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
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| Current population |
3140094
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36176920
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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3.96 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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2.21 minutes
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| 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
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 79 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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