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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to 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 50,448,963 people in 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 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 17.1 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Sudan
2100 1,368,666 137,695,876
2099 1,382,821 137,114,644
2098 1,397,565 136,500,499
2097 1,413,532 135,860,701
2096 1,429,204 135,222,218
2095 1,444,480 134,553,615
2094 1,459,743 133,902,112
2093 1,475,492 133,186,791
2092 1,490,946 132,427,642
2091 1,506,239 131,674,049
2090 1,521,837 130,893,042
2089 1,538,128 130,075,970
2088 1,554,688 129,234,968
2087 1,571,208 128,358,981
2086 1,588,504 127,463,823
2085 1,605,957 126,555,673
2084 1,624,320 125,612,419
2083 1,643,261 124,663,868
2082 1,662,175 123,716,124
2081 1,681,314 122,772,016
2080 1,701,168 121,805,246
2079 1,721,318 120,822,781
2078 1,741,916 119,802,944
2077 1,762,807 118,776,597
2076 1,784,335 117,748,457
2075 1,806,786 116,688,549
2074 1,829,227 115,601,159
2073 1,851,366 114,499,847
2072 1,874,026 113,374,089
2071 1,897,167 112,235,978
2070 1,921,183 111,102,687
2069 1,944,841 109,945,533
2068 1,968,581 108,791,037
2067 1,994,208 107,581,192
2066 2,019,687 106,357,353
2065 2,045,997 105,145,307
2064 2,071,940 103,903,801
2063 2,097,727 102,642,643
2062 2,123,391 101,354,095
2061 2,149,881 100,067,335
2060 2,177,114 98,765,585
2059 2,204,104 97,461,067
2058 2,231,438 96,135,716
2057 2,259,550 94,800,344
2056 2,289,280 93,458,640
2055 2,319,090 92,089,717
2054 2,346,686 90,711,253
2053 2,375,139 89,342,122
2052 2,402,864 87,962,125
2051 2,432,239 86,581,277
2050 2,460,425 85,194,794
2049 2,489,784 83,803,171
2048 2,517,716 82,442,635
2047 2,547,032 81,085,689
2046 2,576,313 79,725,126
2045 2,604,829 78,359,927
2044 2,633,079 77,006,049
2043 2,661,800 75,652,858
2042 2,690,344 74,312,465
2041 2,720,561 72,968,877
2040 2,749,705 71,640,015
2039 2,777,922 70,319,906
2038 2,804,291 69,001,239
2037 2,830,793 67,665,904
2036 2,857,546 66,337,650
2035 2,884,800 65,001,359
2034 2,913,808 63,664,516
2033 2,940,732 62,329,849
2032 2,967,485 61,007,985
2031 2,991,207 59,695,860
2030 3,015,049 58,384,521
2029 3,038,829 57,082,767
2028 3,064,003 55,800,806
2027 3,089,959 54,523,219
2026 3,116,111 52,894,744
2025 3,141,481 51,256,148
2024 3,164,253 50,448,963
2023 3,185,073 50,042,791
2022 3,204,802 49,383,346
2021 3,244,907 48,066,924
2020 3,299,349 46,789,231
2019 3,345,533 45,548,175
2018 3,387,000 44,230,596
2017 3,428,682 42,714,306
2016 3,473,003 41,259,892
2015 3,518,541 40,024,431
2014 3,564,829 38,823,318
2013 3,610,859 37,785,849
2012 3,670,113 36,923,178
2011 3,741,798 36,140,806
2010 3,811,472 35,414,399
2009 3,879,794 34,569,113
2008 3,947,544 33,623,980
2007 4,013,424 32,764,135
2006 4,063,272 31,992,435
2005 4,096,493 31,262,444
2004 4,140,987 30,556,637
2003 4,178,523 29,896,035
2002 4,188,002 29,228,727
2001 4,179,438 28,516,770
2000 4,159,771 27,816,745
1999 4,130,305 27,130,613
1998 4,089,356 26,458,999
1997 4,018,227 25,799,821
1996 3,875,246 25,231,528
1995 3,715,564 24,672,143
1994 3,725,412 24,043,948
1993 3,904,482 23,445,592
1992 4,234,616 22,927,355
1991 4,458,343 22,470,676
1990 4,448,652 22,021,481
1989 4,433,983 21,578,022
1988 4,414,404 21,138,431
1987 4,390,246 20,704,904
1986 4,362,115 20,288,238
1985 4,330,364 19,905,872
1984 4,295,536 19,546,528
1983 4,258,728 19,109,770
1982 4,221,100 18,486,645
1981 4,184,217 17,780,572
1980 4,148,426 17,058,905
1979 4,113,300 16,355,352
1978 4,078,240 15,695,003
1977 4,042,124 15,086,614
1976 4,004,552 14,569,716
1975 3,965,743 14,064,798
1974 3,926,472 13,580,723
1973 3,887,376 13,049,315
1972 3,848,271 12,527,856
1971 3,809,376 12,105,539
1970 3,773,247 11,695,771
1969 3,737,765 11,298,936
1968 3,698,794 10,917,999
1967 3,656,223 10,550,597
1966 3,610,562 10,197,578
1965 3,562,834 9,858,030
1964 3,513,441 9,531,109
1963 3,461,942 9,218,077
1962 3,407,532 8,919,028
1961 3,348,035 8,634,941
1960 3,281,381 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Sudan
2100 -1.02% 0.42%
2099 -1.06% 0.45%
2098 -1.13% 0.47%
2097 -1.1% 0.47%
2096 -1.06% 0.5%
2095 -1.05% 0.49%
2094 -1.07% 0.54%
2093 -1.04% 0.57%
2092 -1.02% 0.57%
2091 -1.02% 0.6%
2090 -1.06% 0.63%
2089 -1.07% 0.65%
2088 -1.05% 0.68%
2087 -1.09% 0.7%
2086 -1.09% 0.72%
2085 -1.13% 0.75%
2084 -1.15% 0.76%
2083 -1.14% 0.77%
2082 -1.14% 0.77%
2081 -1.17% 0.79%
2080 -1.17% 0.81%
2079 -1.18% 0.85%
2078 -1.19% 0.86%
2077 -1.21% 0.87%
2076 -1.24% 0.91%
2075 -1.23% 0.94%
2074 -1.2% 0.96%
2073 -1.21% 0.99%
2072 -1.22% 1.01%
2071 -1.25% 1.02%
2070 -1.22% 1.05%
2069 -1.21% 1.06%
2068 -1.29% 1.12%
2067 -1.26% 1.15%
2066 -1.29% 1.15%
2065 -1.25% 1.19%
2064 -1.23% 1.23%
2063 -1.21% 1.27%
2062 -1.23% 1.29%
2061 -1.25% 1.32%
2060 -1.22% 1.34%
2059 -1.22% 1.38%
2058 -1.24% 1.41%
2057 -1.3% 1.44%
2056 -1.29% 1.49%
2055 -1.18% 1.52%
2054 -1.2% 1.53%
2053 -1.15% 1.57%
2052 -1.21% 1.59%
2051 -1.15% 1.63%
2050 -1.18% 1.66%
2049 -1.11% 1.65%
2048 -1.15% 1.67%
2047 -1.14% 1.71%
2046 -1.09% 1.74%
2045 -1.07% 1.76%
2044 -1.08% 1.79%
2043 -1.06% 1.8%
2042 -1.11% 1.84%
2041 -1.06% 1.85%
2040 -1.02% 1.88%
2039 -0.94% 1.91%
2038 -0.94% 1.97%
2037 -0.94% 2%
2036 -0.94% 2.06%
2035 -1% 2.1%
2034 -0.92% 2.14%
2033 -0.9% 2.17%
2032 -0.79% 2.2%
2031 -0.79% 2.25%
2030 -0.78% 2.28%
2029 -0.82% 2.3%
2028 -0.84% 2.34%
2027 -0.84% 3.08%
2026 -0.81% 3.2%
2025 -0.72% 1.6%
2024 -0.65% 0.81%
2023 -0.62% 1.34%
2022 -1.24% 2.74%
2021 -1.65% 2.73%
2020 -1.38% 2.72%
2019 -1.22% 2.98%
2018 -1.22% 3.55%
2017 -1.28% 3.53%
2016 -1.29% 3.09%
2015 -1.3% 3.09%
2014 -1.27% 2.75%
2013 -1.61% 2.34%
2012 -1.92% 2.16%
2011 -1.83% 2.05%
2010 -1.76% 2.45%
2009 -1.72% 2.81%
2008 -1.64% 2.62%
2007 -1.23% 2.41%
2006 -0.81% 2.34%
2005 -1.07% 2.31%
2004 -0.9% 2.21%
2003 -0.23% 2.28%
2002 0.2% 2.5%
2001 0.47% 2.52%
2000 0.71% 2.53%
1999 1% 2.54%
1998 1.77% 2.55%
1997 3.69% 2.25%
1996 4.3% 2.27%
1995 -0.26% 2.61%
1994 -4.59% 2.55%
1993 -7.8% 2.26%
1992 -5.02% 2.03%
1991 0.22% 2.04%
1990 0.33% 2.06%
1989 0.44% 2.08%
1988 0.55% 2.09%
1987 0.64% 2.05%
1986 0.73% 1.92%
1985 0.81% 1.84%
1984 0.86% 2.29%
1983 0.89% 3.37%
1982 0.88% 3.97%
1981 0.86% 4.23%
1980 0.85% 4.3%
1979 0.86% 4.21%
1978 0.89% 4.03%
1977 0.94% 3.55%
1976 0.98% 3.59%
1975 1% 3.56%
1974 1.01% 4.07%
1973 1.02% 4.16%
1972 1.02% 3.49%
1971 0.96% 3.5%
1970 0.95% 3.51%
1969 1.05% 3.49%
1968 1.16% 3.48%
1967 1.26% 3.46%
1966 1.34% 3.44%
1965 1.41% 3.43%
1964 1.49% 3.4%
1963 1.6% 3.35%
1962 1.78% 3.29%
1961 2.03% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Sudan
Current population
3116111
53335233
Population rank 135/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.64%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +291,469
Net migration rank 124/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 291,469
2024 - -4,497 - -544,257
2023 -18,292 -485 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -20,197 -485 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -33,670 -25,865 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -13,009 -32,173 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -11,942 -33,948 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -11,009 -35,683 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -8,367 -37,002 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -6,761 -66,378 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 652 -68,182 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 161 -68,140 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 1,557 -65,335 992,819 -201,769
2006 2,714 -38,622 963,740 -211,387
2005 6,546 -37,086 907,017 -199,378
2004 9,549 -68,008 889,382 -185,392
2003 10,781 -27,396 898,226 -281,001
2002 10,972 -13,312 897,965 -180,603
2001 10,424 9,055 880,284 -173,745
2000 11,722 8,138 858,536 -165,030
1999 13,568 25,495 835,840 -157,090
1998 18,492 24,335 814,752 -150,271
1997 19,311 80,133 802,245 -148,368
1996 13,327 173,193 792,926 -310,221
1995 5,926 126,914 780,700 -144,670
1994 4,895 -157,427 764,645 -144,324
1993 -27,199 -178,416 743,249 -166,861
1992 -17,883 -436,814 731,177 -271,093
1991 33,692 -26,483 714,612 -261,341
1990 34,993 -22,829 699,953 -254,825
1989 36,802 -19,634 683,743 -241,979
1988 39,058 -17,058 672,604 -235,213
1987 41,172 -14,853 658,416 -228,756
1986 42,884 -12,941 649,649 -245,968
1985 44,983 -11,429 583,382 -222,315
1984 46,413 -10,321 577,405 -219,755
1983 47,135 -9,599 570,198 -54,325
1982 47,023 -9,298 606,362 124,007
1981 45,423 -9,384 585,087 96,697
1980 42,911 -7,368 552,930 208,602
1979 42,157 -7,454 524,942 120,613
1978 44,800 -9,382 497,987 177,153
1977 48,643 -11,834 483,089 58,540
1976 52,107 -13,778 470,019 22,147
1975 53,629 -14,348 454,813 62,843
1974 53,600 -14,345 444,456 6,023
1973 52,989 -14,043 439,201 173,143
1972 54,072 -14,807 428,340 2,238
1971 54,352 -15,829 417,641 -3,577
1970 54,455 -20,714 401,013 4,479
1969 58,454 -21,229 385,712 2,476
1968 61,422 -20,704 370,917 2,776
1967 65,618 -21,195 356,599 4,508
1966 70,085 -23,196 342,118 2,813
1965 72,896 -24,330 327,799 6,367
1964 74,151 -23,922 315,166 4,505
1963 75,380 -22,611 302,132 4,263
1962 77,582 -21,531 287,317 4,387
1961 77,601 -14,655 272,562 3,904
1960 76,840 -6,481 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in 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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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