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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 9,092,436 people in Switzerland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 9,155,878 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 2.94 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 99th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.96% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.16M (22.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Switzerland
2100 1,368,062 9,273,514
2099 1,382,211 9,265,656
2098 1,396,949 9,259,266
2097 1,412,908 9,251,854
2096 1,428,574 9,248,107
2095 1,443,843 9,242,564
2094 1,459,099 9,238,163
2093 1,474,841 9,235,730
2092 1,490,288 9,233,129
2091 1,505,574 9,230,180
2090 1,521,165 9,228,148
2089 1,537,449 9,227,779
2088 1,554,002 9,229,133
2087 1,570,515 9,228,792
2086 1,587,803 9,230,530
2085 1,605,248 9,234,782
2084 1,623,603 9,239,056
2083 1,642,536 9,244,001
2082 1,661,441 9,249,813
2081 1,680,572 9,256,210
2080 1,700,417 9,262,647
2079 1,720,559 9,270,123
2078 1,741,147 9,276,881
2077 1,762,029 9,284,565
2076 1,783,547 9,289,534
2075 1,805,988 9,295,062
2074 1,828,419 9,305,809
2073 1,850,549 9,314,832
2072 1,873,199 9,322,610
2071 1,896,330 9,332,380
2070 1,920,335 9,343,357
2069 1,943,983 9,351,483
2068 1,967,713 9,359,919
2067 1,993,328 9,367,355
2066 2,018,796 9,379,120
2065 2,045,094 9,391,197
2064 2,071,026 9,402,175
2063 2,096,801 9,412,246
2062 2,122,454 9,423,109
2061 2,148,932 9,434,937
2060 2,176,154 9,443,858
2059 2,203,131 9,454,223
2058 2,230,453 9,462,577
2057 2,258,553 9,468,254
2056 2,288,270 9,475,514
2055 2,318,066 9,483,998
2054 2,345,650 9,491,408
2053 2,374,091 9,496,551
2052 2,401,804 9,496,579
2051 2,431,166 9,496,556
2050 2,459,340 9,494,698
2049 2,488,686 9,491,222
2048 2,516,605 9,484,200
2047 2,545,909 9,477,140
2046 2,575,176 9,471,007
2045 2,603,679 9,465,183
2044 2,631,917 9,458,151
2043 2,660,625 9,450,730
2042 2,689,157 9,440,733
2041 2,719,360 9,433,753
2040 2,748,491 9,422,510
2039 2,776,696 9,413,795
2038 2,803,054 9,404,803
2037 2,829,544 9,393,982
2036 2,856,285 9,382,127
2035 2,883,527 9,368,526
2034 2,912,522 9,351,603
2033 2,939,434 9,334,357
2032 2,966,176 9,315,617
2031 2,989,887 9,292,331
2030 3,013,719 9,267,380
2029 3,037,488 9,240,823
2028 3,062,650 9,209,567
2027 3,088,595 9,174,540
2026 3,114,736 9,136,169
2025 3,140,095 9,092,436
2024 3,164,253 9,005,582
2023 3,185,073 8,888,822
2022 3,204,802 8,777,088
2021 3,244,907 8,704,546
2020 3,299,349 8,638,167
2019 3,345,533 8,575,280
2018 3,387,000 8,514,329
2017 3,428,682 8,451,840
2016 3,473,003 8,373,338
2015 3,518,541 8,282,396
2014 3,564,829 8,188,649
2013 3,610,859 8,089,346
2012 3,670,113 7,996,861
2011 3,741,798 7,912,398
2010 3,811,472 7,824,909
2009 3,879,794 7,743,831
2008 3,947,544 7,647,675
2007 4,013,424 7,551,117
2006 4,063,272 7,483,934
2005 4,096,493 7,437,115
2004 4,140,987 7,389,625
2003 4,178,523 7,339,001
2002 4,188,002 7,284,753
2001 4,179,438 7,229,854
2000 4,159,771 7,184,250
1999 4,130,305 7,143,991
1998 4,089,356 7,110,001
1997 4,018,227 7,088,906
1996 3,875,246 7,071,850
1995 3,715,564 7,040,687
1994 3,725,412 6,993,795
1993 3,904,482 6,938,265
1992 4,234,616 6,875,364
1991 4,458,343 6,799,978
1990 4,448,652 6,715,519
1989 4,433,983 6,646,912
1988 4,414,404 6,593,386
1987 4,390,246 6,545,106
1986 4,362,115 6,504,124
1985 4,330,364 6,470,365
1984 4,295,536 6,441,865
1983 4,258,728 6,418,773
1982 4,221,100 6,391,309
1981 4,184,217 6,354,074
1980 4,148,426 6,319,408
1979 4,113,300 6,294,365
1978 4,078,240 6,281,738
1977 4,042,124 6,281,174
1976 4,004,552 6,302,504
1975 3,965,743 6,338,632
1974 3,926,472 6,341,405
1973 3,887,376 6,307,347
1972 3,848,271 6,260,956
1971 3,809,376 6,213,399
1970 3,773,247 6,180,877
1969 3,737,765 6,136,387
1968 3,698,794 6,067,714
1967 3,656,223 5,991,785
1966 3,610,562 5,918,002
1965 3,562,834 5,856,472
1964 3,513,441 5,789,228
1963 3,461,942 5,694,247
1962 3,407,532 5,573,815
1961 3,348,035 5,434,294
1960 3,281,381 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Switzerland's population increased by 782,540 people (a 9.35% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 99th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.7% to 9,494,698 people and rank change from 99th to 102nd.

Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.5M 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.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Switzerland
2100 -1.02% 0.08%
2099 -1.06% 0.07%
2098 -1.13% 0.08%
2097 -1.1% 0.04%
2096 -1.06% 0.06%
2095 -1.05% 0.05%
2094 -1.07% 0.03%
2093 -1.04% 0.03%
2092 -1.02% 0.03%
2091 -1.02% 0.02%
2090 -1.06% 0.004%
2089 -1.07% -0.01%
2088 -1.05% 0.004%
2087 -1.09% -0.02%
2086 -1.09% -0.05%
2085 -1.13% -0.05%
2084 -1.15% -0.05%
2083 -1.14% -0.06%
2082 -1.14% -0.07%
2081 -1.17% -0.07%
2080 -1.17% -0.08%
2079 -1.18% -0.07%
2078 -1.19% -0.08%
2077 -1.21% -0.05%
2076 -1.24% -0.06%
2075 -1.23% -0.12%
2074 -1.2% -0.1%
2073 -1.21% -0.08%
2072 -1.22% -0.1%
2071 -1.25% -0.12%
2070 -1.22% -0.09%
2069 -1.21% -0.09%
2068 -1.29% -0.08%
2067 -1.26% -0.13%
2066 -1.29% -0.13%
2065 -1.25% -0.12%
2064 -1.23% -0.11%
2063 -1.21% -0.12%
2062 -1.23% -0.13%
2061 -1.25% -0.09%
2060 -1.22% -0.11%
2059 -1.22% -0.09%
2058 -1.24% -0.06%
2057 -1.3% -0.08%
2056 -1.29% -0.09%
2055 -1.18% -0.08%
2054 -1.2% -0.05%
2053 -1.15% -0%
2052 -1.21% 0%
2051 -1.15% 0.02%
2050 -1.18% 0.04%
2049 -1.11% 0.07%
2048 -1.15% 0.07%
2047 -1.14% 0.06%
2046 -1.09% 0.06%
2045 -1.07% 0.07%
2044 -1.08% 0.08%
2043 -1.06% 0.11%
2042 -1.11% 0.07%
2041 -1.06% 0.12%
2040 -1.02% 0.09%
2039 -0.94% 0.1%
2038 -0.94% 0.12%
2037 -0.94% 0.13%
2036 -0.94% 0.15%
2035 -1% 0.18%
2034 -0.92% 0.18%
2033 -0.9% 0.2%
2032 -0.79% 0.25%
2031 -0.79% 0.27%
2030 -0.78% 0.29%
2029 -0.82% 0.34%
2028 -0.84% 0.38%
2027 -0.84% 0.42%
2026 -0.81% 0.48%
2025 -0.76% 0.96%
2024 -0.65% 1.31%
2023 -0.62% 1.27%
2022 -1.24% 0.83%
2021 -1.65% 0.77%
2020 -1.38% 0.73%
2019 -1.22% 0.72%
2018 -1.22% 0.74%
2017 -1.28% 0.94%
2016 -1.29% 1.1%
2015 -1.3% 1.14%
2014 -1.27% 1.23%
2013 -1.61% 1.16%
2012 -1.92% 1.07%
2011 -1.83% 1.12%
2010 -1.76% 1.05%
2009 -1.72% 1.26%
2008 -1.64% 1.28%
2007 -1.23% 0.9%
2006 -0.81% 0.63%
2005 -1.07% 0.64%
2004 -0.9% 0.69%
2003 -0.23% 0.74%
2002 0.2% 0.76%
2001 0.47% 0.63%
2000 0.71% 0.56%
1999 1% 0.48%
1998 1.77% 0.3%
1997 3.69% 0.24%
1996 4.3% 0.44%
1995 -0.26% 0.67%
1994 -4.59% 0.8%
1993 -7.8% 0.91%
1992 -5.02% 1.11%
1991 0.22% 1.26%
1990 0.33% 1.03%
1989 0.44% 0.81%
1988 0.55% 0.74%
1987 0.64% 0.63%
1986 0.73% 0.52%
1985 0.81% 0.44%
1984 0.86% 0.36%
1983 0.89% 0.43%
1982 0.88% 0.59%
1981 0.86% 0.55%
1980 0.85% 0.4%
1979 0.86% 0.2%
1978 0.89% 0.009%
1977 0.94% -0.34%
1976 0.98% -0.57%
1975 1% -0.04%
1974 1.01% 0.54%
1973 1.02% 0.74%
1972 1.02% 0.77%
1971 0.96% 0.53%
1970 0.95% 0.73%
1969 1.05% 1.13%
1968 1.16% 1.27%
1967 1.26% 1.25%
1966 1.34% 1.05%
1965 1.41% 1.16%
1964 1.49% 1.67%
1963 1.6% 2.16%
1962 1.78% 2.57%
1961 2.03% 2%

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

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Switzerland's population grew by 0.96%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Switzerland
Current population
3114736
9155878
Population rank 135/197 99/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.11%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
6.07 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
6.71 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +238
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +86,854
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.96%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 101/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +37,253
Net migration rank 124/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 37,253
2024 -18,359 -4,497 6,304 40,099
2023 -18,292 -485 8,000 45,098
2022 -20,197 -485 7,899 96,424
2021 -33,670 -25,865 18,279 50,665
2020 -22,502 -26,840 9,502 55,523
2019 -15,192 -27,841 18,008 44,517
2018 -10,761 -29,147 20,434 41,253
2017 -12,810 -30,650 20,284 45,658
2016 -13,009 -32,173 22,608 71,009
2015 -11,942 -33,948 19,050 71,876
2014 -11,009 -35,683 21,290 78,122
2013 -8,367 -37,002 17,797 83,823
2012 -6,761 -66,378 18,393 67,840
2011 -5,354 -64,875 18,990 67,194
2010 -1,895 -67,228 17,997 76,388
2009 652 -68,182 15,487 69,324
2008 161 -68,140 15,295 94,430
2007 1,557 -65,335 13,592 72,475
2006 2,714 -38,622 12,723 37,308
2005 6,546 -37,086 11,899 33,203
2004 9,549 -68,008 13,302 39,484
2003 10,781 -27,396 8,807 42,567
2002 10,972 -13,312 10,199 49,650
2001 10,424 9,055 10,845 35,420
2000 11,722 8,138 15,806 24,463
1999 13,568 25,495 16,431 25,599
1998 18,492 24,335 16,353 11,325
1997 19,311 80,133 17,722 -1,939
1996 13,327 173,193 19,801 -131
1995 5,926 126,914 19,010 25,343
1994 4,895 -157,427 20,982 30,274
1993 -27,199 -178,416 21,509 40,267
1992 -17,883 -436,814 24,064 42,014
1991 33,692 -26,483 23,800 69,738
1990 34,993 -22,829 20,146 58,428
1989 36,802 -19,634 19,941 34,432
1988 39,058 -17,058 21,099 34,602
1987 41,172 -14,853 15,708 27,081
1986 42,884 -12,941 16,261 23,242
1985 44,983 -11,429 14,882 14,402
1984 46,413 -10,321 16,105 12,532
1983 47,135 -9,599 12,837 5,663
1982 47,023 -9,298 15,339 21,929
1981 45,423 -9,384 13,979 24,229
1980 42,911 -7,368 14,535 17,841
1979 42,157 -7,454 14,477 4,262
1978 44,800 -9,382 13,820 -6,552
1977 48,643 -11,834 16,959 -22,516
1976 52,107 -13,778 17,017 -54,255
1975 53,629 -14,348 22,820 -58,187
1974 53,600 -14,345 27,902 2,008
1973 52,989 -14,043 30,906 8,158
1972 54,072 -14,807 35,061 19,991
1971 54,352 -15,829 38,523 2,636
1970 54,455 -20,714 42,648 -18,326
1969 58,454 -21,229 44,182 20,754
1968 61,422 -20,704 47,328 25,828
1967 65,618 -21,195 52,128 27,697
1966 70,085 -23,196 53,854 14,979
1965 72,896 -24,330 56,222 -1,351
1964 74,151 -23,922 59,050 21,455
1963 75,380 -22,611 52,956 58,415
1962 77,582 -21,531 49,050 82,798
1961 77,601 -14,655 48,365 101,278
1960 76,840 -6,481 42,090 22,313

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

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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 Switzerland 21.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 150,368 people) and 78.9% is from migration (a gain of 562,122 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

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
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 452K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 120K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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