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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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 141,906,741 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 1.75% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1.71% 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 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Russia
2100 1,368,666 124,983,377
2099 1,382,821 125,086,144
2098 1,397,565 125,186,329
2097 1,413,532 125,264,415
2096 1,429,204 125,354,177
2095 1,444,480 125,422,006
2094 1,459,743 125,474,373
2093 1,475,492 125,529,632
2092 1,490,946 125,604,261
2091 1,506,239 125,652,742
2090 1,521,837 125,707,894
2089 1,538,128 125,760,026
2088 1,554,688 125,810,124
2087 1,571,208 125,858,116
2086 1,588,504 125,926,035
2085 1,605,957 126,001,913
2084 1,624,320 126,076,414
2083 1,643,261 126,151,046
2082 1,662,175 126,234,371
2081 1,681,314 126,317,768
2080 1,701,168 126,414,511
2079 1,721,318 126,534,688
2078 1,741,916 126,674,591
2077 1,762,807 126,830,956
2076 1,784,335 126,982,766
2075 1,806,786 127,165,304
2074 1,829,227 127,362,143
2073 1,851,366 127,576,856
2072 1,874,026 127,802,632
2071 1,897,167 128,080,998
2070 1,921,183 128,353,977
2069 1,944,841 128,642,208
2068 1,968,581 128,920,237
2067 1,994,208 129,203,483
2066 2,019,687 129,511,983
2065 2,045,997 129,842,007
2064 2,071,940 130,177,089
2063 2,097,727 130,522,107
2062 2,123,391 130,851,664
2061 2,149,881 131,200,160
2060 2,177,114 131,526,812
2059 2,204,104 131,884,461
2058 2,231,438 132,247,211
2057 2,259,550 132,584,941
2056 2,289,280 132,925,501
2055 2,319,090 133,271,436
2054 2,346,686 133,595,068
2053 2,375,139 133,914,243
2052 2,402,864 134,180,223
2051 2,432,239 134,443,510
2050 2,460,425 134,687,487
2049 2,489,784 134,909,323
2048 2,517,716 135,117,641
2047 2,547,032 135,311,492
2046 2,576,313 135,482,008
2045 2,604,829 135,664,379
2044 2,633,079 135,863,165
2043 2,661,800 136,085,277
2042 2,690,344 136,307,658
2041 2,720,561 136,557,818
2040 2,749,705 136,821,807
2039 2,777,922 137,122,219
2038 2,804,291 137,433,644
2037 2,830,793 137,770,811
2036 2,857,546 138,118,955
2035 2,884,800 138,478,809
2034 2,913,808 138,852,689
2033 2,940,732 139,237,595
2032 2,967,485 139,635,142
2031 2,991,207 140,058,187
2030 3,015,049 140,453,528
2029 3,038,829 140,840,370
2028 3,064,003 141,214,141
2027 3,089,959 141,580,416
2026 3,116,111 141,906,741
2025 3,141,481 142,772,403
2024 3,164,253 143,533,851
2023 3,185,073 143,826,130
2022 3,204,802 144,236,933
2021 3,244,907 144,746,762
2020 3,299,349 145,245,148
2019 3,345,533 145,453,291
2018 3,387,000 145,398,106
2017 3,428,682 145,293,260
2016 3,473,003 145,015,460
2015 3,518,541 144,640,716
2014 3,564,829 144,237,223
2013 3,610,859 143,805,638
2012 3,670,113 143,378,447
2011 3,741,798 143,018,195
2010 3,811,472 142,849,468
2009 3,879,794 142,785,348
2008 3,947,544 142,742,366
2007 4,013,424 142,805,114
2006 4,063,272 143,049,637
2005 4,096,493 143,518,814
2004 4,140,987 144,067,316
2003 4,178,523 144,648,618
2002 4,188,002 145,306,497
2001 4,179,438 145,976,482
2000 4,159,771 146,596,869
1999 4,130,305 147,214,776
1998 4,089,356 147,670,784
1997 4,018,227 147,915,361
1996 3,875,246 148,160,129
1995 3,715,564 148,375,787
1994 3,725,412 148,407,912
1993 3,904,482 148,458,777
1992 4,234,616 148,538,197
1991 4,458,343 148,394,216
1990 4,448,652 147,969,406
1989 4,433,983 147,721,000
1988 4,414,404 146,857,000
1987 4,390,246 145,908,000
1986 4,362,115 144,894,000
1985 4,330,364 143,858,000
1984 4,295,536 142,745,000
1983 4,258,728 141,668,000
1982 4,221,100 140,823,000
1981 4,184,217 139,941,000
1980 4,148,426 139,010,000
1979 4,113,300 138,027,000
1978 4,078,240 137,060,000
1977 4,042,124 136,100,000
1976 4,004,552 135,147,000
1975 3,965,743 134,200,000
1974 3,926,472 133,432,000
1973 3,887,376 132,669,000
1972 3,848,271 131,909,000
1971 3,809,376 131,155,000
1970 3,773,247 130,404,000
1969 3,737,765 129,664,000
1968 3,698,794 128,928,000
1967 3,656,223 128,196,000
1966 3,610,562 127,468,000
1965 3,562,834 126,745,000
1964 3,513,441 125,345,000
1963 3,461,942 123,960,000
1962 3,407,532 122,591,000
1961 3,348,035 121,236,000
1960 3,281,381 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Russia
2100 -1.02% -0.08%
2099 -1.06% -0.08%
2098 -1.13% -0.06%
2097 -1.1% -0.07%
2096 -1.06% -0.05%
2095 -1.05% -0.04%
2094 -1.07% -0.04%
2093 -1.04% -0.06%
2092 -1.02% -0.04%
2091 -1.02% -0.04%
2090 -1.06% -0.04%
2089 -1.07% -0.04%
2088 -1.05% -0.04%
2087 -1.09% -0.05%
2086 -1.09% -0.06%
2085 -1.13% -0.06%
2084 -1.15% -0.06%
2083 -1.14% -0.07%
2082 -1.14% -0.07%
2081 -1.17% -0.08%
2080 -1.17% -0.09%
2079 -1.18% -0.11%
2078 -1.19% -0.12%
2077 -1.21% -0.12%
2076 -1.24% -0.14%
2075 -1.23% -0.15%
2074 -1.2% -0.17%
2073 -1.21% -0.18%
2072 -1.22% -0.22%
2071 -1.25% -0.21%
2070 -1.22% -0.22%
2069 -1.21% -0.22%
2068 -1.29% -0.22%
2067 -1.26% -0.24%
2066 -1.29% -0.25%
2065 -1.25% -0.26%
2064 -1.23% -0.26%
2063 -1.21% -0.25%
2062 -1.23% -0.27%
2061 -1.25% -0.25%
2060 -1.22% -0.27%
2059 -1.22% -0.27%
2058 -1.24% -0.25%
2057 -1.3% -0.26%
2056 -1.29% -0.26%
2055 -1.18% -0.24%
2054 -1.2% -0.24%
2053 -1.15% -0.2%
2052 -1.21% -0.2%
2051 -1.15% -0.18%
2050 -1.18% -0.16%
2049 -1.11% -0.15%
2048 -1.15% -0.14%
2047 -1.14% -0.13%
2046 -1.09% -0.13%
2045 -1.07% -0.15%
2044 -1.08% -0.16%
2043 -1.06% -0.16%
2042 -1.11% -0.18%
2041 -1.06% -0.19%
2040 -1.02% -0.22%
2039 -0.94% -0.23%
2038 -0.94% -0.24%
2037 -0.94% -0.25%
2036 -0.94% -0.26%
2035 -1% -0.27%
2034 -0.92% -0.28%
2033 -0.9% -0.28%
2032 -0.79% -0.3%
2031 -0.79% -0.28%
2030 -0.78% -0.27%
2029 -0.82% -0.26%
2028 -0.84% -0.26%
2027 -0.84% -0.23%
2026 -0.81% -0.61%
2025 -0.72% -0.53%
2024 -0.65% -0.2%
2023 -0.62% -0.28%
2022 -1.24% -0.35%
2021 -1.65% -0.34%
2020 -1.38% -0.14%
2019 -1.22% 0.04%
2018 -1.22% 0.07%
2017 -1.28% 0.19%
2016 -1.29% 0.26%
2015 -1.3% 0.28%
2014 -1.27% 0.3%
2013 -1.61% 0.3%
2012 -1.92% 0.25%
2011 -1.83% 0.12%
2010 -1.76% 0.04%
2009 -1.72% 0.03%
2008 -1.64% -0.04%
2007 -1.23% -0.17%
2006 -0.81% -0.33%
2005 -1.07% -0.38%
2004 -0.9% -0.4%
2003 -0.23% -0.45%
2002 0.2% -0.46%
2001 0.47% -0.42%
2000 0.71% -0.42%
1999 1% -0.31%
1998 1.77% -0.17%
1997 3.69% -0.17%
1996 4.3% -0.15%
1995 -0.26% -0.02%
1994 -4.59% -0.03%
1993 -7.8% -0.05%
1992 -5.02% 0.1%
1991 0.22% 0.29%
1990 0.33% 0.17%
1989 0.44% 0.59%
1988 0.55% 0.65%
1987 0.64% 0.7%
1986 0.73% 0.72%
1985 0.81% 0.78%
1984 0.86% 0.76%
1983 0.89% 0.6%
1982 0.88% 0.63%
1981 0.86% 0.67%
1980 0.85% 0.71%
1979 0.86% 0.71%
1978 0.89% 0.71%
1977 0.94% 0.71%
1976 0.98% 0.71%
1975 1% 0.58%
1974 1.01% 0.58%
1973 1.02% 0.58%
1972 1.02% 0.57%
1971 0.96% 0.58%
1970 0.95% 0.57%
1969 1.05% 0.57%
1968 1.16% 0.57%
1967 1.26% 0.57%
1966 1.34% 0.57%
1965 1.41% 1.12%
1964 1.49% 1.12%
1963 1.6% 1.12%
1962 1.78% 1.12%
1961 2.03% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Russia
Current population
3116111
141906741
Population rank 135/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.71%
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
Daily growth/decline -57 -801
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -251,822
Net migration rank 124/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -251,822
2024 - -4,497 - -178,042
2023 -18,292 -485 -503,392 27,807
2022 -20,197 -485 -576,948 765,629
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -697,177 334,094
2019 -15,192 -27,841 -319,997 336,494
2018 -10,761 -29,147 -232,637 339,972
2017 -12,810 -30,650 -130,764 396,619
2016 -13,009 -32,173 0 447,645
2015 -11,942 -33,948 43,392 384,756
2014 -11,009 -35,683 28,848 264,698
2013 -8,367 -37,002 28,761 289,872
2012 -6,761 -66,378 0 285,977
2011 -5,354 -64,875 -128,716 309,377
2010 -1,895 -67,228 -242,844 307,555
2009 652 -68,182 -257,014 350,206
2008 161 -68,140 -356,856 360,840
2007 1,557 -65,335 -471,257 365,717
2006 2,714 -38,622 -686,638 308,370
2005 6,546 -37,086 -846,761 263,541
2004 9,549 -68,008 -792,370 261,519
2003 10,781 -27,396 -896,822 256,804
2002 10,972 -13,312 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 10,424 9,055 -963,445 259,614
2000 11,722 8,138 -967,540 550,401
1999 13,568 25,495 -927,453 375,468
1998 18,492 24,335 -694,053 528,135
1997 19,311 80,133 -769,159 541,387
1996 13,327 173,193 -785,248 587,171
1995 5,926 126,914 -845,742 723,875
1994 4,895 -157,427 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 -27,199 -178,416 -757,140 507,229
1992 -17,883 -436,814 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 33,692 -26,483 103,876 125,505
1990 34,993 -22,829 325,533 299,863
1989 36,802 -19,634 576,112 89,400
1988 39,058 -17,058 778,343 269,862
1987 41,172 -14,853 977,583 275,611
1986 42,884 -12,941 985,279 283,553
1985 44,983 -11,429 762,447 280,614
1984 46,413 -10,321 756,548 247,026
1983 47,135 -9,599 906,676 200,159
1982 47,023 -9,298 830,855 107,520
1981 45,423 -9,384 713,700 36,686
1980 42,911 -7,368 681,149 10,440
1979 42,157 -7,454 690,135 -5,791
1978 44,800 -9,382 812,766 108,882
1977 48,643 -11,834 832,932 122,316
1976 52,107 -13,778 852,237 113,851
1975 53,629 -14,348 843,850 80,069
1974 53,600 -14,345 883,186 -51,759
1973 52,989 -14,043 846,561 -107,568
1972 54,072 -14,807 872,050 -111,168
1971 54,352 -15,829 854,999 -134,968
1970 54,455 -20,714 785,554 -264,464
1969 58,454 -21,229 753,088 -64,643
1968 61,422 -20,704 787,621 -83,221
1967 65,618 -21,195 854,554 -116,029
1966 70,085 -23,196 989,279 -111,360
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 74,151 -23,922 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 75,380 -22,611 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 77,582 -21,531 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 77,601 -14,655 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 76,840 -6,481 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 41.1% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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