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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 14 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.15% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Yemen
2100 1,368,062 111,481,288
2099 1,382,211 111,166,365
2098 1,396,949 110,823,878
2097 1,412,908 110,463,393
2096 1,428,574 110,075,677
2095 1,443,843 109,669,492
2094 1,459,099 109,238,445
2093 1,474,841 108,785,158
2092 1,490,288 108,301,955
2091 1,505,574 107,796,487
2090 1,521,165 107,270,820
2089 1,537,449 106,721,736
2088 1,554,002 106,150,572
2087 1,570,515 105,558,607
2086 1,587,803 104,947,326
2085 1,605,248 104,309,237
2084 1,623,603 103,657,284
2083 1,642,536 102,986,631
2082 1,661,441 102,302,622
2081 1,680,572 101,596,159
2080 1,700,417 100,875,201
2079 1,720,559 100,134,051
2078 1,741,147 99,378,110
2077 1,762,029 98,609,975
2076 1,783,547 97,818,664
2075 1,805,988 97,013,320
2074 1,828,419 96,187,203
2073 1,850,549 95,346,716
2072 1,873,199 94,485,874
2071 1,896,330 93,603,848
2070 1,920,335 92,709,049
2069 1,943,983 91,795,290
2068 1,967,713 90,865,447
2067 1,993,328 89,921,194
2066 2,018,796 88,958,695
2065 2,045,094 87,982,501
2064 2,071,026 86,994,159
2063 2,096,801 85,982,061
2062 2,122,454 84,947,120
2061 2,148,932 83,896,256
2060 2,176,154 82,829,722
2059 2,203,131 81,744,993
2058 2,230,453 80,641,636
2057 2,258,553 79,527,942
2056 2,288,270 78,400,761
2055 2,318,066 77,261,521
2054 2,345,650 76,109,237
2053 2,374,091 74,951,358
2052 2,401,804 73,780,088
2051 2,431,166 72,598,574
2050 2,459,340 71,404,664
2049 2,488,686 70,211,386
2048 2,516,605 69,012,729
2047 2,545,909 67,813,135
2046 2,575,176 66,608,054
2045 2,603,679 65,404,355
2044 2,631,917 64,201,447
2043 2,660,625 63,002,861
2042 2,689,157 61,810,280
2041 2,719,360 60,624,401
2040 2,748,491 59,448,342
2039 2,776,696 58,277,392
2038 2,803,054 57,109,914
2037 2,829,544 55,948,438
2036 2,856,285 54,784,372
2035 2,883,527 53,617,795
2034 2,912,522 52,452,522
2033 2,939,434 51,284,323
2032 2,966,176 50,117,732
2031 2,989,887 48,947,870
2030 3,013,719 47,764,521
2029 3,037,488 46,573,906
2028 3,062,650 45,382,831
2027 3,088,595 44,183,742
2026 3,114,736 42,980,680
2025 3,140,095 41,773,878
2024 3,164,253 40,583,164
2023 3,185,073 39,390,799
2022 3,204,802 38,222,876
2021 3,244,907 37,140,230
2020 3,299,349 36,134,863
2019 3,345,533 35,111,408
2018 3,387,000 34,085,182
2017 3,428,682 33,090,921
2016 3,473,003 32,109,010
2015 3,518,541 31,159,379
2014 3,564,829 30,226,309
2013 3,610,859 29,312,952
2012 3,670,113 28,433,647
2011 3,741,798 27,582,897
2010 3,811,472 26,754,387
2009 3,879,794 25,927,724
2008 3,947,544 25,111,941
2007 4,013,424 24,318,082
2006 4,063,272 23,543,083
2005 4,096,493 22,790,085
2004 4,140,987 22,095,167
2003 4,178,523 21,456,379
2002 4,188,002 20,835,086
2001 4,179,438 20,226,147
2000 4,159,771 19,624,141
1999 4,130,305 19,029,420
1998 4,089,356 18,446,013
1997 4,018,227 17,873,936
1996 3,875,246 17,313,177
1995 3,715,564 16,740,058
1994 3,725,412 16,149,147
1993 3,904,482 15,563,914
1992 4,234,616 14,989,494
1991 4,458,343 14,430,201
1990 4,448,652 13,887,862
1989 4,433,983 13,364,174
1988 4,414,404 12,859,708
1987 4,390,246 12,369,912
1986 4,362,115 11,901,040
1985 4,330,364 11,453,825
1984 4,295,536 11,025,597
1983 4,258,728 10,621,499
1982 4,221,100 10,241,006
1981 4,184,217 9,882,362
1980 4,148,426 9,543,358
1979 4,113,300 9,224,194
1978 4,078,240 8,926,586
1977 4,042,124 8,648,222
1976 4,004,552 8,384,113
1975 3,965,743 8,133,598
1974 3,926,472 7,896,783
1973 3,887,376 7,672,796
1972 3,848,271 7,460,068
1971 3,809,376 7,257,462
1970 3,773,247 7,065,279
1969 3,737,765 6,875,859
1968 3,698,794 6,690,524
1967 3,656,223 6,516,444
1966 3,610,562 6,351,494
1965 3,562,834 6,195,593
1964 3,513,441 6,048,006
1963 3,461,942 5,911,135
1962 3,407,532 5,782,221
1961 3,348,035 5,655,232
1960 3,281,381 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Yemen
2100 -1.02% 0.28%
2099 -1.06% 0.31%
2098 -1.13% 0.33%
2097 -1.1% 0.35%
2096 -1.06% 0.37%
2095 -1.05% 0.39%
2094 -1.07% 0.42%
2093 -1.04% 0.45%
2092 -1.02% 0.47%
2091 -1.02% 0.49%
2090 -1.06% 0.51%
2089 -1.07% 0.54%
2088 -1.05% 0.56%
2087 -1.09% 0.58%
2086 -1.09% 0.61%
2085 -1.13% 0.63%
2084 -1.15% 0.65%
2083 -1.14% 0.67%
2082 -1.14% 0.7%
2081 -1.17% 0.71%
2080 -1.17% 0.74%
2079 -1.18% 0.76%
2078 -1.19% 0.78%
2077 -1.21% 0.81%
2076 -1.24% 0.83%
2075 -1.23% 0.86%
2074 -1.2% 0.88%
2073 -1.21% 0.91%
2072 -1.22% 0.94%
2071 -1.25% 0.97%
2070 -1.22% 1%
2069 -1.21% 1.02%
2068 -1.29% 1.05%
2067 -1.26% 1.08%
2066 -1.29% 1.11%
2065 -1.25% 1.14%
2064 -1.23% 1.18%
2063 -1.21% 1.22%
2062 -1.23% 1.25%
2061 -1.25% 1.29%
2060 -1.22% 1.33%
2059 -1.22% 1.37%
2058 -1.24% 1.4%
2057 -1.3% 1.44%
2056 -1.29% 1.47%
2055 -1.18% 1.51%
2054 -1.2% 1.54%
2053 -1.15% 1.59%
2052 -1.21% 1.63%
2051 -1.15% 1.67%
2050 -1.18% 1.7%
2049 -1.11% 1.74%
2048 -1.15% 1.77%
2047 -1.14% 1.81%
2046 -1.09% 1.84%
2045 -1.07% 1.87%
2044 -1.08% 1.9%
2043 -1.06% 1.93%
2042 -1.11% 1.96%
2041 -1.06% 1.98%
2040 -1.02% 2.01%
2039 -0.94% 2.04%
2038 -0.94% 2.08%
2037 -0.94% 2.12%
2036 -0.94% 2.18%
2035 -1% 2.22%
2034 -0.92% 2.28%
2033 -0.9% 2.33%
2032 -0.79% 2.39%
2031 -0.79% 2.48%
2030 -0.78% 2.56%
2029 -0.82% 2.62%
2028 -0.84% 2.71%
2027 -0.84% 2.8%
2026 -0.81% 2.89%
2025 -0.76% 2.93%
2024 -0.65% 3.03%
2023 -0.62% 3.06%
2022 -1.24% 2.92%
2021 -1.65% 2.78%
2020 -1.38% 2.91%
2019 -1.22% 3.01%
2018 -1.22% 3%
2017 -1.28% 3.06%
2016 -1.29% 3.05%
2015 -1.3% 3.09%
2014 -1.27% 3.12%
2013 -1.61% 3.09%
2012 -1.92% 3.08%
2011 -1.83% 3.1%
2010 -1.76% 3.19%
2009 -1.72% 3.25%
2008 -1.64% 3.26%
2007 -1.23% 3.29%
2006 -0.81% 3.3%
2005 -1.07% 3.15%
2004 -0.9% 2.98%
2003 -0.23% 2.98%
2002 0.2% 3.01%
2001 0.47% 3.07%
2000 0.71% 3.13%
1999 1% 3.16%
1998 1.77% 3.2%
1997 3.69% 3.24%
1996 4.3% 3.42%
1995 -0.26% 3.66%
1994 -4.59% 3.76%
1993 -7.8% 3.83%
1992 -5.02% 3.88%
1991 0.22% 3.91%
1990 0.33% 3.92%
1989 0.44% 3.92%
1988 0.55% 3.96%
1987 0.64% 3.94%
1986 0.73% 3.9%
1985 0.81% 3.88%
1984 0.86% 3.8%
1983 0.89% 3.72%
1982 0.88% 3.63%
1981 0.86% 3.55%
1980 0.85% 3.46%
1979 0.86% 3.33%
1978 0.89% 3.22%
1977 0.94% 3.15%
1976 0.98% 3.08%
1975 1% 3%
1974 1.01% 2.92%
1973 1.02% 2.85%
1972 1.02% 2.79%
1971 0.96% 2.72%
1970 0.95% 2.75%
1969 1.05% 2.77%
1968 1.16% 2.67%
1967 1.26% 2.6%
1966 1.34% 2.52%
1965 1.41% 2.44%
1964 1.49% 2.32%
1963 1.6% 2.23%
1962 1.78% 2.25%
1961 2.03% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Yemen
Current population
3114736
43598646
Population rank 135/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.52%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 15/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -16,291
Net migration rank 124/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -16,291
2024 -18,359 -4,497 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -18,292 -485 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -20,197 -485 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -33,670 -25,865 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -22,502 -26,840 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -15,192 -27,841 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -10,761 -29,147 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -12,810 -30,650 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -13,009 -32,173 975,697 -6,492
2015 -11,942 -33,948 939,922 -9,883
2014 -11,009 -35,683 920,330 15,764
2013 -8,367 -37,002 884,929 5,697
2012 -6,761 -66,378 845,645 22,349
2011 -5,354 -64,875 806,359 27,184
2010 -1,895 -67,228 803,246 20,269
2009 652 -68,182 798,911 30,919
2008 161 -68,140 779,123 22,621
2007 1,557 -65,335 764,780 21,210
2006 2,714 -38,622 750,082 13,940
2005 6,546 -37,086 726,708 15,283
2004 9,549 -68,008 710,493 -62,641
2003 10,781 -27,396 694,457 -64,737
2002 10,972 -13,312 672,494 -59,648
2001 10,424 9,055 658,704 -53,698
2000 11,722 8,138 646,694 -47,713
1999 13,568 25,495 633,166 -42,731
1998 18,492 24,335 615,488 -39,096
1997 19,311 80,133 604,443 -36,694
1996 13,327 173,193 588,786 -35,043
1995 5,926 126,914 607,966 -15,485
1994 4,895 -157,427 602,363 -13,040
1993 -27,199 -178,416 595,459 -14,332
1992 -17,883 -436,814 582,072 -14,372
1991 33,692 -26,483 565,837 -14,964
1990 34,993 -22,829 549,654 -15,847
1989 36,802 -19,634 530,464 -16,876
1988 39,058 -17,058 513,296 -17,952
1987 41,172 -14,853 493,337 -9,097
1986 42,884 -12,941 464,665 -11,151
1985 44,983 -11,429 455,576 -14,660
1984 46,413 -10,321 434,674 -19,143
1983 47,135 -9,599 414,823 -22,152
1982 47,023 -9,298 392,302 -23,981
1981 45,423 -9,384 374,482 -25,499
1980 42,911 -7,368 355,767 -26,740
1979 42,157 -7,454 336,378 -27,090
1978 44,800 -9,382 312,439 -26,524
1977 48,643 -11,834 296,115 -25,305
1976 52,107 -13,778 281,078 -23,669
1975 53,629 -14,348 266,815 -23,192
1974 53,600 -14,345 252,737 -22,726
1973 52,989 -14,043 240,235 -22,282
1972 54,072 -14,807 229,322 -21,826
1971 54,352 -15,829 219,095 -21,386
1970 54,455 -20,714 207,613 -20,966
1969 58,454 -21,229 196,305 -4,121
1968 61,422 -20,704 182,518 -4,031
1967 65,618 -21,195 173,637 -3,959
1966 70,085 -23,196 164,091 -3,874
1965 72,896 -24,330 155,398 -3,797
1964 74,151 -23,922 147,299 -3,712
1963 75,380 -22,611 133,781 -3,640
1962 77,582 -21,531 131,262 -3,572
1961 77,601 -14,655 129,787 -3,503
1960 76,840 -6,481 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/yemen | CC BY

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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