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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 2.9 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Sierra Leone
2100 1,368,666 16,111,324
2099 1,382,821 16,126,181
2098 1,397,565 16,139,280
2097 1,413,532 16,154,153
2096 1,429,204 16,164,923
2095 1,444,480 16,173,557
2094 1,459,743 16,173,155
2093 1,475,492 16,177,864
2092 1,490,946 16,175,032
2091 1,506,239 16,168,153
2090 1,521,837 16,158,415
2089 1,538,128 16,146,773
2088 1,554,688 16,133,018
2087 1,571,208 16,116,823
2086 1,588,504 16,089,780
2085 1,605,957 16,068,438
2084 1,624,320 16,044,782
2083 1,643,261 16,011,134
2082 1,662,175 15,975,073
2081 1,681,314 15,935,071
2080 1,701,168 15,896,846
2079 1,721,318 15,854,898
2078 1,741,916 15,805,607
2077 1,762,807 15,754,551
2076 1,784,335 15,699,439
2075 1,806,786 15,639,458
2074 1,829,227 15,584,377
2073 1,851,366 15,516,736
2072 1,874,026 15,446,543
2071 1,897,167 15,374,790
2070 1,921,183 15,297,449
2069 1,944,841 15,216,666
2068 1,968,581 15,128,048
2067 1,994,208 15,032,144
2066 2,019,687 14,935,222
2065 2,045,997 14,837,697
2064 2,071,940 14,740,749
2063 2,097,727 14,642,031
2062 2,123,391 14,529,557
2061 2,149,881 14,423,861
2060 2,177,114 14,311,215
2059 2,204,104 14,198,706
2058 2,231,438 14,080,827
2057 2,259,550 13,960,869
2056 2,289,280 13,836,132
2055 2,319,090 13,706,113
2054 2,346,686 13,579,802
2053 2,375,139 13,444,465
2052 2,402,864 13,303,409
2051 2,432,239 13,156,370
2050 2,460,425 13,010,109
2049 2,489,784 12,867,021
2048 2,517,716 12,716,015
2047 2,547,032 12,570,250
2046 2,576,313 12,414,307
2045 2,604,829 12,257,874
2044 2,633,079 12,092,075
2043 2,661,800 11,931,531
2042 2,690,344 11,770,467
2041 2,720,561 11,602,993
2040 2,749,705 11,431,337
2039 2,777,922 11,262,807
2038 2,804,291 11,100,099
2037 2,830,793 10,931,629
2036 2,857,546 10,760,758
2035 2,884,800 10,585,702
2034 2,913,808 10,413,826
2033 2,940,732 10,241,196
2032 2,967,485 10,062,575
2031 2,991,207 9,883,708
2030 3,015,049 9,708,038
2029 3,038,829 9,532,000
2028 3,064,003 9,360,873
2027 3,089,959 9,179,702
2026 3,116,111 9,001,269
2025 3,141,481 8,822,114
2024 3,164,253 8,642,022
2023 3,185,073 8,460,512
2022 3,204,802 8,276,807
2021 3,244,907 8,094,602
2020 3,299,349 7,912,558
2019 3,345,533 7,731,991
2018 3,387,000 7,554,563
2017 3,428,682 7,379,299
2016 3,473,003 7,205,328
2015 3,518,541 7,037,655
2014 3,564,829 6,876,385
2013 3,610,859 6,714,051
2012 3,670,113 6,551,080
2011 3,741,798 6,387,251
2010 3,811,472 6,222,714
2009 3,879,794 6,055,646
2008 3,947,544 5,894,722
2007 4,013,424 5,749,352
2006 4,063,272 5,624,466
2005 4,096,493 5,501,712
2004 4,140,987 5,355,717
2003 4,178,523 5,177,687
2002 4,188,002 4,971,435
2001 4,179,438 4,692,716
2000 4,159,771 4,423,611
1999 4,130,305 4,318,043
1998 4,089,356 4,295,785
1997 4,018,227 4,253,716
1996 3,875,246 4,199,210
1995 3,715,564 4,179,179
1994 3,725,412 4,173,105
1993 3,904,482 4,157,130
1992 4,234,616 4,166,366
1991 4,458,343 4,246,267
1990 4,448,652 4,196,828
1989 4,433,983 4,034,037
1988 4,414,404 3,934,517
1987 4,390,246 3,829,718
1986 4,362,115 3,728,380
1985 4,330,364 3,638,438
1984 4,295,536 3,558,758
1983 4,258,728 3,481,646
1982 4,221,100 3,408,183
1981 4,184,217 3,338,940
1980 4,148,426 3,272,089
1979 4,113,300 3,207,499
1978 4,078,240 3,145,517
1977 4,042,124 3,085,354
1976 4,004,552 3,028,820
1975 3,965,743 2,974,657
1974 3,926,472 2,920,459
1973 3,887,376 2,866,955
1972 3,848,271 2,814,388
1971 3,809,376 2,763,222
1970 3,773,247 2,712,286
1969 3,737,765 2,661,365
1968 3,698,794 2,611,532
1967 3,656,223 2,562,384
1966 3,610,562 2,514,638
1965 3,562,834 2,468,666
1964 3,513,441 2,424,390
1963 3,461,942 2,382,258
1962 3,407,532 2,342,242
1961 3,348,035 2,304,227
1960 3,281,381 2,268,356

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M 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
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Sierra Leone
2100 -1.02% -0.09%
2099 -1.06% -0.08%
2098 -1.13% -0.09%
2097 -1.1% -0.07%
2096 -1.06% -0.05%
2095 -1.05% 0.002%
2094 -1.07% -0.03%
2093 -1.04% 0.02%
2092 -1.02% 0.04%
2091 -1.02% 0.06%
2090 -1.06% 0.07%
2089 -1.07% 0.09%
2088 -1.05% 0.1%
2087 -1.09% 0.17%
2086 -1.09% 0.13%
2085 -1.13% 0.15%
2084 -1.15% 0.21%
2083 -1.14% 0.23%
2082 -1.14% 0.25%
2081 -1.17% 0.24%
2080 -1.17% 0.26%
2079 -1.18% 0.31%
2078 -1.19% 0.32%
2077 -1.21% 0.35%
2076 -1.24% 0.38%
2075 -1.23% 0.35%
2074 -1.2% 0.44%
2073 -1.21% 0.45%
2072 -1.22% 0.47%
2071 -1.25% 0.51%
2070 -1.22% 0.53%
2069 -1.21% 0.59%
2068 -1.29% 0.64%
2067 -1.26% 0.65%
2066 -1.29% 0.66%
2065 -1.25% 0.66%
2064 -1.23% 0.67%
2063 -1.21% 0.77%
2062 -1.23% 0.73%
2061 -1.25% 0.79%
2060 -1.22% 0.79%
2059 -1.22% 0.84%
2058 -1.24% 0.86%
2057 -1.3% 0.9%
2056 -1.29% 0.95%
2055 -1.18% 0.93%
2054 -1.2% 1.01%
2053 -1.15% 1.06%
2052 -1.21% 1.12%
2051 -1.15% 1.12%
2050 -1.18% 1.11%
2049 -1.11% 1.19%
2048 -1.15% 1.16%
2047 -1.14% 1.26%
2046 -1.09% 1.28%
2045 -1.07% 1.37%
2044 -1.08% 1.35%
2043 -1.06% 1.37%
2042 -1.11% 1.44%
2041 -1.06% 1.5%
2040 -1.02% 1.5%
2039 -0.94% 1.47%
2038 -0.94% 1.54%
2037 -0.94% 1.59%
2036 -0.94% 1.65%
2035 -1% 1.65%
2034 -0.92% 1.69%
2033 -0.9% 1.78%
2032 -0.79% 1.81%
2031 -0.79% 1.81%
2030 -0.78% 1.85%
2029 -0.82% 1.83%
2028 -0.84% 1.97%
2027 -0.84% 1.98%
2026 -0.81% 2.03%
2025 -0.72% 2.08%
2024 -0.65% 2.15%
2023 -0.62% 2.22%
2022 -1.24% 2.25%
2021 -1.65% 2.3%
2020 -1.38% 2.34%
2019 -1.22% 2.35%
2018 -1.22% 2.38%
2017 -1.28% 2.41%
2016 -1.29% 2.38%
2015 -1.3% 2.35%
2014 -1.27% 2.42%
2013 -1.61% 2.49%
2012 -1.92% 2.56%
2011 -1.83% 2.64%
2010 -1.76% 2.76%
2009 -1.72% 2.73%
2008 -1.64% 2.53%
2007 -1.23% 2.22%
2006 -0.81% 2.23%
2005 -1.07% 2.73%
2004 -0.9% 3.44%
2003 -0.23% 4.15%
2002 0.2% 5.94%
2001 0.47% 6.08%
2000 0.71% 2.44%
1999 1% 0.52%
1998 1.77% 0.99%
1997 3.69% 1.3%
1996 4.3% 0.48%
1995 -0.26% 0.15%
1994 -4.59% 0.38%
1993 -7.8% -0.22%
1992 -5.02% -1.88%
1991 0.22% 1.18%
1990 0.33% 4.04%
1989 0.44% 2.53%
1988 0.55% 2.74%
1987 0.64% 2.72%
1986 0.73% 2.47%
1985 0.81% 2.24%
1984 0.86% 2.21%
1983 0.89% 2.16%
1982 0.88% 2.07%
1981 0.86% 2.04%
1980 0.85% 2.01%
1979 0.86% 1.97%
1978 0.89% 1.95%
1977 0.94% 1.87%
1976 0.98% 1.82%
1975 1% 1.86%
1974 1.01% 1.87%
1973 1.02% 1.87%
1972 1.02% 1.85%
1971 0.96% 1.88%
1970 0.95% 1.91%
1969 1.05% 1.91%
1968 1.16% 1.92%
1967 1.26% 1.9%
1966 1.34% 1.86%
1965 1.41% 1.83%
1964 1.49% 1.77%
1963 1.6% 1.71%
1962 1.78% 1.65%
1961 2.03% 1.58%

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

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In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Sierra Leone
Current population
3116111
9049533
Population rank 135/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.11%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +497
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 47/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -11,309
Net migration rank 124/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -11,309
2024 - -4,497 - -11,000
2023 -18,292 -485 188,788 -4,000
2022 -20,197 -485 186,625 -4,000
2021 -33,670 -25,865 183,326 -1,544
2020 -22,502 -26,840 181,015 1,292
2019 -15,192 -27,841 181,068 -2,238
2018 -10,761 -29,147 178,772 -2,741
2017 -12,810 -30,650 173,259 1,234
2016 -13,009 -32,173 168,784 4,657
2015 -11,942 -33,948 162,275 -356
2014 -11,009 -35,683 160,137 485
2013 -8,367 -37,002 161,265 2,773
2012 -6,761 -66,378 160,915 988
2011 -5,354 -64,875 158,858 6,895
2010 -1,895 -67,228 155,338 7,983
2009 652 -68,182 152,669 18,145
2008 161 -68,140 149,855 1,182
2007 1,557 -65,335 145,740 -6,042
2006 2,714 -38,622 144,127 -34,052
2005 6,546 -37,086 137,234 -1,805
2004 9,549 -68,008 132,661 23,897
2003 10,781 -27,396 130,312 69,185
2002 10,972 -13,312 126,429 86,578
2001 10,424 9,055 116,647 227,791
2000 11,722 8,138 110,754 83,013
1999 13,568 25,495 102,295 -84,926
1998 18,492 24,335 103,906 -76,766
1997 19,311 80,133 105,433 -48,437
1996 13,327 173,193 104,140 -52,110
1995 5,926 126,914 100,885 -112,857
1994 4,895 -157,427 101,486 -77,371
1993 -27,199 -178,416 103,317 -95,476
1992 -17,883 -436,814 103,251 -129,565
1991 33,692 -26,483 105,477 -238,965
1990 34,993 -22,829 100,778 131,587
1989 36,802 -19,634 98,298 -5,079
1988 39,058 -17,058 96,344 9,470
1987 41,172 -14,853 94,235 9,558
1986 42,884 -12,941 90,902 7,992
1985 44,983 -11,429 88,869 -7,873
1984 46,413 -10,321 87,072 -8,708
1983 47,135 -9,599 84,628 -8,783
1982 47,023 -9,298 82,457 -11,379
1981 45,423 -9,384 80,111 -12,699
1980 42,911 -7,368 77,932 -11,641
1979 42,157 -7,454 75,992 -13,095
1978 44,800 -9,382 74,130 -13,073
1977 48,643 -11,834 71,663 -12,399
1976 52,107 -13,778 69,506 -15,686
1975 53,629 -14,348 67,560 -13,058
1974 53,600 -14,345 65,357 -11,473
1973 52,989 -14,043 62,443 -9,322
1972 54,072 -14,807 60,279 -8,267
1971 54,352 -15,829 58,484 -8,162
1970 54,455 -20,714 56,513 -4,957
1969 58,454 -21,229 54,768 -4,485
1968 61,422 -20,704 53,126 -3,743
1967 65,618 -21,195 51,734 -2,819
1966 70,085 -23,196 49,486 -2,911
1965 72,896 -24,330 47,223 -1,851
1964 74,151 -23,922 45,487 -2,308
1963 75,380 -22,611 43,569 -2,480
1962 77,582 -21,531 41,603 -2,658
1961 77,601 -14,655 40,022 -2,947
1960 76,840 -6,481 38,192 -3,528

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

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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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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