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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 23.6 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 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% 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 1,368,062 265,471,550
2099 1,382,211 263,137,702
2098 1,396,949 260,784,676
2097 1,412,908 258,387,890
2096 1,428,574 255,972,277
2095 1,443,843 253,543,248
2094 1,459,099 251,095,452
2093 1,474,841 248,605,184
2092 1,490,288 246,083,651
2091 1,505,574 243,533,968
2090 1,521,165 240,979,094
2089 1,537,449 238,393,867
2088 1,554,002 235,775,056
2087 1,570,515 233,145,231
2086 1,587,803 230,474,072
2085 1,605,248 227,778,580
2084 1,623,603 225,090,075
2083 1,642,536 222,400,079
2082 1,661,441 219,697,321
2081 1,680,572 216,974,796
2080 1,700,417 214,235,505
2079 1,720,559 211,466,096
2078 1,741,147 208,688,171
2077 1,762,029 205,898,494
2076 1,783,547 203,086,766
2075 1,805,988 200,278,383
2074 1,828,419 197,449,196
2073 1,850,549 194,624,081
2072 1,873,199 191,805,820
2071 1,896,330 188,974,004
2070 1,920,335 186,134,634
2069 1,943,983 183,293,747
2068 1,967,713 180,458,385
2067 1,993,328 177,622,538
2066 2,018,796 174,786,430
2065 2,045,094 171,897,059
2064 2,071,026 169,048,435
2063 2,096,801 166,202,091
2062 2,122,454 163,354,473
2061 2,148,932 160,521,858
2060 2,176,154 157,707,240
2059 2,203,131 154,905,240
2058 2,230,453 152,106,040
2057 2,258,553 149,311,257
2056 2,288,270 146,505,507
2055 2,318,066 143,722,840
2054 2,345,650 140,970,467
2053 2,374,091 138,249,490
2052 2,401,804 135,540,803
2051 2,431,166 132,838,721
2050 2,459,340 130,145,345
2049 2,488,686 127,483,126
2048 2,516,605 124,809,212
2047 2,545,909 122,146,647
2046 2,575,176 119,511,124
2045 2,603,679 116,903,642
2044 2,631,917 114,318,843
2043 2,660,625 111,765,580
2042 2,689,157 109,231,423
2041 2,719,360 106,738,458
2040 2,748,491 104,262,479
2039 2,776,696 101,804,600
2038 2,803,054 99,370,760
2037 2,829,544 96,974,485
2036 2,856,285 94,592,848
2035 2,883,527 92,248,476
2034 2,912,522 89,920,872
2033 2,939,434 87,646,627
2032 2,966,176 85,401,853
2031 2,989,887 83,172,579
2030 3,013,719 80,989,443
2029 3,037,488 78,830,947
2028 3,062,650 76,723,335
2027 3,088,595 74,639,948
2026 3,114,736 72,582,361
2025 3,140,095 70,545,865
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 (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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 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 -0.76% 2.9%
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 (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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Tanzania
Current population
3114736
73639263
Population rank 135/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.89%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +5,440
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 16/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 1,993,730 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 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
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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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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