Bosnia and Herzegovina — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1961–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 54 of 58 economies; Latvia (-0.99%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 2466% in 1992. That is 34% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1996.
World ranking. Slipped: 127th of 216 in 1961 → 172nd of 216 in 1970 → 166th of 216 in 1980 → 179th of 216 in 1990 → 152nd of 217 in 2000 → 213th of 217 in 2010 → 210th of 217 in 2020 → 208th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | -0.62% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | -1.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | -1.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | -1.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | -1.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -1.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -1.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -1.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | -1.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -1.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | -1.63% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | -1.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | -1.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -1.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -1.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -1.66% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | -1.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | -0.81% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | -1.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | -0.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 2003 | -0.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 0.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.71% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 1% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 1.75% | -1.9 pp |
| 1997 | 3.62% | -0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 4.21% | +4.5 pp |
| 1995 | -0.26% | +4.4 pp |
| 1994 | -4.69% | +3.4 pp |
| 1993 | -8.12% | -3.0 pp |
| 1992 | -5.15% | -5.4 pp |
| 1991 | 0.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 0.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 1.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 1.76% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 2.01% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Population growth in 1962?
1.76% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -138.1% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.77%; 2024: -0.66%; 2023: -0.62%; 2022: -1.24%; 2021: -1.66%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.