The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 39,426,577 in Ukraine.
Population statistics:
- Ukraine's population is 12.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
- The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.6M to 39.4M (17.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.6% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 42.2% in Ukraine.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ukraine: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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39426577
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 40/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.48% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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4.13 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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2.48 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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1.06 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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27.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | +1,146,012 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +349 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +127,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 146/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 42,824,093 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 43,399,766 | 2.03% | 1.34% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 43,943,674 | 1.78% | 1.25% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 44,462,372 | 1.6% | 1.18% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 44,951,156 | 1.49% | 1.1% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 45,386,892 | 1.41% | 0.97% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 45,802,519 | 1.34% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 46,215,988 | 1.26% | 0.9% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 46,614,325 | 1.16% | 0.86% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 46,976,256 | 1.05% | 0.78% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 47,261,306 | 0.95% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 47,573,287 | 0.96% | 0.66% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 47,946,893 | 1.02% | 0.79% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 48,277,121 | 1.02% | 0.69% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 48,576,570 | 1.01% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 48,865,229 | 1% | 0.59% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 49,120,842 | 0.98% | 0.52% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 49,336,481 | 0.94% | 0.44% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 49,521,243 | 0.89% | 0.37% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 49,721,381 | 0.86% | 0.4% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 49,955,152 | 0.85% | 0.47% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 50,189,281 | 0.86% | 0.47% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 50,402,724 | 0.88% | 0.43% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 50,637,029 | 0.89% | 0.46% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 50,887,599 | 0.86% | 0.49% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 51,108,770 | 0.81% | 0.43% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 51,318,745 | 0.73% | 0.41% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 51,515,732 | 0.64% | 0.38% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 51,724,853 | 0.55% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 51,917,817 | 0.44% | 0.37% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 52,054,092 | 0.33% | 0.26% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 52,170,961 | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 52,323,671 | -5.02% | 0.29% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 52,350,126 | -7.8% | 0.05% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 52,075,998 | -4.59% | -0.52% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 51,665,539 | -0.26% | -0.79% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 51,226,109 | 4.3% | -0.85% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 50,786,885 | 3.69% | -0.86% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 50,379,731 | 1.77% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 49,976,446 | 1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 49,556,660 | 0.71% | -0.84% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 49,106,855 | 0.47% | -0.91% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 48,677,281 | 0.2% | -0.87% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 48,315,136 | -0.23% | -0.74% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 47,979,507 | -0.9% | -0.69% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 47,585,556 | -1.07% | -0.82% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 47,278,694 | -0.81% | -0.64% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 47,062,798 | -1.23% | -0.46% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 46,819,175 | -1.64% | -0.52% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 46,623,731 | -1.72% | -0.42% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 46,456,003 | -1.76% | -0.36% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 46,307,853 | -1.83% | -0.32% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 46,210,056 | -1.92% | -0.21% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 46,126,770 | -1.61% | -0.18% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 45,972,380 | -1.27% | -0.33% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 45,784,896 | -1.3% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 45,616,832 | -1.29% | -0.37% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 45,436,041 | -1.28% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 45,208,907 | -1.22% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 44,957,458 | -1.22% | -0.56% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 44,680,014 | -1.38% | -0.62% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 44,298,640 | -1.65% | -0.85% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 41,048,766 | -1.24% | -7.34% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 37,732,836 | -0.62% | -8.08% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 37,860,221 | -0.65% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 38,980,379 | -0.76% | 2.96% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 39,535,850 | -0.82% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 39,245,208 | -0.84% | -0.74% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 38,952,086 | -0.83% | -0.75% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 38,654,416 | -0.8% | -0.76% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 38,353,848 | -0.79% | -0.78% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 38,050,624 | -0.79% | -0.79% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 37,746,688 | -0.85% | -0.8% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 37,442,088 | -0.91% | -0.81% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 37,135,839 | -0.96% | -0.82% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 36,828,149 | -0.97% | -0.83% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 36,519,767 | -0.94% | -0.84% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 36,209,679 | -0.94% | -0.85% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 35,897,705 | -0.94% | -0.86% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 35,584,263 | -0.98% | -0.87% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 35,270,911 | -1.04% | -0.88% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 34,957,580 | -1.09% | -0.89% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 34,641,778 | -1.09% | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 34,324,132 | -1.07% | -0.92% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 34,004,074 | -1.08% | -0.93% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 33,680,448 | -1.08% | -0.95% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 33,351,499 | -1.12% | -0.98% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 33,017,828 | -1.14% | -1% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 32,680,968 | -1.13% | -1.02% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 32,338,515 | -1.14% | -1.05% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 31,990,136 | -1.16% | -1.08% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Ukraine lost 1,800,660 people (a 3.78% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by -6,358,319 (a 13.9% decline).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Ukraine was ranked 26th in 2005 and ranked 40th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 31,990,136 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 74.9 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 43.1 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 43.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 46.5:53.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 0.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 169.2 ppl/mi² |
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