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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 27.7 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Turkey
2100 1,368,062 64,394,191
2099 1,382,211 65,045,868
2098 1,396,949 65,690,351
2097 1,412,908 66,342,622
2096 1,428,574 66,990,674
2095 1,443,843 67,642,188
2094 1,459,099 68,296,562
2093 1,474,841 68,963,773
2092 1,490,288 69,625,957
2091 1,505,574 70,290,255
2090 1,521,165 70,960,483
2089 1,537,449 71,623,547
2088 1,554,002 72,281,102
2087 1,570,515 72,928,397
2086 1,587,803 73,576,610
2085 1,605,248 74,223,570
2084 1,623,603 74,853,312
2083 1,642,536 75,483,067
2082 1,661,441 76,111,533
2081 1,680,572 76,726,689
2080 1,700,417 77,339,541
2079 1,720,559 77,938,889
2078 1,741,147 78,532,577
2077 1,762,029 79,120,573
2076 1,783,547 79,705,459
2075 1,805,988 80,277,544
2074 1,828,419 80,848,141
2073 1,850,549 81,396,237
2072 1,873,199 81,938,080
2071 1,896,330 82,465,112
2070 1,920,335 82,981,973
2069 1,943,983 83,480,362
2068 1,967,713 83,963,140
2067 1,993,328 84,428,242
2066 2,018,796 84,886,666
2065 2,045,094 85,336,225
2064 2,071,026 85,771,285
2063 2,096,801 86,187,013
2062 2,122,454 86,587,114
2061 2,148,932 86,962,577
2060 2,176,154 87,319,314
2059 2,203,131 87,663,392
2058 2,230,453 87,973,789
2057 2,258,553 88,264,809
2056 2,288,270 88,534,755
2055 2,318,066 88,764,080
2054 2,345,650 88,972,362
2053 2,374,091 89,151,673
2052 2,401,804 89,310,785
2051 2,431,166 89,437,110
2050 2,459,340 89,541,520
2049 2,488,686 89,614,107
2048 2,516,605 89,651,068
2047 2,545,909 89,659,415
2046 2,575,176 89,634,354
2045 2,603,679 89,608,012
2044 2,631,917 89,557,421
2043 2,660,625 89,493,042
2042 2,689,157 89,404,193
2041 2,719,360 89,303,546
2040 2,748,491 89,187,952
2039 2,776,696 89,051,669
2038 2,803,054 88,901,719
2037 2,829,544 88,727,471
2036 2,856,285 88,537,927
2035 2,883,527 88,343,153
2034 2,912,522 88,139,515
2033 2,939,434 87,918,397
2032 2,966,176 87,687,495
2031 2,989,887 87,437,150
2030 3,013,719 87,166,904
2029 3,037,488 86,903,490
2028 3,062,650 86,627,469
2027 3,088,595 86,350,539
2026 3,114,736 86,093,293
2025 3,140,095 85,878,556
2024 3,164,253 85,518,661
2023 3,185,073 85,325,965
2022 3,204,802 84,979,913
2021 3,244,907 84,147,318
2020 3,299,349 83,384,680
2019 3,345,533 82,579,440
2018 3,387,000 81,407,204
2017 3,428,682 80,312,698
2016 3,473,003 79,277,962
2015 3,518,541 78,218,479
2014 3,564,829 77,181,884
2013 3,610,859 76,147,624
2012 3,670,113 75,175,827
2011 3,741,798 74,223,629
2010 3,811,472 73,142,150
2009 3,879,794 72,039,206
2008 3,947,544 71,051,678
2007 4,013,424 70,158,112
2006 4,063,272 70,045,349
2005 4,096,493 69,329,557
2004 4,140,987 68,592,617
2003 4,178,523 67,831,730
2002 4,188,002 67,048,795
2001 4,179,438 66,245,128
2000 4,159,771 65,425,961
1999 4,130,305 64,591,923
1998 4,089,356 63,734,383
1997 4,018,227 62,852,966
1996 3,875,246 61,951,134
1995 3,715,564 61,024,503
1994 3,725,412 60,033,836
1993 3,904,482 58,999,167
1992 4,234,616 57,990,118
1991 4,458,343 57,009,887
1990 4,448,652 56,015,628
1989 4,433,983 54,976,723
1988 4,414,404 53,909,626
1987 4,390,246 52,843,670
1986 4,362,115 51,777,772
1985 4,330,364 50,687,115
1984 4,295,536 49,574,069
1983 4,258,728 48,447,410
1982 4,221,100 47,322,096
1981 4,184,217 46,321,190
1980 4,148,426 45,408,815
1979 4,113,300 44,510,429
1978 4,078,240 43,645,306
1977 4,042,124 42,773,298
1976 4,004,552 41,899,984
1975 3,965,743 41,053,126
1974 3,926,472 40,210,234
1973 3,887,376 39,329,533
1972 3,848,271 38,430,221
1971 3,809,376 37,518,611
1970 3,773,247 36,638,465
1969 3,737,765 35,787,774
1968 3,698,794 34,921,684
1967 3,656,223 34,050,421
1966 3,610,562 33,177,672
1965 3,562,834 32,345,220
1964 3,513,441 31,543,072
1963 3,461,942 30,726,841
1962 3,407,532 29,916,147
1961 3,348,035 29,119,238
1960 3,281,381 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Turkey
2100 -1.02% -1%
2099 -1.06% -0.98%
2098 -1.13% -0.98%
2097 -1.1% -0.97%
2096 -1.06% -0.96%
2095 -1.05% -0.96%
2094 -1.07% -0.97%
2093 -1.04% -0.95%
2092 -1.02% -0.95%
2091 -1.02% -0.94%
2090 -1.06% -0.93%
2089 -1.07% -0.91%
2088 -1.05% -0.89%
2087 -1.09% -0.88%
2086 -1.09% -0.87%
2085 -1.13% -0.84%
2084 -1.15% -0.83%
2083 -1.14% -0.83%
2082 -1.14% -0.8%
2081 -1.17% -0.79%
2080 -1.17% -0.77%
2079 -1.18% -0.76%
2078 -1.19% -0.74%
2077 -1.21% -0.73%
2076 -1.24% -0.71%
2075 -1.23% -0.71%
2074 -1.2% -0.67%
2073 -1.21% -0.66%
2072 -1.22% -0.64%
2071 -1.25% -0.62%
2070 -1.22% -0.6%
2069 -1.21% -0.57%
2068 -1.29% -0.55%
2067 -1.26% -0.54%
2066 -1.29% -0.53%
2065 -1.25% -0.51%
2064 -1.23% -0.48%
2063 -1.21% -0.46%
2062 -1.23% -0.43%
2061 -1.25% -0.41%
2060 -1.22% -0.39%
2059 -1.22% -0.35%
2058 -1.24% -0.33%
2057 -1.3% -0.3%
2056 -1.29% -0.26%
2055 -1.18% -0.23%
2054 -1.2% -0.2%
2053 -1.15% -0.18%
2052 -1.21% -0.14%
2051 -1.15% -0.12%
2050 -1.18% -0.08%
2049 -1.11% -0.04%
2048 -1.15% -0.009%
2047 -1.14% 0.03%
2046 -1.09% 0.03%
2045 -1.07% 0.06%
2044 -1.08% 0.07%
2043 -1.06% 0.1%
2042 -1.11% 0.11%
2041 -1.06% 0.13%
2040 -1.02% 0.15%
2039 -0.94% 0.17%
2038 -0.94% 0.2%
2037 -0.94% 0.21%
2036 -0.94% 0.22%
2035 -1% 0.23%
2034 -0.92% 0.25%
2033 -0.9% 0.26%
2032 -0.79% 0.29%
2031 -0.79% 0.31%
2030 -0.78% 0.3%
2029 -0.82% 0.32%
2028 -0.84% 0.32%
2027 -0.84% 0.3%
2026 -0.81% 0.25%
2025 -0.76% 0.42%
2024 -0.65% 0.23%
2023 -0.62% 0.41%
2022 -1.24% 0.99%
2021 -1.65% 0.91%
2020 -1.38% 0.98%
2019 -1.22% 1.44%
2018 -1.22% 1.36%
2017 -1.28% 1.31%
2016 -1.29% 1.35%
2015 -1.3% 1.34%
2014 -1.27% 1.36%
2013 -1.61% 1.29%
2012 -1.92% 1.28%
2011 -1.83% 1.48%
2010 -1.76% 1.53%
2009 -1.72% 1.39%
2008 -1.64% 1.27%
2007 -1.23% 0.16%
2006 -0.81% 1.03%
2005 -1.07% 1.07%
2004 -0.9% 1.12%
2003 -0.23% 1.17%
2002 0.2% 1.21%
2001 0.47% 1.25%
2000 0.71% 1.29%
1999 1% 1.35%
1998 1.77% 1.4%
1997 3.69% 1.46%
1996 4.3% 1.52%
1995 -0.26% 1.65%
1994 -4.59% 1.75%
1993 -7.8% 1.74%
1992 -5.02% 1.72%
1991 0.22% 1.77%
1990 0.33% 1.89%
1989 0.44% 1.98%
1988 0.55% 2.02%
1987 0.64% 2.06%
1986 0.73% 2.15%
1985 0.81% 2.25%
1984 0.86% 2.33%
1983 0.89% 2.38%
1982 0.88% 2.16%
1981 0.86% 2.01%
1980 0.85% 2.02%
1979 0.86% 1.98%
1978 0.89% 2.04%
1977 0.94% 2.08%
1976 0.98% 2.06%
1975 1% 2.1%
1974 1.01% 2.24%
1973 1.02% 2.34%
1972 1.02% 2.43%
1971 0.96% 2.4%
1970 0.95% 2.38%
1969 1.05% 2.48%
1968 1.16% 2.56%
1967 1.26% 2.63%
1966 1.34% 2.57%
1965 1.41% 2.54%
1964 1.49% 2.66%
1963 1.6% 2.71%
1962 1.78% 2.74%
1961 2.03% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Turkey
Current population
3114736
86225430
Population rank 135/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +986
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 138/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -258,205
Net migration rank 124/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -258,205
2024 -18,359 -4,497 453,249 -275,952
2023 -18,292 -485 426,630 -318,070
2022 -20,197 -485 535,373 -301,544
2021 -33,670 -25,865 521,713 20,283
2020 -22,502 -26,840 608,708 37,934
2019 -15,192 -27,841 751,472 -15,690
2018 -10,761 -29,147 830,353 187,570
2017 -12,810 -30,650 875,408 659,846
2016 -13,009 -32,173 895,841 352,063
2015 -11,942 -33,948 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -11,009 -35,683 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -8,367 -37,002 921,386 438,618
2012 -6,761 -66,378 917,145 258,623
2011 -5,354 -64,875 875,839 68,849
2010 -1,895 -67,228 892,334 55,532
2009 652 -68,182 900,491 24,276
2008 161 -68,140 868,749 47,915
2007 1,557 -65,335 876,626 -186,402
2006 2,714 -38,622 897,351 -190,194
2005 6,546 -37,086 898,650 -174,177
2004 9,549 -68,008 896,025 -146,574
2003 10,781 -27,396 893,683 -121,383
2002 10,972 -13,312 922,927 -129,444
2001 10,424 9,055 980,560 -166,759
2000 11,722 8,138 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 13,568 25,495 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 18,492 24,335 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 19,311 80,133 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 13,327 173,193 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 5,926 126,914 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 4,895 -157,427 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -27,199 -178,416 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 -17,883 -436,814 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 33,692 -26,483 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 34,993 -22,829 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 36,802 -19,634 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 39,058 -17,058 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 41,172 -14,853 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 42,884 -12,941 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 44,983 -11,429 1,098,846 8,960
1984 46,413 -10,321 1,096,529 21,787
1983 47,135 -9,599 1,095,106 39,871
1982 47,023 -9,298 1,091,863 23,728
1981 45,423 -9,384 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 42,911 -7,368 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 42,157 -7,454 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 44,800 -9,382 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 48,643 -11,834 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 52,107 -13,778 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 53,629 -14,348 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 53,600 -14,345 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 52,989 -14,043 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 54,072 -14,807 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 54,352 -15,829 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 54,455 -20,714 991,950 -150,924
1969 58,454 -21,229 970,958 -110,578
1968 61,422 -20,704 950,778 -78,973
1967 65,618 -21,195 936,727 -65,993
1966 70,085 -23,196 925,790 -50,999
1965 72,896 -24,330 904,016 -113,911
1964 74,151 -23,922 884,152 -69,978
1963 75,380 -22,611 862,626 -44,317
1962 77,582 -21,531 837,473 -34,353
1961 77,601 -14,655 816,911 -26,187
1960 76,840 -6,481 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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