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

Updated on by Georank team

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

Bosnia Russia
Current population
3140094
142718132
Population rank 135/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.73%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
18.1 seconds
One migration net change every
1.95 hours
2.95 minutes
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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population

Growth rate
Russia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Bosnia Russia Bosnia Russia
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.

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