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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 18,931,966 people in Senegal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 19,596,169 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 6.29 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.68% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.6M (70.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Senegal
2100 1,368,062 47,474,574
2099 1,382,211 47,302,101
2098 1,396,949 47,124,428
2097 1,412,908 46,935,783
2096 1,428,574 46,742,299
2095 1,443,843 46,541,530
2094 1,459,099 46,331,819
2093 1,474,841 46,117,446
2092 1,490,288 45,896,926
2091 1,505,574 45,669,419
2090 1,521,165 45,435,395
2089 1,537,449 45,190,699
2088 1,554,002 44,942,408
2087 1,570,515 44,685,891
2086 1,587,803 44,418,490
2085 1,605,248 44,143,926
2084 1,623,603 43,864,819
2083 1,642,536 43,572,529
2082 1,661,441 43,279,061
2081 1,680,572 42,978,412
2080 1,700,417 42,673,206
2079 1,720,559 42,360,446
2078 1,741,147 42,038,513
2077 1,762,029 41,710,573
2076 1,783,547 41,373,492
2075 1,805,988 41,024,071
2074 1,828,419 40,668,576
2073 1,850,549 40,306,673
2072 1,873,199 39,937,069
2071 1,896,330 39,562,087
2070 1,920,335 39,181,827
2069 1,943,983 38,789,497
2068 1,967,713 38,392,382
2067 1,993,328 37,991,278
2066 2,018,796 37,578,685
2065 2,045,094 37,162,056
2064 2,071,026 36,738,762
2063 2,096,801 36,312,562
2062 2,122,454 35,879,325
2061 2,148,932 35,443,454
2060 2,176,154 35,004,974
2059 2,203,131 34,566,478
2058 2,230,453 34,117,578
2057 2,258,553 33,668,392
2056 2,288,270 33,214,418
2055 2,318,066 32,760,822
2054 2,345,650 32,308,761
2053 2,374,091 31,854,267
2052 2,401,804 31,400,703
2051 2,431,166 30,944,985
2050 2,459,340 30,486,035
2049 2,488,686 30,028,301
2048 2,516,605 29,566,333
2047 2,545,909 29,107,317
2046 2,575,176 28,644,370
2045 2,603,679 28,183,606
2044 2,631,917 27,720,422
2043 2,660,625 27,256,832
2042 2,689,157 26,792,904
2041 2,719,360 26,328,316
2040 2,748,491 25,862,356
2039 2,776,696 25,394,612
2038 2,803,054 24,924,728
2037 2,829,544 24,453,976
2036 2,856,285 23,983,290
2035 2,883,527 23,511,966
2034 2,912,522 23,043,425
2033 2,939,434 22,574,895
2032 2,966,176 22,106,910
2031 2,989,887 21,639,797
2030 3,013,719 21,175,234
2029 3,037,488 20,716,123
2028 3,062,650 20,260,670
2027 3,088,595 19,811,163
2026 3,114,736 19,369,097
2025 3,140,095 18,931,966
2024 3,164,253 18,501,984
2023 3,185,073 18,077,573
2022 3,204,802 17,651,103
2021 3,244,907 17,220,867
2020 3,299,349 16,789,219
2019 3,345,533 16,352,922
2018 3,387,000 15,914,498
2017 3,428,682 15,475,002
2016 3,473,003 15,034,521
2015 3,518,541 14,593,331
2014 3,564,829 14,152,102
2013 3,610,859 13,710,849
2012 3,670,113 13,310,495
2011 3,741,798 12,958,897
2010 3,811,472 12,635,413
2009 3,879,794 12,337,389
2008 3,947,544 12,048,959
2007 4,013,424 11,770,344
2006 4,063,272 11,500,094
2005 4,096,493 11,235,472
2004 4,140,987 10,975,704
2003 4,178,523 10,721,176
2002 4,188,002 10,466,214
2001 4,179,438 10,212,942
2000 4,159,771 9,968,260
1999 4,130,305 9,730,887
1998 4,089,356 9,502,952
1997 4,018,227 9,283,495
1996 3,875,246 9,067,014
1995 3,715,564 8,848,101
1994 3,725,412 8,624,078
1993 3,904,482 8,396,288
1992 4,234,616 8,168,395
1991 4,458,343 7,943,085
1990 4,448,652 7,720,523
1989 4,433,983 7,502,207
1988 4,414,404 7,289,618
1987 4,390,246 7,081,530
1986 4,362,115 6,878,192
1985 4,330,364 6,683,287
1984 4,295,536 6,499,364
1983 4,258,728 6,324,504
1982 4,221,100 6,156,961
1981 4,184,217 5,997,160
1980 4,148,426 5,845,638
1979 4,113,300 5,702,895
1978 4,078,240 5,568,096
1977 4,042,124 5,439,549
1976 4,004,552 5,308,564
1975 3,965,743 5,170,810
1974 3,926,472 5,029,437
1973 3,887,376 4,885,181
1972 3,848,271 4,741,631
1971 3,809,376 4,601,864
1970 3,773,247 4,466,328
1969 3,737,765 4,334,974
1968 3,698,794 4,207,587
1967 3,656,223 4,083,870
1966 3,610,562 3,964,299
1965 3,562,834 3,849,788
1964 3,513,441 3,740,535
1963 3,461,942 3,635,876
1962 3,407,532 3,534,686
1961 3,348,035 3,436,375
1960 3,281,381 3,340,907

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,561,648 people (a 30.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Senegal will increase by 55.6% to 30,486,035 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Senegal
2100 -1.02% 0.36%
2099 -1.06% 0.38%
2098 -1.13% 0.4%
2097 -1.1% 0.41%
2096 -1.06% 0.43%
2095 -1.05% 0.45%
2094 -1.07% 0.46%
2093 -1.04% 0.48%
2092 -1.02% 0.5%
2091 -1.02% 0.52%
2090 -1.06% 0.54%
2089 -1.07% 0.55%
2088 -1.05% 0.57%
2087 -1.09% 0.6%
2086 -1.09% 0.62%
2085 -1.13% 0.64%
2084 -1.15% 0.67%
2083 -1.14% 0.68%
2082 -1.14% 0.7%
2081 -1.17% 0.72%
2080 -1.17% 0.74%
2079 -1.18% 0.77%
2078 -1.19% 0.79%
2077 -1.21% 0.81%
2076 -1.24% 0.85%
2075 -1.23% 0.87%
2074 -1.2% 0.9%
2073 -1.21% 0.93%
2072 -1.22% 0.95%
2071 -1.25% 0.97%
2070 -1.22% 1.01%
2069 -1.21% 1.03%
2068 -1.29% 1.06%
2067 -1.26% 1.1%
2066 -1.29% 1.12%
2065 -1.25% 1.15%
2064 -1.23% 1.17%
2063 -1.21% 1.21%
2062 -1.23% 1.23%
2061 -1.25% 1.25%
2060 -1.22% 1.27%
2059 -1.22% 1.32%
2058 -1.24% 1.33%
2057 -1.3% 1.37%
2056 -1.29% 1.38%
2055 -1.18% 1.4%
2054 -1.2% 1.43%
2053 -1.15% 1.44%
2052 -1.21% 1.47%
2051 -1.15% 1.51%
2050 -1.18% 1.52%
2049 -1.11% 1.56%
2048 -1.15% 1.58%
2047 -1.14% 1.62%
2046 -1.09% 1.63%
2045 -1.07% 1.67%
2044 -1.08% 1.7%
2043 -1.06% 1.73%
2042 -1.11% 1.76%
2041 -1.06% 1.8%
2040 -1.02% 1.84%
2039 -0.94% 1.89%
2038 -0.94% 1.93%
2037 -0.94% 1.96%
2036 -0.94% 2%
2035 -1% 2.03%
2034 -0.92% 2.08%
2033 -0.9% 2.12%
2032 -0.79% 2.16%
2031 -0.79% 2.19%
2030 -0.78% 2.22%
2029 -0.82% 2.25%
2028 -0.84% 2.27%
2027 -0.84% 2.28%
2026 -0.81% 2.31%
2025 -0.76% 2.32%
2024 -0.65% 2.35%
2023 -0.62% 2.42%
2022 -1.24% 2.5%
2021 -1.65% 2.57%
2020 -1.38% 2.67%
2019 -1.22% 2.75%
2018 -1.22% 2.84%
2017 -1.28% 2.93%
2016 -1.29% 3.02%
2015 -1.3% 3.12%
2014 -1.27% 3.22%
2013 -1.61% 3.01%
2012 -1.92% 2.71%
2011 -1.83% 2.56%
2010 -1.76% 2.42%
2009 -1.72% 2.39%
2008 -1.64% 2.37%
2007 -1.23% 2.35%
2006 -0.81% 2.36%
2005 -1.07% 2.37%
2004 -0.9% 2.37%
2003 -0.23% 2.44%
2002 0.2% 2.48%
2001 0.47% 2.45%
2000 0.71% 2.44%
1999 1% 2.4%
1998 1.77% 2.36%
1997 3.69% 2.39%
1996 4.3% 2.47%
1995 -0.26% 2.6%
1994 -4.59% 2.71%
1993 -7.8% 2.79%
1992 -5.02% 2.84%
1991 0.22% 2.88%
1990 0.33% 2.91%
1989 0.44% 2.92%
1988 0.55% 2.94%
1987 0.64% 2.96%
1986 0.73% 2.92%
1985 0.81% 2.83%
1984 0.86% 2.76%
1983 0.89% 2.72%
1982 0.88% 2.66%
1981 0.86% 2.59%
1980 0.85% 2.5%
1979 0.86% 2.42%
1978 0.89% 2.36%
1977 0.94% 2.47%
1976 0.98% 2.66%
1975 1% 2.81%
1974 1.01% 2.95%
1973 1.02% 3.03%
1972 1.02% 3.04%
1971 0.96% 3.03%
1970 0.95% 3.03%
1969 1.05% 3.03%
1968 1.16% 3.03%
1967 1.26% 3.02%
1966 1.34% 2.97%
1965 1.41% 2.92%
1964 1.49% 2.88%
1963 1.6% 2.86%
1962 1.78% 2.86%
1961 2.03% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.32%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Senegal
Current population
3114736
19596169
Population rank 135/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.24%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
1.23 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
5.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +1,178
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +429,982
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.32%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 35/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -12,636
Net migration rank 124/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -12,636
2024 -18,359 -4,497 438,108 -10,307
2023 -18,292 -485 431,006 -9,999
2022 -20,197 -485 415,507 16,425
2021 -33,670 -25,865 403,019 25,519
2020 -22,502 -26,840 400,910 33,848
2019 -15,192 -27,841 399,436 38,386
2018 -10,761 -29,147 405,454 33,567
2017 -12,810 -30,650 410,366 29,605
2016 -13,009 -32,173 411,480 29,498
2015 -11,942 -33,948 407,008 34,387
2014 -11,009 -35,683 405,019 36,030
2013 -8,367 -37,002 406,582 34,878
2012 -6,761 -66,378 402,243 -42,978
2011 -5,354 -64,875 387,290 -43,350
2010 -1,895 -67,228 372,934 -69,888
2009 652 -68,182 362,238 -69,239
2008 161 -68,140 351,661 -67,812
2007 1,557 -65,335 339,963 -66,580
2006 2,714 -38,622 331,364 -64,254
2005 6,546 -37,086 323,908 -61,781
2004 9,549 -68,008 317,286 -59,879
2003 10,781 -27,396 308,856 -57,213
2002 10,972 -13,312 298,842 -40,554
2001 10,424 9,055 289,690 -41,422
2000 11,722 8,138 283,946 -42,854
1999 13,568 25,495 277,944 -44,284
1998 18,492 24,335 267,404 -45,189
1997 19,311 80,133 261,200 -44,506
1996 13,327 173,193 255,418 -39,162
1995 5,926 126,914 252,552 -31,001
1994 4,895 -157,427 249,115 -22,633
1993 -27,199 -178,416 245,742 -16,649
1992 -17,883 -436,814 241,482 -14,796
1991 33,692 -26,483 237,713 -13,783
1990 34,993 -22,829 234,155 -12,959
1989 36,802 -19,634 227,797 -12,362
1988 39,058 -17,058 221,772 -12,036
1987 41,172 -14,853 218,522 -12,086
1986 42,884 -12,941 212,887 -12,655
1985 44,983 -11,429 208,218 -18,644
1984 46,413 -10,321 203,125 -24,858
1983 47,135 -9,599 197,673 -26,222
1982 47,023 -9,298 191,309 -27,672
1981 45,423 -9,384 185,917 -29,959
1980 42,911 -7,368 179,707 -32,616
1979 42,157 -7,454 173,425 -35,022
1978 44,800 -9,382 167,744 -36,559
1977 48,643 -11,834 161,636 -35,731
1976 52,107 -13,778 154,776 -18,716
1975 53,629 -14,348 147,311 -7,870
1974 53,600 -14,345 139,974 3,347
1973 52,989 -14,043 133,834 11,382
1972 54,072 -14,807 128,024 13,852
1971 54,352 -15,829 122,511 15,131
1970 54,455 -20,714 117,264 16,168
1969 58,454 -21,229 112,393 16,887
1968 61,422 -20,704 108,240 17,264
1967 65,618 -21,195 104,824 17,107
1966 70,085 -23,196 101,359 15,849
1965 72,896 -24,330 97,912 13,913
1964 74,151 -23,922 94,797 11,892
1963 75,380 -22,611 92,264 10,371
1962 77,582 -21,531 89,937 9,809
1961 77,601 -14,655 87,322 9,549
1960 76,840 -6,481 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In Senegal 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,122,294 people) and 5.09% is from migration (a gain of 220,929 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 215K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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