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

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 12.9 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 0.52% 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 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Ukraine
2100 1,368,666 15,493,960
2099 1,382,821 15,751,557
2098 1,397,565 16,012,938
2097 1,413,532 16,278,602
2096 1,429,204 16,547,938
2095 1,444,480 16,820,897
2094 1,459,743 17,098,910
2093 1,475,492 17,381,822
2092 1,490,946 17,669,049
2091 1,506,239 17,960,681
2090 1,521,837 18,257,867
2089 1,538,128 18,559,027
2088 1,554,688 18,865,031
2087 1,571,208 19,176,483
2086 1,588,504 19,492,606
2085 1,605,957 19,812,584
2084 1,624,320 20,138,855
2083 1,643,261 20,468,747
2082 1,662,175 20,803,241
2081 1,681,314 21,140,953
2080 1,701,168 21,482,498
2079 1,721,318 21,827,152
2078 1,741,916 22,175,099
2077 1,762,807 22,525,846
2076 1,784,335 22,879,896
2075 1,806,786 23,236,521
2074 1,829,227 23,596,095
2073 1,851,366 23,957,807
2072 1,874,026 24,319,928
2071 1,897,167 24,685,370
2070 1,921,183 25,053,352
2069 1,944,841 25,423,272
2068 1,968,581 25,794,560
2067 1,994,208 26,168,072
2066 2,019,687 26,543,206
2065 2,045,997 26,920,121
2064 2,071,940 27,298,592
2063 2,097,727 27,677,528
2062 2,123,391 28,056,960
2061 2,149,881 28,437,884
2060 2,177,114 28,818,343
2059 2,204,104 29,198,891
2058 2,231,438 29,580,044
2057 2,259,550 29,958,884
2056 2,289,280 30,335,136
2055 2,319,090 30,710,041
2054 2,346,686 31,080,334
2053 2,375,139 31,447,868
2052 2,402,864 31,811,171
2051 2,432,239 32,170,929
2050 2,460,425 32,525,262
2049 2,489,784 32,875,483
2048 2,517,716 33,217,836
2047 2,547,032 33,556,749
2046 2,576,313 33,892,646
2045 2,604,829 34,221,999
2044 2,633,079 34,547,153
2043 2,661,800 34,869,270
2042 2,690,344 35,189,550
2041 2,720,561 35,507,946
2040 2,749,705 35,823,225
2039 2,777,922 36,141,658
2038 2,804,291 36,457,134
2037 2,830,793 36,772,578
2036 2,857,546 37,084,252
2035 2,884,800 37,396,243
2034 2,913,808 37,706,533
2033 2,940,732 38,015,585
2032 2,967,485 38,322,554
2031 2,991,207 38,630,259
2030 3,015,049 38,935,791
2029 3,038,829 39,238,099
2028 3,064,003 39,537,815
2027 3,089,959 39,830,895
2026 3,116,111 40,125,599
2025 3,141,481 38,707,520
2024 3,164,253 37,860,221
2023 3,185,073 37,732,836
2022 3,204,802 41,048,766
2021 3,244,907 44,298,640
2020 3,299,349 44,680,014
2019 3,345,533 44,957,458
2018 3,387,000 45,208,907
2017 3,428,682 45,436,041
2016 3,473,003 45,616,832
2015 3,518,541 45,784,896
2014 3,564,829 45,972,380
2013 3,610,859 46,126,770
2012 3,670,113 46,210,056
2011 3,741,798 46,307,853
2010 3,811,472 46,456,003
2009 3,879,794 46,623,731
2008 3,947,544 46,819,175
2007 4,013,424 47,062,798
2006 4,063,272 47,278,694
2005 4,096,493 47,585,556
2004 4,140,987 47,979,507
2003 4,178,523 48,315,136
2002 4,188,002 48,677,281
2001 4,179,438 49,106,855
2000 4,159,771 49,556,660
1999 4,130,305 49,976,446
1998 4,089,356 50,379,731
1997 4,018,227 50,786,885
1996 3,875,246 51,226,109
1995 3,715,564 51,665,539
1994 3,725,412 52,075,998
1993 3,904,482 52,350,126
1992 4,234,616 52,323,671
1991 4,458,343 52,170,961
1990 4,448,652 52,054,092
1989 4,433,983 51,917,817
1988 4,414,404 51,724,853
1987 4,390,246 51,515,732
1986 4,362,115 51,318,745
1985 4,330,364 51,108,770
1984 4,295,536 50,887,599
1983 4,258,728 50,637,029
1982 4,221,100 50,402,724
1981 4,184,217 50,189,281
1980 4,148,426 49,955,152
1979 4,113,300 49,721,381
1978 4,078,240 49,521,243
1977 4,042,124 49,336,481
1976 4,004,552 49,120,842
1975 3,965,743 48,865,229
1974 3,926,472 48,576,570
1973 3,887,376 48,277,121
1972 3,848,271 47,946,893
1971 3,809,376 47,573,287
1970 3,773,247 47,261,306
1969 3,737,765 46,976,256
1968 3,698,794 46,614,325
1967 3,656,223 46,215,988
1966 3,610,562 45,802,519
1965 3,562,834 45,386,892
1964 3,513,441 44,951,156
1963 3,461,942 44,462,372
1962 3,407,532 43,943,674
1961 3,348,035 43,399,766
1960 3,281,381 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.7% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Ukraine
2100 -1.02% -1.64%
2099 -1.06% -1.63%
2098 -1.13% -1.63%
2097 -1.1% -1.63%
2096 -1.06% -1.62%
2095 -1.05% -1.63%
2094 -1.07% -1.63%
2093 -1.04% -1.63%
2092 -1.02% -1.62%
2091 -1.02% -1.63%
2090 -1.06% -1.62%
2089 -1.07% -1.62%
2088 -1.05% -1.62%
2087 -1.09% -1.62%
2086 -1.09% -1.62%
2085 -1.13% -1.62%
2084 -1.15% -1.61%
2083 -1.14% -1.61%
2082 -1.14% -1.6%
2081 -1.17% -1.59%
2080 -1.17% -1.58%
2079 -1.18% -1.57%
2078 -1.19% -1.56%
2077 -1.21% -1.55%
2076 -1.24% -1.53%
2075 -1.23% -1.52%
2074 -1.2% -1.51%
2073 -1.21% -1.49%
2072 -1.22% -1.48%
2071 -1.25% -1.47%
2070 -1.22% -1.46%
2069 -1.21% -1.44%
2068 -1.29% -1.43%
2067 -1.26% -1.41%
2066 -1.29% -1.4%
2065 -1.25% -1.39%
2064 -1.23% -1.37%
2063 -1.21% -1.35%
2062 -1.23% -1.34%
2061 -1.25% -1.32%
2060 -1.22% -1.3%
2059 -1.22% -1.29%
2058 -1.24% -1.26%
2057 -1.3% -1.24%
2056 -1.29% -1.22%
2055 -1.18% -1.19%
2054 -1.2% -1.17%
2053 -1.15% -1.14%
2052 -1.21% -1.12%
2051 -1.15% -1.09%
2050 -1.18% -1.07%
2049 -1.11% -1.03%
2048 -1.15% -1.01%
2047 -1.14% -0.99%
2046 -1.09% -0.96%
2045 -1.07% -0.94%
2044 -1.08% -0.92%
2043 -1.06% -0.91%
2042 -1.11% -0.9%
2041 -1.06% -0.88%
2040 -1.02% -0.88%
2039 -0.94% -0.87%
2038 -0.94% -0.86%
2037 -0.94% -0.84%
2036 -0.94% -0.83%
2035 -1% -0.82%
2034 -0.92% -0.81%
2033 -0.9% -0.8%
2032 -0.79% -0.8%
2031 -0.79% -0.78%
2030 -0.78% -0.77%
2029 -0.82% -0.76%
2028 -0.84% -0.74%
2027 -0.84% -0.73%
2026 -0.81% 3.66%
2025 -0.72% 2.24%
2024 -0.65% 0.34%
2023 -0.62% -8.08%
2022 -1.24% -7.34%
2021 -1.65% -0.85%
2020 -1.38% -0.62%
2019 -1.22% -0.56%
2018 -1.22% -0.5%
2017 -1.28% -0.4%
2016 -1.29% -0.37%
2015 -1.3% -0.41%
2014 -1.27% -0.33%
2013 -1.61% -0.18%
2012 -1.92% -0.21%
2011 -1.83% -0.32%
2010 -1.76% -0.36%
2009 -1.72% -0.42%
2008 -1.64% -0.52%
2007 -1.23% -0.46%
2006 -0.81% -0.64%
2005 -1.07% -0.82%
2004 -0.9% -0.69%
2003 -0.23% -0.74%
2002 0.2% -0.87%
2001 0.47% -0.91%
2000 0.71% -0.84%
1999 1% -0.8%
1998 1.77% -0.8%
1997 3.69% -0.86%
1996 4.3% -0.85%
1995 -0.26% -0.79%
1994 -4.59% -0.52%
1993 -7.8% 0.05%
1992 -5.02% 0.29%
1991 0.22% 0.22%
1990 0.33% 0.26%
1989 0.44% 0.37%
1988 0.55% 0.41%
1987 0.64% 0.38%
1986 0.73% 0.41%
1985 0.81% 0.43%
1984 0.86% 0.49%
1983 0.89% 0.46%
1982 0.88% 0.43%
1981 0.86% 0.47%
1980 0.85% 0.47%
1979 0.86% 0.4%
1978 0.89% 0.37%
1977 0.94% 0.44%
1976 0.98% 0.52%
1975 1% 0.59%
1974 1.01% 0.62%
1973 1.02% 0.69%
1972 1.02% 0.79%
1971 0.96% 0.66%
1970 0.95% 0.61%
1969 1.05% 0.78%
1968 1.16% 0.86%
1967 1.26% 0.9%
1966 1.34% 0.92%
1965 1.41% 0.97%
1964 1.49% 1.1%
1963 1.6% 1.18%
1962 1.78% 1.25%
1961 2.03% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Ukraine
Current population
3116111
40125599
Population rank 135/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.48%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +349
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 147/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -6,994 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 124/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 1,702,358
2024 - -4,497 - 1,146,012
2023 -18,292 -485 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -20,197 -485 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -33,670 -25,865 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -15,192 -27,841 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -10,761 -29,147 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -12,810 -30,650 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -13,009 -32,173 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -11,942 -33,948 -147,107 -21,992
2014 -11,009 -35,683 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -8,367 -37,002 -129,662 26,781
2012 -6,761 -66,378 -130,451 66,768
2011 -5,354 -64,875 -158,372 26,457
2010 -1,895 -67,228 -180,388 16,030
2009 652 -68,182 -197,918 26,796
2008 161 -68,140 -229,086 9,312
2007 1,557 -65,335 -282,659 15,237
2006 2,714 -38,622 -300,787 136,442
2005 6,546 -37,086 -337,857 -111,493
2004 9,549 -68,008 -344,157 5,644
2003 10,781 -27,396 -351,299 18,540
2002 10,972 -13,312 -364,544 -26,991
2001 10,424 9,055 -374,734 -92,847
2000 11,722 8,138 -364,143 -67,865
1999 13,568 25,495 -348,286 -59,247
1998 18,492 24,335 -318,299 -80,684
1997 19,311 80,133 -306,549 -108,735
1996 13,327 173,193 -305,154 -158,008
1995 5,926 126,914 -281,629 -134,053
1994 4,895 -157,427 -238,820 -166,380
1993 -27,199 -178,416 -169,405 26,357
1992 -17,883 -436,814 -95,857 291,788
1991 33,692 -26,483 -16,486 125,962
1990 34,993 -22,829 48,463 75,760
1989 36,802 -19,634 106,431 36,978
1988 39,058 -17,058 162,002 75,637
1987 41,172 -14,853 198,850 -18,275
1986 42,884 -12,941 225,751 -12,369
1985 44,983 -11,429 201,011 5,546
1984 46,413 -10,321 222,430 13,340
1983 47,135 -9,599 241,741 23,608
1982 47,023 -9,298 194,101 9,096
1981 45,423 -9,384 182,839 40,807
1980 42,911 -7,368 197,223 47,406
1979 42,157 -7,454 197,294 25,635
1978 44,800 -9,382 206,554 -29,180
1977 48,643 -11,834 216,932 -24,745
1976 52,107 -13,778 247,323 -8,219
1975 53,629 -14,348 256,787 15,336
1974 53,600 -14,345 273,486 31,725
1973 52,989 -14,043 274,938 18,777
1972 54,072 -14,807 309,785 56,928
1971 54,352 -15,829 305,849 74,604
1970 54,455 -20,714 291,839 -48,335
1969 58,454 -21,229 274,858 51,763
1968 61,422 -20,704 295,162 102,096
1967 65,618 -21,195 313,899 85,527
1966 70,085 -23,196 337,794 89,737
1965 72,896 -24,330 334,365 69,354
1964 74,151 -23,922 391,120 76,650
1963 75,380 -22,611 449,648 60,178
1962 77,582 -21,531 481,887 45,712
1961 77,601 -14,655 508,602 51,625
1960 76,840 -6,481 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ukraine | CC BY

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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