The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 22,125,995 in Sri Lanka.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 7.05 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 0.31% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.2M to 22.1M (9.45% growth).
- Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.5M 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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22125995
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 63/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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4.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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2.13 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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19.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -27,245 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | -332 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | -121,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 187/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 9,661,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 9,899,372 | 2.03% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 10,143,754 | 1.78% | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 10,395,040 | 1.6% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 10,653,397 | 1.49% | 2.49% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 10,916,965 | 1.41% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 11,183,928 | 1.34% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 11,457,328 | 1.26% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 11,736,088 | 1.16% | 2.43% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 12,013,858 | 1.05% | 2.37% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 12,287,110 | 0.95% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 12,551,910 | 0.96% | 2.16% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 12,809,205 | 1.02% | 2.05% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 13,060,916 | 1.02% | 1.97% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 13,305,693 | 1.01% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 13,548,984 | 1% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 13,796,770 | 0.98% | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 14,049,371 | 0.94% | 1.83% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 14,310,128 | 0.89% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 14,579,614 | 0.86% | 1.88% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 14,847,974 | 0.85% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 15,099,414 | 0.86% | 1.69% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 15,286,567 | 0.88% | 1.24% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 15,388,794 | 0.89% | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 15,441,860 | 0.86% | 0.34% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 15,544,154 | 0.81% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 15,731,256 | 0.73% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 15,916,576 | 0.64% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 16,078,621 | 0.55% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 16,248,557 | 0.44% | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 16,352,458 | 0.33% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 16,475,354 | 0.22% | 0.75% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 16,739,284 | -5.02% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 17,025,918 | -7.8% | 1.71% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 17,275,773 | -4.59% | 1.47% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 17,564,068 | -0.26% | 1.67% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 17,905,018 | 4.3% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 18,248,200 | 3.69% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 18,596,003 | 1.77% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 18,944,731 | 1% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 19,293,054 | 0.71% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 19,600,362 | 0.47% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 19,805,752 | 0.2% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 19,951,521 | -0.23% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 20,087,605 | -0.9% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 20,216,524 | -1.07% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 20,352,411 | -0.81% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 20,492,545 | -1.23% | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 20,629,378 | -1.64% | 0.67% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 20,756,435 | -1.72% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 20,879,089 | -1.76% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 21,009,048 | -1.83% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 21,169,458 | -1.92% | 0.76% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 20,585,000 | -1.61% | -2.76% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 20,778,000 | -1.27% | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 20,970,000 | -1.3% | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 21,209,000 | -1.29% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 21,453,000 | -1.28% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 21,670,000 | -1.22% | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 21,803,000 | -1.22% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 21,919,000 | -1.38% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 22,156,000 | -1.65% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 22,181,000 | -1.24% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 22,037,000 | -0.62% | -0.65% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 21,916,000 | -0.65% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 22,035,440 | -0.76% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 22,148,172 | -0.82% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 22,255,601 | -0.84% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 22,357,682 | -0.83% | 0.46% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 22,453,922 | -0.8% | 0.43% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 22,546,245 | -0.79% | 0.41% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 22,635,106 | -0.79% | 0.39% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 22,720,118 | -0.85% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 22,802,043 | -0.91% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 22,879,527 | -0.96% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 22,952,739 | -0.97% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 23,022,027 | -0.94% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 23,088,877 | -0.94% | 0.29% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 23,152,480 | -0.94% | 0.28% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 23,211,633 | -0.98% | 0.26% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 23,265,986 | -1.04% | 0.23% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 23,315,260 | -1.09% | 0.21% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 23,359,578 | -1.09% | 0.19% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 23,398,752 | -1.07% | 0.17% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 23,433,096 | -1.08% | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 23,464,943 | -1.08% | 0.14% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 23,492,738 | -1.12% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 23,512,629 | -1.14% | 0.08% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 23,525,953 | -1.13% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 23,533,940 | -1.14% | 0.03% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 23,538,230 | -1.16% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd in 2005 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.
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 |
| Colombo | 753K |
| 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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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 35.8 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 34.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
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