The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 142,718,132 in Russia.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 45.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
- The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1.73% for Russia.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Russia has declined from 144M to 143M (0.56% 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 10.7% in Russia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Russia: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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142718132
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 9/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 1.73% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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1.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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25.5 seconds
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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18.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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2.95 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -178,042 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | -801 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | -292,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | -0.2% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 177/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 119,897,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 121,236,000 | 2.03% | 1.12% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 122,591,000 | 1.78% | 1.12% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 123,960,000 | 1.6% | 1.12% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 125,345,000 | 1.49% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 126,745,000 | 1.41% | 1.12% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 127,468,000 | 1.34% | 0.57% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 128,196,000 | 1.26% | 0.57% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 128,928,000 | 1.16% | 0.57% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 129,664,000 | 1.05% | 0.57% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 130,404,000 | 0.95% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 131,155,000 | 0.96% | 0.58% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 131,909,000 | 1.02% | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 132,669,000 | 1.02% | 0.58% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 133,432,000 | 1.01% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 134,200,000 | 1% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 135,147,000 | 0.98% | 0.71% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 136,100,000 | 0.94% | 0.71% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 137,060,000 | 0.89% | 0.71% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 138,027,000 | 0.86% | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 139,010,000 | 0.85% | 0.71% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 139,941,000 | 0.86% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 140,823,000 | 0.88% | 0.63% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 141,668,000 | 0.89% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 142,745,000 | 0.86% | 0.76% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 143,858,000 | 0.81% | 0.78% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 144,894,000 | 0.73% | 0.72% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 145,908,000 | 0.64% | 0.7% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 146,857,000 | 0.55% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 147,721,000 | 0.44% | 0.59% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 147,969,406 | 0.33% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 148,394,216 | 0.22% | 0.29% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 148,538,197 | -5.02% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 148,458,777 | -7.8% | -0.05% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 148,407,912 | -4.59% | -0.03% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 148,375,787 | -0.26% | -0.02% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 148,160,129 | 4.3% | -0.15% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 147,915,361 | 3.69% | -0.17% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 147,670,784 | 1.77% | -0.17% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 147,214,776 | 1% | -0.31% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 146,596,869 | 0.71% | -0.42% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 145,976,482 | 0.47% | -0.42% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 145,306,497 | 0.2% | -0.46% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 144,648,618 | -0.23% | -0.45% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 144,067,316 | -0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 143,518,814 | -1.07% | -0.38% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 143,049,637 | -0.81% | -0.33% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 142,805,114 | -1.23% | -0.17% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 142,742,366 | -1.64% | -0.04% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 142,785,348 | -1.72% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 142,849,468 | -1.76% | 0.04% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 143,018,195 | -1.83% | 0.12% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 143,378,447 | -1.92% | 0.25% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 143,805,638 | -1.61% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 144,237,223 | -1.27% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 144,640,716 | -1.3% | 0.28% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 145,015,460 | -1.29% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 145,293,260 | -1.28% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 145,398,106 | -1.22% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 145,453,291 | -1.22% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 145,245,148 | -1.38% | -0.14% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 144,746,762 | -1.65% | -0.34% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 144,236,933 | -1.24% | -0.35% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 143,826,130 | -0.62% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 143,533,851 | -0.65% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 142,718,132 | -0.76% | -0.57% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 142,120,553 | -0.82% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 141,773,330 | -0.84% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 141,402,326 | -0.83% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 141,021,009 | -0.8% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 140,628,883 | -0.79% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 140,218,596 | -0.79% | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 139,807,207 | -0.85% | -0.29% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 139,414,947 | -0.91% | -0.28% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 139,034,543 | -0.96% | -0.27% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 138,666,694 | -0.97% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 138,311,757 | -0.94% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 137,968,177 | -0.94% | -0.25% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 137,643,032 | -0.94% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 137,336,299 | -0.98% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 137,053,347 | -1.04% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 136,795,588 | -1.09% | -0.19% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 136,558,692 | -1.09% | -0.17% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 136,335,849 | -1.07% | -0.16% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 136,124,845 | -1.08% | -0.15% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 135,933,758 | -1.08% | -0.14% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 135,756,848 | -1.12% | -0.13% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 135,574,181 | -1.14% | -0.13% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 135,372,557 | -1.13% | -0.15% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 135,156,911 | -1.14% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 134,923,391 | -1.16% | -0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sarajevo | 276K |
| Banja Luka | 185K |
| Bijeljina | 115K |
| Tuzla | 111K |
| Zenica | 111K |
| Mostar | 105K |
| Prijedor | 89.4K |
| Doboj | 68.5K |
| Bihac | 56.3K |
| Sanski Most | 16.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 40.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 22.7 ppl/mi² |
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