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Bosnia and Herzegovina — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-0.77%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -138.1% since 1961
Population growth for Bosnia and Herzegovina was -0.77% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.21% in 1996. The lowest was -8.12% in 1993 (about 10.6× the latest value).
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 118% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 41%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-0.77%
First (1961)
2.01%
Change
-138.1%
Highest
4.21%
in 1996
Lowest
-8.12%
in 1993
Average
-0.07%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.77% |
| 2024 | -0.66% |
| 2023 | -0.62% |
| 2022 | -1.24% |
| 2021 | -1.66% |
| 2020 | -1.39% |
| 2019 | -1.23% |
| 2018 | -1.22% |
| 2017 | -1.28% |
| 2016 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | -1.31% |
| 2014 | -1.28% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.