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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 22.5 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia United Kingdom
2100 1,368,062 74,517,005
2099 1,382,211 74,647,273
2098 1,396,949 74,766,073
2097 1,412,908 74,879,923
2096 1,428,574 74,991,940
2095 1,443,843 75,102,041
2094 1,459,099 75,198,597
2093 1,474,841 75,296,704
2092 1,490,288 75,390,038
2091 1,505,574 75,480,137
2090 1,521,165 75,566,962
2089 1,537,449 75,649,353
2088 1,554,002 75,721,067
2087 1,570,515 75,791,990
2086 1,587,803 75,859,854
2085 1,605,248 75,918,647
2084 1,623,603 75,969,065
2083 1,642,536 76,018,614
2082 1,661,441 76,059,464
2081 1,680,572 76,086,593
2080 1,700,417 76,118,679
2079 1,720,559 76,147,352
2078 1,741,147 76,165,841
2077 1,762,029 76,183,437
2076 1,783,547 76,185,828
2075 1,805,988 76,198,349
2074 1,828,419 76,209,676
2073 1,850,549 76,218,781
2072 1,873,199 76,211,187
2071 1,896,330 76,200,495
2070 1,920,335 76,190,801
2069 1,943,983 76,184,140
2068 1,967,713 76,183,288
2067 1,993,328 76,175,881
2066 2,018,796 76,168,987
2065 2,045,094 76,168,193
2064 2,071,026 76,165,129
2063 2,096,801 76,165,534
2062 2,122,454 76,158,910
2061 2,148,932 76,156,587
2060 2,176,154 76,157,104
2059 2,203,131 76,157,593
2058 2,230,453 76,139,384
2057 2,258,553 76,119,478
2056 2,288,270 76,086,799
2055 2,318,066 76,047,952
2054 2,345,650 75,980,524
2053 2,374,091 75,907,047
2052 2,401,804 75,815,200
2051 2,431,166 75,709,173
2050 2,459,340 75,591,218
2049 2,488,686 75,460,140
2048 2,516,605 75,313,837
2047 2,545,909 75,153,802
2046 2,575,176 74,986,563
2045 2,603,679 74,808,886
2044 2,631,917 74,623,687
2043 2,660,625 74,424,133
2042 2,689,157 74,224,922
2041 2,719,360 74,020,934
2040 2,748,491 73,812,680
2039 2,776,696 73,600,788
2038 2,803,054 73,378,310
2037 2,829,544 73,155,497
2036 2,856,285 72,921,995
2035 2,883,527 72,671,687
2034 2,912,522 72,418,766
2033 2,939,434 72,145,065
2032 2,966,176 71,869,259
2031 2,989,887 71,581,519
2030 3,013,719 71,267,237
2029 3,037,488 70,948,992
2028 3,062,650 70,609,246
2027 3,088,595 70,248,858
2026 3,114,736 69,883,746
2025 3,140,095 69,487,000
2024 3,164,253 69,281,000
2023 3,185,073 68,526,000
2022 3,204,802 67,636,000
2021 3,244,907 66,978,000
2020 3,299,349 66,740,000
2019 3,345,533 66,628,000
2018 3,387,000 66,287,000
2017 3,428,682 65,964,000
2016 3,473,003 65,606,000
2015 3,518,541 65,087,000
2014 3,564,829 64,619,000
2013 3,610,859 64,138,000
2012 3,670,113 63,711,000
2011 3,741,798 63,258,810
2010 3,811,472 62,766,365
2009 3,879,794 62,276,270
2008 3,947,544 61,806,995
2007 4,013,424 61,322,463
2006 4,063,272 60,846,820
2005 4,096,493 60,401,206
2004 4,140,987 59,987,905
2003 4,178,523 59,647,577
2002 4,188,002 59,370,479
2001 4,179,438 59,119,673
2000 4,159,771 58,892,514
1999 4,130,305 58,682,466
1998 4,089,356 58,487,141
1997 4,018,227 58,316,954
1996 3,875,246 58,166,950
1995 3,715,564 58,019,030
1994 3,725,412 57,865,745
1993 3,904,482 57,718,614
1992 4,234,616 57,580,402
1991 4,458,343 57,424,897
1990 4,448,652 57,247,586
1989 4,433,983 57,076,711
1988 4,414,404 56,928,327
1987 4,390,246 56,802,050
1986 4,362,115 56,681,396
1985 4,330,364 56,550,268
1984 4,295,536 56,422,072
1983 4,258,728 56,332,848
1982 4,221,100 56,313,641
1981 4,184,217 56,333,829
1980 4,148,426 56,314,216
1979 4,113,300 56,246,951
1978 4,078,240 56,196,504
1977 4,042,124 56,193,492
1976 4,004,552 56,211,968
1975 3,965,743 56,225,800
1974 3,926,472 56,229,974
1973 3,887,376 56,194,527
1972 3,848,271 56,086,065
1971 3,809,376 55,896,223
1970 3,773,247 55,663,250
1969 3,737,765 55,441,750
1968 3,698,794 55,211,700
1967 3,656,223 54,943,600
1966 3,610,562 54,648,500
1965 3,562,834 54,348,050
1964 3,513,441 54,000,000
1963 3,461,942 53,650,000
1962 3,407,532 53,250,000
1961 3,348,035 52,800,000
1960 3,281,381 52,400,000

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 Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M 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 Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia United Kingdom
2100 -1.02% -0.17%
2099 -1.06% -0.16%
2098 -1.13% -0.15%
2097 -1.1% -0.15%
2096 -1.06% -0.15%
2095 -1.05% -0.13%
2094 -1.07% -0.13%
2093 -1.04% -0.12%
2092 -1.02% -0.12%
2091 -1.02% -0.11%
2090 -1.06% -0.11%
2089 -1.07% -0.09%
2088 -1.05% -0.09%
2087 -1.09% -0.09%
2086 -1.09% -0.08%
2085 -1.13% -0.07%
2084 -1.15% -0.07%
2083 -1.14% -0.05%
2082 -1.14% -0.04%
2081 -1.17% -0.04%
2080 -1.17% -0.04%
2079 -1.18% -0.02%
2078 -1.19% -0.02%
2077 -1.21% -0.003%
2076 -1.24% -0.02%
2075 -1.23% -0.01%
2074 -1.2% -0.01%
2073 -1.21% 0.01%
2072 -1.22% 0.01%
2071 -1.25% 0.01%
2070 -1.22% 0.009%
2069 -1.21% 0.001%
2068 -1.29% 0.01%
2067 -1.26% 0.009%
2066 -1.29% 0.001%
2065 -1.25% 0.004%
2064 -1.23% -0%
2063 -1.21% 0.009%
2062 -1.23% 0.003%
2061 -1.25% -0.001%
2060 -1.22% -0.001%
2059 -1.22% 0.02%
2058 -1.24% 0.03%
2057 -1.3% 0.04%
2056 -1.29% 0.05%
2055 -1.18% 0.09%
2054 -1.2% 0.1%
2053 -1.15% 0.12%
2052 -1.21% 0.14%
2051 -1.15% 0.16%
2050 -1.18% 0.17%
2049 -1.11% 0.19%
2048 -1.15% 0.21%
2047 -1.14% 0.22%
2046 -1.09% 0.24%
2045 -1.07% 0.25%
2044 -1.08% 0.27%
2043 -1.06% 0.27%
2042 -1.11% 0.28%
2041 -1.06% 0.28%
2040 -1.02% 0.29%
2039 -0.94% 0.3%
2038 -0.94% 0.3%
2037 -0.94% 0.32%
2036 -0.94% 0.34%
2035 -1% 0.35%
2034 -0.92% 0.38%
2033 -0.9% 0.38%
2032 -0.79% 0.4%
2031 -0.79% 0.44%
2030 -0.78% 0.45%
2029 -0.82% 0.48%
2028 -0.84% 0.51%
2027 -0.84% 0.52%
2026 -0.81% 0.57%
2025 -0.76% 0.3%
2024 -0.65% 1.1%
2023 -0.62% 1.32%
2022 -1.24% 0.98%
2021 -1.65% 0.36%
2020 -1.38% 0.17%
2019 -1.22% 0.51%
2018 -1.22% 0.49%
2017 -1.28% 0.55%
2016 -1.29% 0.8%
2015 -1.3% 0.72%
2014 -1.27% 0.75%
2013 -1.61% 0.67%
2012 -1.92% 0.71%
2011 -1.83% 0.78%
2010 -1.76% 0.79%
2009 -1.72% 0.76%
2008 -1.64% 0.79%
2007 -1.23% 0.78%
2006 -0.81% 0.74%
2005 -1.07% 0.69%
2004 -0.9% 0.57%
2003 -0.23% 0.47%
2002 0.2% 0.42%
2001 0.47% 0.39%
2000 0.71% 0.36%
1999 1% 0.33%
1998 1.77% 0.29%
1997 3.69% 0.26%
1996 4.3% 0.25%
1995 -0.26% 0.26%
1994 -4.59% 0.25%
1993 -7.8% 0.24%
1992 -5.02% 0.27%
1991 0.22% 0.31%
1990 0.33% 0.3%
1989 0.44% 0.26%
1988 0.55% 0.22%
1987 0.64% 0.21%
1986 0.73% 0.23%
1985 0.81% 0.23%
1984 0.86% 0.16%
1983 0.89% 0.03%
1982 0.88% -0.04%
1981 0.86% 0.03%
1980 0.85% 0.12%
1979 0.86% 0.09%
1978 0.89% 0.005%
1977 0.94% -0.03%
1976 0.98% -0.02%
1975 1% -0.007%
1974 1.01% 0.06%
1973 1.02% 0.19%
1972 1.02% 0.34%
1971 0.96% 0.42%
1970 0.95% 0.4%
1969 1.05% 0.42%
1968 1.16% 0.49%
1967 1.26% 0.54%
1966 1.34% 0.55%
1965 1.41% 0.64%
1964 1.49% 0.65%
1963 1.6% 0.75%
1962 1.78% 0.85%
1961 2.03% 0.76%

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 Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Bosnia United Kingdom
Current population
3114736
70071289
Population rank 135/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.84%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -66 +564
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 145/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 +389,911
Net migration rank 124/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 389,911
2024 -18,359 -4,497 13,233 417,114
2023 -18,292 -485 34,606 445,523
2022 -20,197 -485 39,770 487,029
2021 -33,670 -25,865 30,609 462,967
2020 -22,502 -26,840 -4,272 144,221
2019 -15,192 -27,841 108,338 232,727
2018 -10,761 -29,147 119,317 259,744
2017 -12,810 -30,650 145,121 272,311
2016 -13,009 -32,173 177,136 324,649
2015 -11,942 -33,948 175,735 347,839
2014 -11,009 -35,683 206,781 306,091
2013 -8,367 -37,002 198,827 237,272
2012 -6,761 -66,378 248,473 172,088
2011 -5,354 -64,875 259,361 228,773
2010 -1,895 -67,228 251,066 274,811
2009 652 -68,182 230,422 249,639
2008 161 -68,140 216,325 263,390
2007 1,557 -65,335 196,232 309,385
2006 2,714 -38,622 176,455 288,923
2005 6,546 -37,086 144,963 308,279
2004 9,549 -68,008 131,974 276,077
2003 10,781 -27,396 89,471 211,846
2002 10,972 -13,312 65,308 203,577
2001 10,424 9,055 65,032 175,133
2000 11,722 8,138 70,671 153,917
1999 13,568 25,495 64,551 152,653
1998 18,492 24,335 87,730 125,541
1997 19,311 80,133 99,138 59,723
1996 13,327 173,193 98,884 54,964
1995 5,926 126,914 87,028 61,385
1994 4,895 -157,427 127,304 45,339
1993 -27,199 -178,416 103,893 27,403
1992 -17,883 -436,814 149,709 17,846
1991 33,692 -26,483 143,562 27,601
1990 34,993 -22,829 154,569 57,132
1989 36,802 -19,634 119,861 49,586
1988 39,058 -17,058 136,628 13,952
1987 41,172 -14,853 136,325 8,266
1986 42,884 -12,941 90,690 41,836
1985 44,983 -11,429 79,170 83,164
1984 46,413 -10,321 84,633 71,107
1983 47,135 -9,599 61,966 27,063
1982 47,023 -9,298 56,314 -61,152
1981 45,423 -9,384 73,234 -83,876
1980 42,911 -7,368 95,734 -25,187
1979 42,157 -7,454 61,872 11,255
1978 44,800 -9,382 16,859 3,783
1977 48,643 -11,834 0 -21,636
1976 52,107 -13,778 -5,621 -19,135
1975 53,629 -14,348 33,735 -40,241
1974 53,600 -14,345 67,476 -65,710
1973 52,989 -14,043 112,389 -33,840
1972 54,072 -14,807 162,650 -1,406
1971 54,352 -15,829 257,123 1,175
1970 54,455 -20,714 244,918 -15,254
1969 58,454 -21,229 260,577 -60,655
1968 61,422 -20,704 292,622 -38,852
1967 65,618 -21,195 346,145 -39,659
1966 70,085 -23,196 333,356 -27,935
1965 72,896 -24,330 364,132 -24,955
1964 74,151 -23,922 405,000 -23,885
1963 75,380 -22,611 337,995 8,271
1962 77,582 -21,531 340,800 76,443
1961 77,601 -14,655 311,519 52,295
1960 76,840 -6,481 314,400 19,953

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 Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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