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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 36,554,707 people in Poland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 36,176,920 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 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.44% 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 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Poland has declined from 38.2M to 36.2M (5.21% decline).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.6% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 33.1% in Poland.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland: live population counter

Bosnia Poland
Current population
3140094
36176920
Population rank 135/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.44%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
3.96 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.29 minutes
One migration net change every
1.95 hours
2.21 minutes
Annual migration change -4,497 -238,062
Daily growth/decline -57 -363
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -132,646
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.36%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 179/197

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population

Growth rate
Poland
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Bosnia Poland Bosnia Poland
1960 3,281,381 29,637,450 - -
1961 3,348,035 29,964,000 2.03% 1.1%
1962 3,407,532 30,308,500 1.78% 1.15%
1963 3,461,942 30,712,000 1.6% 1.33%
1964 3,513,441 31,139,450 1.49% 1.39%
1965 3,562,834 31,444,950 1.41% 0.98%
1966 3,610,562 31,681,000 1.34% 0.75%
1967 3,656,223 31,987,155 1.26% 0.97%
1968 3,698,794 32,294,655 1.16% 0.96%
1969 3,737,765 32,548,300 1.05% 0.79%
1970 3,773,247 32,664,300 0.95% 0.36%
1971 3,809,376 32,783,500 0.96% 0.36%
1972 3,848,271 33,055,650 1.02% 0.83%
1973 3,887,376 33,357,200 1.02% 0.91%
1974 3,926,472 33,678,899 1.01% 0.96%
1975 3,965,743 34,015,199 1% 1%
1976 4,004,552 34,356,300 0.98% 1%
1977 4,042,124 34,689,050 0.94% 0.97%
1978 4,078,240 34,965,600 0.89% 0.8%
1979 4,113,300 35,247,217 0.86% 0.81%
1980 4,148,426 35,574,150 0.85% 0.93%
1981 4,184,217 35,898,587 0.86% 0.91%
1982 4,221,100 36,230,481 0.88% 0.92%
1983 4,258,728 36,571,808 0.89% 0.94%
1984 4,295,536 36,904,134 0.86% 0.91%
1985 4,330,364 37,201,885 0.81% 0.81%
1986 4,362,115 37,456,119 0.73% 0.68%
1987 4,390,246 37,668,045 0.64% 0.57%
1988 4,414,404 37,824,487 0.55% 0.42%
1989 4,433,983 37,961,529 0.44% 0.36%
1990 4,448,652 38,110,782 0.33% 0.39%
1991 4,458,343 38,246,193 0.22% 0.36%
1992 4,234,616 38,363,667 -5.02% 0.31%
1993 3,904,482 38,461,408 -7.8% 0.25%
1994 3,725,412 38,542,652 -4.59% 0.21%
1995 3,715,564 38,594,998 -0.26% 0.14%
1996 3,875,246 38,624,370 4.3% 0.08%
1997 4,018,227 38,649,660 3.69% 0.07%
1998 4,089,356 38,663,481 1.77% 0.04%
1999 4,130,305 38,660,271 1% -0.008%
2000 4,159,771 38,258,629 0.71% -1.04%
2001 4,179,438 38,248,076 0.47% -0.03%
2002 4,188,002 38,230,364 0.2% -0.05%
2003 4,178,523 38,204,570 -0.23% -0.07%
2004 4,140,987 38,182,222 -0.9% -0.06%
2005 4,096,493 38,165,445 -1.07% -0.04%
2006 4,063,272 38,141,267 -0.81% -0.06%
2007 4,013,424 38,120,560 -1.23% -0.05%
2008 3,947,544 38,125,759 -1.64% 0.01%
2009 3,879,794 38,151,603 -1.72% 0.07%
2010 3,811,472 38,042,794 -1.76% -0.29%
2011 3,741,798 38,063,255 -1.83% 0.05%
2012 3,670,113 38,063,164 -1.92% -0%
2013 3,610,859 38,040,196 -1.61% -0.06%
2014 3,564,829 38,011,735 -1.27% -0.07%
2015 3,518,541 37,986,412 -1.3% -0.07%
2016 3,473,003 37,970,087 -1.29% -0.04%
2017 3,428,682 37,974,826 -1.28% 0.01%
2018 3,387,000 37,974,750 -1.22% -0%
2019 3,345,533 37,965,475 -1.22% -0.02%
2020 3,299,349 37,515,748 -1.38% -1.18%
2021 3,244,907 36,981,559 -1.65% -1.42%
2022 3,204,802 36,821,749 -1.24% -0.43%
2023 3,185,073 36,687,353 -0.62% -0.36%
2024 3,164,253 36,554,707 -0.65% -0.36%
2025 3,140,094 36,176,920 -0.76% -1.03%
2026 3,114,242 35,894,534 -0.82% -0.78%
2027 3,088,090 35,753,988 -0.84% -0.39%
2028 3,062,434 35,605,295 -0.83% -0.42%
2029 3,037,868 35,447,860 -0.8% -0.44%
2030 3,013,973 35,283,068 -0.79% -0.46%
2031 2,990,094 35,111,838 -0.79% -0.49%
2032 2,964,774 34,934,626 -0.85% -0.5%
2033 2,937,841 34,753,118 -0.91% -0.52%
2034 2,909,781 34,567,292 -0.96% -0.53%
2035 2,881,541 34,377,478 -0.97% -0.55%
2036 2,854,431 34,183,187 -0.94% -0.57%
2037 2,827,715 33,984,777 -0.94% -0.58%
2038 2,801,180 33,782,992 -0.94% -0.59%
2039 2,773,788 33,577,269 -0.98% -0.61%
2040 2,745,008 33,368,049 -1.04% -0.62%
2041 2,715,219 33,156,329 -1.09% -0.63%
2042 2,685,730 32,941,367 -1.09% -0.65%
2043 2,656,998 32,722,775 -1.07% -0.66%
2044 2,628,409 32,501,991 -1.08% -0.67%
2045 2,599,923 32,278,695 -1.08% -0.69%
2046 2,570,920 32,052,771 -1.12% -0.7%
2047 2,541,510 31,824,481 -1.14% -0.71%
2048 2,512,786 31,593,911 -1.13% -0.72%
2049 2,484,040 31,360,713 -1.14% -0.74%
2050 2,455,167 31,124,396 -1.16% -0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Poland lost 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Poland's population decreased by -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2005 and ranked 46th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of Poland will decrease by 14% to 31,124,396 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.

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