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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 27.6 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 -1.19% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% 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 1,368,666 64,274,243
2099 1,382,821 64,924,706
2098 1,397,565 65,567,989
2097 1,413,532 66,219,045
2096 1,429,204 66,865,890
2095 1,444,480 67,516,190
2094 1,459,743 68,169,346
2093 1,475,492 68,835,313
2092 1,490,946 69,496,264
2091 1,506,239 70,159,325
2090 1,521,837 70,828,304
2089 1,538,128 71,490,133
2088 1,554,688 72,146,464
2087 1,571,208 72,792,552
2086 1,588,504 73,439,558
2085 1,605,957 74,085,313
2084 1,624,320 74,713,882
2083 1,643,261 75,342,464
2082 1,662,175 75,969,760
2081 1,681,314 76,583,769
2080 1,701,168 77,195,480
2079 1,721,318 77,793,711
2078 1,741,916 78,386,293
2077 1,762,807 78,973,194
2076 1,784,335 79,556,991
2075 1,806,786 80,128,010
2074 1,829,227 80,697,544
2073 1,851,366 81,244,619
2072 1,874,026 81,785,452
2071 1,897,167 82,311,503
2070 1,921,183 82,827,402
2069 1,944,841 83,324,862
2068 1,968,581 83,806,741
2067 1,994,208 84,270,976
2066 2,019,687 84,728,547
2065 2,045,997 85,177,268
2064 2,071,940 85,611,517
2063 2,097,727 86,026,471
2062 2,123,391 86,425,827
2061 2,149,881 86,800,591
2060 2,177,114 87,156,663
2059 2,204,104 87,500,101
2058 2,231,438 87,809,920
2057 2,259,550 88,100,397
2056 2,289,280 88,369,840
2055 2,319,090 88,598,739
2054 2,346,686 88,806,632
2053 2,375,139 88,985,609
2052 2,402,864 89,144,425
2051 2,432,239 89,270,515
2050 2,460,425 89,374,730
2049 2,489,784 89,447,182
2048 2,517,716 89,484,074
2047 2,547,032 89,492,406
2046 2,576,313 89,467,391
2045 2,604,829 89,441,098
2044 2,633,079 89,390,601
2043 2,661,800 89,326,342
2042 2,690,344 89,237,658
2041 2,720,561 89,137,199
2040 2,749,705 89,021,820
2039 2,777,922 88,885,792
2038 2,804,291 88,736,121
2037 2,830,793 88,562,197
2036 2,857,546 88,373,007
2035 2,884,800 88,178,595
2034 2,913,808 87,975,336
2033 2,940,732 87,754,631
2032 2,967,485 87,524,158
2031 2,991,207 87,274,280
2030 3,015,049 87,004,538
2029 3,038,829 86,741,614
2028 3,064,003 86,466,107
2027 3,089,959 86,189,693
2026 3,116,111 85,932,926
2025 3,141,481 85,718,588
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 (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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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 -0.72% 0.23%
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 (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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Turkey
Current population
3116111
86002379
Population rank 135/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -57 +528
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 154/197
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 - -4,497 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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 (1960–2024, 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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