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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 2,972,215 people in Qatar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 3,058,826 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.02 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +3.11% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3.06M (214.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Qatar
2100 1,368,062 6,972,765
2099 1,382,211 6,902,865
2098 1,396,949 6,832,972
2097 1,412,908 6,763,112
2096 1,428,574 6,693,313
2095 1,443,843 6,623,737
2094 1,459,099 6,554,428
2093 1,474,841 6,485,480
2092 1,490,288 6,416,857
2091 1,505,574 6,348,472
2090 1,521,165 6,280,498
2089 1,537,449 6,212,895
2088 1,554,002 6,145,694
2087 1,570,515 6,079,024
2086 1,587,803 6,012,856
2085 1,605,248 5,947,139
2084 1,623,603 5,882,052
2083 1,642,536 5,817,423
2082 1,661,441 5,753,042
2081 1,680,572 5,689,198
2080 1,700,417 5,626,301
2079 1,720,559 5,563,686
2078 1,741,147 5,501,503
2077 1,762,029 5,439,884
2076 1,783,547 5,378,805
2075 1,805,988 5,318,176
2074 1,828,419 5,257,980
2073 1,850,549 5,198,464
2072 1,873,199 5,139,487
2071 1,896,330 5,081,134
2070 1,920,335 5,023,260
2069 1,943,983 4,966,009
2068 1,967,713 4,909,308
2067 1,993,328 4,853,160
2066 2,018,796 4,797,538
2065 2,045,094 4,742,437
2064 2,071,026 4,687,734
2063 2,096,801 4,633,558
2062 2,122,454 4,580,556
2061 2,148,932 4,528,210
2060 2,176,154 4,476,460
2059 2,203,131 4,425,307
2058 2,230,453 4,374,761
2057 2,258,553 4,324,674
2056 2,288,270 4,275,356
2055 2,318,066 4,226,248
2054 2,345,650 4,177,940
2053 2,374,091 4,129,988
2052 2,401,804 4,082,778
2051 2,431,166 4,036,106
2050 2,459,340 3,989,893
2049 2,488,686 3,944,197
2048 2,516,605 3,898,911
2047 2,545,909 3,854,117
2046 2,575,176 3,809,818
2045 2,603,679 3,766,041
2044 2,631,917 3,722,804
2043 2,660,625 3,680,166
2042 2,689,157 3,638,155
2041 2,719,360 3,596,830
2040 2,748,491 3,556,201
2039 2,776,696 3,516,349
2038 2,803,054 3,477,295
2037 2,829,544 3,439,088
2036 2,856,285 3,401,760
2035 2,883,527 3,365,348
2034 2,912,522 3,329,762
2033 2,939,434 3,295,048
2032 2,966,176 3,261,276
2031 2,989,887 3,228,377
2030 3,013,719 3,196,357
2029 3,037,488 3,161,836
2028 3,062,650 3,124,179
2027 3,088,595 3,083,362
2026 3,114,736 3,032,913
2025 3,140,095 2,972,215
2024 3,164,253 2,857,822
2023 3,185,073 2,656,032
2022 3,204,802 2,657,333
2021 3,244,907 2,504,910
2020 3,299,349 2,794,148
2019 3,345,533 2,638,657
2018 3,387,000 2,580,734
2017 3,428,682 2,545,820
2016 3,473,003 2,477,113
2015 3,518,541 2,344,557
2014 3,564,829 2,151,745
2013 3,610,859 1,916,426
2012 3,670,113 1,722,438
2011 3,741,798 1,624,761
2010 3,811,472 1,616,832
2009 3,879,794 1,608,903
2008 3,947,544 1,426,938
2007 4,013,424 1,208,595
2006 4,063,272 972,831
2005 4,096,493 825,408
2004 4,140,987 773,332
2003 4,178,523 744,682
2002 4,188,002 711,205
2001 4,179,438 677,925
2000 4,159,771 644,989
1999 4,130,305 612,500
1998 4,089,356 580,540
1997 4,018,227 550,500
1996 3,875,246 529,019
1995 3,715,564 514,325
1994 3,725,412 499,459
1993 3,904,482 484,545
1992 4,234,616 469,657
1991 4,458,343 454,853
1990 4,448,652 440,175
1989 4,433,983 425,646
1988 4,414,404 411,264
1987 4,390,246 397,005
1986 4,362,115 382,422
1985 4,330,364 365,940
1984 4,295,536 347,878
1983 4,258,728 329,709
1982 4,221,100 311,537
1981 4,184,217 293,553
1980 4,148,426 275,913
1979 4,113,300 258,670
1978 4,078,240 241,808
1977 4,042,124 225,285
1976 4,004,552 209,052
1975 3,965,743 193,087
1974 3,926,472 177,362
1973 3,887,376 161,841
1972 3,848,271 146,506
1971 3,809,376 131,346
1970 3,773,247 116,350
1969 3,737,765 103,025
1968 3,698,794 91,749
1967 3,656,223 81,439
1966 3,610,562 72,192
1965 3,562,834 64,065
1964 3,513,441 56,867
1963 3,461,942 50,380
1962 3,407,532 44,630
1961 3,348,035 39,680
1960 3,281,381 36,010

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Qatar's population increased by 581,713 people (a 23.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Qatar will increase by 30.4% to 3,989,893 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.97M 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
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Qatar
2100 -1.02% 1.01%
2099 -1.06% 1.02%
2098 -1.13% 1.03%
2097 -1.1% 1.04%
2096 -1.06% 1.05%
2095 -1.05% 1.06%
2094 -1.07% 1.06%
2093 -1.04% 1.07%
2092 -1.02% 1.08%
2091 -1.02% 1.08%
2090 -1.06% 1.09%
2089 -1.07% 1.09%
2088 -1.05% 1.1%
2087 -1.09% 1.1%
2086 -1.09% 1.11%
2085 -1.13% 1.11%
2084 -1.15% 1.11%
2083 -1.14% 1.12%
2082 -1.14% 1.12%
2081 -1.17% 1.12%
2080 -1.17% 1.13%
2079 -1.18% 1.13%
2078 -1.19% 1.13%
2077 -1.21% 1.14%
2076 -1.24% 1.14%
2075 -1.23% 1.14%
2074 -1.2% 1.14%
2073 -1.21% 1.15%
2072 -1.22% 1.15%
2071 -1.25% 1.15%
2070 -1.22% 1.15%
2069 -1.21% 1.15%
2068 -1.29% 1.16%
2067 -1.26% 1.16%
2066 -1.29% 1.16%
2065 -1.25% 1.17%
2064 -1.23% 1.17%
2063 -1.21% 1.16%
2062 -1.23% 1.16%
2061 -1.25% 1.16%
2060 -1.22% 1.16%
2059 -1.22% 1.16%
2058 -1.24% 1.16%
2057 -1.3% 1.15%
2056 -1.29% 1.16%
2055 -1.18% 1.16%
2054 -1.2% 1.16%
2053 -1.15% 1.16%
2052 -1.21% 1.16%
2051 -1.15% 1.16%
2050 -1.18% 1.16%
2049 -1.11% 1.16%
2048 -1.15% 1.16%
2047 -1.14% 1.16%
2046 -1.09% 1.16%
2045 -1.07% 1.16%
2044 -1.08% 1.16%
2043 -1.06% 1.15%
2042 -1.11% 1.15%
2041 -1.06% 1.14%
2040 -1.02% 1.13%
2039 -0.94% 1.12%
2038 -0.94% 1.11%
2037 -0.94% 1.1%
2036 -0.94% 1.08%
2035 -1% 1.07%
2034 -0.92% 1.05%
2033 -0.9% 1.04%
2032 -0.79% 1.02%
2031 -0.79% 1%
2030 -0.78% 1.09%
2029 -0.82% 1.21%
2028 -0.84% 1.32%
2027 -0.84% 1.66%
2026 -0.81% 2.04%
2025 -0.76% 4%
2024 -0.65% 7.6%
2023 -0.62% -0.05%
2022 -1.24% 6.08%
2021 -1.65% -10.4%
2020 -1.38% 5.89%
2019 -1.22% 2.24%
2018 -1.22% 1.37%
2017 -1.28% 2.77%
2016 -1.29% 5.65%
2015 -1.3% 8.96%
2014 -1.27% 12.3%
2013 -1.61% 11.3%
2012 -1.92% 6.01%
2011 -1.83% 0.49%
2010 -1.76% 0.49%
2009 -1.72% 12.8%
2008 -1.64% 18.1%
2007 -1.23% 24.2%
2006 -0.81% 17.9%
2005 -1.07% 6.73%
2004 -0.9% 3.85%
2003 -0.23% 4.71%
2002 0.2% 4.91%
2001 0.47% 5.11%
2000 0.71% 5.3%
1999 1% 5.51%
1998 1.77% 5.46%
1997 3.69% 4.06%
1996 4.3% 2.86%
1995 -0.26% 2.98%
1994 -4.59% 3.08%
1993 -7.8% 3.17%
1992 -5.02% 3.25%
1991 0.22% 3.33%
1990 0.33% 3.41%
1989 0.44% 3.5%
1988 0.55% 3.59%
1987 0.64% 3.81%
1986 0.73% 4.5%
1985 0.81% 5.19%
1984 0.86% 5.51%
1983 0.89% 5.83%
1982 0.88% 6.13%
1981 0.86% 6.39%
1980 0.85% 6.67%
1979 0.86% 6.97%
1978 0.89% 7.33%
1977 0.94% 7.77%
1976 0.98% 8.27%
1975 1% 8.87%
1974 1.01% 9.59%
1973 1.02% 10.5%
1972 1.02% 11.5%
1971 0.96% 12.9%
1970 0.95% 12.9%
1969 1.05% 12.3%
1968 1.16% 12.7%
1967 1.26% 12.8%
1966 1.34% 12.7%
1965 1.41% 12.7%
1964 1.49% 12.9%
1963 1.6% 12.9%
1962 1.78% 12.5%
1961 2.03% 10.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Qatar's population grew by 4%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Qatar
Current population
3114736
3058826
Population rank 135/197 137/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.04%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
4.61 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
19.3 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.92 hours
Daily growth/decline -66 +313
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +114,393
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +4%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 4/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +36,288
Net migration rank 124/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 36,288
2024 -18,359 -4,497 24,214 46,105
2023 -18,292 -485 23,845 39,995
2022 -20,197 -485 24,360 80,004
2021 -33,670 -25,865 21,297 24,501
2020 -22,502 -26,840 25,128 -50,433
2019 -15,192 -27,841 24,112 10,557
2018 -10,761 -29,147 23,340 12,465
2017 -12,810 -30,650 23,244 46,719
2016 -13,009 -32,173 22,416 119,725
2015 -11,942 -33,948 22,568 177,467
2014 -11,009 -35,683 21,699 194,712
2013 -8,367 -37,002 19,669 133,520
2012 -6,761 -66,378 17,681 77,091
2011 -5,354 -64,875 16,543 77,228
2010 -1,895 -67,228 16,225 90,620
2009 652 -68,182 15,595 123,217
2008 161 -68,140 14,062 165,572
2007 1,557 -65,335 11,351 245,703
2006 2,714 -38,622 10,225 204,236
2005 6,546 -37,086 11,392 68,993
2004 9,549 -68,008 11,242 12,531
2003 10,781 -27,396 11,291 22,234
2002 10,972 -13,312 11,062 22,356
2001 10,424 9,055 10,683 22,456
2000 11,722 8,138 9,974 22,769
1999 13,568 25,495 9,431 22,815
1998 18,492 24,335 9,055 22,618
1997 19,311 80,133 8,846 19,547
1996 13,327 173,193 9,049 5,517
1995 5,926 126,914 9,186 5,634
1994 4,895 -157,427 9,257 5,660
1993 -27,199 -178,416 9,250 5,670
1992 -17,883 -436,814 9,189 5,670
1991 33,692 -26,483 9,182 5,562
1990 34,993 -22,829 9,388 5,216
1989 36,802 -19,634 9,407 5,045
1988 39,058 -17,058 9,198 5,118
1987 41,172 -14,853 8,806 5,405
1986 42,884 -12,941 8,439 6,512
1985 44,983 -11,429 8,212 9,797
1984 46,413 -10,321 7,997 10,113
1983 47,135 -9,599 7,765 10,462
1982 47,023 -9,298 7,489 10,634
1981 45,423 -9,384 7,202 10,644
1980 42,911 -7,368 6,894 10,540
1979 42,157 -7,454 6,579 10,466
1978 44,800 -9,382 6,246 10,434
1977 48,643 -11,834 5,925 10,445
1976 52,107 -13,778 5,598 10,494
1975 53,629 -14,348 5,289 10,549
1974 53,600 -14,345 5,015 10,603
1973 52,989 -14,043 4,780 10,641
1972 54,072 -14,807 4,581 10,663
1971 54,352 -15,829 4,433 10,644
1970 54,455 -20,714 4,346 10,579
1969 58,454 -21,229 3,941 7,790
1968 61,422 -20,704 3,547 7,266
1967 65,618 -21,195 3,167 6,637
1966 70,085 -23,196 2,811 5,880
1965 72,896 -24,330 2,472 5,083
1964 74,151 -23,922 2,150 4,686
1963 75,380 -22,611 1,854 4,283
1962 77,582 -21,531 1,589 3,773
1961 77,601 -14,655 1,357 3,186
1960 76,840 -6,481 1,220 1,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In Qatar 31.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 234,524 people) and 68.4% is from migration (a gain of 507,105 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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