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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 4.01 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia South Sudan
2100 1,368,666 24,086,901
2099 1,382,821 24,081,477
2098 1,397,565 24,063,461
2097 1,413,532 24,065,268
2096 1,429,204 24,054,483
2095 1,444,480 24,046,345
2094 1,459,743 24,047,776
2093 1,475,492 24,039,017
2092 1,490,946 24,019,054
2091 1,506,239 24,000,308
2090 1,521,837 23,978,496
2089 1,538,128 23,937,487
2088 1,554,688 23,892,166
2087 1,571,208 23,857,250
2086 1,588,504 23,803,312
2085 1,605,957 23,759,178
2084 1,624,320 23,687,109
2083 1,643,261 23,617,646
2082 1,662,175 23,541,119
2081 1,681,314 23,466,449
2080 1,701,168 23,391,758
2079 1,721,318 23,294,252
2078 1,741,916 23,197,067
2077 1,762,807 23,086,584
2076 1,784,335 22,987,331
2075 1,806,786 22,868,587
2074 1,829,227 22,726,189
2073 1,851,366 22,583,672
2072 1,874,026 22,438,943
2071 1,897,167 22,288,026
2070 1,921,183 22,151,650
2069 1,944,841 22,003,659
2068 1,968,581 21,829,800
2067 1,994,208 21,662,211
2066 2,019,687 21,496,881
2065 2,045,997 21,317,455
2064 2,071,940 21,142,002
2063 2,097,727 20,965,122
2062 2,123,391 20,785,055
2061 2,149,881 20,608,964
2060 2,177,114 20,430,857
2059 2,204,104 20,235,022
2058 2,231,438 20,048,974
2057 2,259,550 19,853,696
2056 2,289,280 19,659,362
2055 2,319,090 19,464,297
2054 2,346,686 19,257,481
2053 2,375,139 19,060,517
2052 2,402,864 18,840,461
2051 2,432,239 18,633,198
2050 2,460,425 18,434,212
2049 2,489,784 18,230,881
2048 2,517,716 18,021,026
2047 2,547,032 17,806,282
2046 2,576,313 17,579,173
2045 2,604,829 17,355,041
2044 2,633,079 17,121,972
2043 2,661,800 16,888,278
2042 2,690,344 16,645,354
2041 2,720,561 16,396,768
2040 2,749,705 16,142,816
2039 2,777,922 15,889,952
2038 2,804,291 15,628,043
2037 2,830,793 15,363,975
2036 2,857,546 15,091,275
2035 2,884,800 14,815,307
2034 2,913,808 14,543,511
2033 2,940,732 14,278,180
2032 2,967,485 14,007,134
2031 2,991,207 13,730,637
2030 3,015,049 13,465,615
2029 3,038,829 13,206,477
2028 3,064,003 12,947,082
2027 3,089,959 12,692,769
2026 3,116,111 12,439,296
2025 3,141,481 12,193,102
2024 3,164,253 11,943,408
2023 3,185,073 11,483,374
2022 3,204,802 11,021,177
2021 3,244,907 10,865,780
2020 3,299,349 10,698,467
2019 3,345,533 10,423,384
2018 3,387,000 10,122,977
2017 3,428,682 10,259,154
2016 3,473,003 10,830,102
2015 3,518,541 11,107,561
2014 3,564,829 11,235,073
2013 3,610,859 11,166,275
2012 3,670,113 10,756,240
2011 3,741,798 10,288,109
2010 3,811,472 9,745,953
2009 3,879,794 9,243,556
2008 3,947,544 8,817,647
2007 4,013,424 8,388,788
2006 4,063,272 7,976,526
2005 4,096,493 7,590,143
2004 4,140,987 7,233,041
2003 4,178,523 6,903,127
2002 4,188,002 6,596,806
2001 4,179,438 6,308,391
2000 4,159,771 6,032,267
1999 4,130,305 5,771,628
1998 4,089,356 5,620,068
1997 4,018,227 5,509,136
1996 3,875,246 5,356,925
1995 3,715,564 5,225,836
1994 3,725,412 5,071,184
1993 3,904,482 4,956,002
1992 4,234,616 4,909,749
1991 4,458,343 4,836,677
1990 4,448,652 4,737,633
1989 4,433,983 4,713,229
1988 4,414,404 4,848,029
1987 4,390,246 4,962,395
1986 4,362,115 4,921,240
1985 4,330,364 4,834,296
1984 4,295,536 4,750,627
1983 4,258,728 4,661,574
1982 4,221,100 4,557,686
1981 4,184,217 4,447,272
1980 4,148,426 4,339,030
1979 4,113,300 4,232,605
1978 4,078,240 4,127,657
1977 4,042,124 4,024,032
1976 4,004,552 3,921,910
1975 3,965,743 3,821,494
1974 3,926,472 3,723,259
1973 3,887,376 3,627,383
1972 3,848,271 3,542,497
1971 3,809,376 3,468,646
1970 3,773,247 3,409,614
1969 3,737,765 3,365,533
1968 3,698,794 3,321,528
1967 3,656,223 3,277,648
1966 3,610,562 3,236,423
1965 3,562,834 3,189,835
1964 3,513,441 3,129,918
1963 3,461,942 3,072,669
1962 3,407,532 3,024,308
1961 3,348,035 2,976,724
1960 3,281,381 2,931,559

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 24.1M 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
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia South Sudan
2100 -1.02% 0.02%
2099 -1.06% 0.07%
2098 -1.13% -0.008%
2097 -1.1% 0.04%
2096 -1.06% 0.03%
2095 -1.05% -0.006%
2094 -1.07% 0.04%
2093 -1.04% 0.08%
2092 -1.02% 0.08%
2091 -1.02% 0.09%
2090 -1.06% 0.17%
2089 -1.07% 0.19%
2088 -1.05% 0.15%
2087 -1.09% 0.23%
2086 -1.09% 0.19%
2085 -1.13% 0.3%
2084 -1.15% 0.29%
2083 -1.14% 0.33%
2082 -1.14% 0.32%
2081 -1.17% 0.32%
2080 -1.17% 0.42%
2079 -1.18% 0.42%
2078 -1.19% 0.48%
2077 -1.21% 0.43%
2076 -1.24% 0.52%
2075 -1.23% 0.63%
2074 -1.2% 0.63%
2073 -1.21% 0.64%
2072 -1.22% 0.68%
2071 -1.25% 0.62%
2070 -1.22% 0.67%
2069 -1.21% 0.8%
2068 -1.29% 0.77%
2067 -1.26% 0.77%
2066 -1.29% 0.84%
2065 -1.25% 0.83%
2064 -1.23% 0.84%
2063 -1.21% 0.87%
2062 -1.23% 0.85%
2061 -1.25% 0.87%
2060 -1.22% 0.97%
2059 -1.22% 0.93%
2058 -1.24% 0.98%
2057 -1.3% 0.99%
2056 -1.29% 1%
2055 -1.18% 1.07%
2054 -1.2% 1.03%
2053 -1.15% 1.17%
2052 -1.21% 1.11%
2051 -1.15% 1.08%
2050 -1.18% 1.12%
2049 -1.11% 1.16%
2048 -1.15% 1.21%
2047 -1.14% 1.29%
2046 -1.09% 1.29%
2045 -1.07% 1.36%
2044 -1.08% 1.38%
2043 -1.06% 1.46%
2042 -1.11% 1.52%
2041 -1.06% 1.57%
2040 -1.02% 1.59%
2039 -0.94% 1.68%
2038 -0.94% 1.72%
2037 -0.94% 1.81%
2036 -0.94% 1.86%
2035 -1% 1.87%
2034 -0.92% 1.86%
2033 -0.9% 1.94%
2032 -0.79% 2.01%
2031 -0.79% 1.97%
2030 -0.78% 1.96%
2029 -0.82% 2%
2028 -0.84% 2%
2027 -0.84% 2.04%
2026 -0.81% 2.02%
2025 -0.72% 2.09%
2024 -0.65% 4.01%
2023 -0.62% 4.19%
2022 -1.24% 1.43%
2021 -1.65% 1.56%
2020 -1.38% 2.64%
2019 -1.22% 2.97%
2018 -1.22% -1.33%
2017 -1.28% -5.27%
2016 -1.29% -2.5%
2015 -1.3% -1.13%
2014 -1.27% 0.62%
2013 -1.61% 3.81%
2012 -1.92% 4.55%
2011 -1.83% 5.56%
2010 -1.76% 5.44%
2009 -1.72% 4.83%
2008 -1.64% 5.11%
2007 -1.23% 5.17%
2006 -0.81% 5.09%
2005 -1.07% 4.94%
2004 -0.9% 4.78%
2003 -0.23% 4.64%
2002 0.2% 4.57%
2001 0.47% 4.58%
2000 0.71% 4.52%
1999 1% 2.7%
1998 1.77% 2.01%
1997 3.69% 2.84%
1996 4.3% 2.51%
1995 -0.26% 3.05%
1994 -4.59% 2.32%
1993 -7.8% 0.94%
1992 -5.02% 1.51%
1991 0.22% 2.09%
1990 0.33% 0.52%
1989 0.44% -2.78%
1988 0.55% -2.3%
1987 0.64% 0.84%
1986 0.73% 1.8%
1985 0.81% 1.76%
1984 0.86% 1.91%
1983 0.89% 2.28%
1982 0.88% 2.48%
1981 0.86% 2.49%
1980 0.85% 2.51%
1979 0.86% 2.54%
1978 0.89% 2.58%
1977 0.94% 2.6%
1976 0.98% 2.63%
1975 1% 2.64%
1974 1.01% 2.64%
1973 1.02% 2.4%
1972 1.02% 2.13%
1971 0.96% 1.73%
1970 0.95% 1.31%
1969 1.05% 1.32%
1968 1.16% 1.34%
1967 1.26% 1.27%
1966 1.34% 1.46%
1965 1.41% 1.91%
1964 1.49% 1.86%
1963 1.6% 1.6%
1962 1.78% 1.6%
1961 2.03% 1.54%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Bosnia South Sudan
Current population
3116111
12507858
Population rank 135/197 80/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.15%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
1.14 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.6 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +1,260
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 7/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +6,145
Net migration rank 124/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 6,145
2024 - -4,497 - 15,374
2023 -18,292 -485 217,966 455,000
2022 -20,197 -485 211,166 40,259
2021 -33,670 -25,865 213,567 -154,359
2020 -22,502 -26,840 212,332 62,935
2019 -15,192 -27,841 209,708 65,198
2018 -10,761 -29,147 168,497 157,408
2017 -12,810 -30,650 72,193 -670,477
2016 -13,009 -32,173 110,553 -654,225
2015 -11,942 -33,948 148,542 -159,822
2014 -11,009 -35,683 227,611 -471,523
2013 -8,367 -37,002 315,983 65,337
2012 -6,761 -66,378 312,974 125,771
2011 -5,354 -64,875 303,181 194,325
2010 -1,895 -67,228 287,409 299,402
2009 652 -68,182 278,859 139,129
2008 161 -68,140 268,268 165,557
2007 1,557 -65,335 256,546 167,350
2006 2,714 -38,622 246,706 153,926
2005 6,546 -37,086 239,272 132,869
2004 9,549 -68,008 231,877 110,182
2003 10,781 -27,396 225,822 91,951
2002 10,972 -13,312 212,014 82,847
2001 10,424 9,055 204,108 77,856
2000 11,722 8,138 196,055 74,227
1999 13,568 25,495 180,721 70,271
1998 18,492 24,335 -12,157 64,285
1997 19,311 80,133 121,454 48,280
1996 13,327 173,193 116,728 17,953
1995 5,926 126,914 110,417 17,077
1994 4,895 -157,427 165,407 16,407
1993 -27,199 -178,416 32,779 15,772
1992 -17,883 -436,814 28,874 15,077
1991 33,692 -26,483 87,873 14,327
1990 34,993 -22,829 82,900 12,988
1989 36,802 -19,634 83,735 -130,821
1988 39,058 -17,058 -125,447 -97,065
1987 41,172 -14,853 5,756 -11,976
1986 42,884 -12,941 99,502 -10,973
1985 44,983 -11,429 95,342 -9,986
1984 46,413 -10,321 90,970 -8,984
1983 47,135 -9,599 104,107 -7,986
1982 47,023 -9,298 118,641 -6,983
1981 45,423 -9,384 115,163 -5,994
1980 42,911 -7,368 112,307 -4,997
1979 42,157 -7,454 109,540 -3,997
1978 44,800 -9,382 107,352 -2,998
1977 48,643 -11,834 104,886 -1,997
1976 52,107 -13,778 102,346 -995
1975 53,629 -14,348 99,882 -395
1974 53,600 -14,345 97,181 -192
1973 52,989 -14,043 94,765 0
1972 54,072 -14,807 74,803 193
1971 54,352 -15,829 72,308 394
1970 54,455 -20,714 44,776 587
1969 58,454 -21,229 42,015 786
1968 61,422 -20,704 44,213 995
1967 65,618 -21,195 41,357 1,194
1966 70,085 -23,196 38,523 1,386
1965 72,896 -24,330 51,682 1,591
1964 74,151 -23,922 64,786 1,785
1963 75,380 -22,611 46,333 1,591
1962 77,582 -21,531 47,406 1,386
1961 77,601 -14,655 45,186 1,194
1960 76,840 -6,481 42,945 995

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/south-sudan | 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 Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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 Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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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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