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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 13.9 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 -1.19% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% 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 1,368,666 111,531,602
2099 1,382,821 111,216,538
2098 1,397,565 110,873,896
2097 1,413,532 110,513,248
2096 1,429,204 110,125,357
2095 1,444,480 109,718,989
2094 1,459,743 109,287,747
2093 1,475,492 108,834,256
2092 1,490,946 108,350,834
2091 1,506,239 107,845,139
2090 1,521,837 107,319,234
2089 1,538,128 106,769,903
2088 1,554,688 106,198,480
2087 1,571,208 105,606,248
2086 1,588,504 104,994,691
2085 1,605,957 104,356,315
2084 1,624,320 103,704,067
2083 1,643,261 103,033,111
2082 1,662,175 102,348,794
2081 1,681,314 101,642,012
2080 1,701,168 100,920,728
2079 1,721,318 100,179,245
2078 1,741,916 99,422,962
2077 1,762,807 98,654,481
2076 1,784,335 97,862,812
2075 1,806,786 97,057,105
2074 1,829,227 96,230,615
2073 1,851,366 95,389,748
2072 1,874,026 94,528,518
2071 1,897,167 93,646,094
2070 1,921,183 92,750,891
2069 1,944,841 91,836,719
2068 1,968,581 90,906,457
2067 1,994,208 89,961,778
2066 2,019,687 88,998,844
2065 2,045,997 88,022,210
2064 2,071,940 87,033,422
2063 2,097,727 86,020,867
2062 2,123,391 84,985,459
2061 2,149,881 83,934,120
2060 2,177,114 82,867,105
2059 2,204,104 81,781,887
2058 2,231,438 80,678,032
2057 2,259,550 79,563,835
2056 2,289,280 78,436,146
2055 2,319,090 77,296,391
2054 2,346,686 76,143,587
2053 2,375,139 74,985,186
2052 2,402,864 73,813,387
2051 2,432,239 72,631,340
2050 2,460,425 71,436,891
2049 2,489,784 70,243,074
2048 2,517,716 69,043,876
2047 2,547,032 67,843,741
2046 2,576,313 66,638,116
2045 2,604,829 65,433,874
2044 2,633,079 64,230,423
2043 2,661,800 63,031,296
2042 2,690,344 61,838,177
2041 2,720,561 60,651,763
2040 2,749,705 59,475,172
2039 2,777,922 58,303,694
2038 2,804,291 57,135,690
2037 2,830,793 55,973,689
2036 2,857,546 54,809,098
2035 2,884,800 53,641,994
2034 2,913,808 52,476,195
2033 2,940,732 51,307,469
2032 2,967,485 50,140,351
2031 2,991,207 48,969,961
2030 3,015,049 47,786,079
2029 3,038,829 46,594,926
2028 3,064,003 45,403,313
2027 3,089,959 44,203,683
2026 3,116,111 43,000,078
2025 3,141,481 41,792,731
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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 -0.72% 2.98%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Yemen
Current population
3116111
43325643
Population rank 135/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.52%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 13/197
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 - -4,497 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 41.1% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people). In Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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