 -44,230
1996 13,327 173,193 42,487 -45,349
1995 5,926 126,914 46,314 -52,989
1994 4,895 -157,427 96,357 -41,845
1993 -27,199 -178,416 103,846 -48,805
1992 -17,883 -436,814 118,928 -46,893
1991 33,692 -26,483 141,511 -55,342
1990 34,993 -22,829 160,066 -50,339
1989 36,802 -19,634 182,215 -49,192
1988 39,058 -17,058 215,599 -101,671
1987 41,172 -14,853 226,008 -32,310
1986 42,884 -12,941 258,448 -22,520
1985 44,983 -11,429 297,615 -27,277
1984 46,413 -10,321 332,137 -18,402
1983 47,135 -9,599 373,032 -26,724
1982 47,023 -9,298 369,551 -34,980
1981 45,423 -9,384 351,806 -16,155
1980 42,911 -7,368 348,627 -42,420
1979 42,157 -7,454 366,571 -22,162
1978 44,800 -9,382 339,166 -62,936
1977 48,643 -11,834 353,828 -33,496
1976 52,107 -13,778 367,612 -25,716
1975 53,629 -14,348 350,356 -31,346
1974 53,600 -14,345 346,893 -18,273
1973 52,989 -14,043 320,229 -29,335
1972 54,072 -14,807 314,028 -15,004
1971 54,352 -15,829 278,660 -31,767
1970 54,455 -20,714 280,913 -66,859
1969 58,454 -21,229 270,151 -26,744
1968 61,422 -20,704 280,963 -11,905
1967 65,618 -21,195 275,089 -25,479
1966 70,085 -23,196 297,801 -17,158
1965 72,896 -24,330 314,450 -21,658
1964 74,151 -23,922 326,965 -23,273
1963 75,380 -22,611 359,330 -13,770
1962 77,582 -21,531 360,671 -31,021
1961 77,601 -14,655 398,521 -20,044
1960 76,840 -6,481 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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