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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 6.58 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Somalia
2100 1,368,666 68,384,185
2099 1,382,821 68,040,371
2098 1,397,565 67,702,230
2097 1,413,532 67,362,336
2096 1,429,204 66,972,933
2095 1,444,480 66,585,659
2094 1,459,743 66,179,819
2093 1,475,492 65,760,590
2092 1,490,946 65,324,261
2091 1,506,239 64,852,843
2090 1,521,837 64,362,727
2089 1,538,128 63,922,797
2088 1,554,688 63,464,036
2087 1,571,208 62,987,028
2086 1,588,504 62,447,029
2085 1,605,957 61,873,597
2084 1,624,320 61,318,916
2083 1,643,261 60,761,800
2082 1,662,175 60,187,980
2081 1,681,314 59,676,722
2080 1,701,168 59,100,915
2079 1,721,318 58,477,428
2078 1,741,916 57,852,528
2077 1,762,807 57,211,821
2076 1,784,335 56,602,463
2075 1,806,786 56,005,600
2074 1,829,227 55,330,165
2073 1,851,366 54,651,918
2072 1,874,026 53,978,548
2071 1,897,167 53,284,016
2070 1,921,183 52,573,210
2069 1,944,841 51,878,214
2068 1,968,581 51,197,653
2067 1,994,208 50,493,028
2066 2,019,687 49,779,172
2065 2,045,997 49,024,665
2064 2,071,940 48,265,876
2063 2,097,727 47,522,361
2062 2,123,391 46,785,920
2061 2,149,881 46,037,526
2060 2,177,114 45,220,507
2059 2,204,104 44,397,936
2058 2,231,438 43,659,021
2057 2,259,550 42,897,422
2056 2,289,280 42,121,542
2055 2,319,090 41,318,179
2054 2,346,686 40,513,141
2053 2,375,139 39,744,995
2052 2,402,864 38,992,177
2051 2,432,239 38,228,872
2050 2,460,425 37,471,735
2049 2,489,784 36,739,905
2048 2,517,716 35,984,999
2047 2,547,032 35,218,863
2046 2,576,313 34,462,403
2045 2,604,829 33,717,596
2044 2,633,079 32,977,674
2043 2,661,800 32,247,710
2042 2,690,344 31,537,272
2041 2,720,561 30,794,853
2040 2,749,705 30,032,324
2039 2,777,922 29,312,883
2038 2,804,291 28,583,386
2037 2,830,793 27,838,646
2036 2,857,546 27,114,453
2035 2,884,800 26,385,421
2034 2,913,808 25,687,629
2033 2,940,732 25,018,509
2032 2,967,485 24,338,597
2031 2,991,207 23,657,353
2030 3,015,049 22,965,742
2029 3,038,829 22,299,610
2028 3,064,003 21,651,582
2027 3,089,959 20,991,860
2026 3,116,111 20,322,668
2025 3,141,481 19,666,990
2024 3,164,253 19,009,151
2023 3,185,073 18,358,615
2022 3,204,802 17,801,897
2021 3,244,907 17,271,431
2020 3,299,349 16,651,191
2019 3,345,533 16,030,971
2018 3,387,000 15,452,487
2017 3,428,682 14,916,629
2016 3,473,003 14,348,740
2015 3,518,541 13,806,963
2014 3,564,829 13,339,491
2013 3,610,859 12,869,594
2012 3,670,113 12,461,160
2011 3,741,798 12,348,830
2010 3,811,472 12,261,756
2009 3,879,794 11,961,201
2008 3,947,544 11,663,084
2007 4,013,424 11,322,582
2006 4,063,272 10,975,502
2005 4,096,493 10,644,228
2004 4,140,987 10,280,998
2003 4,178,523 9,909,157
2002 4,188,002 9,550,063
2001 4,179,438 9,198,493
2000 4,159,771 8,838,713
1999 4,130,305 8,492,059
1998 4,089,356 8,155,417
1997 4,018,227 7,824,525
1996 3,875,246 7,554,474
1995 3,715,564 7,285,007
1994 3,725,412 7,026,797
1993 3,904,482 6,681,399
1992 4,234,616 6,495,107
1991 4,458,343 6,813,760
1990 4,448,652 7,082,811
1989 4,433,983 7,114,817
1988 4,414,404 7,235,360
1987 4,390,246 7,228,302
1986 4,362,115 6,974,788
1985 4,330,364 6,693,289
1984 4,295,536 6,428,389
1983 4,258,728 6,198,430
1982 4,221,100 6,003,840
1981 4,184,217 5,982,849
1980 4,148,426 5,936,154
1979 4,113,300 5,449,117
1978 4,078,240 4,814,892
1977 4,042,124 4,484,050
1976 4,004,552 4,365,812
1975 3,965,743 4,257,535
1974 3,926,472 4,151,842
1973 3,887,376 4,045,592
1972 3,848,271 3,939,436
1971 3,809,376 3,837,691
1970 3,773,247 3,738,448
1969 3,737,765 3,641,015
1968 3,698,794 3,546,590
1967 3,656,223 3,454,537
1966 3,610,562 3,365,106
1965 3,562,834 3,277,874
1964 3,513,441 3,192,796
1963 3,461,942 3,110,361
1962 3,407,532 3,030,091
1961 3,348,035 2,952,054
1960 3,281,381 2,876,331

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 Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Somalia
2100 -1.02% 0.51%
2099 -1.06% 0.5%
2098 -1.13% 0.5%
2097 -1.1% 0.58%
2096 -1.06% 0.58%
2095 -1.05% 0.61%
2094 -1.07% 0.64%
2093 -1.04% 0.67%
2092 -1.02% 0.73%
2091 -1.02% 0.76%
2090 -1.06% 0.69%
2089 -1.07% 0.72%
2088 -1.05% 0.76%
2087 -1.09% 0.86%
2086 -1.09% 0.93%
2085 -1.13% 0.9%
2084 -1.15% 0.92%
2083 -1.14% 0.95%
2082 -1.14% 0.86%
2081 -1.17% 0.97%
2080 -1.17% 1.07%
2079 -1.18% 1.08%
2078 -1.19% 1.12%
2077 -1.21% 1.08%
2076 -1.24% 1.07%
2075 -1.23% 1.22%
2074 -1.2% 1.24%
2073 -1.21% 1.25%
2072 -1.22% 1.3%
2071 -1.25% 1.35%
2070 -1.22% 1.34%
2069 -1.21% 1.33%
2068 -1.29% 1.4%
2067 -1.26% 1.43%
2066 -1.29% 1.54%
2065 -1.25% 1.57%
2064 -1.23% 1.56%
2063 -1.21% 1.57%
2062 -1.23% 1.63%
2061 -1.25% 1.81%
2060 -1.22% 1.85%
2059 -1.22% 1.69%
2058 -1.24% 1.78%
2057 -1.3% 1.84%
2056 -1.29% 1.94%
2055 -1.18% 1.99%
2054 -1.2% 1.93%
2053 -1.15% 1.93%
2052 -1.21% 2%
2051 -1.15% 2.02%
2050 -1.18% 1.99%
2049 -1.11% 2.1%
2048 -1.15% 2.18%
2047 -1.14% 2.2%
2046 -1.09% 2.21%
2045 -1.07% 2.24%
2044 -1.08% 2.26%
2043 -1.06% 2.25%
2042 -1.11% 2.41%
2041 -1.06% 2.54%
2040 -1.02% 2.45%
2039 -0.94% 2.55%
2038 -0.94% 2.68%
2037 -0.94% 2.67%
2036 -0.94% 2.76%
2035 -1% 2.72%
2034 -0.92% 2.67%
2033 -0.9% 2.79%
2032 -0.79% 2.88%
2031 -0.79% 3.01%
2030 -0.78% 2.99%
2029 -0.82% 2.99%
2028 -0.84% 3.14%
2027 -0.84% 3.29%
2026 -0.81% 3.33%
2025 -0.72% 3.46%
2024 -0.65% 3.54%
2023 -0.62% 3.13%
2022 -1.24% 3.07%
2021 -1.65% 3.72%
2020 -1.38% 3.87%
2019 -1.22% 3.74%
2018 -1.22% 3.59%
2017 -1.28% 3.96%
2016 -1.29% 3.92%
2015 -1.3% 3.5%
2014 -1.27% 3.65%
2013 -1.61% 3.28%
2012 -1.92% 0.91%
2011 -1.83% 0.71%
2010 -1.76% 2.51%
2009 -1.72% 2.56%
2008 -1.64% 3.01%
2007 -1.23% 3.16%
2006 -0.81% 3.11%
2005 -1.07% 3.53%
2004 -0.9% 3.75%
2003 -0.23% 3.76%
2002 0.2% 3.82%
2001 0.47% 4.07%
2000 0.71% 4.08%
1999 1% 4.13%
1998 1.77% 4.23%
1997 3.69% 3.57%
1996 4.3% 3.7%
1995 -0.26% 3.67%
1994 -4.59% 5.17%
1993 -7.8% 2.87%
1992 -5.02% -4.68%
1991 0.22% -3.8%
1990 0.33% -0.45%
1989 0.44% -1.67%
1988 0.55% 0.1%
1987 0.64% 3.63%
1986 0.73% 4.21%
1985 0.81% 4.12%
1984 0.86% 3.71%
1983 0.89% 3.24%
1982 0.88% 0.35%
1981 0.86% 0.79%
1980 0.85% 8.94%
1979 0.86% 13.2%
1978 0.89% 7.38%
1977 0.94% 2.71%
1976 0.98% 2.54%
1975 1% 2.55%
1974 1.01% 2.63%
1973 1.02% 2.69%
1972 1.02% 2.65%
1971 0.96% 2.65%
1970 0.95% 2.68%
1969 1.05% 2.66%
1968 1.16% 2.66%
1967 1.26% 2.66%
1966 1.34% 2.66%
1965 1.41% 2.66%
1964 1.49% 2.65%
1963 1.6% 2.65%
1962 1.78% 2.64%
1961 2.03% 2.63%

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 Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Somalia
Current population
3116111
20503678
Population rank 135/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.25%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 8/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +12,077
Net migration rank 124/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 12,077
2024 - -4,497 - 26,859
2023 -18,292 -485 608,203 46,217
2022 -20,197 -485 551,450 -92,434
2021 -33,670 -25,865 566,399 35,506
2020 -22,502 -26,840 561,311 77,259
2019 -15,192 -27,841 548,756 53,124
2018 -10,761 -29,147 514,244 40,844
2017 -12,810 -30,650 478,556 38,067
2016 -13,009 -32,173 495,132 124,017
2015 -11,942 -33,948 481,573 -17,178
2014 -11,009 -35,683 464,481 6,065
2013 -8,367 -37,002 448,518 20,723
2012 -6,761 -66,378 399,468 -51,833
2011 -5,354 -64,875 203,213 -326,192
2010 -1,895 -67,228 385,571 -88,448
2009 652 -68,182 405,784 -101,795
2008 161 -68,140 394,258 -102,035
2007 1,557 -65,335 380,303 8,476
2006 2,714 -38,622 372,597 -67,200
2005 6,546 -37,086 363,117 -5,955
2004 9,549 -68,008 351,959 17,353
2003 10,781 -27,396 341,192 33,174
2002 10,972 -13,312 331,215 12,603
2001 10,424 9,055 319,059 40,274
2000 11,722 8,138 306,651 53,580
1999 13,568 25,495 295,523 37,548
1998 18,492 24,335 284,779 55,426
1997 19,311 80,133 271,894 49,692
1996 13,327 173,193 264,807 -46,291
1995 5,926 126,914 254,509 65,888
1994 4,895 -157,427 246,950 -50,921
1993 -27,199 -178,416 232,960 261,815
1992 -17,883 -436,814 57,495 -179,675
1991 33,692 -26,483 53,052 -568,166
1990 34,993 -22,829 225,162 -248,155
1989 36,802 -19,634 225,255 -266,281
1988 39,058 -17,058 215,599 -415,660
1987 41,172 -14,853 231,580 -17,391
1986 42,884 -12,941 218,416 74,424
1985 44,983 -11,429 207,960 62,183
1984 46,413 -10,321 199,017 60,630
1983 47,135 -9,599 190,775 9,505
1982 47,023 -9,298 182,793 6,115
1981 45,423 -9,384 185,211 -332,129
1980 42,911 -7,368 174,790 65,519
1979 42,157 -7,454 151,016 582,746
1978 44,800 -9,382 132,689 402,005
1977 48,643 -11,834 124,818 2,170
1976 52,107 -13,778 113,319 -3,831
1975 53,629 -14,348 108,998 -1,934
1974 53,600 -14,345 104,813 -495
1973 52,989 -14,043 108,038 143
1972 54,072 -14,807 104,493 -351
1971 54,352 -15,829 101,196 -1,850
1970 54,455 -20,714 98,025 1,104
1969 58,454 -21,229 95,045 690
1968 61,422 -20,704 92,208 906
1967 65,618 -21,195 89,497 1,498
1966 70,085 -23,196 86,930 941
1965 72,896 -24,330 84,448 2,142
1964 74,151 -23,922 82,042 1,518
1963 75,380 -22,611 79,859 1,449
1962 77,582 -21,531 77,737 1,496
1961 77,601 -14,655 75,513 1,336
1960 76,840 -6,481 73,850 750

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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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