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

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 180,638 in Saint Lucia.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 17.3 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 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Saint Lucia has grown from 167K to 181K (8.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Saint Lucia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Saint Lucia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Saint Lucia
2100 1,368,666 108,859
2099 1,382,821 109,925
2098 1,397,565 111,010
2097 1,413,532 112,101
2096 1,429,204 113,220
2095 1,444,480 114,375
2094 1,459,743 115,544
2093 1,475,492 116,736
2092 1,490,946 117,967
2091 1,506,239 119,241
2090 1,521,837 120,512
2089 1,538,128 121,819
2088 1,554,688 123,178
2087 1,571,208 124,544
2086 1,588,504 125,925
2085 1,605,957 127,318
2084 1,624,320 128,751
2083 1,643,261 130,180
2082 1,662,175 131,625
2081 1,681,314 133,102
2080 1,701,168 134,590
2079 1,721,318 136,086
2078 1,741,916 137,564
2077 1,762,807 139,061
2076 1,784,335 140,566
2075 1,806,786 142,044
2074 1,829,227 143,548
2073 1,851,366 145,029
2072 1,874,026 146,477
2071 1,897,167 147,906
2070 1,921,183 149,319
2069 1,944,841 150,725
2068 1,968,581 152,114
2067 1,994,208 153,489
2066 2,019,687 154,857
2065 2,045,997 156,167
2064 2,071,940 157,470
2063 2,097,727 158,716
2062 2,123,391 159,937
2061 2,149,881 161,139
2060 2,177,114 162,360
2059 2,204,104 163,517
2058 2,231,438 164,633
2057 2,259,550 165,729
2056 2,289,280 166,786
2055 2,319,090 167,843
2054 2,346,686 168,878
2053 2,375,139 169,899
2052 2,402,864 170,889
2051 2,432,239 171,826
2050 2,460,425 172,758
2049 2,489,784 173,648
2048 2,517,716 174,528
2047 2,547,032 175,355
2046 2,576,313 176,100
2045 2,604,829 176,804
2044 2,633,079 177,498
2043 2,661,800 178,111
2042 2,690,344 178,695
2041 2,720,561 179,263
2040 2,749,705 179,764
2039 2,777,922 180,227
2038 2,804,291 180,671
2037 2,830,793 181,038
2036 2,857,546 181,303
2035 2,884,800 181,497
2034 2,913,808 181,650
2033 2,940,732 181,713
2032 2,967,485 181,717
2031 2,991,207 181,651
2030 3,015,049 181,514
2029 3,038,829 181,335
2028 3,064,003 181,116
2027 3,089,959 180,863
2026 3,116,111 180,555
2025 3,141,481 180,185
2024 3,164,253 179,744
2023 3,185,073 179,285
2022 3,204,802 178,781
2021 3,244,907 178,522
2020 3,299,349 178,250
2019 3,345,533 177,661
2018 3,387,000 177,017
2017 3,428,682 176,342
2016 3,473,003 175,646
2015 3,518,541 174,905
2014 3,564,829 174,138
2013 3,610,859 173,369
2012 3,670,113 172,587
2011 3,741,798 171,801
2010 3,811,472 170,906
2009 3,879,794 169,869
2008 3,947,544 168,808
2007 4,013,424 167,758
2006 4,063,272 166,639
2005 4,096,493 165,450
2004 4,140,987 164,239
2003 4,178,523 162,976
2002 4,188,002 161,641
2001 4,179,438 160,237
2000 4,159,771 158,616
1999 4,130,305 156,702
1998 4,089,356 154,677
1997 4,018,227 152,569
1996 3,875,246 150,436
1995 3,715,564 148,208
1994 3,725,412 145,890
1993 3,904,482 143,726
1992 4,234,616 141,617
1991 4,458,343 139,520
1990 4,448,652 137,857
1989 4,433,983 136,512
1988 4,414,404 135,000
1987 4,390,246 133,227
1986 4,362,115 131,239
1985 4,330,364 129,159
1984 4,295,536 127,067
1983 4,258,728 125,044
1982 4,221,100 123,087
1981 4,184,217 121,166
1980 4,148,426 119,290
1979 4,113,300 117,528
1978 4,078,240 115,834
1977 4,042,124 114,135
1976 4,004,552 112,425
1975 3,965,743 110,725
1974 3,926,472 109,076
1973 3,887,376 107,498
1972 3,848,271 106,002
1971 3,809,376 104,564
1970 3,773,247 103,165
1969 3,737,765 101,879
1968 3,698,794 100,675
1967 3,656,223 99,504
1966 3,610,562 98,463
1965 3,562,834 97,493
1964 3,513,441 96,505
1963 3,461,942 95,519
1962 3,407,532 94,505
1961 3,348,035 93,490
1960 3,281,381 92,585

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/saint-lucia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,992 people (a 2.84% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.36% to 172,758 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.

Saint Lucia is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 182K 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
Saint Lucia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Saint Lucia
2100 -1.02% -0.97%
2099 -1.06% -0.98%
2098 -1.13% -0.97%
2097 -1.1% -0.99%
2096 -1.06% -1.01%
2095 -1.05% -1.01%
2094 -1.07% -1.02%
2093 -1.04% -1.04%
2092 -1.02% -1.07%
2091 -1.02% -1.05%
2090 -1.06% -1.07%
2089 -1.07% -1.1%
2088 -1.05% -1.1%
2087 -1.09% -1.1%
2086 -1.09% -1.09%
2085 -1.13% -1.11%
2084 -1.15% -1.1%
2083 -1.14% -1.1%
2082 -1.14% -1.11%
2081 -1.17% -1.11%
2080 -1.17% -1.1%
2079 -1.18% -1.07%
2078 -1.19% -1.08%
2077 -1.21% -1.07%
2076 -1.24% -1.04%
2075 -1.23% -1.05%
2074 -1.2% -1.02%
2073 -1.21% -0.99%
2072 -1.22% -0.97%
2071 -1.25% -0.95%
2070 -1.22% -0.93%
2069 -1.21% -0.91%
2068 -1.29% -0.9%
2067 -1.26% -0.88%
2066 -1.29% -0.84%
2065 -1.25% -0.83%
2064 -1.23% -0.78%
2063 -1.21% -0.76%
2062 -1.23% -0.75%
2061 -1.25% -0.75%
2060 -1.22% -0.71%
2059 -1.22% -0.68%
2058 -1.24% -0.66%
2057 -1.3% -0.63%
2056 -1.29% -0.63%
2055 -1.18% -0.61%
2054 -1.2% -0.6%
2053 -1.15% -0.58%
2052 -1.21% -0.55%
2051 -1.15% -0.54%
2050 -1.18% -0.51%
2049 -1.11% -0.5%
2048 -1.15% -0.47%
2047 -1.14% -0.42%
2046 -1.09% -0.4%
2045 -1.07% -0.39%
2044 -1.08% -0.34%
2043 -1.06% -0.33%
2042 -1.11% -0.32%
2041 -1.06% -0.28%
2040 -1.02% -0.26%
2039 -0.94% -0.25%
2038 -0.94% -0.2%
2037 -0.94% -0.15%
2036 -0.94% -0.11%
2035 -1% -0.08%
2034 -0.92% -0.03%
2033 -0.9% -0.002%
2032 -0.79% 0.04%
2031 -0.79% 0.08%
2030 -0.78% 0.1%
2029 -0.82% 0.12%
2028 -0.84% 0.14%
2027 -0.84% 0.17%
2026 -0.81% 0.21%
2025 -0.72% 0.25%
2024 -0.65% 0.26%
2023 -0.62% 0.28%
2022 -1.24% 0.15%
2021 -1.65% 0.15%
2020 -1.38% 0.33%
2019 -1.22% 0.36%
2018 -1.22% 0.38%
2017 -1.28% 0.4%
2016 -1.29% 0.42%
2015 -1.3% 0.44%
2014 -1.27% 0.44%
2013 -1.61% 0.45%
2012 -1.92% 0.46%
2011 -1.83% 0.52%
2010 -1.76% 0.61%
2009 -1.72% 0.63%
2008 -1.64% 0.63%
2007 -1.23% 0.67%
2006 -0.81% 0.72%
2005 -1.07% 0.74%
2004 -0.9% 0.77%
2003 -0.23% 0.83%
2002 0.2% 0.88%
2001 0.47% 1.02%
2000 0.71% 1.22%
1999 1% 1.31%
1998 1.77% 1.38%
1997 3.69% 1.42%
1996 4.3% 1.5%
1995 -0.26% 1.59%
1994 -4.59% 1.51%
1993 -7.8% 1.49%
1992 -5.02% 1.5%
1991 0.22% 1.21%
1990 0.33% 0.99%
1989 0.44% 1.12%
1988 0.55% 1.33%
1987 0.64% 1.51%
1986 0.73% 1.61%
1985 0.81% 1.65%
1984 0.86% 1.62%
1983 0.89% 1.59%
1982 0.88% 1.59%
1981 0.86% 1.57%
1980 0.85% 1.5%
1979 0.86% 1.46%
1978 0.89% 1.49%
1977 0.94% 1.52%
1976 0.98% 1.54%
1975 1% 1.51%
1974 1.01% 1.47%
1973 1.02% 1.41%
1972 1.02% 1.38%
1971 0.96% 1.36%
1970 0.95% 1.26%
1969 1.05% 1.2%
1968 1.16% 1.18%
1967 1.26% 1.06%
1966 1.34% 0.99%
1965 1.41% 1.02%
1964 1.49% 1.03%
1963 1.6% 1.07%
1962 1.78% 1.09%
1961 2.03% 0.98%

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/saint-lucia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Saint Lucia's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Saint Lucia
Current population
3116111
180638
Population rank 135/197 178/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.002%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
19.1 hours
One birth every
21.4 minutes
4.34 hours
One death every
12.3 minutes
5.67 hours
Daily growth/decline -57 +1
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +459
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 153/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
2.27 weeks
Annual migration change -6,994 -23
Net migration rank 124/196 79/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 8,079
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 180/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 98/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Saint Lucia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Saint Lucia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -23
2024 - -4,497 - -7
2023 -18,292 -485 475 0
2022 -20,197 -485 530 0
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -15 0
2020 -22,502 -26,840 562 0
2019 -15,192 -27,841 609 0
2018 -10,761 -29,147 694 -18
2017 -12,810 -30,650 724 -38
2016 -13,009 -32,173 767 -57
2015 -11,942 -33,948 841 -69
2014 -11,009 -35,683 852 -90
2013 -8,367 -37,002 892 -114
2012 -6,761 -66,378 916 -135
2011 -5,354 -64,875 934 -150
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,176 -170
2009 652 -68,182 1,349 -276
2008 161 -68,140 1,369 -331
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,422 -352
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,511 -339
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,553 -358
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,615 -378
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,694 -397
2002 10,972 -13,312 1,774 -409
2001 10,424 9,055 1,860 -416
2000 11,722 8,138 1,967 -176
1999 13,568 25,495 2,389 -361
1998 18,492 24,335 2,294 -268
1997 19,311 80,133 2,709 -519
1996 13,327 173,193 2,649 -571
1995 5,926 126,914 3,019 -638
1994 4,895 -157,427 2,976 -721
1993 -27,199 -178,416 2,899 -824
1992 -17,883 -436,814 2,981 -834
1991 33,692 -26,483 3,009 -963
1990 34,993 -22,829 3,061 -1,790
1989 36,802 -19,634 3,146 -1,734
1988 39,058 -17,058 3,229 -1,606
1987 41,172 -14,853 3,351 -1,423
1986 42,884 -12,941 3,496 -1,453
1985 44,983 -11,429 3,591 -1,465
1984 46,413 -10,321 3,526 -1,468
1983 47,135 -9,599 3,443 -1,462
1982 47,023 -9,298 3,360 -1,423
1981 45,423 -9,384 3,306 -1,403
1980 42,911 -7,368 3,275 -1,422
1979 42,157 -7,454 3,301 -1,625
1978 44,800 -9,382 3,340 -1,635
1977 48,643 -11,834 3,240 -1,543
1976 52,107 -13,778 3,166 -1,444
1975 53,629 -14,348 3,126 -1,454
1974 53,600 -14,345 3,106 -1,472
1973 52,989 -14,043 3,033 -1,513
1972 54,072 -14,807 3,028 -1,566
1971 54,352 -15,829 3,046 -1,625
1970 54,455 -20,714 3,093 -1,709
1969 58,454 -21,229 3,143 -1,954
1968 61,422 -20,704 3,154 -1,937
1967 65,618 -21,195 3,113 -1,997
1966 70,085 -23,196 3,028 -2,065
1965 72,896 -24,330 3,042 -2,067
1964 74,151 -23,922 3,074 -2,079
1963 75,380 -22,611 3,048 -2,060
1962 77,582 -21,531 3,124 -2,082
1961 77,601 -14,655 3,173 -2,189
1960 76,840 -6,481 3,202 -2,366

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/saint-lucia | 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 Saint Lucia 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,039 people) and 4.31% is from migration (a loss of 272 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 8,079 people or 4.5% in Saint Lucia.

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
Saint Lucia
City Population
Castries 20K
Vieux Fort 15.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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