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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 8.65 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Syria
2100 1,368,062 44,500,028
2099 1,382,211 44,570,009
2098 1,396,949 44,629,837
2097 1,412,908 44,692,566
2096 1,428,574 44,747,012
2095 1,443,843 44,774,686
2094 1,459,099 44,824,294
2093 1,474,841 44,853,295
2092 1,490,288 44,882,700
2091 1,505,574 44,895,349
2090 1,521,165 44,926,869
2089 1,537,449 44,925,891
2088 1,554,002 44,920,667
2087 1,570,515 44,928,298
2086 1,587,803 44,947,658
2085 1,605,248 44,913,669
2084 1,623,603 44,878,845
2083 1,642,536 44,850,592
2082 1,661,441 44,790,014
2081 1,680,572 44,723,244
2080 1,700,417 44,624,321
2079 1,720,559 44,567,127
2078 1,741,147 44,529,618
2077 1,762,029 44,484,155
2076 1,783,547 44,400,339
2075 1,805,988 44,306,882
2074 1,828,419 44,209,517
2073 1,850,549 44,102,028
2072 1,873,199 43,965,642
2071 1,896,330 43,821,617
2070 1,920,335 43,678,154
2069 1,943,983 43,530,683
2068 1,967,713 43,348,487
2067 1,993,328 43,154,741
2066 2,018,796 42,944,885
2065 2,045,094 42,695,249
2064 2,071,026 42,445,036
2063 2,096,801 42,198,056
2062 2,122,454 41,949,014
2061 2,148,932 41,695,586
2060 2,176,154 41,410,547
2059 2,203,131 41,097,942
2058 2,230,453 40,815,606
2057 2,258,553 40,534,091
2056 2,288,270 40,224,053
2055 2,318,066 39,918,930
2054 2,345,650 39,584,624
2053 2,374,091 39,242,144
2052 2,401,804 38,940,206
2051 2,431,166 38,629,604
2050 2,459,340 38,307,069
2049 2,488,686 37,986,965
2048 2,516,605 37,682,780
2047 2,545,909 37,391,752
2046 2,575,176 37,081,479
2045 2,603,679 36,744,441
2044 2,631,917 36,428,225
2043 2,660,625 36,090,851
2042 2,689,157 35,729,021
2041 2,719,360 35,352,033
2040 2,748,491 34,947,817
2039 2,776,696 34,533,772
2038 2,803,054 34,091,760
2037 2,829,544 33,612,993
2036 2,856,285 33,134,445
2035 2,883,527 32,608,669
2034 2,912,522 32,062,309
2033 2,939,434 31,477,500
2032 2,966,176 30,883,996
2031 2,989,887 30,248,264
2030 3,013,719 29,592,787
2029 3,037,488 28,871,638
2028 3,062,650 28,141,821
2027 3,088,595 27,355,002
2026 3,114,736 26,535,554
2025 3,140,095 25,620,427
2024 3,164,253 24,672,760
2023 3,185,073 23,594,623
2022 3,204,802 22,462,173
2021 3,244,907 21,628,839
2020 3,299,349 21,049,429
2019 3,345,533 20,353,534
2018 3,387,000 19,577,845
2017 3,428,682 19,224,668
2016 3,473,003 19,193,834
2015 3,518,541 19,424,618
2014 3,564,829 20,273,659
2013 3,610,859 21,666,917
2012 3,670,113 22,759,763
2011 3,741,798 22,878,098
2010 3,811,472 22,482,421
2009 3,879,794 21,976,969
2008 3,947,544 21,636,564
2007 4,013,424 20,884,125
2006 4,063,272 19,637,022
2005 4,096,493 18,814,091
2004 4,140,987 18,336,875
2003 4,178,523 17,889,296
2002 4,188,002 17,468,332
2001 4,179,438 17,051,338
2000 4,159,771 16,637,888
1999 4,130,305 16,228,061
1998 4,089,356 15,820,413
1997 4,018,227 15,417,542
1996 3,875,246 15,018,104
1995 3,715,564 14,616,801
1994 3,725,412 14,208,583
1993 3,904,482 13,795,686
1992 4,234,616 13,385,571
1991 4,458,343 12,980,821
1990 4,448,652 12,579,208
1989 4,433,983 12,179,060
1988 4,414,404 11,782,264
1987 4,390,246 11,388,923
1986 4,362,115 11,002,844
1985 4,330,364 10,625,672
1984 4,295,536 10,258,398
1983 4,258,728 9,904,809
1982 4,221,100 9,572,511
1981 4,184,217 9,260,189
1980 4,148,426 8,957,663
1979 4,113,300 8,661,909
1978 4,078,240 8,372,759
1977 4,042,124 8,090,501
1976 4,004,552 7,817,320
1975 3,965,743 7,554,364
1974 3,926,472 7,302,160
1973 3,887,376 7,060,321
1972 3,848,271 6,826,024
1971 3,809,376 6,598,094
1970 3,773,247 6,380,609
1969 3,737,765 6,175,166
1968 3,698,794 5,978,742
1967 3,656,223 5,790,198
1966 3,610,562 5,609,047
1965 3,562,834 5,435,267
1964 3,513,441 5,269,087
1963 3,461,942 5,110,467
1962 3,407,532 4,959,340
1961 3,348,035 4,815,466
1960 3,281,381 4,673,500

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Syria
2100 -1.02% -0.16%
2099 -1.06% -0.13%
2098 -1.13% -0.14%
2097 -1.1% -0.12%
2096 -1.06% -0.06%
2095 -1.05% -0.11%
2094 -1.07% -0.06%
2093 -1.04% -0.07%
2092 -1.02% -0.03%
2091 -1.02% -0.07%
2090 -1.06% 0.002%
2089 -1.07% 0.01%
2088 -1.05% -0.02%
2087 -1.09% -0.04%
2086 -1.09% 0.08%
2085 -1.13% 0.08%
2084 -1.15% 0.06%
2083 -1.14% 0.14%
2082 -1.14% 0.15%
2081 -1.17% 0.22%
2080 -1.17% 0.13%
2079 -1.18% 0.08%
2078 -1.19% 0.1%
2077 -1.21% 0.19%
2076 -1.24% 0.21%
2075 -1.23% 0.22%
2074 -1.2% 0.24%
2073 -1.21% 0.31%
2072 -1.22% 0.33%
2071 -1.25% 0.33%
2070 -1.22% 0.34%
2069 -1.21% 0.42%
2068 -1.29% 0.45%
2067 -1.26% 0.49%
2066 -1.29% 0.58%
2065 -1.25% 0.59%
2064 -1.23% 0.59%
2063 -1.21% 0.59%
2062 -1.23% 0.61%
2061 -1.25% 0.69%
2060 -1.22% 0.76%
2059 -1.22% 0.69%
2058 -1.24% 0.69%
2057 -1.3% 0.77%
2056 -1.29% 0.76%
2055 -1.18% 0.84%
2054 -1.2% 0.87%
2053 -1.15% 0.78%
2052 -1.21% 0.8%
2051 -1.15% 0.84%
2050 -1.18% 0.84%
2049 -1.11% 0.81%
2048 -1.15% 0.78%
2047 -1.14% 0.84%
2046 -1.09% 0.92%
2045 -1.07% 0.87%
2044 -1.08% 0.93%
2043 -1.06% 1.01%
2042 -1.11% 1.07%
2041 -1.06% 1.16%
2040 -1.02% 1.2%
2039 -0.94% 1.3%
2038 -0.94% 1.42%
2037 -0.94% 1.44%
2036 -0.94% 1.61%
2035 -1% 1.7%
2034 -0.92% 1.86%
2033 -0.9% 1.92%
2032 -0.79% 2.1%
2031 -0.79% 2.21%
2030 -0.78% 2.5%
2029 -0.82% 2.59%
2028 -0.84% 2.88%
2027 -0.84% 3.09%
2026 -0.81% 3.57%
2025 -0.76% 3.84%
2024 -0.65% 4.57%
2023 -0.62% 5.04%
2022 -1.24% 3.85%
2021 -1.65% 2.75%
2020 -1.38% 3.42%
2019 -1.22% 3.96%
2018 -1.22% 1.84%
2017 -1.28% 0.16%
2016 -1.29% -1.19%
2015 -1.3% -4.19%
2014 -1.27% -6.43%
2013 -1.61% -4.8%
2012 -1.92% -0.52%
2011 -1.83% 1.76%
2010 -1.76% 2.3%
2009 -1.72% 1.57%
2008 -1.64% 3.6%
2007 -1.23% 6.35%
2006 -0.81% 4.37%
2005 -1.07% 2.6%
2004 -0.9% 2.5%
2003 -0.23% 2.41%
2002 0.2% 2.45%
2001 0.47% 2.48%
2000 0.71% 2.53%
1999 1% 2.58%
1998 1.77% 2.61%
1997 3.69% 2.66%
1996 4.3% 2.75%
1995 -0.26% 2.87%
1994 -4.59% 2.99%
1993 -7.8% 3.06%
1992 -5.02% 3.12%
1991 0.22% 3.19%
1990 0.33% 3.29%
1989 0.44% 3.37%
1988 0.55% 3.45%
1987 0.64% 3.51%
1986 0.73% 3.55%
1985 0.81% 3.58%
1984 0.86% 3.57%
1983 0.89% 3.47%
1982 0.88% 3.37%
1981 0.86% 3.38%
1980 0.85% 3.41%
1979 0.86% 3.45%
1978 0.89% 3.49%
1977 0.94% 3.49%
1976 0.98% 3.48%
1975 1% 3.45%
1974 1.01% 3.43%
1973 1.02% 3.43%
1972 1.02% 3.45%
1971 0.96% 3.41%
1970 0.95% 3.33%
1969 1.05% 3.29%
1968 1.16% 3.26%
1967 1.26% 3.23%
1966 1.34% 3.2%
1965 1.41% 3.15%
1964 1.49% 3.1%
1963 1.6% 3.05%
1962 1.78% 2.99%
1961 2.03% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Syria
Current population
3114736
26956472
Population rank 135/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.32%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
33.4 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +2,596
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 5/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +421,693
Net migration rank 124/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 421,693
2024 -18,359 -4,497 449,784 546,494
2023 -18,292 -485 402,713 757,309
2022 -20,197 -485 369,750 735,142
2021 -33,670 -25,865 350,560 211,220
2020 -22,502 -26,840 327,992 269,050
2019 -15,192 -27,841 293,762 500,985
2018 -10,761 -29,147 242,530 514,102
2017 -12,810 -30,650 237,214 -287,501
2016 -13,009 -32,173 236,007 -124,063
2015 -11,942 -33,948 253,977 -827,496
2014 -11,009 -35,683 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -8,367 -37,002 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -6,761 -66,378 475,520 -999,267
2011 -5,354 -64,875 543,950 -256,888
2010 -1,895 -67,228 558,666 -54,359
2009 652 -68,182 559,314 -52,703
2008 161 -68,140 576,593 -402,393
2007 1,557 -65,335 529,162 801,514
2006 2,714 -38,622 480,616 682,911
2005 6,546 -37,086 468,960 13,382
2004 9,549 -68,008 461,209 10,881
2003 10,781 -27,396 457,000 -33,920
2002 10,972 -13,312 453,967 -35,096
2001 10,424 9,055 451,503 -36,383
2000 11,722 8,138 446,211 -34,425
1999 13,568 25,495 439,261 -31,394
1998 18,492 24,335 433,447 -26,025
1997 19,311 80,133 429,887 -31,571
1996 13,327 173,193 430,765 -30,197
1995 5,926 126,914 430,172 -28,122
1994 4,895 -157,427 426,996 -12,630
1993 -27,199 -178,416 420,244 -8,828
1992 -17,883 -436,814 412,878 -4,063
1991 33,692 -26,483 410,830 -10,154
1990 34,993 -22,829 409,177 -6,620
1989 36,802 -19,634 406,111 -8,379
1988 39,058 -17,058 404,285 -8,426
1987 41,172 -14,853 399,159 -8,335
1986 42,884 -12,941 390,821 -9,485
1985 44,983 -11,429 379,231 -6,221
1984 46,413 -10,321 366,768 -5,245
1983 47,135 -9,599 355,375 -9,729
1982 47,023 -9,298 319,664 -721
1981 45,423 -9,384 330,237 -24,536
1980 42,911 -7,368 332,464 -33,114
1979 42,157 -7,454 324,943 -32,793
1978 44,800 -9,382 316,724 -30,567
1977 48,643 -11,834 306,630 -28,275
1976 52,107 -13,778 294,267 -26,268
1975 53,629 -14,348 282,299 -24,389
1974 53,600 -14,345 270,735 -24,242
1973 52,989 -14,043 254,687 -17,502
1972 54,072 -14,807 249,027 -17,610
1971 54,352 -15,829 239,610 -15,167
1970 54,455 -20,714 230,117 -19,594
1969 58,454 -21,229 219,114 -18,749
1968 61,422 -20,704 209,454 -16,968
1967 65,618 -21,195 199,223 -14,618
1966 70,085 -23,196 191,122 -13,434
1965 72,896 -24,330 182,560 -12,704
1964 74,151 -23,922 174,549 -12,044
1963 75,380 -22,611 166,555 -11,817
1962 77,582 -21,531 159,155 -11,641
1961 77,601 -14,655 151,485 -11,237
1960 76,840 -6,481 143,687 0

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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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