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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 7.04 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Sri Lanka
2100 1,368,062 20,009,380
2099 1,382,211 20,121,095
2098 1,396,949 20,234,513
2097 1,412,908 20,345,619
2096 1,428,574 20,456,607
2095 1,443,843 20,566,246
2094 1,459,099 20,674,019
2093 1,474,841 20,780,946
2092 1,490,288 20,886,274
2091 1,505,574 20,990,047
2090 1,521,165 21,095,968
2089 1,537,449 21,198,788
2088 1,554,002 21,299,229
2087 1,570,515 21,398,269
2086 1,587,803 21,496,892
2085 1,605,248 21,594,661
2084 1,623,603 21,687,323
2083 1,642,536 21,778,597
2082 1,661,441 21,866,395
2081 1,680,572 21,954,337
2080 1,700,417 22,038,953
2079 1,720,559 22,122,744
2078 1,741,147 22,200,069
2077 1,762,029 22,274,355
2076 1,783,547 22,345,857
2075 1,805,988 22,414,609
2074 1,828,419 22,485,066
2073 1,850,549 22,550,427
2072 1,873,199 22,610,645
2071 1,896,330 22,669,042
2070 1,920,335 22,725,948
2069 1,943,983 22,779,050
2068 1,967,713 22,831,596
2067 1,993,328 22,885,941
2066 2,018,796 22,935,123
2065 2,045,094 22,985,942
2064 2,071,026 23,030,844
2063 2,096,801 23,071,114
2062 2,122,454 23,107,970
2061 2,148,932 23,139,924
2060 2,176,154 23,171,649
2059 2,203,131 23,199,387
2058 2,230,453 23,224,997
2057 2,258,553 23,247,211
2056 2,288,270 23,267,292
2055 2,318,066 23,278,653
2054 2,345,650 23,287,520
2053 2,374,091 23,297,347
2052 2,401,804 23,301,287
2051 2,431,166 23,302,108
2050 2,459,340 23,299,282
2049 2,488,686 23,293,630
2048 2,516,605 23,283,465
2047 2,545,909 23,267,251
2046 2,575,176 23,244,081
2045 2,603,679 23,212,221
2044 2,631,917 23,181,041
2043 2,660,625 23,144,217
2042 2,689,157 23,103,489
2041 2,719,360 23,056,478
2040 2,748,491 23,005,928
2039 2,776,696 22,948,866
2038 2,803,054 22,888,821
2037 2,829,544 22,822,943
2036 2,856,285 22,756,462
2035 2,883,527 22,685,766
2034 2,912,522 22,611,514
2033 2,939,434 22,532,374
2032 2,966,176 22,449,310
2031 2,989,887 22,364,063
2030 3,013,719 22,273,377
2029 3,037,488 22,181,300
2028 3,062,650 22,082,826
2027 3,088,595 21,979,196
2026 3,114,736 21,870,145
2025 3,140,095 21,756,000
2024 3,164,253 21,916,000
2023 3,185,073 22,037,000
2022 3,204,802 22,181,000
2021 3,244,907 22,156,000
2020 3,299,349 21,919,000
2019 3,345,533 21,803,000
2018 3,387,000 21,670,000
2017 3,428,682 21,453,000
2016 3,473,003 21,209,000
2015 3,518,541 20,970,000
2014 3,564,829 20,778,000
2013 3,610,859 20,585,000
2012 3,670,113 21,169,458
2011 3,741,798 21,009,048
2010 3,811,472 20,879,089
2009 3,879,794 20,756,435
2008 3,947,544 20,629,378
2007 4,013,424 20,492,545
2006 4,063,272 20,352,411
2005 4,096,493 20,216,524
2004 4,140,987 20,087,605
2003 4,178,523 19,951,521
2002 4,188,002 19,805,752
2001 4,179,438 19,600,362
2000 4,159,771 19,293,054
1999 4,130,305 18,944,731
1998 4,089,356 18,596,003
1997 4,018,227 18,248,200
1996 3,875,246 17,905,018
1995 3,715,564 17,564,068
1994 3,725,412 17,275,773
1993 3,904,482 17,025,918
1992 4,234,616 16,739,284
1991 4,458,343 16,475,354
1990 4,448,652 16,352,458
1989 4,433,983 16,248,557
1988 4,414,404 16,078,621
1987 4,390,246 15,916,576
1986 4,362,115 15,731,256
1985 4,330,364 15,544,154
1984 4,295,536 15,441,860
1983 4,258,728 15,388,794
1982 4,221,100 15,286,567
1981 4,184,217 15,099,414
1980 4,148,426 14,847,974
1979 4,113,300 14,579,614
1978 4,078,240 14,310,128
1977 4,042,124 14,049,371
1976 4,004,552 13,796,770
1975 3,965,743 13,548,984
1974 3,926,472 13,305,693
1973 3,887,376 13,060,916
1972 3,848,271 12,809,205
1971 3,809,376 12,551,910
1970 3,773,247 12,287,110
1969 3,737,765 12,013,858
1968 3,698,794 11,736,088
1967 3,656,223 11,457,328
1966 3,610,562 11,183,928
1965 3,562,834 10,916,965
1964 3,513,441 10,653,397
1963 3,461,942 10,395,040
1962 3,407,532 10,143,754
1961 3,348,035 9,899,372
1960 3,281,381 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.3M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Sri Lanka
2100 -1.02% -0.56%
2099 -1.06% -0.56%
2098 -1.13% -0.55%
2097 -1.1% -0.54%
2096 -1.06% -0.53%
2095 -1.05% -0.52%
2094 -1.07% -0.51%
2093 -1.04% -0.5%
2092 -1.02% -0.49%
2091 -1.02% -0.5%
2090 -1.06% -0.49%
2089 -1.07% -0.47%
2088 -1.05% -0.46%
2087 -1.09% -0.46%
2086 -1.09% -0.45%
2085 -1.13% -0.43%
2084 -1.15% -0.42%
2083 -1.14% -0.4%
2082 -1.14% -0.4%
2081 -1.17% -0.38%
2080 -1.17% -0.38%
2079 -1.18% -0.35%
2078 -1.19% -0.33%
2077 -1.21% -0.32%
2076 -1.24% -0.31%
2075 -1.23% -0.31%
2074 -1.2% -0.29%
2073 -1.21% -0.27%
2072 -1.22% -0.26%
2071 -1.25% -0.25%
2070 -1.22% -0.23%
2069 -1.21% -0.23%
2068 -1.29% -0.24%
2067 -1.26% -0.21%
2066 -1.29% -0.22%
2065 -1.25% -0.19%
2064 -1.23% -0.17%
2063 -1.21% -0.16%
2062 -1.23% -0.14%
2061 -1.25% -0.14%
2060 -1.22% -0.12%
2059 -1.22% -0.11%
2058 -1.24% -0.1%
2057 -1.3% -0.09%
2056 -1.29% -0.05%
2055 -1.18% -0.04%
2054 -1.2% -0.04%
2053 -1.15% -0.02%
2052 -1.21% -0.004%
2051 -1.15% 0.01%
2050 -1.18% 0.02%
2049 -1.11% 0.04%
2048 -1.15% 0.07%
2047 -1.14% 0.1%
2046 -1.09% 0.14%
2045 -1.07% 0.13%
2044 -1.08% 0.16%
2043 -1.06% 0.18%
2042 -1.11% 0.2%
2041 -1.06% 0.22%
2040 -1.02% 0.25%
2039 -0.94% 0.26%
2038 -0.94% 0.29%
2037 -0.94% 0.29%
2036 -0.94% 0.31%
2035 -1% 0.33%
2034 -0.92% 0.35%
2033 -0.9% 0.37%
2032 -0.79% 0.38%
2031 -0.79% 0.41%
2030 -0.78% 0.42%
2029 -0.82% 0.45%
2028 -0.84% 0.47%
2027 -0.84% 0.5%
2026 -0.81% 0.52%
2025 -0.76% -0.73%
2024 -0.65% -0.55%
2023 -0.62% -0.65%
2022 -1.24% 0.11%
2021 -1.65% 1.08%
2020 -1.38% 0.53%
2019 -1.22% 0.61%
2018 -1.22% 1.01%
2017 -1.28% 1.15%
2016 -1.29% 1.14%
2015 -1.3% 0.92%
2014 -1.27% 0.94%
2013 -1.61% -2.76%
2012 -1.92% 0.76%
2011 -1.83% 0.62%
2010 -1.76% 0.59%
2009 -1.72% 0.62%
2008 -1.64% 0.67%
2007 -1.23% 0.69%
2006 -0.81% 0.67%
2005 -1.07% 0.64%
2004 -0.9% 0.68%
2003 -0.23% 0.74%
2002 0.2% 1.05%
2001 0.47% 1.59%
2000 0.71% 1.84%
1999 1% 1.88%
1998 1.77% 1.91%
1997 3.69% 1.92%
1996 4.3% 1.94%
1995 -0.26% 1.67%
1994 -4.59% 1.47%
1993 -7.8% 1.71%
1992 -5.02% 1.6%
1991 0.22% 0.75%
1990 0.33% 0.64%
1989 0.44% 1.06%
1988 0.55% 1.02%
1987 0.64% 1.18%
1986 0.73% 1.2%
1985 0.81% 0.66%
1984 0.86% 0.34%
1983 0.89% 0.67%
1982 0.88% 1.24%
1981 0.86% 1.69%
1980 0.85% 1.84%
1979 0.86% 1.88%
1978 0.89% 1.86%
1977 0.94% 1.83%
1976 0.98% 1.83%
1975 1% 1.83%
1974 1.01% 1.87%
1973 1.02% 1.97%
1972 1.02% 2.05%
1971 0.96% 2.16%
1970 0.95% 2.27%
1969 1.05% 2.37%
1968 1.16% 2.43%
1967 1.26% 2.44%
1966 1.34% 2.45%
1965 1.41% 2.47%
1964 1.49% 2.49%
1963 1.6% 2.48%
1962 1.78% 2.47%
1961 2.03% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Sri Lanka
Current population
3114736
21926160
Population rank 135/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.26%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 -438
Annual growth/decline -24,158 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 190/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -30,724
Net migration rank 124/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -30,724
2024 -18,359 -4,497 50,407 -27,245
2023 -18,292 -485 66,111 -28,011
2022 -20,197 -485 95,378 -27,435
2021 -33,670 -25,865 121,858 -29,586
2020 -22,502 -26,840 170,968 -29,875
2019 -15,192 -27,841 172,243 -28,426
2018 -10,761 -29,147 183,610 -28,607
2017 -12,810 -30,650 187,993 -22,324
2016 -13,009 -32,173 194,232 -18,388
2015 -11,942 -33,948 201,815 -29,797
2014 -11,009 -35,683 211,541 -33,672
2013 -8,367 -37,002 221,021 -37,754
2012 -6,761 -66,378 229,138 -41,955
2011 -5,354 -64,875 224,461 -90,839
2010 -1,895 -67,228 224,325 -98,060
2009 652 -68,182 200,175 -81,130
2008 161 -68,140 232,225 -97,144
2007 1,557 -65,335 248,287 -109,695
2006 2,714 -38,622 248,706 -107,045
2005 6,546 -37,086 248,683 -118,594
2004 9,549 -68,008 212,527 -84,795
2003 10,781 -27,396 252,008 -107,573
2002 10,972 -13,312 252,840 -105,718
2001 10,424 9,055 244,377 19,273
2000 11,722 8,138 227,060 123,894
1999 13,568 25,495 206,876 138,799
1998 18,492 24,335 201,059 150,724
1997 19,311 80,133 208,193 135,636
1996 13,327 173,193 215,290 127,236
1995 5,926 126,914 221,957 117,416
1994 4,895 -157,427 228,904 8,323
1993 -27,199 -178,416 226,257 36,232
1992 -17,883 -436,814 222,230 88,542
1991 33,692 -26,483 218,117 -1,047
1990 34,993 -22,829 224,454 -195,736
1989 36,802 -19,634 212,401 -33,305
1988 39,058 -17,058 219,184 -58,415
1987 41,172 -14,853 226,414 -63,105
1986 42,884 -12,941 233,782 -26,460
1985 44,983 -11,429 247,836 -80,950
1984 46,413 -10,321 263,175 -225,450
1983 47,135 -9,599 277,768 -209,362
1982 47,023 -9,298 300,030 -163,987
1981 45,423 -9,384 328,096 -89,824
1980 42,911 -7,368 328,155 -63,541
1979 42,157 -7,454 329,791 -57,683
1978 44,800 -9,382 317,055 -50,189
1977 48,643 -11,834 300,038 -45,383
1976 52,107 -13,778 291,816 -41,258
1975 53,629 -14,348 282,496 -37,475
1974 53,600 -14,345 275,521 -33,979
1973 52,989 -14,043 278,577 -30,582
1972 54,072 -14,807 282,494 -27,071
1971 54,352 -15,829 281,200 -22,021
1970 54,455 -20,714 286,719 -16,299
1969 58,454 -21,229 286,218 -10,152
1968 61,422 -20,704 286,642 -7,163
1967 65,618 -21,195 284,738 -6,696
1966 70,085 -23,196 275,549 -6,794
1965 72,896 -24,330 272,422 -7,249
1964 74,151 -23,922 269,584 -7,614
1963 75,380 -22,611 262,880 -8,118
1962 77,582 -21,531 256,719 -8,909
1961 77,601 -14,655 251,087 -10,144
1960 76,840 -6,481 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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