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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 9.21 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Venezuela
2100 1,368,062 28,410,292
2099 1,382,211 28,556,135
2098 1,396,949 28,707,705
2097 1,412,908 28,852,186
2096 1,428,574 28,997,910
2095 1,443,843 29,134,707
2094 1,459,099 29,264,882
2093 1,474,841 29,394,209
2092 1,490,288 29,510,768
2091 1,505,574 29,623,813
2090 1,521,165 29,734,285
2089 1,537,449 29,840,423
2088 1,554,002 29,936,470
2087 1,570,515 30,030,678
2086 1,587,803 30,120,614
2085 1,605,248 30,201,240
2084 1,623,603 30,276,736
2083 1,642,536 30,348,224
2082 1,661,441 30,418,460
2081 1,680,572 30,484,132
2080 1,700,417 30,549,302
2079 1,720,559 30,612,881
2078 1,741,147 30,674,565
2077 1,762,029 30,730,870
2076 1,783,547 30,780,046
2075 1,805,988 30,829,620
2074 1,828,419 30,868,955
2073 1,850,549 30,913,457
2072 1,873,199 30,956,993
2071 1,896,330 30,999,181
2070 1,920,335 31,039,456
2069 1,943,983 31,077,886
2068 1,967,713 31,111,229
2067 1,993,328 31,147,205
2066 2,018,796 31,177,952
2065 2,045,094 31,202,552
2064 2,071,026 31,217,149
2063 2,096,801 31,232,539
2062 2,122,454 31,245,802
2061 2,148,932 31,255,590
2060 2,176,154 31,264,668
2059 2,203,131 31,272,623
2058 2,230,453 31,273,762
2057 2,258,553 31,276,766
2056 2,288,270 31,268,661
2055 2,318,066 31,252,602
2054 2,345,650 31,238,775
2053 2,374,091 31,222,231
2052 2,401,804 31,194,694
2051 2,431,166 31,174,182
2050 2,459,340 31,139,557
2049 2,488,686 31,104,189
2048 2,516,605 31,062,699
2047 2,545,909 31,009,532
2046 2,575,176 30,960,686
2045 2,603,679 30,905,370
2044 2,631,917 30,845,107
2043 2,660,625 30,776,828
2042 2,689,157 30,694,535
2041 2,719,360 30,607,831
2040 2,748,491 30,504,638
2039 2,776,696 30,389,092
2038 2,803,054 30,268,244
2037 2,829,544 30,145,046
2036 2,856,285 30,014,973
2035 2,883,527 29,870,829
2034 2,912,522 29,718,039
2033 2,939,434 29,574,127
2032 2,966,176 29,428,330
2031 2,989,887 29,279,969
2030 3,013,719 29,139,878
2029 3,037,488 29,004,690
2028 3,062,650 28,880,803
2027 3,088,595 28,750,990
2026 3,114,736 28,630,592
2025 3,140,095 28,516,896
2024 3,164,253 28,405,543
2023 3,185,073 28,300,854
2022 3,204,802 28,213,017
2021 3,244,907 28,237,826
2020 3,299,349 28,444,077
2019 3,345,533 28,938,098
2018 3,387,000 29,807,592
2017 3,428,682 30,565,323
2016 3,473,003 30,765,720
2015 3,518,541 30,573,972
2014 3,564,829 30,254,079
2013 3,610,859 29,912,198
2012 3,670,113 29,553,826
2011 3,741,798 29,185,212
2010 3,811,472 28,813,101
2009 3,879,794 28,438,298
2008 3,947,544 28,053,696
2007 4,013,424 27,649,363
2006 4,063,272 27,224,686
2005 4,096,493 26,785,804
2004 4,140,987 26,340,838
2003 4,178,523 25,892,703
2002 4,188,002 25,435,671
2001 4,179,438 24,979,922
2000 4,159,771 24,526,708
1999 4,130,305 24,066,593
1998 4,089,356 23,601,337
1997 4,018,227 23,131,685
1996 3,875,246 22,662,113
1995 3,715,564 22,193,821
1994 3,725,412 21,725,188
1993 3,904,482 21,254,520
1992 4,234,616 20,780,948
1991 4,458,343 20,304,896
1990 4,448,652 19,827,010
1989 4,433,983 19,348,921
1988 4,414,404 18,871,020
1987 4,390,246 18,394,963
1986 4,362,115 17,923,536
1985 4,330,364 17,461,434
1984 4,295,536 17,008,841
1983 4,258,728 16,562,205
1982 4,221,100 16,121,874
1981 4,184,217 15,687,297
1980 4,148,426 15,258,218
1979 4,113,300 14,834,552
1978 4,078,240 14,416,684
1977 4,042,124 14,006,812
1976 4,004,552 13,606,284
1975 3,965,743 13,215,892
1974 3,926,472 12,835,351
1973 3,887,376 12,463,537
1972 3,848,271 12,099,180
1971 3,809,376 11,741,008
1970 3,773,247 11,387,790
1969 3,737,765 11,040,280
1968 3,698,794 10,697,530
1967 3,656,223 10,358,513
1966 3,610,562 10,024,854
1965 3,562,834 9,697,790
1964 3,513,441 9,377,712
1963 3,461,942 9,064,021
1962 3,407,532 8,756,870
1961 3,348,035 8,455,915
1960 3,281,381 8,160,090

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 Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M 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
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Venezuela
2100 -1.02% -0.51%
2099 -1.06% -0.53%
2098 -1.13% -0.5%
2097 -1.1% -0.5%
2096 -1.06% -0.47%
2095 -1.05% -0.44%
2094 -1.07% -0.44%
2093 -1.04% -0.39%
2092 -1.02% -0.38%
2091 -1.02% -0.37%
2090 -1.06% -0.36%
2089 -1.07% -0.32%
2088 -1.05% -0.31%
2087 -1.09% -0.3%
2086 -1.09% -0.27%
2085 -1.13% -0.25%
2084 -1.15% -0.24%
2083 -1.14% -0.23%
2082 -1.14% -0.22%
2081 -1.17% -0.21%
2080 -1.17% -0.21%
2079 -1.18% -0.2%
2078 -1.19% -0.18%
2077 -1.21% -0.16%
2076 -1.24% -0.16%
2075 -1.23% -0.13%
2074 -1.2% -0.14%
2073 -1.21% -0.14%
2072 -1.22% -0.14%
2071 -1.25% -0.13%
2070 -1.22% -0.12%
2069 -1.21% -0.11%
2068 -1.29% -0.12%
2067 -1.26% -0.1%
2066 -1.29% -0.08%
2065 -1.25% -0.05%
2064 -1.23% -0.05%
2063 -1.21% -0.04%
2062 -1.23% -0.03%
2061 -1.25% -0.03%
2060 -1.22% -0.03%
2059 -1.22% -0.004%
2058 -1.24% -0.01%
2057 -1.3% 0.03%
2056 -1.29% 0.05%
2055 -1.18% 0.04%
2054 -1.2% 0.05%
2053 -1.15% 0.09%
2052 -1.21% 0.07%
2051 -1.15% 0.11%
2050 -1.18% 0.11%
2049 -1.11% 0.13%
2048 -1.15% 0.17%
2047 -1.14% 0.16%
2046 -1.09% 0.18%
2045 -1.07% 0.2%
2044 -1.08% 0.22%
2043 -1.06% 0.27%
2042 -1.11% 0.28%
2041 -1.06% 0.34%
2040 -1.02% 0.38%
2039 -0.94% 0.4%
2038 -0.94% 0.41%
2037 -0.94% 0.43%
2036 -0.94% 0.48%
2035 -1% 0.51%
2034 -0.92% 0.49%
2033 -0.9% 0.5%
2032 -0.79% 0.51%
2031 -0.79% 0.48%
2030 -0.78% 0.47%
2029 -0.82% 0.43%
2028 -0.84% 0.45%
2027 -0.84% 0.42%
2026 -0.81% 0.4%
2025 -0.76% 0.39%
2024 -0.65% 0.37%
2023 -0.62% 0.31%
2022 -1.24% -0.09%
2021 -1.65% -0.73%
2020 -1.38% -1.71%
2019 -1.22% -2.92%
2018 -1.22% -2.48%
2017 -1.28% -0.65%
2016 -1.29% 0.63%
2015 -1.3% 1.06%
2014 -1.27% 1.14%
2013 -1.61% 1.21%
2012 -1.92% 1.26%
2011 -1.83% 1.29%
2010 -1.76% 1.32%
2009 -1.72% 1.37%
2008 -1.64% 1.46%
2007 -1.23% 1.56%
2006 -0.81% 1.64%
2005 -1.07% 1.69%
2004 -0.9% 1.73%
2003 -0.23% 1.8%
2002 0.2% 1.82%
2001 0.47% 1.85%
2000 0.71% 1.91%
1999 1% 1.97%
1998 1.77% 2.03%
1997 3.69% 2.07%
1996 4.3% 2.11%
1995 -0.26% 2.16%
1994 -4.59% 2.21%
1993 -7.8% 2.28%
1992 -5.02% 2.34%
1991 0.22% 2.41%
1990 0.33% 2.47%
1989 0.44% 2.53%
1988 0.55% 2.59%
1987 0.64% 2.63%
1986 0.73% 2.65%
1985 0.81% 2.66%
1984 0.86% 2.7%
1983 0.89% 2.73%
1982 0.88% 2.77%
1981 0.86% 2.81%
1980 0.85% 2.86%
1979 0.86% 2.9%
1978 0.89% 2.93%
1977 0.94% 2.94%
1976 0.98% 2.95%
1975 1% 2.96%
1974 1.01% 2.98%
1973 1.02% 3.01%
1972 1.02% 3.05%
1971 0.96% 3.1%
1970 0.95% 3.15%
1969 1.05% 3.2%
1968 1.16% 3.27%
1967 1.26% 3.33%
1966 1.34% 3.37%
1965 1.41% 3.41%
1964 1.49% 3.46%
1963 1.6% 3.51%
1962 1.78% 3.56%
1961 2.03% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Venezuela
Current population
3114736
28692435
Population rank 135/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.35%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
4.73 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +305
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 139/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -100,467
Net migration rank 124/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -100,467
2024 -18,359 -4,497 214,547 -105,297
2023 -18,292 -485 213,020 -112,899
2022 -20,197 -485 216,619 -141,107
2021 -33,670 -25,865 207,746 -332,936
2020 -22,502 -26,840 237,223 -524,649
2019 -15,192 -27,841 274,826 -975,534
2018 -10,761 -29,147 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 -12,810 -30,650 340,222 -817,376
2016 -13,009 -32,173 359,651 -283,270
2015 -11,942 -33,948 384,560 -77,417
2014 -11,009 -35,683 395,088 -62,437
2013 -8,367 -37,002 408,930 -57,818
2012 -6,761 -66,378 420,758 -55,131
2011 -5,354 -64,875 425,958 -54,384
2010 -1,895 -67,228 425,397 -52,781
2009 652 -68,182 427,257 -50,286
2008 161 -68,140 435,870 -43,636
2007 1,557 -65,335 452,482 -36,060
2006 2,714 -38,622 460,152 -27,240
2005 6,546 -37,086 463,260 -18,407
2004 9,549 -68,008 455,881 -10,798
2003 10,781 -27,396 456,902 -5,729
2002 10,972 -13,312 466,821 -3,944
2001 10,424 9,055 451,487 -2,856
2000 11,722 8,138 459,802 -1,999
1999 13,568 25,495 463,787 -1,376
1998 18,492 24,335 469,123 -1,010
1997 19,311 80,133 472,002 -816
1996 13,327 173,193 468,653 -708
1995 5,926 126,914 469,267 -622
1994 4,895 -157,427 469,178 -559
1993 -27,199 -178,416 473,189 -477
1992 -17,883 -436,814 474,824 -381
1991 33,692 -26,483 477,917 -236
1990 34,993 -22,829 478,168 -69
1989 36,802 -19,634 478,053 32
1988 39,058 -17,058 477,569 137
1987 41,172 -14,853 474,204 182
1986 42,884 -12,941 468,252 201
1985 44,983 -11,429 455,517 237
1984 46,413 -10,321 449,186 247
1983 47,135 -9,599 443,569 260
1982 47,023 -9,298 436,564 260
1981 45,423 -9,384 432,059 251
1980 42,911 -7,368 425,613 237
1979 42,157 -7,454 421,256 228
1978 44,800 -9,382 414,032 205
1977 48,643 -11,834 405,315 196
1976 52,107 -13,778 395,344 190
1975 53,629 -14,348 385,045 186
1974 53,600 -14,345 375,678 173
1973 52,989 -14,043 367,612 171
1972 54,072 -14,807 360,749 173
1971 54,352 -15,829 355,212 215
1970 54,455 -20,714 350,709 305
1969 58,454 -21,229 343,596 403
1968 61,422 -20,704 340,973 532
1967 65,618 -21,195 335,813 717
1966 70,085 -23,196 329,697 1,087
1965 72,896 -24,330 321,695 1,656
1964 74,151 -23,922 314,397 2,410
1963 75,380 -22,611 307,279 3,296
1962 77,582 -21,531 299,345 4,386
1961 77,601 -14,655 292,109 6,069
1960 76,840 -6,481 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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