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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 17.1 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Uganda
2100 1,368,666 122,497,526
2099 1,382,821 122,436,109
2098 1,397,565 122,364,302
2097 1,413,532 122,266,255
2096 1,429,204 122,146,810
2095 1,444,480 121,976,411
2094 1,459,743 121,799,752
2093 1,475,492 121,584,860
2092 1,490,946 121,336,796
2091 1,506,239 121,070,447
2090 1,521,837 120,767,412
2089 1,538,128 120,427,771
2088 1,554,688 120,064,594
2087 1,571,208 119,668,549
2086 1,588,504 119,256,686
2085 1,605,957 118,815,763
2084 1,624,320 118,339,179
2083 1,643,261 117,821,938
2082 1,662,175 117,274,958
2081 1,681,314 116,707,394
2080 1,701,168 116,096,095
2079 1,721,318 115,474,153
2078 1,741,916 114,805,376
2077 1,762,807 114,118,687
2076 1,784,335 113,390,189
2075 1,806,786 112,637,851
2074 1,829,227 111,863,410
2073 1,851,366 111,070,771
2072 1,874,026 110,240,940
2071 1,897,167 109,392,890
2070 1,921,183 108,505,633
2069 1,944,841 107,607,659
2068 1,968,581 106,677,578
2067 1,994,208 105,722,829
2066 2,019,687 104,739,111
2065 2,045,997 103,737,893
2064 2,071,940 102,701,560
2063 2,097,727 101,646,533
2062 2,123,391 100,561,859
2061 2,149,881 99,450,764
2060 2,177,114 98,334,788
2059 2,204,104 97,187,498
2058 2,231,438 96,014,439
2057 2,259,550 94,821,765
2056 2,289,280 93,613,209
2055 2,319,090 92,385,049
2054 2,346,686 91,132,827
2053 2,375,139 89,857,705
2052 2,402,864 88,568,311
2051 2,432,239 87,270,603
2050 2,460,425 85,957,376
2049 2,489,784 84,632,277
2048 2,517,716 83,284,965
2047 2,547,032 81,928,165
2046 2,576,313 80,569,225
2045 2,604,829 79,208,662
2044 2,633,079 77,834,944
2043 2,661,800 76,453,982
2042 2,690,344 75,075,287
2041 2,720,561 73,701,695
2040 2,749,705 72,333,375
2039 2,777,922 70,963,211
2038 2,804,291 69,580,447
2037 2,830,793 68,186,136
2036 2,857,546 66,804,746
2035 2,884,800 65,411,934
2034 2,913,808 64,023,352
2033 2,940,732 62,634,483
2032 2,967,485 61,235,174
2031 2,991,207 59,825,075
2030 3,015,049 58,415,479
2029 3,038,829 57,006,283
2028 3,064,003 55,596,520
2027 3,089,959 54,191,271
2026 3,116,111 52,792,624
2025 3,141,481 51,400,003
2024 3,164,253 50,015,092
2023 3,185,073 48,656,601
2022 3,204,802 47,312,719
2021 3,244,907 45,910,930
2020 3,299,349 44,457,152
2019 3,345,533 42,999,637
2018 3,387,000 41,565,831
2017 3,428,682 40,177,388
2016 3,473,003 38,799,152
2015 3,518,541 37,531,446
2014 3,564,829 36,395,539
2013 3,610,859 35,337,042
2012 3,670,113 34,337,438
2011 3,741,798 33,354,543
2010 3,811,472 32,390,802
2009 3,879,794 31,451,151
2008 3,947,544 30,539,553
2007 4,013,424 29,653,430
2006 4,063,272 28,794,003
2005 4,096,493 27,963,289
2004 4,140,987 27,154,515
2003 4,178,523 26,352,124
2002 4,188,002 25,532,870
2001 4,179,438 24,745,676
2000 4,159,771 24,000,150
1999 4,130,305 23,257,281
1998 4,089,356 22,515,806
1997 4,018,227 21,856,046
1996 3,875,246 21,231,550
1995 3,715,564 20,665,667
1994 3,725,412 20,108,801
1993 3,904,482 19,445,161
1992 4,234,616 18,785,032
1991 4,458,343 18,155,901
1990 4,448,652 17,569,897
1989 4,433,983 17,010,698
1988 4,414,404 16,470,483
1987 4,390,246 15,954,170
1986 4,362,115 15,467,579
1985 4,330,364 15,023,681
1984 4,295,536 14,607,677
1983 4,258,728 14,221,881
1982 4,221,100 13,873,631
1981 4,184,217 13,556,452
1980 4,148,426 13,275,741
1979 4,113,300 13,002,163
1978 4,078,240 12,692,113
1977 4,042,124 12,359,669
1976 4,004,552 12,037,294
1975 3,965,743 11,725,240
1974 3,926,472 11,424,846
1973 3,887,376 11,144,236
1972 3,848,271 10,885,796
1971 3,809,376 10,618,206
1970 3,773,247 10,321,603
1969 3,737,765 10,014,858
1968 3,698,794 9,708,632
1967 3,656,223 9,408,924
1966 3,610,562 9,122,864
1965 3,562,834 8,849,203
1964 3,513,441 8,586,363
1963 3,461,942 8,333,663
1962 3,407,532 8,092,231
1961 3,348,035 7,862,217
1960 3,281,381 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Uganda
2100 -1.02% 0.05%
2099 -1.06% 0.06%
2098 -1.13% 0.08%
2097 -1.1% 0.1%
2096 -1.06% 0.14%
2095 -1.05% 0.15%
2094 -1.07% 0.18%
2093 -1.04% 0.2%
2092 -1.02% 0.22%
2091 -1.02% 0.25%
2090 -1.06% 0.28%
2089 -1.07% 0.3%
2088 -1.05% 0.33%
2087 -1.09% 0.35%
2086 -1.09% 0.37%
2085 -1.13% 0.4%
2084 -1.15% 0.44%
2083 -1.14% 0.47%
2082 -1.14% 0.49%
2081 -1.17% 0.53%
2080 -1.17% 0.54%
2079 -1.18% 0.58%
2078 -1.19% 0.6%
2077 -1.21% 0.64%
2076 -1.24% 0.67%
2075 -1.23% 0.69%
2074 -1.2% 0.71%
2073 -1.21% 0.75%
2072 -1.22% 0.78%
2071 -1.25% 0.82%
2070 -1.22% 0.83%
2069 -1.21% 0.87%
2068 -1.29% 0.9%
2067 -1.26% 0.94%
2066 -1.29% 0.97%
2065 -1.25% 1.01%
2064 -1.23% 1.04%
2063 -1.21% 1.08%
2062 -1.23% 1.12%
2061 -1.25% 1.13%
2060 -1.22% 1.18%
2059 -1.22% 1.22%
2058 -1.24% 1.26%
2057 -1.3% 1.29%
2056 -1.29% 1.33%
2055 -1.18% 1.37%
2054 -1.2% 1.42%
2053 -1.15% 1.46%
2052 -1.21% 1.49%
2051 -1.15% 1.53%
2050 -1.18% 1.57%
2049 -1.11% 1.62%
2048 -1.15% 1.66%
2047 -1.14% 1.69%
2046 -1.09% 1.72%
2045 -1.07% 1.76%
2044 -1.08% 1.81%
2043 -1.06% 1.84%
2042 -1.11% 1.86%
2041 -1.06% 1.89%
2040 -1.02% 1.93%
2039 -0.94% 1.99%
2038 -0.94% 2.04%
2037 -0.94% 2.07%
2036 -0.94% 2.13%
2035 -1% 2.17%
2034 -0.92% 2.22%
2033 -0.9% 2.29%
2032 -0.79% 2.36%
2031 -0.79% 2.41%
2030 -0.78% 2.47%
2029 -0.82% 2.54%
2028 -0.84% 2.59%
2027 -0.84% 2.65%
2026 -0.81% 2.71%
2025 -0.72% 2.77%
2024 -0.65% 2.79%
2023 -0.62% 2.84%
2022 -1.24% 3.05%
2021 -1.65% 3.27%
2020 -1.38% 3.39%
2019 -1.22% 3.45%
2018 -1.22% 3.46%
2017 -1.28% 3.55%
2016 -1.29% 3.38%
2015 -1.3% 3.12%
2014 -1.27% 3%
2013 -1.61% 2.91%
2012 -1.92% 2.95%
2011 -1.83% 2.98%
2010 -1.76% 2.99%
2009 -1.72% 2.98%
2008 -1.64% 2.99%
2007 -1.23% 2.98%
2006 -0.81% 2.97%
2005 -1.07% 2.98%
2004 -0.9% 3.04%
2003 -0.23% 3.21%
2002 0.2% 3.18%
2001 0.47% 3.11%
2000 0.71% 3.19%
1999 1% 3.29%
1998 1.77% 3.02%
1997 3.69% 2.94%
1996 4.3% 2.74%
1995 -0.26% 2.77%
1994 -4.59% 3.41%
1993 -7.8% 3.51%
1992 -5.02% 3.47%
1991 0.22% 3.34%
1990 0.33% 3.29%
1989 0.44% 3.28%
1988 0.55% 3.24%
1987 0.64% 3.15%
1986 0.73% 2.95%
1985 0.81% 2.85%
1984 0.86% 2.71%
1983 0.89% 2.51%
1982 0.88% 2.34%
1981 0.86% 2.11%
1980 0.85% 2.1%
1979 0.86% 2.44%
1978 0.89% 2.69%
1977 0.94% 2.68%
1976 0.98% 2.66%
1975 1% 2.63%
1974 1.01% 2.52%
1973 1.02% 2.37%
1972 1.02% 2.52%
1971 0.96% 2.87%
1970 0.95% 3.06%
1969 1.05% 3.15%
1968 1.16% 3.19%
1967 1.26% 3.14%
1966 1.34% 3.09%
1965 1.41% 3.06%
1964 1.49% 3.03%
1963 1.6% 2.98%
1962 1.78% 2.93%
1961 2.03% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Uganda
Current population
3116111
53170946
Population rank 135/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.64%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 22/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -119,059
Net migration rank 124/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -119,059
2024 - -4,497 - -117,924
2023 -18,292 -485 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -20,197 -485 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -33,670 -25,865 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -13,009 -32,173 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -11,942 -33,948 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -11,009 -35,683 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -8,367 -37,002 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -6,761 -66,378 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 652 -68,182 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 161 -68,140 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 2,714 -38,622 999,958 -156,232
2005 6,546 -37,086 969,096 -151,386
2004 9,549 -68,008 938,623 -138,770
2003 10,781 -27,396 901,374 -96,429
2002 10,972 -13,312 868,756 -35,149
2001 10,424 9,055 836,751 -95,956
2000 11,722 8,138 803,069 -52,824
1999 13,568 25,495 775,166 -39,695
1998 18,492 24,335 741,175 6,277
1997 19,311 80,133 727,523 -155,461
1996 13,327 173,193 699,707 -22,795
1995 5,926 126,914 697,218 -242,378
1994 4,895 -157,427 675,092 -16,198
1993 -27,199 -178,416 650,032 18,349
1992 -17,883 -436,814 627,139 24,723
1991 33,692 -26,483 602,740 3,643
1990 34,993 -22,829 587,291 -21,688
1989 36,802 -19,634 565,367 -12,576
1988 39,058 -17,058 547,759 -20,113
1987 41,172 -14,853 527,397 -22,415
1986 42,884 -12,941 487,693 -19,485
1985 44,983 -11,429 462,534 -42,942
1984 46,413 -10,321 421,241 -8,818
1983 47,135 -9,599 404,940 -45,776
1982 47,023 -9,298 390,820 -53,497
1981 45,423 -9,384 380,028 -83,010
1980 42,911 -7,368 370,287 -105,900
1979 42,157 -7,454 381,626 -98,863
1978 44,800 -9,382 371,930 -34,606
1977 48,643 -11,834 365,216 -37,671
1976 52,107 -13,778 359,458 -42,259
1975 53,629 -14,348 354,278 -47,359
1974 53,600 -14,345 345,773 -51,910
1973 52,989 -14,043 340,780 -73,439
1972 54,072 -14,807 335,935 -86,409
1971 54,352 -15,829 328,294 -42,642
1970 54,455 -20,714 333,202 -25,646
1969 58,454 -21,229 320,486 -14,548
1968 61,422 -20,704 309,725 -3,214
1967 65,618 -21,195 296,692 -3,773
1966 70,085 -23,196 282,225 -3,021
1965 72,896 -24,330 271,830 -3,716
1964 74,151 -23,922 260,733 -3,169
1963 75,380 -22,611 250,885 -3,058
1962 77,582 -21,531 241,513 -6,470
1961 77,601 -14,655 232,894 -7,893
1960 76,840 -6,481 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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