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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 344,434,632 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 110.6 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.18% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.4% growth).

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia United States
2100 1,368,062 415,429,771
2099 1,382,211 414,829,167
2098 1,396,949 414,231,720
2097 1,412,908 413,576,381
2096 1,428,574 412,927,393
2095 1,443,843 412,225,379
2094 1,459,099 411,498,749
2093 1,474,841 410,785,729
2092 1,490,288 410,051,921
2091 1,505,574 409,320,183
2090 1,521,165 408,613,732
2089 1,537,449 407,885,645
2088 1,554,002 407,129,733
2087 1,570,515 406,421,298
2086 1,587,803 405,715,343
2085 1,605,248 405,059,379
2084 1,623,603 404,343,130
2083 1,642,536 403,612,785
2082 1,661,441 402,871,293
2081 1,680,572 402,054,554
2080 1,700,417 401,319,194
2079 1,720,559 400,554,914
2078 1,741,147 399,737,968
2077 1,762,029 398,906,565
2076 1,783,547 398,035,750
2075 1,805,988 397,109,170
2074 1,828,419 396,226,412
2073 1,850,549 395,307,725
2072 1,873,199 394,393,561
2071 1,896,330 393,415,363
2070 1,920,335 392,469,727
2069 1,943,983 391,479,981
2068 1,967,713 390,517,695
2067 1,993,328 389,543,856
2066 2,018,796 388,597,719
2065 2,045,094 387,685,327
2064 2,071,026 386,805,026
2063 2,096,801 385,911,917
2062 2,122,454 385,032,627
2061 2,148,932 384,170,837
2060 2,176,154 383,361,269
2059 2,203,131 382,542,030
2058 2,230,453 381,704,804
2057 2,258,553 380,907,023
2056 2,288,270 380,159,777
2055 2,318,066 379,430,756
2054 2,345,650 378,682,851
2053 2,374,091 377,878,421
2052 2,401,804 377,073,303
2051 2,431,166 376,229,840
2050 2,459,340 375,373,155
2049 2,488,686 374,493,150
2048 2,516,605 373,590,762
2047 2,545,909 372,626,259
2046 2,575,176 371,644,809
2045 2,603,679 370,602,914
2044 2,631,917 369,518,897
2043 2,660,625 368,375,680
2042 2,689,157 367,158,772
2041 2,719,360 365,937,822
2040 2,748,491 364,671,837
2039 2,776,696 363,367,337
2038 2,803,054 361,997,023
2037 2,829,544 360,606,236
2036 2,856,285 359,193,245
2035 2,883,527 357,750,686
2034 2,912,522 356,266,726
2033 2,939,434 354,775,032
2032 2,966,176 353,259,037
2031 2,989,887 351,721,511
2030 3,013,719 350,155,042
2029 3,037,488 348,564,667
2028 3,062,650 346,906,294
2027 3,088,595 345,257,605
2026 3,114,736 343,565,426
2025 3,140,095 341,784,857
2024 3,164,253 340,110,988
2023 3,185,073 334,914,895
2022 3,204,802 333,271,411
2021 3,244,907 331,893,745
2020 3,299,349 331,526,933
2019 3,345,533 328,329,953
2018 3,387,000 326,838,199
2017 3,428,682 325,122,128
2016 3,473,003 323,071,755
2015 3,518,541 320,738,994
2014 3,564,829 318,386,329
2013 3,610,859 316,059,947
2012 3,670,113 313,877,662
2011 3,741,798 311,583,481
2010 3,811,472 309,327,143
2009 3,879,794 306,771,529
2008 3,947,544 304,093,966
2007 4,013,424 301,231,207
2006 4,063,272 298,379,912
2005 4,096,493 295,516,599
2004 4,140,987 292,805,298
2003 4,178,523 290,107,933
2002 4,188,002 287,625,193
2001 4,179,438 284,968,955
2000 4,159,771 282,162,411
1999 4,130,305 279,294,713
1998 4,089,356 276,115,288
1997 4,018,227 272,911,760
1996 3,875,246 269,667,391
1995 3,715,564 266,557,091
1994 3,725,412 263,435,673
1993 3,904,482 260,255,352
1992 4,234,616 256,894,189
1991 4,458,343 253,492,503
1990 4,448,652 250,131,894
1989 4,433,983 246,819,222
1988 4,414,404 244,499,004
1987 4,390,246 242,288,936
1986 4,362,115 240,132,831
1985 4,330,364 237,923,734
1984 4,295,536 235,824,908
1983 4,258,728 233,792,014
1982 4,221,100 231,664,432
1981 4,184,217 229,465,744
1980 4,148,426 226,542,250
1979 4,113,300 225,055,487
1978 4,078,240 222,584,545
1977 4,042,124 220,239,425
1976 4,004,552 218,035,164
1975 3,965,743 215,973,199
1974 3,926,472 213,853,928
1973 3,887,376 211,908,788
1972 3,848,271 209,896,021
1971 3,809,376 207,660,677
1970 3,773,247 205,052,174
1969 3,737,765 202,676,946
1968 3,698,794 200,706,052
1967 3,656,223 198,712,056
1966 3,610,562 196,560,338
1965 3,562,834 194,302,963
1964 3,513,441 191,888,791
1963 3,461,942 189,241,798
1962 3,407,532 186,537,737
1961 3,348,035 183,691,481
1960 3,281,381 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while the United States' population increased by 21,362,877 people (a 6.61% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 8.98% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia United States
2100 -1.02% 0.14%
2099 -1.06% 0.14%
2098 -1.13% 0.16%
2097 -1.1% 0.16%
2096 -1.06% 0.17%
2095 -1.05% 0.18%
2094 -1.07% 0.17%
2093 -1.04% 0.18%
2092 -1.02% 0.18%
2091 -1.02% 0.17%
2090 -1.06% 0.18%
2089 -1.07% 0.19%
2088 -1.05% 0.17%
2087 -1.09% 0.17%
2086 -1.09% 0.16%
2085 -1.13% 0.18%
2084 -1.15% 0.18%
2083 -1.14% 0.18%
2082 -1.14% 0.2%
2081 -1.17% 0.18%
2080 -1.17% 0.19%
2079 -1.18% 0.2%
2078 -1.19% 0.21%
2077 -1.21% 0.22%
2076 -1.24% 0.23%
2075 -1.23% 0.22%
2074 -1.2% 0.23%
2073 -1.21% 0.23%
2072 -1.22% 0.25%
2071 -1.25% 0.24%
2070 -1.22% 0.25%
2069 -1.21% 0.25%
2068 -1.29% 0.25%
2067 -1.26% 0.24%
2066 -1.29% 0.24%
2065 -1.25% 0.23%
2064 -1.23% 0.23%
2063 -1.21% 0.23%
2062 -1.23% 0.22%
2061 -1.25% 0.21%
2060 -1.22% 0.21%
2059 -1.22% 0.22%
2058 -1.24% 0.21%
2057 -1.3% 0.2%
2056 -1.29% 0.19%
2055 -1.18% 0.2%
2054 -1.2% 0.21%
2053 -1.15% 0.21%
2052 -1.21% 0.22%
2051 -1.15% 0.23%
2050 -1.18% 0.23%
2049 -1.11% 0.24%
2048 -1.15% 0.26%
2047 -1.14% 0.26%
2046 -1.09% 0.28%
2045 -1.07% 0.29%
2044 -1.08% 0.31%
2043 -1.06% 0.33%
2042 -1.11% 0.33%
2041 -1.06% 0.35%
2040 -1.02% 0.36%
2039 -0.94% 0.38%
2038 -0.94% 0.39%
2037 -0.94% 0.39%
2036 -0.94% 0.4%
2035 -1% 0.42%
2034 -0.92% 0.42%
2033 -0.9% 0.43%
2032 -0.79% 0.44%
2031 -0.79% 0.45%
2030 -0.78% 0.46%
2029 -0.82% 0.48%
2028 -0.84% 0.48%
2027 -0.84% 0.49%
2026 -0.81% 0.52%
2025 -0.76% 0.49%
2024 -0.65% 1.55%
2023 -0.62% 0.49%
2022 -1.24% 0.42%
2021 -1.65% 0.11%
2020 -1.38% 0.97%
2019 -1.22% 0.46%
2018 -1.22% 0.53%
2017 -1.28% 0.63%
2016 -1.29% 0.73%
2015 -1.3% 0.74%
2014 -1.27% 0.74%
2013 -1.61% 0.7%
2012 -1.92% 0.74%
2011 -1.83% 0.73%
2010 -1.76% 0.83%
2009 -1.72% 0.88%
2008 -1.64% 0.95%
2007 -1.23% 0.96%
2006 -0.81% 0.97%
2005 -1.07% 0.93%
2004 -0.9% 0.93%
2003 -0.23% 0.86%
2002 0.2% 0.93%
2001 0.47% 0.99%
2000 0.71% 1.03%
1999 1% 1.15%
1998 1.77% 1.17%
1997 3.69% 1.2%
1996 4.3% 1.17%
1995 -0.26% 1.18%
1994 -4.59% 1.22%
1993 -7.8% 1.31%
1992 -5.02% 1.34%
1991 0.22% 1.34%
1990 0.33% 1.34%
1989 0.44% 0.95%
1988 0.55% 0.91%
1987 0.64% 0.9%
1986 0.73% 0.93%
1985 0.81% 0.89%
1984 0.86% 0.87%
1983 0.89% 0.92%
1982 0.88% 0.96%
1981 0.86% 1.29%
1980 0.85% 0.66%
1979 0.86% 1.11%
1978 0.89% 1.06%
1977 0.94% 1.01%
1976 0.98% 0.95%
1975 1% 0.99%
1974 1.01% 0.92%
1973 1.02% 0.96%
1972 1.02% 1.08%
1971 0.96% 1.27%
1970 0.95% 1.17%
1969 1.05% 0.98%
1968 1.16% 1%
1967 1.26% 1.09%
1966 1.34% 1.16%
1965 1.41% 1.26%
1964 1.49% 1.4%
1963 1.6% 1.45%
1962 1.78% 1.55%
1961 2.03% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Bosnia United States
Current population
3114736
344434632
Population rank 135/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 4.15%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
8.75 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
10.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline -66 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 128/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -6,994 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 124/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 1,230,663
2024 -18,359 -4,497 544,178 1,286,132
2023 -18,292 -485 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -20,197 -485 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -33,670 -25,865 199,137 674,787
2020 -22,502 -26,840 208,862 329,769
2019 -15,192 -27,841 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -10,761 -29,147 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -13,009 -32,173 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -11,942 -33,948 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 -11,009 -35,683 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -8,367 -37,002 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 -6,761 -66,378 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 -5,354 -64,875 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 -1,895 -67,228 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 652 -68,182 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 161 -68,140 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 1,557 -65,335 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 2,714 -38,622 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 6,546 -37,086 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 9,549 -68,008 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 10,781 -27,396 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 10,972 -13,312 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 10,424 9,055 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 11,722 8,138 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 13,568 25,495 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 18,492 24,335 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 19,311 80,133 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 13,327 173,193 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 5,926 126,914 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 4,895 -157,427 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 -27,199 -178,416 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 -17,883 -436,814 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 33,692 -26,483 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 34,993 -22,829 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 36,802 -19,634 1,875,826 400,998
1988 39,058 -17,058 1,735,943 460,778
1987 41,172 -14,853 1,720,252 480,815
1986 42,884 -12,941 1,656,917 493,082
1985 44,983 -11,429 1,689,258 598,777
1984 46,413 -10,321 1,627,192 622,793
1983 47,135 -9,599 1,636,544 662,840
1982 47,023 -9,298 1,714,317 600,149
1981 45,423 -9,384 1,652,153 583,070
1980 42,911 -7,368 1,608,450 595,916
1979 42,157 -7,454 1,597,894 503,559
1978 44,800 -9,382 1,402,283 556,521
1977 48,643 -11,834 1,431,556 577,060
1976 52,107 -13,778 1,264,604 635,590
1975 53,629 -14,348 1,252,644 655,078
1974 53,600 -14,345 1,218,968 706,978
1973 52,989 -14,043 1,165,499 783,163
1972 54,072 -14,807 1,301,355 833,543
1971 54,352 -15,829 1,640,519 833,549
1970 54,455 -20,714 1,824,965 744,902
1969 58,454 -21,229 1,702,487 523,740
1968 61,422 -20,704 1,565,507 594,514
1967 65,618 -21,195 1,669,181 585,410
1966 70,085 -23,196 1,749,387 637,692
1965 72,896 -24,330 1,943,030 644,902
1964 74,151 -23,922 2,245,099 618,635
1963 75,380 -22,611 2,289,826 639,495
1962 77,582 -21,531 2,406,337 625,617
1961 77,601 -14,655 2,571,681 580,333
1960 76,840 -6,481 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2024, 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 States 34% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,192,763 people) and 66% is from migration (a gain of 13,947,820 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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