Bosnia and Herzegovina — Population
Population, Total for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–2025.
Population for Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3.14 million in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.46 million in 1991. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.07% per year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 135 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 62%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 6.01 million, so Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 36 of 58 economies; Armenia (3.09 million) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8% in 1993. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 93rd of 216 in 1960 → 97th of 216 in 1970 → 102nd of 216 in 1980 → 106th of 217 in 1990 → 117th of 217 in 2000 → 125th of 217 in 2010 → 133rd of 217 in 2020 → 135th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,140,095 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 3,281,381 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Population in 1961?
3,348,035 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -4.3% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. 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: 3,140,095; 2024: 3,164,253; 2023: 3,185,073; 2022: 3,204,802; 2021: 3,244,907. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. 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.