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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 23.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Tanzania
2100 1,368,666 265,496,854
2099 1,382,821 263,162,785
2098 1,397,565 260,809,535
2097 1,413,532 258,412,520
2096 1,429,204 255,996,677
2095 1,444,480 253,567,416
2094 1,459,743 251,119,386
2093 1,475,492 248,628,881
2092 1,490,946 246,107,108
2091 1,506,239 243,557,182
2090 1,521,837 241,002,065
2089 1,538,128 238,416,591
2088 1,554,688 235,797,530
2087 1,571,208 233,167,455
2086 1,588,504 230,496,041
2085 1,605,957 227,800,292
2084 1,624,320 225,111,530
2083 1,643,261 222,421,279
2082 1,662,175 219,718,263
2081 1,681,314 216,995,478
2080 1,701,168 214,255,926
2079 1,721,318 211,486,253
2078 1,741,916 208,708,063
2077 1,762,807 205,918,120
2076 1,784,335 203,106,125
2075 1,806,786 200,297,474
2074 1,829,227 197,468,017
2073 1,851,366 194,642,633
2072 1,874,026 191,824,103
2071 1,897,167 188,992,017
2070 1,921,183 186,152,377
2069 1,944,841 183,311,218
2068 1,968,581 180,475,586
2067 1,994,208 177,639,469
2066 2,019,687 174,803,090
2065 2,045,997 171,913,445
2064 2,071,940 169,064,549
2063 2,097,727 166,217,933
2062 2,123,391 163,370,044
2061 2,149,881 160,537,159
2060 2,177,114 157,722,273
2059 2,204,104 154,920,005
2058 2,231,438 152,120,539
2057 2,259,550 149,325,489
2056 2,289,280 146,519,472
2055 2,319,090 143,736,540
2054 2,346,686 140,983,905
2053 2,375,139 138,262,668
2052 2,402,864 135,553,723
2051 2,432,239 132,851,383
2050 2,460,425 130,157,751
2049 2,489,784 127,495,278
2048 2,517,716 124,821,109
2047 2,547,032 122,158,290
2046 2,576,313 119,522,516
2045 2,604,829 116,914,785
2044 2,633,079 114,329,740
2043 2,661,800 111,776,234
2042 2,690,344 109,241,835
2041 2,720,561 106,748,632
2040 2,749,705 104,272,418
2039 2,777,922 101,814,304
2038 2,804,291 99,380,232
2037 2,830,793 96,983,729
2036 2,857,546 94,601,865
2035 2,884,800 92,257,269
2034 2,913,808 89,929,444
2033 2,940,732 87,654,982
2032 2,967,485 85,409,993
2031 2,991,207 83,180,507
2030 3,015,049 80,997,163
2029 3,038,829 78,838,461
2028 3,064,003 76,730,649
2027 3,089,959 74,647,063
2026 3,116,111 72,589,279
2025 3,141,481 70,552,589
2024 3,164,253 68,560,157
2023 3,185,073 66,617,606
2022 3,204,802 64,711,821
2021 3,244,907 62,830,412
2020 3,299,349 60,972,798
2019 3,345,533 59,174,891
2018 3,387,000 57,437,145
2017 3,428,682 55,652,890
2016 3,473,003 53,824,013
2015 3,518,541 52,020,962
2014 3,564,829 50,351,512
2013 3,610,859 48,824,128
2012 3,670,113 47,374,260
2011 3,741,798 46,029,367
2010 3,811,472 44,758,488
2009 3,879,794 43,633,982
2008 3,947,544 42,570,728
2007 4,013,424 41,435,512
2006 4,063,272 40,294,902
2005 4,096,493 39,182,076
2004 4,140,987 38,109,668
2003 4,178,523 37,089,555
2002 4,188,002 36,121,304
2001 4,179,438 35,198,299
2000 4,159,771 34,260,139
1999 4,130,305 33,300,330
1998 4,089,356 32,420,458
1997 4,018,227 31,578,089
1996 3,875,246 30,945,762
1995 3,715,564 30,383,497
1994 3,725,412 29,442,356
1993 3,904,482 28,332,692
1992 4,234,616 27,457,588
1991 4,458,343 26,780,436
1990 4,448,652 26,110,207
1989 4,433,983 25,438,759
1988 4,414,404 24,769,686
1987 4,390,246 24,030,378
1986 4,362,115 23,258,959
1985 4,330,364 22,501,693
1984 4,295,536 21,779,066
1983 4,258,728 21,079,874
1982 4,221,100 20,398,571
1981 4,184,217 19,784,703
1980 4,148,426 19,189,769
1979 4,113,300 18,592,038
1978 4,078,240 17,976,566
1977 4,042,124 17,352,929
1976 4,004,552 16,736,211
1975 3,965,743 16,138,361
1974 3,926,472 15,561,630
1973 3,887,376 15,010,101
1972 3,848,271 14,479,308
1971 3,809,376 13,971,451
1970 3,773,247 13,492,677
1969 3,737,765 13,036,700
1968 3,698,794 12,602,076
1967 3,656,223 12,200,109
1966 3,610,562 11,827,459
1965 3,562,834 11,470,728
1964 3,513,441 11,127,826
1963 3,461,942 10,799,528
1962 3,407,532 10,487,756
1961 3,348,035 10,187,886
1960 3,281,381 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Tanzania
2100 -1.02% 0.89%
2099 -1.06% 0.9%
2098 -1.13% 0.93%
2097 -1.1% 0.94%
2096 -1.06% 0.96%
2095 -1.05% 0.97%
2094 -1.07% 1%
2093 -1.04% 1.02%
2092 -1.02% 1.05%
2091 -1.02% 1.06%
2090 -1.06% 1.08%
2089 -1.07% 1.11%
2088 -1.05% 1.13%
2087 -1.09% 1.16%
2086 -1.09% 1.18%
2085 -1.13% 1.19%
2084 -1.15% 1.21%
2083 -1.14% 1.23%
2082 -1.14% 1.25%
2081 -1.17% 1.28%
2080 -1.17% 1.31%
2079 -1.18% 1.33%
2078 -1.19% 1.35%
2077 -1.21% 1.38%
2076 -1.24% 1.4%
2075 -1.23% 1.43%
2074 -1.2% 1.45%
2073 -1.21% 1.47%
2072 -1.22% 1.5%
2071 -1.25% 1.53%
2070 -1.22% 1.55%
2069 -1.21% 1.57%
2068 -1.29% 1.6%
2067 -1.26% 1.62%
2066 -1.29% 1.68%
2065 -1.25% 1.69%
2064 -1.23% 1.71%
2063 -1.21% 1.74%
2062 -1.23% 1.76%
2061 -1.25% 1.78%
2060 -1.22% 1.81%
2059 -1.22% 1.84%
2058 -1.24% 1.87%
2057 -1.3% 1.92%
2056 -1.29% 1.94%
2055 -1.18% 1.95%
2054 -1.2% 1.97%
2053 -1.15% 2%
2052 -1.21% 2.03%
2051 -1.15% 2.07%
2050 -1.18% 2.09%
2049 -1.11% 2.14%
2048 -1.15% 2.18%
2047 -1.14% 2.21%
2046 -1.09% 2.23%
2045 -1.07% 2.26%
2044 -1.08% 2.28%
2043 -1.06% 2.32%
2042 -1.11% 2.34%
2041 -1.06% 2.37%
2040 -1.02% 2.41%
2039 -0.94% 2.45%
2038 -0.94% 2.47%
2037 -0.94% 2.52%
2036 -0.94% 2.54%
2035 -1% 2.59%
2034 -0.92% 2.59%
2033 -0.9% 2.63%
2032 -0.79% 2.68%
2031 -0.79% 2.7%
2030 -0.78% 2.74%
2029 -0.82% 2.75%
2028 -0.84% 2.79%
2027 -0.84% 2.83%
2026 -0.81% 2.89%
2025 -0.72% 2.91%
2024 -0.65% 2.92%
2023 -0.62% 2.95%
2022 -1.24% 2.99%
2021 -1.65% 3.05%
2020 -1.38% 3.04%
2019 -1.22% 3.03%
2018 -1.22% 3.21%
2017 -1.28% 3.4%
2016 -1.29% 3.47%
2015 -1.3% 3.32%
2014 -1.27% 3.13%
2013 -1.61% 3.06%
2012 -1.92% 2.92%
2011 -1.83% 2.84%
2010 -1.76% 2.58%
2009 -1.72% 2.5%
2008 -1.64% 2.74%
2007 -1.23% 2.83%
2006 -0.81% 2.84%
2005 -1.07% 2.81%
2004 -0.9% 2.75%
2003 -0.23% 2.68%
2002 0.2% 2.62%
2001 0.47% 2.74%
2000 0.71% 2.88%
1999 1% 2.71%
1998 1.77% 2.67%
1997 3.69% 2.04%
1996 4.3% 1.85%
1995 -0.26% 3.2%
1994 -4.59% 3.92%
1993 -7.8% 3.19%
1992 -5.02% 2.53%
1991 0.22% 2.57%
1990 0.33% 2.64%
1989 0.44% 2.7%
1988 0.55% 3.08%
1987 0.64% 3.32%
1986 0.73% 3.37%
1985 0.81% 3.32%
1984 0.86% 3.32%
1983 0.89% 3.34%
1982 0.88% 3.1%
1981 0.86% 3.1%
1980 0.85% 3.21%
1979 0.86% 3.42%
1978 0.89% 3.59%
1977 0.94% 3.68%
1976 0.98% 3.7%
1975 1% 3.71%
1974 1.01% 3.67%
1973 1.02% 3.67%
1972 1.02% 3.63%
1971 0.96% 3.55%
1970 0.95% 3.5%
1969 1.05% 3.45%
1968 1.16% 3.29%
1967 1.26% 3.15%
1966 1.34% 3.11%
1965 1.41% 3.08%
1964 1.49% 3.04%
1963 1.6% 2.97%
1962 1.78% 2.94%
1961 2.03% 2.89%

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

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In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Tanzania
Current population
3116111
73145892
Population rank 135/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.88%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -12,730
Net migration rank 124/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -12,730
2024 - -4,497 - -29,865
2023 -18,292 -485 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -20,197 -485 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -33,670 -25,865 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,726,909 119,142
2016 -13,009 -32,173 1,659,502 152,194
2015 -11,942 -33,948 1,592,882 201,495
2014 -11,009 -35,683 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 -8,367 -37,002 1,509,008 1,241
2012 -6,761 -66,378 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 652 -68,182 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 161 -68,140 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 10,972 -13,312 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 10,424 9,055 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 11,722 8,138 985,185 -9,701
1999 13,568 25,495 948,659 -4,489
1998 18,492 24,335 920,806 -105,184
1997 19,311 80,133 882,544 -13,400
1996 13,327 173,193 868,524 -473,007
1995 5,926 126,914 838,980 -109,971
1994 4,895 -157,427 803,953 349,348
1993 -27,199 -178,416 778,044 288,004
1992 -17,883 -436,814 767,961 -83,825
1991 33,692 -26,483 762,011 -91,851
1990 34,993 -22,829 750,825 -80,529
1989 36,802 -19,634 743,854 -71,268
1988 39,058 -17,058 736,551 -71,012
1987 41,172 -14,853 718,580 94,498
1986 42,884 -12,941 705,677 24,101
1985 44,983 -11,429 697,867 86,864
1984 46,413 -10,321 687,435 -26,938
1983 47,135 -9,599 679,720 58,161
1982 47,023 -9,298 662,627 -37,883
1981 45,423 -9,384 645,496 -42,485
1980 42,911 -7,368 629,444 -42,588
1979 42,157 -7,454 613,388 -4,792
1978 44,800 -9,382 595,024 27,307
1977 48,643 -11,834 574,938 49,997
1976 52,107 -13,778 553,617 54,875
1975 53,629 -14,348 533,906 53,290
1974 53,600 -14,345 515,152 51,127
1973 52,989 -14,043 488,429 48,363
1972 54,072 -14,807 467,305 57,489
1971 54,352 -15,829 449,014 41,900
1970 54,455 -20,714 427,988 38,635
1969 58,454 -21,229 408,322 37,006
1968 61,422 -20,704 389,467 34,455
1967 65,618 -21,195 374,763 5,265
1966 70,085 -23,196 360,229 5,049
1965 72,896 -24,330 343,456 4,742
1964 74,151 -23,922 328,527 9,090
1963 75,380 -22,611 314,644 4,333
1962 77,582 -21,531 300,663 3,916
1961 77,601 -14,655 286,839 8,338
1960 76,840 -6,481 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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

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