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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 4.81 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Suriname
2100 1,368,062 713,301
2099 1,382,211 715,718
2098 1,396,949 718,073
2097 1,412,908 720,500
2096 1,428,574 722,800
2095 1,443,843 725,224
2094 1,459,099 727,514
2093 1,474,841 729,945
2092 1,490,288 732,310
2091 1,505,574 734,611
2090 1,521,165 736,676
2089 1,537,449 738,887
2088 1,554,002 741,028
2087 1,570,515 742,858
2086 1,587,803 744,619
2085 1,605,248 746,328
2084 1,623,603 747,772
2083 1,642,536 749,164
2082 1,661,441 750,355
2081 1,680,572 751,527
2080 1,700,417 752,571
2079 1,720,559 753,310
2078 1,741,147 753,974
2077 1,762,029 754,582
2076 1,783,547 755,015
2075 1,805,988 755,554
2074 1,828,419 755,740
2073 1,850,549 756,042
2072 1,873,199 756,125
2071 1,896,330 756,124
2070 1,920,335 755,985
2069 1,943,983 755,900
2068 1,967,713 755,625
2067 1,993,328 755,174
2066 2,018,796 754,830
2065 2,045,094 754,137
2064 2,071,026 753,311
2063 2,096,801 752,771
2062 2,122,454 751,992
2061 2,148,932 751,308
2060 2,176,154 750,325
2059 2,203,131 749,420
2058 2,230,453 748,612
2057 2,258,553 747,183
2056 2,288,270 745,967
2055 2,318,066 744,434
2054 2,345,650 742,836
2053 2,374,091 741,364
2052 2,401,804 739,688
2051 2,431,166 738,024
2050 2,459,340 736,078
2049 2,488,686 734,256
2048 2,516,605 732,085
2047 2,545,909 729,623
2046 2,575,176 727,242
2045 2,603,679 724,469
2044 2,631,917 721,556
2043 2,660,625 718,596
2042 2,689,157 715,335
2041 2,719,360 712,005
2040 2,748,491 708,379
2039 2,776,696 704,797
2038 2,803,054 701,029
2037 2,829,544 697,364
2036 2,856,285 693,268
2035 2,883,527 689,014
2034 2,912,522 684,675
2033 2,939,434 680,289
2032 2,966,176 675,648
2031 2,989,887 670,943
2030 3,013,719 666,067
2029 3,037,488 661,186
2028 3,062,650 656,001
2027 3,088,595 650,709
2026 3,114,736 645,337
2025 3,140,095 639,850
2024 3,164,253 634,431
2023 3,185,073 628,886
2022 3,204,802 623,164
2021 3,244,907 617,896
2020 3,299,349 612,317
2019 3,345,533 605,768
2018 3,387,000 599,513
2017 3,428,682 593,713
2016 3,473,003 587,757
2015 3,518,541 581,627
2014 3,564,829 575,373
2013 3,610,859 569,020
2012 3,670,113 562,633
2011 3,741,798 556,269
2010 3,811,472 549,923
2009 3,879,794 543,568
2008 3,947,544 537,245
2007 4,013,424 531,016
2006 4,063,272 524,997
2005 4,096,493 519,313
2004 4,140,987 513,923
2003 4,178,523 506,414
2002 4,188,002 496,551
2001 4,179,438 486,560
2000 4,159,771 476,643
1999 4,130,305 466,916
1998 4,089,356 457,406
1997 4,018,227 448,067
1996 3,875,246 438,830
1995 3,715,564 429,606
1994 3,725,412 422,375
1993 3,904,482 419,352
1992 4,234,616 417,589
1991 4,458,343 415,013
1990 4,448,652 412,493
1989 4,433,983 408,409
1988 4,414,404 402,227
1987 4,390,246 396,911
1986 4,362,115 392,330
1985 4,330,364 386,972
1984 4,295,536 382,193
1983 4,258,728 378,746
1982 4,221,100 376,555
1981 4,184,217 375,459
1980 4,148,426 375,377
1979 4,113,300 377,602
1978 4,078,240 381,502
1977 4,042,124 385,067
1976 4,004,552 388,289
1975 3,965,743 391,170
1974 3,926,472 393,676
1973 3,887,376 395,772
1972 3,848,271 397,413
1971 3,809,376 391,932
1970 3,773,247 379,442
1969 3,737,765 366,906
1968 3,698,794 354,616
1967 3,656,223 342,679
1966 3,610,562 331,135
1965 3,562,834 320,000
1964 3,513,441 309,041
1963 3,461,942 297,034
1962 3,407,532 283,912
1961 3,348,035 272,791
1960 3,281,381 263,918

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K 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
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Suriname
2100 -1.02% -0.34%
2099 -1.06% -0.33%
2098 -1.13% -0.34%
2097 -1.1% -0.32%
2096 -1.06% -0.33%
2095 -1.05% -0.31%
2094 -1.07% -0.33%
2093 -1.04% -0.32%
2092 -1.02% -0.31%
2091 -1.02% -0.28%
2090 -1.06% -0.3%
2089 -1.07% -0.29%
2088 -1.05% -0.25%
2087 -1.09% -0.24%
2086 -1.09% -0.23%
2085 -1.13% -0.19%
2084 -1.15% -0.19%
2083 -1.14% -0.16%
2082 -1.14% -0.16%
2081 -1.17% -0.14%
2080 -1.17% -0.1%
2079 -1.18% -0.09%
2078 -1.19% -0.08%
2077 -1.21% -0.06%
2076 -1.24% -0.07%
2075 -1.23% -0.02%
2074 -1.2% -0.04%
2073 -1.21% -0.01%
2072 -1.22% 0%
2071 -1.25% 0.02%
2070 -1.22% 0.01%
2069 -1.21% 0.04%
2068 -1.29% 0.06%
2067 -1.26% 0.05%
2066 -1.29% 0.09%
2065 -1.25% 0.11%
2064 -1.23% 0.07%
2063 -1.21% 0.1%
2062 -1.23% 0.09%
2061 -1.25% 0.13%
2060 -1.22% 0.12%
2059 -1.22% 0.11%
2058 -1.24% 0.19%
2057 -1.3% 0.16%
2056 -1.29% 0.21%
2055 -1.18% 0.22%
2054 -1.2% 0.2%
2053 -1.15% 0.23%
2052 -1.21% 0.23%
2051 -1.15% 0.26%
2050 -1.18% 0.25%
2049 -1.11% 0.3%
2048 -1.15% 0.34%
2047 -1.14% 0.33%
2046 -1.09% 0.38%
2045 -1.07% 0.4%
2044 -1.08% 0.41%
2043 -1.06% 0.46%
2042 -1.11% 0.47%
2041 -1.06% 0.51%
2040 -1.02% 0.51%
2039 -0.94% 0.54%
2038 -0.94% 0.53%
2037 -0.94% 0.59%
2036 -0.94% 0.62%
2035 -1% 0.63%
2034 -0.92% 0.64%
2033 -0.9% 0.69%
2032 -0.79% 0.7%
2031 -0.79% 0.73%
2030 -0.78% 0.74%
2029 -0.82% 0.79%
2028 -0.84% 0.81%
2027 -0.84% 0.83%
2026 -0.81% 0.86%
2025 -0.76% 0.85%
2024 -0.65% 0.88%
2023 -0.62% 0.92%
2022 -1.24% 0.85%
2021 -1.65% 0.91%
2020 -1.38% 1.08%
2019 -1.22% 1.04%
2018 -1.22% 0.98%
2017 -1.28% 1.01%
2016 -1.29% 1.05%
2015 -1.3% 1.09%
2014 -1.27% 1.12%
2013 -1.61% 1.14%
2012 -1.92% 1.14%
2011 -1.83% 1.15%
2010 -1.76% 1.17%
2009 -1.72% 1.18%
2008 -1.64% 1.17%
2007 -1.23% 1.15%
2006 -0.81% 1.09%
2005 -1.07% 1.05%
2004 -0.9% 1.48%
2003 -0.23% 1.99%
2002 0.2% 2.05%
2001 0.47% 2.08%
2000 0.71% 2.08%
1999 1% 2.08%
1998 1.77% 2.08%
1997 3.69% 2.1%
1996 4.3% 2.15%
1995 -0.26% 1.71%
1994 -4.59% 0.72%
1993 -7.8% 0.42%
1992 -5.02% 0.62%
1991 0.22% 0.61%
1990 0.33% 1%
1989 0.44% 1.54%
1988 0.55% 1.34%
1987 0.64% 1.17%
1986 0.73% 1.38%
1985 0.81% 1.25%
1984 0.86% 0.91%
1983 0.89% 0.58%
1982 0.88% 0.29%
1981 0.86% 0.02%
1980 0.85% -0.59%
1979 0.86% -1.02%
1978 0.89% -0.93%
1977 0.94% -0.83%
1976 0.98% -0.74%
1975 1% -0.64%
1974 1.01% -0.53%
1973 1.02% -0.41%
1972 1.02% 1.4%
1971 0.96% 3.29%
1970 0.95% 3.42%
1969 1.05% 3.47%
1968 1.16% 3.48%
1967 1.26% 3.49%
1966 1.34% 3.48%
1965 1.41% 3.55%
1964 1.49% 4.04%
1963 1.6% 4.62%
1962 1.78% 4.08%
1961 2.03% 3.36%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Suriname
Current population
3114736
648096
Population rank 135/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.008%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
1.62 hours
One birth every
21.5 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -66 +15
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -967
Net migration rank 124/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -967
2024 -18,359 -4,497 6,541 -1,166
2023 -18,292 -485 6,697 -988
2022 -20,197 -485 6,719 -988
2021 -33,670 -25,865 5,291 -486
2020 -22,502 -26,840 6,640 -296
2019 -15,192 -27,841 6,564 191
2018 -10,761 -29,147 6,613 -851
2017 -12,810 -30,650 6,772 -935
2016 -13,009 -32,173 6,979 -906
2015 -11,942 -33,948 7,150 -967
2014 -11,009 -35,683 7,284 -959
2013 -8,367 -37,002 7,350 -968
2012 -6,761 -66,378 7,405 -1,011
2011 -5,354 -64,875 7,401 -1,060
2010 -1,895 -67,228 7,489 -1,138
2009 652 -68,182 7,559 -1,204
2008 161 -68,140 7,552 -1,255
2007 1,557 -65,335 7,468 -1,312
2006 2,714 -38,622 7,278 -1,403
2005 6,546 -37,086 7,037 -1,534
2004 9,549 -68,008 6,948 -1,676
2003 10,781 -27,396 7,396 2,345
2002 10,972 -13,312 7,916 2,076
2001 10,424 9,055 8,349 1,641
2000 11,722 8,138 8,323 1,516
1999 13,568 25,495 8,236 1,380
1998 18,492 24,335 8,173 1,241
1997 19,311 80,133 8,106 1,164
1996 13,327 173,193 8,031 1,165
1995 5,926 126,914 7,968 1,275
1994 4,895 -157,427 7,929 -2,713
1993 -27,199 -178,416 8,127 -7,291
1992 -17,883 -436,814 8,355 -5,662
1991 33,692 -26,483 8,637 -6,174
1990 34,993 -22,829 9,047 -6,471
1989 36,802 -19,634 9,441 -3,846
1988 39,058 -17,058 9,347 -2,573
1987 41,172 -14,853 9,319 -5,467
1986 42,884 -12,941 9,222 -3,920
1985 44,983 -11,429 9,177 -3,763
1984 46,413 -10,321 9,031 -4,894
1983 47,135 -9,599 8,797 -6,036
1982 47,023 -9,298 8,197 -6,566
1981 45,423 -9,384 7,541 -6,991
1980 42,911 -7,368 7,002 -7,390
1979 42,157 -7,454 7,312 -11,375
1978 44,800 -9,382 7,650 -11,389
1977 48,643 -11,834 7,998 -11,390
1976 52,107 -13,778 8,327 -11,381
1975 53,629 -14,348 8,587 -11,287
1974 53,600 -14,345 8,751 -11,061
1973 52,989 -14,043 8,877 -10,765
1972 54,072 -14,807 8,893 -10,285
1971 54,352 -15,829 8,814 3,552
1970 54,455 -20,714 8,823 3,791
1969 58,454 -21,229 8,880 3,575
1968 61,422 -20,704 8,980 3,147
1967 65,618 -21,195 9,104 2,637
1966 70,085 -23,196 9,243 2,103
1965 72,896 -24,330 9,270 1,657
1964 74,151 -23,922 9,174 1,820
1963 75,380 -22,611 8,838 4,181
1962 77,582 -21,531 8,529 4,703
1961 77,601 -14,655 8,361 660
1960 76,840 -6,481 8,170 544

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

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

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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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