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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 11,513,149 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 11,885,001 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • The United Arab Emirates' population is 3.82 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.9M (137.3% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia UAE
2100 1,368,062 26,706,595
2099 1,382,211 26,465,166
2098 1,396,949 26,225,773
2097 1,412,908 25,988,828
2096 1,428,574 25,753,753
2095 1,443,843 25,520,511
2094 1,459,099 25,288,801
2093 1,474,841 25,058,430
2092 1,490,288 24,829,182
2091 1,505,574 24,600,702
2090 1,521,165 24,372,725
2089 1,537,449 24,144,467
2088 1,554,002 23,916,513
2087 1,570,515 23,688,452
2086 1,587,803 23,460,422
2085 1,605,248 23,232,061
2084 1,623,603 23,002,795
2083 1,642,536 22,772,229
2082 1,661,441 22,540,771
2081 1,680,572 22,308,390
2080 1,700,417 22,075,331
2079 1,720,559 21,841,417
2078 1,741,147 21,606,907
2077 1,762,029 21,371,631
2076 1,783,547 21,136,110
2075 1,805,988 20,900,601
2074 1,828,419 20,665,468
2073 1,850,549 20,430,105
2072 1,873,199 20,196,342
2071 1,896,330 19,963,477
2070 1,920,335 19,732,649
2069 1,943,983 19,503,294
2068 1,967,713 19,276,535
2067 1,993,328 19,052,348
2066 2,018,796 18,831,237
2065 2,045,094 18,612,821
2064 2,071,026 18,397,315
2063 2,096,801 18,185,402
2062 2,122,454 17,977,010
2061 2,148,932 17,772,656
2060 2,176,154 17,571,910
2059 2,203,131 17,373,047
2058 2,230,453 17,176,551
2057 2,258,553 16,982,730
2056 2,288,270 16,791,613
2055 2,318,066 16,602,585
2054 2,345,650 16,414,963
2053 2,374,091 16,230,105
2052 2,401,804 16,047,360
2051 2,431,166 15,866,073
2050 2,459,340 15,685,433
2049 2,488,686 15,505,176
2048 2,516,605 15,326,671
2047 2,545,909 15,149,859
2046 2,575,176 14,977,516
2045 2,603,679 14,808,230
2044 2,631,917 14,639,661
2043 2,660,625 14,472,097
2042 2,689,157 14,305,483
2041 2,719,360 14,139,883
2040 2,748,491 13,975,444
2039 2,776,696 13,812,227
2038 2,803,054 13,650,128
2037 2,829,544 13,489,998
2036 2,856,285 13,331,723
2035 2,883,527 13,175,838
2034 2,912,522 13,022,467
2033 2,939,434 12,872,359
2032 2,966,176 12,725,892
2031 2,989,887 12,583,470
2030 3,013,719 12,445,626
2029 3,037,488 12,304,314
2028 3,062,650 12,153,292
2027 3,088,595 11,982,666
2026 3,114,736 11,781,850
2025 3,140,095 11,513,149
2024 3,164,253 10,986,400
2023 3,185,073 10,483,751
2022 3,204,802 10,074,977
2021 3,244,907 9,575,152
2020 3,299,349 9,401,038
2019 3,345,533 9,445,785
2018 3,387,000 9,346,701
2017 3,428,682 9,223,225
2016 3,473,003 8,935,095
2015 3,518,541 8,505,237
2014 3,564,829 8,059,440
2013 3,610,859 7,693,031
2012 3,670,113 7,391,448
2011 3,741,798 7,104,538
2010 3,811,472 6,869,838
2009 3,879,794 6,707,058
2008 3,947,544 6,302,664
2007 4,013,424 5,624,635
2006 4,063,272 5,009,100
2005 4,096,493 4,664,790
2004 4,140,987 4,428,967
2003 4,178,523 4,192,457
2002 4,188,002 3,956,826
2001 4,179,438 3,723,590
2000 4,159,771 3,493,575
1999 4,130,305 3,266,009
1998 4,089,356 3,040,421
1997 4,018,227 2,817,410
1996 3,875,246 2,597,564
1995 3,715,564 2,434,662
1994 3,725,412 2,328,188
1993 3,904,482 2,222,093
1992 4,234,616 2,114,730
1991 4,458,343 2,006,626
1990 4,448,652 1,898,220
1989 4,433,983 1,789,851
1988 4,414,404 1,681,788
1987 4,390,246 1,574,244
1986 4,362,115 1,467,383
1985 4,330,364 1,377,911
1984 4,295,536 1,305,996
1983 4,258,728 1,235,305
1982 4,221,100 1,166,370
1981 4,184,217 1,099,855
1980 4,148,426 1,015,700
1979 4,113,300 912,010
1978 4,078,240 809,274
1977 4,042,124 710,209
1976 4,004,552 615,866
1975 3,965,743 542,856
1974 3,926,472 489,087
1973 3,887,376 436,399
1972 3,848,271 385,014
1971 3,809,376 335,027
1970 3,773,247 286,536
1969 3,737,765 239,660
1968 3,698,794 199,416
1967 3,656,223 179,700
1966 3,610,562 173,976
1965 3,562,834 167,103
1964 3,513,441 159,692
1963 3,461,942 152,211
1962 3,407,532 144,946
1961 3,348,035 137,989
1960 3,281,381 131,334

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 the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,949,906 people (a 33% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32% to 15,685,433 people and rank change from 84th to 82nd.

The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 26.7M 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
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia UAE
2100 -1.02% 0.91%
2099 -1.06% 0.91%
2098 -1.13% 0.91%
2097 -1.1% 0.91%
2096 -1.06% 0.91%
2095 -1.05% 0.92%
2094 -1.07% 0.92%
2093 -1.04% 0.92%
2092 -1.02% 0.93%
2091 -1.02% 0.94%
2090 -1.06% 0.95%
2089 -1.07% 0.95%
2088 -1.05% 0.96%
2087 -1.09% 0.97%
2086 -1.09% 0.98%
2085 -1.13% 1%
2084 -1.15% 1.01%
2083 -1.14% 1.03%
2082 -1.14% 1.04%
2081 -1.17% 1.06%
2080 -1.17% 1.07%
2079 -1.18% 1.09%
2078 -1.19% 1.1%
2077 -1.21% 1.11%
2076 -1.24% 1.13%
2075 -1.23% 1.14%
2074 -1.2% 1.15%
2073 -1.21% 1.16%
2072 -1.22% 1.17%
2071 -1.25% 1.17%
2070 -1.22% 1.18%
2069 -1.21% 1.18%
2068 -1.29% 1.18%
2067 -1.26% 1.17%
2066 -1.29% 1.17%
2065 -1.25% 1.17%
2064 -1.23% 1.17%
2063 -1.21% 1.16%
2062 -1.23% 1.15%
2061 -1.25% 1.14%
2060 -1.22% 1.14%
2059 -1.22% 1.14%
2058 -1.24% 1.14%
2057 -1.3% 1.14%
2056 -1.29% 1.14%
2055 -1.18% 1.14%
2054 -1.2% 1.14%
2053 -1.15% 1.14%
2052 -1.21% 1.14%
2051 -1.15% 1.15%
2050 -1.18% 1.16%
2049 -1.11% 1.16%
2048 -1.15% 1.17%
2047 -1.14% 1.15%
2046 -1.09% 1.14%
2045 -1.07% 1.15%
2044 -1.08% 1.16%
2043 -1.06% 1.16%
2042 -1.11% 1.17%
2041 -1.06% 1.18%
2040 -1.02% 1.18%
2039 -0.94% 1.19%
2038 -0.94% 1.19%
2037 -0.94% 1.19%
2036 -0.94% 1.18%
2035 -1% 1.18%
2034 -0.92% 1.17%
2033 -0.9% 1.15%
2032 -0.79% 1.13%
2031 -0.79% 1.11%
2030 -0.78% 1.15%
2029 -0.82% 1.24%
2028 -0.84% 1.42%
2027 -0.84% 1.7%
2026 -0.81% 2.33%
2025 -0.76% 4.79%
2024 -0.65% 4.79%
2023 -0.62% 4.06%
2022 -1.24% 5.22%
2021 -1.65% 1.85%
2020 -1.38% -0.47%
2019 -1.22% 1.06%
2018 -1.22% 1.34%
2017 -1.28% 3.22%
2016 -1.29% 5.05%
2015 -1.3% 5.53%
2014 -1.27% 4.76%
2013 -1.61% 4.08%
2012 -1.92% 4.04%
2011 -1.83% 3.42%
2010 -1.76% 2.43%
2009 -1.72% 6.42%
2008 -1.64% 12.1%
2007 -1.23% 12.3%
2006 -0.81% 7.38%
2005 -1.07% 5.32%
2004 -0.9% 5.64%
2003 -0.23% 5.96%
2002 0.2% 6.26%
2001 0.47% 6.58%
2000 0.71% 6.97%
1999 1% 7.42%
1998 1.77% 7.92%
1997 3.69% 8.46%
1996 4.3% 6.69%
1995 -0.26% 4.57%
1994 -4.59% 4.77%
1993 -7.8% 5.08%
1992 -5.02% 5.39%
1991 0.22% 5.71%
1990 0.33% 6.05%
1989 0.44% 6.43%
1988 0.55% 6.83%
1987 0.64% 7.28%
1986 0.73% 6.49%
1985 0.81% 5.51%
1984 0.86% 5.72%
1983 0.89% 5.91%
1982 0.88% 6.05%
1981 0.86% 8.29%
1980 0.85% 11.4%
1979 0.86% 12.7%
1978 0.89% 13.9%
1977 0.94% 15.3%
1976 0.98% 13.4%
1975 1% 11%
1974 1.01% 12.1%
1973 1.02% 13.3%
1972 1.02% 14.9%
1971 0.96% 16.9%
1970 0.95% 19.6%
1969 1.05% 20.2%
1968 1.16% 11%
1967 1.26% 3.29%
1966 1.34% 4.11%
1965 1.41% 4.64%
1964 1.49% 4.91%
1963 1.6% 5.01%
1962 1.78% 5.04%
1961 2.03% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Bosnia UAE
Current population
3114736
11885001
Population rank 135/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.14%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
1 minute
One birth every
21.5 minutes
4.87 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
49.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +1,443
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +526,749
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 1/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +158,634
Net migration rank 124/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 158,634
2024 -18,359 -4,497 97,197 278,439
2023 -18,292 -485 92,698 300,004
2022 -20,197 -485 81,758 322,773
2021 -33,670 -25,865 76,802 421,663
2020 -22,502 -26,840 87,871 92,541
2019 -15,192 -27,841 86,296 -125,186
2018 -10,761 -29,147 86,840 14,611
2017 -12,810 -30,650 89,382 34,155
2016 -13,009 -32,173 87,028 195,317
2015 -11,942 -33,948 85,044 342,468
2014 -11,009 -35,683 84,277 360,174
2013 -8,367 -37,002 82,977 279,269
2012 -6,761 -66,378 78,682 225,921
2011 -5,354 -64,875 73,496 215,183
2010 -1,895 -67,228 69,907 161,842
2009 652 -68,182 66,521 163,643
2008 161 -68,140 55,426 523,207
2007 1,557 -65,335 55,048 722,380
2006 2,714 -38,622 54,338 399,306
2005 6,546 -37,086 60,046 174,926
2004 9,549 -68,008 60,344 176,319
2003 10,781 -27,396 59,118 177,237
2002 10,972 -13,312 55,922 178,988
2001 10,424 9,055 52,789 178,779
2000 11,722 8,138 49,993 178,469
1999 13,568 25,495 46,198 180,469
1998 18,492 24,335 41,176 183,329
1997 19,311 80,133 38,207 183,310
1996 13,327 173,193 37,886 180,296
1995 5,926 126,914 38,685 68,938
1994 4,895 -157,427 42,976 62,352
1993 -27,199 -178,416 41,324 65,545
1992 -17,883 -436,814 42,119 65,739
1991 33,692 -26,483 41,409 66,943
1990 34,993 -22,829 41,339 67,118
1989 36,802 -19,634 40,148 68,132
1988 39,058 -17,058 38,861 68,991
1987 41,172 -14,853 37,741 69,493
1986 42,884 -12,941 36,829 69,655
1985 44,983 -11,429 34,855 37,605
1984 46,413 -10,321 33,250 38,124
1983 47,135 -9,599 31,480 38,536
1982 47,023 -9,298 29,585 38,276
1981 45,423 -9,384 27,560 37,600
1980 42,911 -7,368 25,005 78,148
1979 42,157 -7,454 21,987 82,238
1978 44,800 -9,382 18,879 82,359
1977 48,643 -11,834 15,787 81,111
1976 52,107 -13,778 12,876 78,903
1975 53,629 -14,348 11,859 42,380
1974 53,600 -14,345 10,835 42,474
1973 52,989 -14,043 9,822 42,243
1972 54,072 -14,807 8,818 41,888
1971 54,352 -15,829 7,839 41,425
1970 54,455 -20,714 6,922 40,792
1969 58,454 -21,229 6,138 39,902
1968 61,422 -20,704 5,588 28,866
1967 65,618 -21,195 5,264 -283
1966 70,085 -23,196 4,955 1,516
1965 72,896 -24,330 4,675 2,598
1964 74,151 -23,922 4,410 3,126
1963 75,380 -22,611 4,157 3,264
1962 77,582 -21,531 3,901 3,212
1961 77,601 -14,655 3,657 3,141
1960 76,840 -6,481 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 31.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 870,916 people) and 68.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,876,785 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Fujairah 119K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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