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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 17.2 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 -1.15% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% 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 1,368,062 122,461,518
2099 1,382,211 122,400,118
2098 1,396,949 122,328,333
2097 1,412,908 122,230,315
2096 1,428,574 122,110,905
2095 1,443,843 121,940,556
2094 1,459,099 121,763,948
2093 1,474,841 121,549,120
2092 1,490,288 121,301,128
2091 1,505,574 121,034,858
2090 1,521,165 120,731,912
2089 1,537,449 120,392,371
2088 1,554,002 120,029,300
2087 1,570,515 119,633,372
2086 1,587,803 119,221,630
2085 1,605,248 118,780,837
2084 1,623,603 118,304,392
2083 1,642,536 117,787,304
2082 1,661,441 117,240,484
2081 1,680,572 116,673,088
2080 1,700,417 116,061,969
2079 1,720,559 115,440,209
2078 1,741,147 114,771,629
2077 1,762,029 114,085,142
2076 1,783,547 113,356,858
2075 1,805,988 112,604,741
2074 1,828,419 111,830,528
2073 1,850,549 111,038,122
2072 1,873,199 110,208,535
2071 1,896,330 109,360,734
2070 1,920,335 108,473,738
2069 1,943,983 107,576,028
2068 1,967,713 106,646,220
2067 1,993,328 105,691,752
2066 2,018,796 104,708,323
2065 2,045,094 103,707,399
2064 2,071,026 102,671,371
2063 2,096,801 101,616,654
2062 2,122,454 100,532,299
2061 2,148,932 99,421,530
2060 2,176,154 98,305,883
2059 2,203,131 97,158,930
2058 2,230,453 95,986,215
2057 2,258,553 94,793,892
2056 2,288,270 93,585,691
2055 2,318,066 92,357,892
2054 2,345,650 91,106,039
2053 2,374,091 89,831,291
2052 2,401,804 88,542,276
2051 2,431,166 87,244,950
2050 2,459,340 85,932,109
2049 2,488,686 84,607,399
2048 2,516,605 83,260,483
2047 2,545,909 81,904,082
2046 2,575,176 80,545,542
2045 2,603,679 79,185,378
2044 2,631,917 77,812,065
2043 2,660,625 76,431,508
2042 2,689,157 75,053,218
2041 2,719,360 73,680,031
2040 2,748,491 72,312,112
2039 2,776,696 70,942,351
2038 2,803,054 69,559,994
2037 2,829,544 68,166,092
2036 2,856,285 66,785,108
2035 2,883,527 65,392,706
2034 2,912,522 64,004,533
2033 2,939,434 62,616,072
2032 2,966,176 61,217,174
2031 2,989,887 59,807,490
2030 3,013,719 58,398,308
2029 3,037,488 56,989,526
2028 3,062,650 55,580,177
2027 3,088,595 54,175,341
2026 3,114,736 52,777,106
2025 3,140,095 51,384,894
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 (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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 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 -0.76% 2.74%
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 (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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Uganda
Current population
3114736
53495325
Population rank 135/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.64%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 21/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 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 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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