The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 180,421 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 17.4 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Saint Lucia has grown from 165K to 180K (9.05% growth).
- Saint Lucia is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 181K 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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180421
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 152/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 93,490 | 2.03% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 94,505 | 1.78% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 95,519 | 1.6% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 96,505 | 1.49% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 97,493 | 1.41% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 98,463 | 1.34% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 99,504 | 1.26% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 100,675 | 1.16% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 101,879 | 1.05% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 103,165 | 0.95% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 104,564 | 0.96% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 106,002 | 1.02% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 107,498 | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 109,076 | 1.01% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 110,725 | 1% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 112,425 | 0.98% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 114,135 | 0.94% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 115,834 | 0.89% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 117,528 | 0.86% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 119,290 | 0.85% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 121,166 | 0.86% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 123,087 | 0.88% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 125,044 | 0.89% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 127,067 | 0.86% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 129,159 | 0.81% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 131,239 | 0.73% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 133,227 | 0.64% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 135,000 | 0.55% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 136,512 | 0.44% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 137,857 | 0.33% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 139,520 | 0.22% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 141,617 | -5.02% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 143,726 | -7.8% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 145,890 | -4.59% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 148,208 | -0.26% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 150,436 | 4.3% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 152,569 | 3.69% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 154,677 | 1.77% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 156,702 | 1% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 158,616 | 0.71% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 160,237 | 0.47% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 161,641 | 0.2% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 162,976 | -0.23% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 164,239 | -0.9% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 165,450 | -1.07% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 166,639 | -0.81% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 167,758 | -1.23% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 168,808 | -1.64% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 169,869 | -1.72% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 170,906 | -1.76% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 171,801 | -1.83% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 172,587 | -1.92% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 173,369 | -1.61% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 174,138 | -1.27% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 174,905 | -1.3% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 175,646 | -1.29% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 176,342 | -1.28% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 177,017 | -1.22% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 177,661 | -1.22% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 178,250 | -1.38% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 178,522 | -1.65% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 178,781 | -1.24% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 179,285 | -0.62% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 179,744 | -0.65% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 180,148 | -0.76% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 180,489 | -0.82% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 180,771 | -0.84% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 181,003 | -0.83% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 181,198 | -0.8% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 181,360 | -0.79% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 181,463 | -0.79% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 181,495 | -0.85% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 181,458 | -0.91% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 181,354 | -0.96% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 181,177 | -0.97% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 180,948 | -0.94% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 180,636 | -0.94% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 180,230 | -0.94% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 179,781 | -0.98% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 179,296 | -1.04% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 178,760 | -1.09% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 178,187 | -1.09% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 177,593 | -1.07% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 176,937 | -1.08% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 176,243 | -1.08% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 175,520 | -1.12% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 174,726 | -1.14% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 173,877 | -1.13% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 172,991 | -1.14% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 172,081 | -1.16% | -0.53% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
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 |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 73 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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