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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 7.28 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Zambia
2100 1,368,666 65,217,429
2099 1,382,821 64,871,545
2098 1,397,565 64,515,891
2097 1,413,532 64,148,736
2096 1,429,204 63,777,313
2095 1,444,480 63,393,169
2094 1,459,743 62,992,652
2093 1,475,492 62,590,327
2092 1,490,946 62,175,930
2091 1,506,239 61,750,591
2090 1,521,837 61,321,399
2089 1,538,128 60,880,148
2088 1,554,688 60,434,676
2087 1,571,208 59,970,107
2086 1,588,504 59,499,234
2085 1,605,957 59,023,040
2084 1,624,320 58,535,857
2083 1,643,261 58,040,512
2082 1,662,175 57,538,672
2081 1,681,314 57,027,491
2080 1,701,168 56,506,421
2079 1,721,318 55,983,242
2078 1,741,916 55,449,777
2077 1,762,807 54,906,771
2076 1,784,335 54,361,075
2075 1,806,786 53,806,856
2074 1,829,227 53,246,777
2073 1,851,366 52,677,348
2072 1,874,026 52,101,139
2071 1,897,167 51,519,691
2070 1,921,183 50,931,614
2069 1,944,841 50,334,700
2068 1,968,581 49,737,479
2067 1,994,208 49,135,488
2066 2,019,687 48,530,443
2065 2,045,997 47,918,592
2064 2,071,940 47,299,740
2063 2,097,727 46,677,439
2062 2,123,391 46,048,819
2061 2,149,881 45,416,657
2060 2,177,114 44,777,347
2059 2,204,104 44,137,306
2058 2,231,438 43,494,451
2057 2,259,550 42,851,923
2056 2,289,280 42,206,898
2055 2,319,090 41,558,284
2054 2,346,686 40,906,492
2053 2,375,139 40,255,629
2052 2,402,864 39,603,888
2051 2,432,239 38,949,958
2050 2,460,425 38,294,607
2049 2,489,784 37,634,194
2048 2,517,716 36,971,309
2047 2,547,032 36,309,749
2046 2,576,313 35,645,868
2045 2,604,829 34,981,812
2044 2,633,079 34,316,981
2043 2,661,800 33,652,420
2042 2,690,344 32,990,657
2041 2,720,561 32,329,447
2040 2,749,705 31,664,262
2039 2,777,922 31,001,305
2038 2,804,291 30,335,662
2037 2,830,793 29,668,561
2036 2,857,546 29,000,264
2035 2,884,800 28,333,498
2034 2,913,808 27,671,195
2033 2,940,732 27,011,974
2032 2,967,485 26,356,580
2031 2,991,207 25,702,812
2030 3,015,049 25,055,216
2029 3,038,829 24,414,405
2028 3,064,003 23,780,809
2027 3,089,959 23,151,479
2026 3,116,111 22,529,742
2025 3,141,481 21,918,187
2024 3,164,253 21,314,956
2023 3,185,073 20,723,965
2022 3,204,802 20,152,938
2021 3,244,907 19,603,607
2020 3,299,349 19,059,395
2019 3,345,533 18,513,839
2018 3,387,000 17,973,569
2017 3,428,682 17,441,320
2016 3,473,003 16,914,423
2015 3,518,541 16,399,089
2014 3,564,829 15,895,315
2013 3,610,859 15,398,997
2012 3,670,113 14,913,629
2011 3,741,798 14,437,796
2010 3,811,472 13,965,594
2009 3,879,794 13,490,389
2008 3,947,544 13,021,324
2007 4,013,424 12,565,085
2006 4,063,272 12,129,553
2005 4,096,493 11,718,819
2004 4,140,987 11,338,198
2003 4,178,523 10,983,595
2002 4,188,002 10,647,949
2001 4,179,438 10,325,185
2000 4,159,771 10,017,631
1999 4,130,305 9,740,005
1998 4,089,356 9,482,408
1997 4,018,227 9,237,063
1996 3,875,246 9,004,053
1995 3,715,564 8,785,763
1994 3,725,412 8,576,269
1993 3,904,482 8,373,921
1992 4,234,616 8,176,680
1991 4,458,343 7,981,650
1990 4,448,652 7,786,169
1989 4,433,983 7,589,216
1988 4,414,404 7,391,440
1987 4,390,246 7,191,282
1986 4,362,115 6,986,471
1985 4,330,364 6,780,953
1984 4,295,536 6,580,490
1983 4,258,728 6,381,038
1982 4,221,100 6,178,637
1981 4,184,217 5,983,289
1980 4,148,426 5,802,833
1979 4,113,300 5,631,728
1978 4,078,240 5,465,374
1977 4,042,124 5,302,480
1976 4,004,552 5,143,842
1975 3,965,743 4,990,086
1974 3,926,472 4,842,746
1973 3,887,376 4,702,693
1972 3,848,271 4,569,309
1971 3,809,376 4,442,525
1970 3,773,247 4,321,718
1969 3,737,765 4,197,116
1968 3,698,794 4,065,593
1967 3,656,223 3,936,343
1966 3,610,562 3,812,003
1965 3,562,834 3,692,086
1964 3,513,441 3,577,017
1963 3,461,942 3,465,907
1962 3,407,532 3,358,099
1961 3,348,035 3,254,086
1960 3,281,381 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Zambia
2100 -1.02% 0.53%
2099 -1.06% 0.55%
2098 -1.13% 0.57%
2097 -1.1% 0.58%
2096 -1.06% 0.61%
2095 -1.05% 0.64%
2094 -1.07% 0.64%
2093 -1.04% 0.67%
2092 -1.02% 0.69%
2091 -1.02% 0.7%
2090 -1.06% 0.72%
2089 -1.07% 0.74%
2088 -1.05% 0.77%
2087 -1.09% 0.79%
2086 -1.09% 0.81%
2085 -1.13% 0.83%
2084 -1.15% 0.85%
2083 -1.14% 0.87%
2082 -1.14% 0.9%
2081 -1.17% 0.92%
2080 -1.17% 0.93%
2079 -1.18% 0.96%
2078 -1.19% 0.99%
2077 -1.21% 1%
2076 -1.24% 1.03%
2075 -1.23% 1.05%
2074 -1.2% 1.08%
2073 -1.21% 1.11%
2072 -1.22% 1.13%
2071 -1.25% 1.15%
2070 -1.22% 1.19%
2069 -1.21% 1.2%
2068 -1.29% 1.23%
2067 -1.26% 1.25%
2066 -1.29% 1.28%
2065 -1.25% 1.31%
2064 -1.23% 1.33%
2063 -1.21% 1.37%
2062 -1.23% 1.39%
2061 -1.25% 1.43%
2060 -1.22% 1.45%
2059 -1.22% 1.48%
2058 -1.24% 1.5%
2057 -1.3% 1.53%
2056 -1.29% 1.56%
2055 -1.18% 1.59%
2054 -1.2% 1.62%
2053 -1.15% 1.65%
2052 -1.21% 1.68%
2051 -1.15% 1.71%
2050 -1.18% 1.75%
2049 -1.11% 1.79%
2048 -1.15% 1.82%
2047 -1.14% 1.86%
2046 -1.09% 1.9%
2045 -1.07% 1.94%
2044 -1.08% 1.97%
2043 -1.06% 2.01%
2042 -1.11% 2.05%
2041 -1.06% 2.1%
2040 -1.02% 2.14%
2039 -0.94% 2.19%
2038 -0.94% 2.25%
2037 -0.94% 2.3%
2036 -0.94% 2.35%
2035 -1% 2.39%
2034 -0.92% 2.44%
2033 -0.9% 2.49%
2032 -0.79% 2.54%
2031 -0.79% 2.58%
2030 -0.78% 2.62%
2029 -0.82% 2.66%
2028 -0.84% 2.72%
2027 -0.84% 2.76%
2026 -0.81% 2.79%
2025 -0.72% 2.83%
2024 -0.65% 2.85%
2023 -0.62% 2.83%
2022 -1.24% 2.8%
2021 -1.65% 2.86%
2020 -1.38% 2.95%
2019 -1.22% 3.01%
2018 -1.22% 3.05%
2017 -1.28% 3.12%
2016 -1.29% 3.14%
2015 -1.3% 3.17%
2014 -1.27% 3.22%
2013 -1.61% 3.25%
2012 -1.92% 3.3%
2011 -1.83% 3.38%
2010 -1.76% 3.52%
2009 -1.72% 3.6%
2008 -1.64% 3.63%
2007 -1.23% 3.59%
2006 -0.81% 3.5%
2005 -1.07% 3.36%
2004 -0.9% 3.23%
2003 -0.23% 3.15%
2002 0.2% 3.13%
2001 0.47% 3.07%
2000 0.71% 2.85%
1999 1% 2.72%
1998 1.77% 2.66%
1997 3.69% 2.59%
1996 4.3% 2.48%
1995 -0.26% 2.44%
1994 -4.59% 2.42%
1993 -7.8% 2.41%
1992 -5.02% 2.44%
1991 0.22% 2.51%
1990 0.33% 2.6%
1989 0.44% 2.68%
1988 0.55% 2.78%
1987 0.64% 2.93%
1986 0.73% 3.03%
1985 0.81% 3.05%
1984 0.86% 3.13%
1983 0.89% 3.28%
1982 0.88% 3.26%
1981 0.86% 3.11%
1980 0.85% 3.04%
1979 0.86% 3.04%
1978 0.89% 3.07%
1977 0.94% 3.08%
1976 0.98% 3.08%
1975 1% 3.04%
1974 1.01% 2.98%
1973 1.02% 2.92%
1972 1.02% 2.85%
1971 0.96% 2.8%
1970 0.95% 2.97%
1969 1.05% 3.24%
1968 1.16% 3.28%
1967 1.26% 3.26%
1966 1.34% 3.25%
1965 1.41% 3.22%
1964 1.49% 3.21%
1963 1.6% 3.21%
1962 1.78% 3.2%
1961 2.03% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Zambia
Current population
3116111
22697916
Population rank 135/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.27%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
21.4 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +1,619
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +6,562
Net migration rank 124/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 6,562
2024 - -4,497 - 7,381
2023 -18,292 -485 577,660 9,521
2022 -20,197 -485 563,456 -8,566
2021 -33,670 -25,865 535,629 8,143
2020 -22,502 -26,840 536,484 8,156
2019 -15,192 -27,841 528,089 18,385
2018 -10,761 -29,147 515,644 18,431
2017 -12,810 -30,650 504,630 25,789
2016 -13,009 -32,173 497,521 25,860
2015 -11,942 -33,948 491,021 16,261
2014 -11,009 -35,683 483,663 16,574
2013 -8,367 -37,002 476,846 15,542
2012 -6,761 -66,378 469,406 8,958
2011 -5,354 -64,875 459,743 13,569
2010 -1,895 -67,228 448,337 22,761
2009 652 -68,182 434,458 44,867
2008 161 -68,140 419,560 39,249
2007 1,557 -65,335 403,729 49,945
2006 2,714 -38,622 387,891 29,517
2005 6,546 -37,086 368,756 35,316
2004 9,549 -68,008 349,352 7,819
2003 10,781 -27,396 331,189 20,845
2002 10,972 -13,312 316,041 3,206
2001 10,424 9,055 302,682 23,582
2000 11,722 8,138 293,186 -4,338
1999 13,568 25,495 283,297 -16,888
1998 18,492 24,335 275,568 -26,796
1997 19,311 80,133 268,198 -26,276
1996 13,327 173,193 262,468 -38,358
1995 5,926 126,914 257,897 -45,423
1994 4,895 -157,427 252,023 -45,504
1993 -27,199 -178,416 245,917 -47,739
1992 -17,883 -436,814 239,953 -43,656
1991 33,692 -26,483 237,957 -44,203
1990 34,993 -22,829 235,835 -38,619
1989 36,802 -19,634 233,429 -36,736
1988 39,058 -17,058 230,118 -31,270
1987 41,172 -14,853 227,813 -26,338
1986 42,884 -12,941 224,768 -16,610
1985 44,983 -11,429 221,351 -18,474
1984 46,413 -10,321 216,695 -18,652
1983 47,135 -9,599 212,712 -11,849
1982 47,023 -9,298 207,621 -3,676
1981 45,423 -9,384 202,822 -16,072
1980 42,911 -7,368 198,817 -24,664
1979 42,157 -7,454 197,578 -29,515
1978 44,800 -9,382 194,933 -30,284
1977 48,643 -11,834 191,557 -30,423
1976 52,107 -13,778 186,762 -30,612
1975 53,629 -14,348 182,258 -30,886
1974 53,600 -14,345 174,484 -31,178
1973 52,989 -14,043 168,258 -31,472
1972 54,072 -14,807 161,648 -31,672
1971 54,352 -15,829 155,249 -31,651
1970 54,455 -20,714 149,380 -31,370
1969 58,454 -21,229 142,660 -11,469
1968 61,422 -20,704 137,315 -5,447
1967 65,618 -21,195 131,938 -5,298
1966 70,085 -23,196 127,164 -5,129
1965 72,896 -24,330 122,814 -5,023
1964 74,151 -23,922 117,197 -4,851
1963 75,380 -22,611 114,555 -4,676
1962 77,582 -21,531 110,173 -4,428
1961 77,601 -14,655 106,318 -4,043
1960 76,840 -6,481 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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