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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 16.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia South Korea
2100 1,368,666 22,012,503
2099 1,382,821 22,335,528
2098 1,397,565 22,668,719
2097 1,413,532 23,009,661
2096 1,429,204 23,360,151
2095 1,444,480 23,722,747
2094 1,459,743 24,093,391
2093 1,475,492 24,473,038
2092 1,490,946 24,860,975
2091 1,506,239 25,255,379
2090 1,521,837 25,655,577
2089 1,538,128 26,060,945
2088 1,554,688 26,470,073
2087 1,571,208 26,884,813
2086 1,588,504 27,301,913
2085 1,605,957 27,723,736
2084 1,624,320 28,147,480
2083 1,643,261 28,578,182
2082 1,662,175 29,012,953
2081 1,681,314 29,456,022
2080 1,701,168 29,901,880
2079 1,721,318 30,352,062
2078 1,741,916 30,809,176
2077 1,762,807 31,273,700
2076 1,784,335 31,744,480
2075 1,806,786 32,221,226
2074 1,829,227 32,706,020
2073 1,851,366 33,196,556
2072 1,874,026 33,696,490
2071 1,897,167 34,203,935
2070 1,921,183 34,719,324
2069 1,944,841 35,241,850
2068 1,968,581 35,762,799
2067 1,994,208 36,292,307
2066 2,019,687 36,826,655
2065 2,045,997 37,368,086
2064 2,071,940 37,916,439
2063 2,097,727 38,469,051
2062 2,123,391 39,028,473
2061 2,149,881 39,584,621
2060 2,177,114 40,149,830
2059 2,204,104 40,712,514
2058 2,231,438 41,277,134
2057 2,259,550 41,833,887
2056 2,289,280 42,377,427
2055 2,319,090 42,909,302
2054 2,346,686 43,427,254
2053 2,375,139 43,938,741
2052 2,402,864 44,441,106
2051 2,432,239 44,923,604
2050 2,460,425 45,385,311
2049 2,489,784 45,832,153
2048 2,517,716 46,258,529
2047 2,547,032 46,668,898
2046 2,576,313 47,056,404
2045 2,604,829 47,433,205
2044 2,633,079 47,797,411
2043 2,661,800 48,144,730
2042 2,690,344 48,478,991
2041 2,720,561 48,806,273
2040 2,749,705 49,115,658
2039 2,777,922 49,412,830
2038 2,804,291 49,694,340
2037 2,830,793 49,957,504
2036 2,857,546 50,200,702
2035 2,884,800 50,426,000
2034 2,913,808 50,632,962
2033 2,940,732 50,821,090
2032 2,967,485 50,987,020
2031 2,991,207 51,134,940
2030 3,015,049 51,267,908
2029 3,038,829 51,385,868
2028 3,064,003 51,486,791
2027 3,089,959 51,576,746
2026 3,116,111 51,649,918
2025 3,141,481 51,710,062
2024 3,164,253 51,751,065
2023 3,185,073 51,712,619
2022 3,204,802 51,672,569
2021 3,244,907 51,769,539
2020 3,299,349 51,836,239
2019 3,345,533 51,764,822
2018 3,387,000 51,585,058
2017 3,428,682 51,361,911
2016 3,473,003 51,217,803
2015 3,518,541 51,014,947
2014 3,564,829 50,746,659
2013 3,610,859 50,428,893
2012 3,670,113 50,199,853
2011 3,741,798 49,936,638
2010 3,811,472 49,554,112
2009 3,879,794 49,307,835
2008 3,947,544 49,054,708
2007 4,013,424 48,683,638
2006 4,063,272 48,438,292
2005 4,096,493 48,184,561
2004 4,140,987 48,082,519
2003 4,178,523 47,892,330
2002 4,188,002 47,644,736
2001 4,179,438 47,370,164
2000 4,159,771 47,008,111
1999 4,130,305 46,616,677
1998 4,089,356 46,286,503
1997 4,018,227 45,953,580
1996 3,875,246 45,524,681
1995 3,715,564 45,092,991
1994 3,725,412 44,641,540
1993 3,904,482 44,194,628
1992 4,234,616 43,747,962
1991 4,458,343 43,295,704
1990 4,448,652 42,869,283
1989 4,433,983 42,449,038
1988 4,414,404 42,031,247
1987 4,390,246 41,621,690
1986 4,362,115 41,213,674
1985 4,330,364 40,805,744
1984 4,295,536 40,405,956
1983 4,258,728 39,910,403
1982 4,221,100 39,326,352
1981 4,184,217 38,723,248
1980 4,148,426 38,123,775
1979 4,113,300 37,534,236
1978 4,078,240 36,969,185
1977 4,042,124 36,411,795
1976 4,004,552 35,848,523
1975 3,965,743 35,280,725
1974 3,926,472 34,692,266
1973 3,887,376 34,103,149
1972 3,848,271 33,505,406
1971 3,809,376 32,882,704
1970 3,773,247 32,240,827
1969 3,737,765 31,544,266
1968 3,698,794 30,838,302
1967 3,656,223 30,130,983
1966 3,610,562 29,435,571
1965 3,562,834 28,704,674
1964 3,513,441 27,984,155
1963 3,461,942 27,261,747
1962 3,407,532 26,513,030
1961 3,348,035 25,765,673
1960 3,281,381 25,012,374

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 South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 38.5% in South Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia South Korea
2100 -1.02% -1.45%
2099 -1.06% -1.47%
2098 -1.13% -1.48%
2097 -1.1% -1.5%
2096 -1.06% -1.53%
2095 -1.05% -1.54%
2094 -1.07% -1.55%
2093 -1.04% -1.56%
2092 -1.02% -1.56%
2091 -1.02% -1.56%
2090 -1.06% -1.56%
2089 -1.07% -1.55%
2088 -1.05% -1.54%
2087 -1.09% -1.53%
2086 -1.09% -1.52%
2085 -1.13% -1.51%
2084 -1.15% -1.51%
2083 -1.14% -1.5%
2082 -1.14% -1.5%
2081 -1.17% -1.49%
2080 -1.17% -1.48%
2079 -1.18% -1.48%
2078 -1.19% -1.49%
2077 -1.21% -1.48%
2076 -1.24% -1.48%
2075 -1.23% -1.48%
2074 -1.2% -1.48%
2073 -1.21% -1.48%
2072 -1.22% -1.48%
2071 -1.25% -1.48%
2070 -1.22% -1.48%
2069 -1.21% -1.46%
2068 -1.29% -1.46%
2067 -1.26% -1.45%
2066 -1.29% -1.45%
2065 -1.25% -1.45%
2064 -1.23% -1.44%
2063 -1.21% -1.43%
2062 -1.23% -1.4%
2061 -1.25% -1.41%
2060 -1.22% -1.38%
2059 -1.22% -1.37%
2058 -1.24% -1.33%
2057 -1.3% -1.28%
2056 -1.29% -1.24%
2055 -1.18% -1.19%
2054 -1.2% -1.16%
2053 -1.15% -1.13%
2052 -1.21% -1.07%
2051 -1.15% -1.02%
2050 -1.18% -0.97%
2049 -1.11% -0.92%
2048 -1.15% -0.88%
2047 -1.14% -0.82%
2046 -1.09% -0.79%
2045 -1.07% -0.76%
2044 -1.08% -0.72%
2043 -1.06% -0.69%
2042 -1.11% -0.67%
2041 -1.06% -0.63%
2040 -1.02% -0.6%
2039 -0.94% -0.57%
2038 -0.94% -0.53%
2037 -0.94% -0.48%
2036 -0.94% -0.45%
2035 -1% -0.41%
2034 -0.92% -0.37%
2033 -0.9% -0.33%
2032 -0.79% -0.29%
2031 -0.79% -0.26%
2030 -0.78% -0.23%
2029 -0.82% -0.2%
2028 -0.84% -0.17%
2027 -0.84% -0.14%
2026 -0.81% -0.12%
2025 -0.72% -0.08%
2024 -0.65% 0.07%
2023 -0.62% 0.08%
2022 -1.24% -0.19%
2021 -1.65% -0.13%
2020 -1.38% 0.14%
2019 -1.22% 0.35%
2018 -1.22% 0.43%
2017 -1.28% 0.28%
2016 -1.29% 0.4%
2015 -1.3% 0.53%
2014 -1.27% 0.63%
2013 -1.61% 0.46%
2012 -1.92% 0.53%
2011 -1.83% 0.77%
2010 -1.76% 0.5%
2009 -1.72% 0.52%
2008 -1.64% 0.76%
2007 -1.23% 0.51%
2006 -0.81% 0.53%
2005 -1.07% 0.21%
2004 -0.9% 0.4%
2003 -0.23% 0.52%
2002 0.2% 0.58%
2001 0.47% 0.77%
2000 0.71% 0.84%
1999 1% 0.71%
1998 1.77% 0.72%
1997 3.69% 0.94%
1996 4.3% 0.96%
1995 -0.26% 1.01%
1994 -4.59% 1.01%
1993 -7.8% 1.02%
1992 -5.02% 1.04%
1991 0.22% 0.99%
1990 0.33% 0.99%
1989 0.44% 0.99%
1988 0.55% 0.98%
1987 0.64% 0.99%
1986 0.73% 1%
1985 0.81% 0.99%
1984 0.86% 1.24%
1983 0.89% 1.49%
1982 0.88% 1.56%
1981 0.86% 1.57%
1980 0.85% 1.57%
1979 0.86% 1.53%
1978 0.89% 1.53%
1977 0.94% 1.57%
1976 0.98% 1.61%
1975 1% 1.7%
1974 1.01% 1.73%
1973 1.02% 1.78%
1972 1.02% 1.89%
1971 0.96% 1.99%
1970 0.95% 2.21%
1969 1.05% 2.29%
1968 1.16% 2.35%
1967 1.26% 2.36%
1966 1.34% 2.55%
1965 1.41% 2.57%
1964 1.49% 2.65%
1963 1.6% 2.82%
1962 1.78% 2.9%
1961 2.03% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Bosnia South Korea
Current population
3116111
51649918
Population rank 135/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.62%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +105
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 160/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +65,731
Net migration rank 124/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 65,731
2024 - -4,497 - 75,963
2023 -18,292 -485 -77,569 87,800
2022 -20,197 -485 -124,014 87,800
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -56,947 -16,778
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -31,101 112,631
2019 -15,192 -27,841 10,353 128,622
2018 -10,761 -29,147 30,951 118,220
2017 -12,810 -30,650 71,907 104,029
2016 -13,009 -32,173 122,923 91,568
2015 -11,942 -33,948 163,248 276,427
2014 -11,009 -35,683 167,464 308,037
2013 -8,367 -37,002 166,415 301,926
2012 -6,761 -66,378 215,859 281,866
2011 -5,354 -64,875 214,728 269,958
2010 -1,895 -67,228 213,083 52,042
2009 652 -68,182 197,231 5,308
2008 161 -68,140 215,841 -19,630
2007 1,557 -65,335 248,286 -42,293
2006 2,714 -38,622 203,441 -28,434
2005 6,546 -37,086 187,920 -47,821
2004 9,549 -68,008 225,988 -42,549
2003 10,781 -27,396 244,251 -31,994
2002 10,972 -13,312 247,752 -18,105
2001 10,424 9,055 312,643 -28,006
2000 11,722 8,138 390,167 -84,960
1999 13,568 25,495 368,272 -107,448
1998 18,492 24,335 393,436 -98,044
1997 19,311 80,133 422,773 -109,130
1996 13,327 173,193 446,142 -115,705
1995 5,926 126,914 468,967 -208,491
1994 4,895 -157,427 473,200 -208,309
1993 -27,199 -178,416 477,302 -222,802
1992 -17,883 -436,814 494,352 -265,849
1991 33,692 -26,483 467,594 -270,754
1990 34,993 -22,829 411,546 79,294
1989 36,802 -19,634 403,266 186,120
1988 39,058 -17,058 399,297 192,534
1987 41,172 -14,853 378,758 198,057
1986 42,884 -12,941 395,651 189,782
1985 44,983 -11,429 416,219 97,949
1984 46,413 -10,321 436,384 101,394
1983 47,135 -9,599 514,844 102,167
1982 47,023 -9,298 605,626 48,638
1981 45,423 -9,384 631,189 18,442
1980 42,911 -7,368 583,294 -148,341
1979 42,157 -7,454 623,068 -139,566
1978 44,800 -9,382 499,084 -85,721
1977 48,643 -11,834 578,947 -90,737
1976 52,107 -13,778 530,558 -92,314
1975 53,629 -14,348 603,300 -52,332
1974 53,600 -14,345 673,030 27,005
1973 52,989 -14,043 699,115 35,779
1972 54,072 -14,807 740,469 25,382
1971 54,352 -15,829 789,185 -6,326
1970 54,455 -20,714 747,987 -27,999
1969 58,454 -21,229 694,227 -21,175
1968 61,422 -20,704 684,487 -16,868
1967 65,618 -21,195 692,169 -16,484
1966 70,085 -23,196 623,534 -16,688
1965 72,896 -24,330 641,090 -146,386
1964 74,151 -23,922 655,501 -102,284
1963 75,380 -22,611 685,824 -80,226
1962 77,582 -21,531 712,590 -94,606
1961 77,601 -14,655 730,173 -93,179
1960 76,840 -6,481 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/south-korea | 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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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

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