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

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 7.12 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 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% 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 1,368,666 20,270,496
2099 1,382,821 20,383,669
2098 1,397,565 20,498,567
2097 1,413,532 20,611,123
2096 1,429,204 20,723,560
2095 1,444,480 20,834,629
2094 1,459,743 20,943,809
2093 1,475,492 21,052,131
2092 1,490,946 21,158,833
2091 1,506,239 21,263,961
2090 1,521,837 21,371,263
2089 1,538,128 21,475,426
2088 1,554,688 21,577,177
2087 1,571,208 21,677,510
2086 1,588,504 21,777,420
2085 1,605,957 21,876,464
2084 1,624,320 21,970,336
2083 1,643,261 22,062,801
2082 1,662,175 22,151,745
2081 1,681,314 22,240,834
2080 1,701,168 22,326,555
2079 1,721,318 22,411,438
2078 1,741,916 22,489,772
2077 1,762,807 22,565,028
2076 1,784,335 22,637,463
2075 1,806,786 22,707,112
2074 1,829,227 22,778,489
2073 1,851,366 22,844,703
2072 1,874,026 22,905,707
2071 1,897,167 22,964,866
2070 1,921,183 23,022,515
2069 1,944,841 23,076,310
2068 1,968,581 23,129,541
2067 1,994,208 23,184,596
2066 2,019,687 23,234,419
2065 2,045,997 23,285,901
2064 2,071,940 23,331,390
2063 2,097,727 23,372,184
2062 2,123,391 23,409,522
2061 2,149,881 23,441,893
2060 2,177,114 23,474,032
2059 2,204,104 23,502,132
2058 2,231,438 23,528,076
2057 2,259,550 23,550,580
2056 2,289,280 23,570,923
2055 2,319,090 23,582,432
2054 2,346,686 23,591,414
2053 2,375,139 23,601,371
2052 2,402,864 23,605,361
2051 2,432,239 23,606,194
2050 2,460,425 23,603,330
2049 2,489,784 23,597,604
2048 2,517,716 23,587,307
2047 2,547,032 23,570,881
2046 2,576,313 23,547,409
2045 2,604,829 23,515,133
2044 2,633,079 23,483,546
2043 2,661,800 23,446,242
2042 2,690,344 23,404,983
2041 2,720,561 23,357,358
2040 2,749,705 23,306,148
2039 2,777,922 23,248,341
2038 2,804,291 23,187,512
2037 2,830,793 23,120,775
2036 2,857,546 23,053,427
2035 2,884,800 22,981,808
2034 2,913,808 22,906,587
2033 2,940,732 22,826,414
2032 2,967,485 22,742,267
2031 2,991,207 22,655,907
2030 3,015,049 22,564,038
2029 3,038,829 22,470,759
2028 3,064,003 22,370,999
2027 3,089,959 22,266,017
2026 3,116,111 22,155,543
2025 3,141,481 22,039,908
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 (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 Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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 -0.72% 0.57%
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 (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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Sri Lanka
Current population
3116111
22185425
Population rank 135/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.27%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 -332
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 188/197
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 - -4,497 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 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 (1960–2024, 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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