The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 2,126,324 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 2,124,696 in Slovenia.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.48 times bigger than Slovenia's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Slovenia has grown from 2M to 2.12M (6.21% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.6% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 17% in Slovenia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Slovenia: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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2124696
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 147/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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1.49 hours
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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31 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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24.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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2.64 hours
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | +3,319 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +16 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +5,863 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.28% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 151/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 1,584,720 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 1,594,131 | 2.03% | 0.59% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 1,603,649 | 1.78% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 1,616,971 | 1.6% | 0.83% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 1,632,114 | 1.49% | 0.94% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 1,649,160 | 1.41% | 1.04% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 1,669,905 | 1.34% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 1,689,528 | 1.26% | 1.18% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 1,704,546 | 1.16% | 0.89% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 1,713,874 | 1.05% | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 1,724,891 | 0.95% | 0.64% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 1,738,335 | 0.96% | 0.78% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 1,752,233 | 1.02% | 0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 1,766,697 | 1.02% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 1,776,132 | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 1,793,581 | 1% | 0.98% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 1,820,249 | 0.98% | 1.49% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 1,842,377 | 0.94% | 1.22% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 1,862,548 | 0.89% | 1.09% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 1,882,599 | 0.86% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 1,901,315 | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 1,906,531 | 0.86% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 1,910,334 | 0.88% | 0.2% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 1,922,321 | 0.89% | 0.63% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 1,932,154 | 0.86% | 0.51% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 1,941,641 | 0.81% | 0.49% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 1,965,964 | 0.73% | 1.25% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 1,989,776 | 0.64% | 1.21% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 1,995,196 | 0.55% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 1,996,351 | 0.44% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 1,998,161 | 0.33% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 1,999,429 | 0.22% | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 1,996,498 | -5.02% | -0.15% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 1,991,746 | -7.8% | -0.24% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 1,989,443 | -4.59% | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 1,989,872 | -0.26% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 1,988,628 | 4.3% | -0.06% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 1,985,956 | 3.69% | -0.13% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 1,981,629 | 1.77% | -0.22% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 1,983,045 | 1% | 0.07% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 1,988,925 | 0.71% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 1,992,060 | 0.47% | 0.16% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 1,994,530 | 0.2% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 1,995,733 | -0.23% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 1,997,012 | -0.9% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 2,000,474 | -1.07% | 0.17% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 2,006,868 | -0.81% | 0.32% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 2,018,122 | -1.23% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 2,021,316 | -1.64% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 2,039,669 | -1.72% | 0.91% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 2,048,583 | -1.76% | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 2,052,843 | -1.83% | 0.21% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 2,057,159 | -1.92% | 0.21% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 2,059,953 | -1.61% | 0.14% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 2,061,980 | -1.27% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 2,063,531 | -1.3% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 2,065,042 | -1.29% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 2,066,388 | -1.28% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 2,073,894 | -1.22% | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 2,088,385 | -1.22% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 2,102,419 | -1.38% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 2,108,079 | -1.65% | 0.27% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 2,112,076 | -1.24% | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 2,120,461 | -0.62% | 0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 2,126,324 | -0.65% | 0.28% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 2,124,696 | -0.76% | -0.08% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 2,122,189 | -0.82% | -0.12% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 2,119,145 | -0.84% | -0.14% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 2,115,423 | -0.83% | -0.18% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 2,111,105 | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 2,106,524 | -0.79% | -0.22% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 2,101,619 | -0.79% | -0.23% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 2,096,578 | -0.85% | -0.24% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 2,091,480 | -0.91% | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 2,086,418 | -0.96% | -0.24% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 2,081,306 | -0.97% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 2,075,930 | -0.94% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 2,070,284 | -0.94% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 2,064,791 | -0.94% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 2,059,470 | -0.98% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 2,054,131 | -1.04% | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 2,048,670 | -1.09% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 2,042,743 | -1.09% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 2,036,503 | -1.07% | -0.31% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 2,030,103 | -1.08% | -0.31% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 2,023,552 | -1.08% | -0.32% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 2,016,934 | -1.12% | -0.33% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 2,010,203 | -1.14% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 2,003,376 | -1.13% | -0.34% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 1,996,286 | -1.14% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 1,988,691 | -1.16% | -0.38% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Slovenia gained 63,057 people (a 3.15% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Slovenia's population increased by 61,165 (a 2.96% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Slovenia was ranked 142nd in 2005 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.4% to 1,988,691 people and rank change from 147th to 148th.
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 |
| Ljubljana | 284K |
| Maribor | 96.2K |
| Kranj | 37.9K |
| Celje | 37.9K |
| Velenje | 25.6K |
| Novo Mesto | 24.2K |
| Nova Gorica | 13K |
| Izola | 11.7K |
| Murska Sobota | 11.2K |
| Piran | 3.79K |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 81.9 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 45.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 273.5 ppl/mi² |
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