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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 3.42 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Sweden
2100 1,368,062 11,330,987
2099 1,382,211 11,334,835
2098 1,396,949 11,339,107
2097 1,412,908 11,340,268
2096 1,428,574 11,341,947
2095 1,443,843 11,344,893
2094 1,459,099 11,347,531
2093 1,474,841 11,349,412
2092 1,490,288 11,351,452
2091 1,505,574 11,352,899
2090 1,521,165 11,354,820
2089 1,537,449 11,357,746
2088 1,554,002 11,360,405
2087 1,570,515 11,364,197
2086 1,587,803 11,371,529
2085 1,605,248 11,376,573
2084 1,623,603 11,381,332
2083 1,642,536 11,384,862
2082 1,661,441 11,390,058
2081 1,680,572 11,391,696
2080 1,700,417 11,393,882
2079 1,720,559 11,393,412
2078 1,741,147 11,391,291
2077 1,762,029 11,389,212
2076 1,783,547 11,385,385
2075 1,805,988 11,381,261
2074 1,828,419 11,377,973
2073 1,850,549 11,375,051
2072 1,873,199 11,371,362
2071 1,896,330 11,366,451
2070 1,920,335 11,362,742
2069 1,943,983 11,358,895
2068 1,967,713 11,357,504
2067 1,993,328 11,356,672
2066 2,018,796 11,356,676
2065 2,045,094 11,355,953
2064 2,071,026 11,354,988
2063 2,096,801 11,354,834
2062 2,122,454 11,355,452
2061 2,148,932 11,353,198
2060 2,176,154 11,352,013
2059 2,203,131 11,349,674
2058 2,230,453 11,345,893
2057 2,258,553 11,340,487
2056 2,288,270 11,335,234
2055 2,318,066 11,328,291
2054 2,345,650 11,320,768
2053 2,374,091 11,310,127
2052 2,401,804 11,296,358
2051 2,431,166 11,280,503
2050 2,459,340 11,261,537
2049 2,488,686 11,242,070
2048 2,516,605 11,221,274
2047 2,545,909 11,199,365
2046 2,575,176 11,176,512
2045 2,603,679 11,152,739
2044 2,631,917 11,127,765
2043 2,660,625 11,102,354
2042 2,689,157 11,076,504
2041 2,719,360 11,052,951
2040 2,748,491 11,028,609
2039 2,776,696 11,005,487
2038 2,803,054 10,983,160
2037 2,829,544 10,961,591
2036 2,856,285 10,938,759
2035 2,883,527 10,916,327
2034 2,912,522 10,893,717
2033 2,939,434 10,869,588
2032 2,966,176 10,844,339
2031 2,989,887 10,819,037
2030 3,013,719 10,790,557
2029 3,037,488 10,759,017
2028 3,062,650 10,724,017
2027 3,088,595 10,685,143
2026 3,114,736 10,643,884
2025 3,140,095 10,596,620
2024 3,164,253 10,569,709
2023 3,185,073 10,536,632
2022 3,204,802 10,486,941
2021 3,244,907 10,415,811
2020 3,299,349 10,353,442
2019 3,345,533 10,278,887
2018 3,387,000 10,175,214
2017 3,428,682 10,057,698
2016 3,473,003 9,923,085
2015 3,518,541 9,799,186
2014 3,564,829 9,696,110
2013 3,610,859 9,600,379
2012 3,670,113 9,519,374
2011 3,741,798 9,449,213
2010 3,811,472 9,378,126
2009 3,879,794 9,298,515
2008 3,947,544 9,219,637
2007 4,013,424 9,148,092
2006 4,063,272 9,080,505
2005 4,096,493 9,029,572
2004 4,140,987 8,993,531
2003 4,178,523 8,958,229
2002 4,188,002 8,924,958
2001 4,179,438 8,895,960
2000 4,159,771 8,872,109
1999 4,130,305 8,857,874
1998 4,089,356 8,850,974
1997 4,018,227 8,846,062
1996 3,875,246 8,840,998
1995 3,715,564 8,826,939
1994 3,725,412 8,780,745
1993 3,904,482 8,718,561
1992 4,234,616 8,668,067
1991 4,458,343 8,617,375
1990 4,448,652 8,558,835
1989 4,433,983 8,492,964
1988 4,414,404 8,436,489
1987 4,390,246 8,397,804
1986 4,362,115 8,369,829
1985 4,330,364 8,350,386
1984 4,295,536 8,336,605
1983 4,258,728 8,329,033
1982 4,221,100 8,325,263
1981 4,184,217 8,320,503
1980 4,148,426 8,310,531
1979 4,113,300 8,293,678
1978 4,078,240 8,275,599
1977 4,042,124 8,251,540
1976 4,004,552 8,222,286
1975 3,965,743 8,192,437
1974 3,926,472 8,159,955
1973 3,887,376 8,136,312
1972 3,848,271 8,122,300
1971 3,809,376 8,098,334
1970 3,773,247 8,042,801
1969 3,737,765 7,968,072
1968 3,698,794 7,912,273
1967 3,656,223 7,867,931
1966 3,610,562 7,807,797
1965 3,562,834 7,733,853
1964 3,513,441 7,661,354
1963 3,461,942 7,604,328
1962 3,407,532 7,561,588
1961 3,348,035 7,519,998
1960 3,281,381 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Sweden
2100 -1.02% -0.03%
2099 -1.06% -0.04%
2098 -1.13% -0.01%
2097 -1.1% -0.01%
2096 -1.06% -0.03%
2095 -1.05% -0.02%
2094 -1.07% -0.02%
2093 -1.04% -0.02%
2092 -1.02% -0.01%
2091 -1.02% -0.02%
2090 -1.06% -0.03%
2089 -1.07% -0.02%
2088 -1.05% -0.03%
2087 -1.09% -0.06%
2086 -1.09% -0.04%
2085 -1.13% -0.04%
2084 -1.15% -0.03%
2083 -1.14% -0.05%
2082 -1.14% -0.01%
2081 -1.17% -0.02%
2080 -1.17% 0.004%
2079 -1.18% 0.02%
2078 -1.19% 0.02%
2077 -1.21% 0.03%
2076 -1.24% 0.04%
2075 -1.23% 0.03%
2074 -1.2% 0.03%
2073 -1.21% 0.03%
2072 -1.22% 0.04%
2071 -1.25% 0.03%
2070 -1.22% 0.03%
2069 -1.21% 0.01%
2068 -1.29% 0.007%
2067 -1.26% -0%
2066 -1.29% 0.006%
2065 -1.25% 0.009%
2064 -1.23% 0.001%
2063 -1.21% -0.005%
2062 -1.23% 0.02%
2061 -1.25% 0.01%
2060 -1.22% 0.02%
2059 -1.22% 0.03%
2058 -1.24% 0.05%
2057 -1.3% 0.05%
2056 -1.29% 0.06%
2055 -1.18% 0.07%
2054 -1.2% 0.09%
2053 -1.15% 0.12%
2052 -1.21% 0.14%
2051 -1.15% 0.17%
2050 -1.18% 0.17%
2049 -1.11% 0.19%
2048 -1.15% 0.2%
2047 -1.14% 0.2%
2046 -1.09% 0.21%
2045 -1.07% 0.22%
2044 -1.08% 0.23%
2043 -1.06% 0.23%
2042 -1.11% 0.21%
2041 -1.06% 0.22%
2040 -1.02% 0.21%
2039 -0.94% 0.2%
2038 -0.94% 0.2%
2037 -0.94% 0.21%
2036 -0.94% 0.21%
2035 -1% 0.21%
2034 -0.92% 0.22%
2033 -0.9% 0.23%
2032 -0.79% 0.23%
2031 -0.79% 0.26%
2030 -0.78% 0.29%
2029 -0.82% 0.33%
2028 -0.84% 0.36%
2027 -0.84% 0.39%
2026 -0.81% 0.45%
2025 -0.76% 0.25%
2024 -0.65% 0.31%
2023 -0.62% 0.47%
2022 -1.24% 0.68%
2021 -1.65% 0.6%
2020 -1.38% 0.73%
2019 -1.22% 1.02%
2018 -1.22% 1.17%
2017 -1.28% 1.36%
2016 -1.29% 1.26%
2015 -1.3% 1.06%
2014 -1.27% 1%
2013 -1.61% 0.85%
2012 -1.92% 0.74%
2011 -1.83% 0.76%
2010 -1.76% 0.86%
2009 -1.72% 0.86%
2008 -1.64% 0.78%
2007 -1.23% 0.74%
2006 -0.81% 0.56%
2005 -1.07% 0.4%
2004 -0.9% 0.39%
2003 -0.23% 0.37%
2002 0.2% 0.33%
2001 0.47% 0.27%
2000 0.71% 0.16%
1999 1% 0.08%
1998 1.77% 0.06%
1997 3.69% 0.06%
1996 4.3% 0.16%
1995 -0.26% 0.53%
1994 -4.59% 0.71%
1993 -7.8% 0.58%
1992 -5.02% 0.59%
1991 0.22% 0.68%
1990 0.33% 0.78%
1989 0.44% 0.67%
1988 0.55% 0.46%
1987 0.64% 0.33%
1986 0.73% 0.23%
1985 0.81% 0.17%
1984 0.86% 0.09%
1983 0.89% 0.05%
1982 0.88% 0.06%
1981 0.86% 0.12%
1980 0.85% 0.2%
1979 0.86% 0.22%
1978 0.89% 0.29%
1977 0.94% 0.36%
1976 0.98% 0.36%
1975 1% 0.4%
1974 1.01% 0.29%
1973 1.02% 0.17%
1972 1.02% 0.3%
1971 0.96% 0.69%
1970 0.95% 0.94%
1969 1.05% 0.71%
1968 1.16% 0.56%
1967 1.26% 0.77%
1966 1.34% 0.96%
1965 1.41% 0.95%
1964 1.49% 0.75%
1963 1.6% 0.57%
1962 1.78% 0.55%
1961 2.03% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Sweden
Current population
3114736
10665077
Population rank 135/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +74
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 148/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +47,079
Net migration rank 124/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 47,079
2024 -18,359 -4,497 7,399 50,115
2023 -18,292 -485 5,269 55,209
2022 -20,197 -485 10,487 58,955
2021 -33,670 -25,865 22,914 51,947
2020 -22,502 -26,840 14,495 37,302
2019 -15,192 -27,841 25,697 72,619
2018 -10,761 -29,147 23,403 87,517
2017 -12,810 -30,650 24,138 102,671
2016 -13,009 -32,173 25,800 119,234
2015 -11,942 -33,948 23,518 80,534
2014 -11,009 -35,683 26,179 77,654
2013 -8,367 -37,002 23,041 66,760
2012 -6,761 -66,378 20,943 52,879
2011 -5,354 -64,875 21,733 46,049
2010 -1,895 -67,228 25,320 51,175
2009 652 -68,182 21,387 63,638
2008 161 -68,140 18,439 56,452
2007 1,557 -65,335 15,552 54,907
2006 2,714 -38,622 15,436 51,675
2005 6,546 -37,086 9,030 27,030
2004 9,549 -68,008 9,893 25,842
2003 10,781 -27,396 6,271 29,161
2002 10,972 -13,312 893 31,364
2001 10,424 9,055 -1,779 28,856
2000 11,722 8,138 -2,662 24,900
1999 13,568 25,495 -6,201 13,940
1998 18,492 24,335 -3,541 11,325
1997 19,311 80,133 -3,539 6,047
1996 13,327 173,193 1,768 5,773
1995 5,926 126,914 9,710 11,621
1994 4,895 -157,427 20,196 51,545
1993 -27,199 -178,416 20,924 32,725
1992 -17,883 -436,814 28,605 20,507
1991 33,692 -26,483 29,299 25,314
1990 34,993 -22,829 29,100 35,668
1989 36,802 -19,634 24,629 44,565
1988 39,058 -17,058 15,186 30,064
1987 41,172 -14,853 11,757 21,335
1986 42,884 -12,941 9,206 15,211
1985 44,983 -11,429 4,175 11,464
1984 46,413 -10,321 3,335 8,668
1983 47,135 -9,599 833 2,105
1982 47,023 -9,298 1,665 2,524
1981 45,423 -9,384 1,664 3,209
1980 42,911 -7,368 5,818 10,040
1979 42,157 -7,454 4,976 13,895
1978 44,800 -9,382 4,138 13,807
1977 48,643 -11,834 7,426 23,528
1976 52,107 -13,778 8,222 20,324
1975 53,629 -14,348 14,746 16,564
1974 53,600 -14,345 23,664 9,217
1973 52,989 -14,043 24,409 -9,551
1972 54,072 -14,807 28,428 -13,519
1971 54,352 -15,829 31,583 2,334
1970 54,455 -20,714 30,563 47,242
1969 58,454 -21,229 23,904 48,824
1968 61,422 -20,704 30,858 8,545
1967 65,618 -21,195 41,700 11,075
1966 70,085 -23,196 45,286 24,920
1965 72,896 -24,330 44,857 32,444
1964 74,151 -23,922 45,968 23,581
1963 75,380 -22,611 35,741 11,009
1962 77,582 -21,531 30,246 9,627
1961 77,601 -14,655 30,832 14,401
1960 76,840 -6,481 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/sweden | 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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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