The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,309 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- The Vatican is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 2.51K 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vatican: live population counter
Bosnia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3140094
|
949
|
| Population rank | 135/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
|
1 month
|
| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
|
n/a |
| One death every |
12.3 minutes
|
n/a |
| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
|
n/a |
| Annual migration change | -4,497 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 165/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bosnia
|
Vatican
|
Bosnia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 3,281,381 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | - | 2.03% | - |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | - | 1.78% | - |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | - | 1.6% | - |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | - | 1.49% | - |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | - | 1.41% | - |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | - | 1.34% | - |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | - | 1.26% | - |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | - | 1.16% | - |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | - | 1.05% | - |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | - | 0.95% | - |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | - | 0.96% | - |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | - | 1.02% | - |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | - | 1.02% | - |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | - | 1.01% | - |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | - | 1% | - |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | - | 0.98% | - |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | - | 0.94% | - |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | - | 0.89% | - |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | - | 0.86% | - |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | - | 0.85% | - |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | - | 0.86% | - |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | - | 0.88% | - |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | - | 0.89% | - |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | - | 0.86% | - |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | - | 0.81% | - |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | - | 0.73% | - |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | - | 0.64% | - |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | - | 0.55% | - |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | - | 0.44% | - |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | - | 0.33% | - |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | - | 0.22% | - |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | - | -5.02% | - |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | - | -7.8% | - |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | - | -4.59% | - |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | - | -0.26% | - |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | - | 4.3% | - |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | - | 3.69% | - |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | - | 1.77% | - |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | - | 1% | - |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 880 | 0.71% | - |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 890 | 0.47% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 900 | 0.2% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 911 | -0.23% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 921 | -0.9% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 921 | -1.07% | 0% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 932 | -0.81% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 821 | -1.23% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 824 | -1.64% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 826 | -1.72% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 829 | -1.76% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 832 | -1.83% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 836 | -1.92% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 839 | -1.61% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 842 | -1.27% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 1,000 | -1.3% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | - | -1.29% | 0% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 1,000 | -1.28% | 0% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | - | -1.22% | 0% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 1,000 | -1.22% | 0% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 987 | -1.38% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 970 | -1.65% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 944 | -1.24% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 922 | -0.62% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 933 | -0.65% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 939 | -0.76% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 952 | -0.82% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 974 | -0.84% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 985 | -0.83% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 983 | -0.8% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 976 | -0.79% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 968 | -0.79% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 968 | -0.85% | 0% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 988 | -0.91% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 992 | -0.96% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 1,000 | -0.97% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 998 | -0.94% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 1,003 | -0.94% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 1,022 | -0.94% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 1,060 | -0.98% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 1,095 | -1.04% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 1,127 | -1.09% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 1,149 | -1.09% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 1,169 | -1.07% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 1,186 | -1.08% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 1,209 | -1.08% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 1,224 | -1.12% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 1,248 | -1.14% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 1,272 | -1.13% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 1,296 | -1.14% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 1,325 | -1.16% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Bosnia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Sarajevo | 276K |
| Banja Luka | 185K |
| Bijeljina | 115K |
| Tuzla | 111K |
| Zenica | 111K |
| Mostar | 105K |
| Prijedor | 89.4K |
| Doboj | 68.5K |
| Bihac | 56.3K |
| Sanski Most | 16.9K |
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Vatican
|
Bosnia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | n/a |
| Median age | 46.3 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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