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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 7.45 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Taiwan
2100 1,368,666 10,150,338
2099 1,382,821 10,273,881
2098 1,397,565 10,399,680
2097 1,413,532 10,527,804
2096 1,429,204 10,657,536
2095 1,444,480 10,789,978
2094 1,459,743 10,925,075
2093 1,475,492 11,062,491
2092 1,490,946 11,202,670
2091 1,506,239 11,346,131
2090 1,521,837 11,494,369
2089 1,538,128 11,644,743
2088 1,554,688 11,799,177
2087 1,571,208 11,956,109
2086 1,588,504 12,116,149
2085 1,605,957 12,281,248
2084 1,624,320 12,451,872
2083 1,643,261 12,625,681
2082 1,662,175 12,803,442
2081 1,681,314 12,986,931
2080 1,701,168 13,174,137
2079 1,721,318 13,366,920
2078 1,741,916 13,564,788
2077 1,762,807 13,765,770
2076 1,784,335 13,969,802
2075 1,806,786 14,178,904
2074 1,829,227 14,391,331
2073 1,851,366 14,606,033
2072 1,874,026 14,824,987
2071 1,897,167 15,045,310
2070 1,921,183 15,266,143
2069 1,944,841 15,488,280
2068 1,968,581 15,714,125
2067 1,994,208 15,940,945
2066 2,019,687 16,167,553
2065 2,045,997 16,396,032
2064 2,071,940 16,625,600
2063 2,097,727 16,854,355
2062 2,123,391 17,084,600
2061 2,149,881 17,314,450
2060 2,177,114 17,541,998
2059 2,204,104 17,767,014
2058 2,231,438 17,988,239
2057 2,259,550 18,208,151
2056 2,289,280 18,423,453
2055 2,319,090 18,639,554
2054 2,346,686 18,853,384
2053 2,375,139 19,063,428
2052 2,402,864 19,270,076
2051 2,432,239 19,474,323
2050 2,460,425 19,677,203
2049 2,489,784 19,878,438
2048 2,517,716 20,073,645
2047 2,547,032 20,267,326
2046 2,576,313 20,454,154
2045 2,604,829 20,640,565
2044 2,633,079 20,819,477
2043 2,661,800 20,995,111
2042 2,690,344 21,166,213
2041 2,720,561 21,331,710
2040 2,749,705 21,491,361
2039 2,777,922 21,645,911
2038 2,804,291 21,794,529
2037 2,830,793 21,939,617
2036 2,857,546 22,077,701
2035 2,884,800 22,211,115
2034 2,913,808 22,340,809
2033 2,940,732 22,463,465
2032 2,967,485 22,582,449
2031 2,991,207 22,698,460
2030 3,015,049 22,809,605
2029 3,038,829 22,916,803
2028 3,064,003 23,022,058
2027 3,089,959 23,127,410
2026 3,116,111 23,229,461
2025 3,141,481 23,331,886
2024 3,164,253 23,410,331
2023 3,185,073 23,342,541
2022 3,204,802 23,319,977
2021 3,244,907 23,468,275
2020 3,299,349 23,582,179
2019 3,345,533 23,596,027
2018 3,387,000 23,580,080
2017 3,428,682 23,555,522
2016 3,473,003 23,515,945
2015 3,518,541 23,462,914
2014 3,564,829 23,403,635
2013 3,610,859 23,344,670
2012 3,670,113 23,270,367
2011 3,741,798 23,193,518
2010 3,811,472 23,140,948
2009 3,879,794 23,078,402
2008 3,947,544 22,997,696
2007 4,013,424 22,917,444
2006 4,063,272 22,823,455
2005 4,096,493 22,729,753
2004 4,140,987 22,646,836
2003 4,178,523 22,562,663
2002 4,188,002 22,463,172
2001 4,179,438 22,341,120
2000 4,159,771 22,184,530
1999 4,130,305 22,010,489
1998 4,089,356 21,835,703
1997 4,018,227 21,634,124
1996 3,875,246 21,441,432
1995 3,715,564 21,267,653
1994 3,725,412 21,086,645
1993 3,904,482 20,899,019
1992 4,234,616 20,704,227
1991 4,458,343 20,503,568
1990 4,448,652 20,278,946
1989 4,433,983 20,055,492
1988 4,414,404 19,839,704
1987 4,390,246 19,617,046
1986 4,362,115 19,411,454
1985 4,330,364 19,191,510
1984 4,295,536 18,929,866
1983 4,258,728 18,653,146
1982 4,221,100 18,354,855
1981 4,184,217 18,029,982
1980 4,148,426 17,704,538
1979 4,113,300 17,372,779
1978 4,078,240 17,042,272
1977 4,042,124 16,730,895
1976 4,004,552 16,401,413
1975 3,965,743 16,075,128
1974 3,926,472 15,784,817
1973 3,887,376 15,505,121
1972 3,848,271 15,220,495
1971 3,809,376 14,913,564
1970 3,773,247 14,582,944
1969 3,737,765 14,068,984
1968 3,698,794 13,548,537
1967 3,656,223 13,210,344
1966 3,610,562 12,874,153
1965 3,562,834 12,511,863
1964 3,513,441 12,137,143
1963 3,461,942 11,762,101
1962 3,407,532 11,392,513
1961 3,348,035 11,030,385
1960 3,281,381 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Taiwan
2100 -1.02% -1.2%
2099 -1.06% -1.21%
2098 -1.13% -1.22%
2097 -1.1% -1.22%
2096 -1.06% -1.23%
2095 -1.05% -1.24%
2094 -1.07% -1.24%
2093 -1.04% -1.25%
2092 -1.02% -1.26%
2091 -1.02% -1.29%
2090 -1.06% -1.29%
2089 -1.07% -1.31%
2088 -1.05% -1.31%
2087 -1.09% -1.32%
2086 -1.09% -1.34%
2085 -1.13% -1.37%
2084 -1.15% -1.38%
2083 -1.14% -1.39%
2082 -1.14% -1.41%
2081 -1.17% -1.42%
2080 -1.17% -1.44%
2079 -1.18% -1.46%
2078 -1.19% -1.46%
2077 -1.21% -1.46%
2076 -1.24% -1.47%
2075 -1.23% -1.48%
2074 -1.2% -1.47%
2073 -1.21% -1.48%
2072 -1.22% -1.46%
2071 -1.25% -1.45%
2070 -1.22% -1.43%
2069 -1.21% -1.44%
2068 -1.29% -1.42%
2067 -1.26% -1.4%
2066 -1.29% -1.39%
2065 -1.25% -1.38%
2064 -1.23% -1.36%
2063 -1.21% -1.35%
2062 -1.23% -1.33%
2061 -1.25% -1.3%
2060 -1.22% -1.27%
2059 -1.22% -1.23%
2058 -1.24% -1.21%
2057 -1.3% -1.17%
2056 -1.29% -1.16%
2055 -1.18% -1.13%
2054 -1.2% -1.1%
2053 -1.15% -1.07%
2052 -1.21% -1.05%
2051 -1.15% -1.03%
2050 -1.18% -1.01%
2049 -1.11% -0.97%
2048 -1.15% -0.96%
2047 -1.14% -0.91%
2046 -1.09% -0.9%
2045 -1.07% -0.86%
2044 -1.08% -0.84%
2043 -1.06% -0.81%
2042 -1.11% -0.78%
2041 -1.06% -0.74%
2040 -1.02% -0.71%
2039 -0.94% -0.68%
2038 -0.94% -0.66%
2037 -0.94% -0.63%
2036 -0.94% -0.6%
2035 -1% -0.58%
2034 -0.92% -0.55%
2033 -0.9% -0.53%
2032 -0.79% -0.51%
2031 -0.79% -0.49%
2030 -0.78% -0.47%
2029 -0.82% -0.46%
2028 -0.84% -0.46%
2027 -0.84% -0.44%
2026 -0.81% -0.44%
2025 -0.72% -0.34%
2024 -0.65% 0.29%
2023 -0.62% 0.1%
2022 -1.24% -0.63%
2021 -1.65% -0.48%
2020 -1.38% -0.06%
2019 -1.22% 0.07%
2018 -1.22% 0.1%
2017 -1.28% 0.17%
2016 -1.29% 0.23%
2015 -1.3% 0.25%
2014 -1.27% 0.25%
2013 -1.61% 0.32%
2012 -1.92% 0.33%
2011 -1.83% 0.23%
2010 -1.76% 0.27%
2009 -1.72% 0.35%
2008 -1.64% 0.35%
2007 -1.23% 0.41%
2006 -0.81% 0.41%
2005 -1.07% 0.37%
2004 -0.9% 0.37%
2003 -0.23% 0.44%
2002 0.2% 0.55%
2001 0.47% 0.71%
2000 0.71% 0.79%
1999 1% 0.8%
1998 1.77% 0.93%
1997 3.69% 0.9%
1996 4.3% 0.82%
1995 -0.26% 0.86%
1994 -4.59% 0.9%
1993 -7.8% 0.94%
1992 -5.02% 0.98%
1991 0.22% 1.11%
1990 0.33% 1.11%
1989 0.44% 1.09%
1988 0.55% 1.14%
1987 0.64% 1.06%
1986 0.73% 1.15%
1985 0.81% 1.38%
1984 0.86% 1.48%
1983 0.89% 1.63%
1982 0.88% 1.8%
1981 0.86% 1.84%
1980 0.85% 1.91%
1979 0.86% 1.94%
1978 0.89% 1.86%
1977 0.94% 2.01%
1976 0.98% 2.03%
1975 1% 1.84%
1974 1.01% 1.8%
1973 1.02% 1.87%
1972 1.02% 2.06%
1971 0.96% 2.27%
1970 0.95% 3.65%
1969 1.05% 3.84%
1968 1.16% 2.56%
1967 1.26% 2.61%
1966 1.34% 2.9%
1965 1.41% 3.09%
1964 1.49% 3.19%
1963 1.6% 3.24%
1962 1.78% 3.28%
1961 2.03% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Taiwan
Current population
3116111
23229461
Population rank 135/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.28%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 -215
Annual growth/decline -20,820 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 180/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +47,029
Net migration rank 124/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 151/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -
2024 - -4,497 -67,188 47,029
2023 -18,292 -485 -69,794 225,599
2022 -20,197 -485 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -7,782 -33,978
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,416 12,718
2018 -10,761 -29,147 8,725 8,888
2017 -12,810 -30,650 22,613 8,809
2016 -13,009 -32,173 35,980 11,707
2015 -11,942 -33,948 49,741 8,581
2014 -11,009 -35,683 - -
2013 -8,367 -37,002 - -
2012 -6,761 -66,378 - -
2011 -5,354 -64,875 43,836 19,077
2010 -1,895 -67,228 - -
2009 652 -68,182 - -
2008 161 -68,140 - -
2007 1,557 -65,335 - -
2006 2,714 -38,622 - -
2005 6,546 -37,086 - -
2004 9,549 -68,008 - -
2003 10,781 -27,396 - -
2002 10,972 -13,312 - -
2001 10,424 9,055 132,707 -3,811
2000 11,722 8,138 - -
1999 13,568 25,495 - -
1998 18,492 24,335 - -
1997 19,311 80,133 - -
1996 13,327 173,193 - -
1995 5,926 126,914 - -
1994 4,895 -157,427 - -
1993 -27,199 -178,416 - -
1992 -17,883 -436,814 - -
1991 33,692 -26,483 215,698 -12,128
1990 34,993 -22,829 - -
1989 36,802 -19,634 - -
1988 39,058 -17,058 - -
1987 41,172 -14,853 - -
1986 42,884 -12,941 - -
1985 44,983 -11,429 - -
1984 46,413 -10,321 - -
1983 47,135 -9,599 - -
1982 47,023 -9,298 - -
1981 45,423 -9,384 326,883 4,508
1980 42,911 -7,368 - -
1979 42,157 -7,454 - -
1978 44,800 -9,382 - -
1977 48,643 -11,834 - -
1976 52,107 -13,778 - -
1975 53,629 -14,348 - -
1974 53,600 -14,345 - -
1973 52,989 -14,043 - -
1972 54,072 -14,807 - -
1971 54,352 -15,829 - -
1970 54,455 -20,714 - -
1969 58,454 -21,229 - -
1968 61,422 -20,704 - -
1967 65,618 -21,195 - -
1966 70,085 -23,196 346,958 18,774
1965 72,896 -24,330 - -
1964 74,151 -23,922 - -
1963 75,380 -22,611 - -
1962 77,582 -21,531 - -
1961 77,601 -14,655 - -
1960 76,840 -6,481 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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