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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Turkmenistan
2100 1,368,062 10,041,228
2099 1,382,211 10,070,007
2098 1,396,949 10,097,571
2097 1,412,908 10,123,813
2096 1,428,574 10,148,560
2095 1,443,843 10,172,371
2094 1,459,099 10,194,567
2093 1,474,841 10,215,533
2092 1,490,288 10,235,132
2091 1,505,574 10,253,189
2090 1,521,165 10,270,414
2089 1,537,449 10,285,963
2088 1,554,002 10,300,439
2087 1,570,515 10,313,629
2086 1,587,803 10,325,212
2085 1,605,248 10,335,299
2084 1,623,603 10,343,821
2083 1,642,536 10,350,710
2082 1,661,441 10,356,526
2081 1,680,572 10,360,689
2080 1,700,417 10,363,394
2079 1,720,559 10,364,229
2078 1,741,147 10,363,113
2077 1,762,029 10,360,467
2076 1,783,547 10,356,079
2075 1,805,988 10,349,863
2074 1,828,419 10,342,496
2073 1,850,549 10,333,532
2072 1,873,199 10,322,776
2071 1,896,330 10,310,748
2070 1,920,335 10,297,702
2069 1,943,983 10,283,723
2068 1,967,713 10,268,779
2067 1,993,328 10,252,681
2066 2,018,796 10,235,535
2065 2,045,094 10,217,603
2064 2,071,026 10,198,228
2063 2,096,801 10,177,447
2062 2,122,454 10,155,121
2061 2,148,932 10,131,160
2060 2,176,154 10,105,616
2059 2,203,131 10,077,893
2058 2,230,453 10,047,185
2057 2,258,553 10,013,846
2056 2,288,270 9,977,699
2055 2,318,066 9,938,273
2054 2,345,650 9,895,840
2053 2,374,091 9,849,324
2052 2,401,804 9,799,331
2051 2,431,166 9,745,673
2050 2,459,340 9,688,197
2049 2,488,686 9,627,119
2048 2,516,605 9,562,502
2047 2,545,909 9,494,734
2046 2,575,176 9,423,990
2045 2,603,679 9,350,870
2044 2,631,917 9,275,707
2043 2,660,625 9,199,229
2042 2,689,157 9,121,705
2041 2,719,360 9,043,208
2040 2,748,491 8,964,374
2039 2,776,696 8,885,167
2038 2,803,054 8,805,836
2037 2,829,544 8,726,399
2036 2,856,285 8,646,796
2035 2,883,527 8,567,354
2034 2,912,522 8,487,651
2033 2,939,434 8,407,327
2032 2,966,176 8,326,172
2031 2,989,887 8,243,436
2030 3,013,719 8,158,380
2029 3,037,488 8,065,431
2028 3,062,650 7,964,546
2027 3,088,595 7,856,302
2026 3,114,736 7,740,924
2025 3,140,095 7,618,847
2024 3,164,253 7,494,498
2023 3,185,073 7,364,438
2022 3,204,802 7,230,193
2021 3,244,907 7,092,043
2020 3,299,349 6,949,912
2019 3,345,533 6,803,944
2018 3,387,000 6,655,524
2017 3,428,682 6,507,061
2016 3,473,003 6,360,041
2015 3,518,541 6,215,770
2014 3,564,829 6,075,283
2013 3,610,859 5,939,341
2012 3,670,113 5,808,546
2011 3,741,798 5,683,417
2010 3,811,472 5,564,356
2009 3,879,794 5,451,592
2008 3,947,544 5,345,029
2007 4,013,424 5,244,046
2006 4,063,272 5,147,105
2005 4,096,493 5,052,257
2004 4,140,987 4,958,093
2003 4,178,523 4,863,865
2002 4,188,002 4,769,465
2001 4,179,438 4,675,409
2000 4,159,771 4,582,677
1999 4,130,305 4,492,170
1998 4,089,356 4,410,507
1997 4,018,227 4,336,730
1996 3,875,246 4,263,819
1995 3,715,564 4,191,203
1994 3,725,412 4,116,662
1993 3,904,482 4,032,407
1992 4,234,616 3,944,689
1991 4,458,343 3,855,894
1990 4,448,652 3,760,562
1989 4,433,983 3,662,459
1988 4,414,404 3,559,363
1987 4,390,246 3,452,731
1986 4,362,115 3,347,809
1985 4,330,364 3,247,534
1984 4,295,536 3,154,079
1983 4,258,728 3,067,534
1982 4,221,100 2,985,557
1981 4,184,217 2,907,187
1980 4,148,426 2,832,203
1979 4,113,300 2,760,358
1978 4,078,240 2,691,088
1977 4,042,124 2,623,948
1976 4,004,552 2,558,521
1975 3,965,743 2,494,570
1974 3,926,472 2,432,028
1973 3,887,376 2,370,919
1972 3,848,271 2,311,430
1971 3,809,376 2,253,119
1970 3,773,247 2,195,616
1969 3,737,765 2,139,024
1968 3,698,794 2,083,069
1967 3,656,223 2,027,403
1966 3,610,562 1,971,737
1965 3,562,834 1,915,916
1964 3,513,441 1,859,997
1963 3,461,942 1,804,272
1962 3,407,532 1,749,214
1961 3,348,035 1,695,400
1960 3,281,381 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Turkmenistan
2100 -1.02% -0.29%
2099 -1.06% -0.27%
2098 -1.13% -0.26%
2097 -1.1% -0.24%
2096 -1.06% -0.23%
2095 -1.05% -0.22%
2094 -1.07% -0.21%
2093 -1.04% -0.19%
2092 -1.02% -0.18%
2091 -1.02% -0.17%
2090 -1.06% -0.15%
2089 -1.07% -0.14%
2088 -1.05% -0.13%
2087 -1.09% -0.11%
2086 -1.09% -0.1%
2085 -1.13% -0.08%
2084 -1.15% -0.07%
2083 -1.14% -0.06%
2082 -1.14% -0.04%
2081 -1.17% -0.03%
2080 -1.17% -0.008%
2079 -1.18% 0.01%
2078 -1.19% 0.03%
2077 -1.21% 0.04%
2076 -1.24% 0.06%
2075 -1.23% 0.07%
2074 -1.2% 0.09%
2073 -1.21% 0.1%
2072 -1.22% 0.12%
2071 -1.25% 0.13%
2070 -1.22% 0.14%
2069 -1.21% 0.15%
2068 -1.29% 0.16%
2067 -1.26% 0.17%
2066 -1.29% 0.18%
2065 -1.25% 0.19%
2064 -1.23% 0.2%
2063 -1.21% 0.22%
2062 -1.23% 0.24%
2061 -1.25% 0.25%
2060 -1.22% 0.28%
2059 -1.22% 0.31%
2058 -1.24% 0.33%
2057 -1.3% 0.36%
2056 -1.29% 0.4%
2055 -1.18% 0.43%
2054 -1.2% 0.47%
2053 -1.15% 0.51%
2052 -1.21% 0.55%
2051 -1.15% 0.59%
2050 -1.18% 0.63%
2049 -1.11% 0.68%
2048 -1.15% 0.71%
2047 -1.14% 0.75%
2046 -1.09% 0.78%
2045 -1.07% 0.81%
2044 -1.08% 0.83%
2043 -1.06% 0.85%
2042 -1.11% 0.87%
2041 -1.06% 0.88%
2040 -1.02% 0.89%
2039 -0.94% 0.9%
2038 -0.94% 0.91%
2037 -0.94% 0.92%
2036 -0.94% 0.93%
2035 -1% 0.94%
2034 -0.92% 0.96%
2033 -0.9% 0.97%
2032 -0.79% 1%
2031 -0.79% 1.04%
2030 -0.78% 1.15%
2029 -0.82% 1.27%
2028 -0.84% 1.38%
2027 -0.84% 1.49%
2026 -0.81% 1.6%
2025 -0.76% 1.66%
2024 -0.65% 1.77%
2023 -0.62% 1.86%
2022 -1.24% 1.95%
2021 -1.65% 2.05%
2020 -1.38% 2.15%
2019 -1.22% 2.23%
2018 -1.22% 2.28%
2017 -1.28% 2.31%
2016 -1.29% 2.32%
2015 -1.3% 2.31%
2014 -1.27% 2.29%
2013 -1.61% 2.25%
2012 -1.92% 2.2%
2011 -1.83% 2.14%
2010 -1.76% 2.07%
2009 -1.72% 1.99%
2008 -1.64% 1.93%
2007 -1.23% 1.88%
2006 -0.81% 1.88%
2005 -1.07% 1.9%
2004 -0.9% 1.94%
2003 -0.23% 1.98%
2002 0.2% 2.01%
2001 0.47% 2.02%
2000 0.71% 2.01%
1999 1% 1.85%
1998 1.77% 1.7%
1997 3.69% 1.71%
1996 4.3% 1.73%
1995 -0.26% 1.81%
1994 -4.59% 2.09%
1993 -7.8% 2.22%
1992 -5.02% 2.3%
1991 0.22% 2.54%
1990 0.33% 2.68%
1989 0.44% 2.9%
1988 0.55% 3.09%
1987 0.64% 3.13%
1986 0.73% 3.09%
1985 0.81% 2.96%
1984 0.86% 2.82%
1983 0.89% 2.75%
1982 0.88% 2.7%
1981 0.86% 2.65%
1980 0.85% 2.6%
1979 0.86% 2.57%
1978 0.89% 2.56%
1977 0.94% 2.56%
1976 0.98% 2.56%
1975 1% 2.57%
1974 1.01% 2.58%
1973 1.02% 2.57%
1972 1.02% 2.59%
1971 0.96% 2.62%
1970 0.95% 2.65%
1969 1.05% 2.69%
1968 1.16% 2.75%
1967 1.26% 2.82%
1966 1.34% 2.91%
1965 1.41% 3.01%
1964 1.49% 3.09%
1963 1.6% 3.15%
1962 1.78% 3.17%
1961 2.03% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Turkmenistan
Current population
3114736
7800189
Population rank 135/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.09%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +341
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +13,268
Net migration rank 124/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 13,268
2024 -18,359 -4,497 112,942 14,646
2023 -18,292 -485 117,529 15,005
2022 -20,197 -485 121,814 14,141
2021 -33,670 -25,865 122,721 17,617
2020 -22,502 -26,840 124,014 19,913
2019 -15,192 -27,841 128,275 19,735
2018 -10,761 -29,147 129,537 19,293
2017 -12,810 -30,650 131,417 16,678
2016 -13,009 -32,173 132,581 13,365
2015 -11,942 -33,948 132,663 9,936
2014 -11,009 -35,683 129,677 8,696
2013 -8,367 -37,002 126,217 7,287
2012 -6,761 -66,378 120,957 7,125
2011 -5,354 -64,875 115,197 6,992
2010 -1,895 -67,228 109,318 6,621
2009 652 -68,182 102,931 6,656
2008 161 -68,140 96,815 6,734
2007 1,557 -65,335 92,038 6,388
2006 2,714 -38,622 87,840 7,613
2005 6,546 -37,086 83,968 10,263
2004 9,549 -68,008 79,850 14,242
2003 10,781 -27,396 76,737 17,625
2002 10,972 -13,312 75,639 18,803
2001 10,424 9,055 76,682 16,982
2000 11,722 8,138 76,875 14,925
1999 13,568 25,495 76,362 12,859
1998 18,492 24,335 77,342 -3,239
1997 19,311 80,133 79,045 -5,600
1996 13,327 173,193 80,996 -8,627
1995 5,926 126,914 86,289 -13,423
1994 4,895 -157,427 89,319 -13,094
1993 -27,199 -178,416 92,596 -312
1992 -17,883 -436,814 96,668 -13,517
1991 33,692 -26,483 99,297 -4,864
1990 34,993 -22,829 101,099 -4,864
1989 36,802 -19,634 103,553 -3,576
1988 39,058 -17,058 104,802 1,408
1987 41,172 -14,853 103,885 3,161
1986 42,884 -12,941 100,930 1,878
1985 44,983 -11,429 95,890 1,861
1984 46,413 -10,321 90,591 -1,427
1983 47,135 -9,599 85,183 -1,264
1982 47,023 -9,298 80,989 -961
1981 45,423 -9,384 77,829 -1,102
1980 42,911 -7,368 74,394 -1,152
1979 42,157 -7,454 71,135 -677
1978 44,800 -9,382 68,437 -350
1977 48,643 -11,834 66,318 -132
1976 52,107 -13,778 64,513 160
1975 53,629 -14,348 62,681 550
1974 53,600 -14,345 60,925 924
1973 52,989 -14,043 59,169 1,194
1972 54,072 -14,807 57,326 1,293
1971 54,352 -15,829 56,666 1,348
1970 54,455 -20,714 55,617 1,376
1969 58,454 -21,229 54,791 1,397
1968 61,422 -20,704 54,324 1,401
1967 65,618 -21,195 54,209 1,397
1966 70,085 -23,196 54,353 1,377
1965 72,896 -24,330 54,558 1,366
1964 74,151 -23,922 54,574 1,340
1963 75,380 -22,611 54,203 1,332
1962 77,582 -21,531 53,248 1,337
1961 77,601 -14,655 51,659 1,372
1960 76,840 -6,481 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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