Bosnia and Herzegovina Population (LIVE)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3,146,314 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 population is estimated at 3,140,095 people at mid-year.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina population is equivalent to 0.038% of the total world population.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks number 136 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 62 per Km² (159 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 51,000 Km² (19,691 sq. miles).
  • 56.31% of the population is urban (1,768,228 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 45.7 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Global
Rank
2025 3,140,095 −0.76% −24,158 −6,994 45.7 1.5 62 56.3% 1,768,228 0.038% 8,231,613,070 136
2024 3,164,253 −0.65% −20,820 −4,497 45.3 1.49 62 55.5% 1,757,404 0.039% 8,161,972,572 136
2023 3,185,073 −0.62% −19,729 −485 44.9 1.49 62 54.8% 1,746,955 0.039% 8,091,734,930 136
2022 3,204,802 −1.44% −47,274 −485 44.6 1.48 63 54.2% 1,736,599 0.040% 8,021,407,192 136
2020 3,299,349 −1.28% −43,838 −26,840 43.8 1.51 65 52% 1,714,810 0.042% 7,887,001,292 133
2015 3,518,541 −1.59% −58,586 −33,948 41.2 1.32 69 47.4% 1,668,024 0.047% 7,470,491,872 133
2010 3,811,472 −1.43% −57,004 −67,228 38.1 1.26 75 44.5% 1,695,719 0.054% 7,021,732,148 128
2005 4,096,493 −0.31% −12,656 −37,086 35 1.2 80 40.6% 1,662,534 0.062% 6,586,970,132 124
2000 4,159,771 2.28% 88,841 8,138 32.7 1.28 82 38.4% 1,596,468 0.067% 6,171,702,993 120
1995 3,715,564 −3.54% −146,618 126,914 32.1 1.67 73 42.2% 1,568,899 0.065% 5,758,878,982 120
1990 4,448,652 0.54% 23,658 −22,829 28.7 1.79 87 39.4% 1,751,867 0.083% 5,327,803,110 109
1985 4,330,364 0.86% 36,388 −11,429 26.6 1.96 85 38.1% 1,650,972 0.089% 4,868,943,465 105
1980 4,148,426 0.9% 36,537 −7,368 24.7 1.98 81 35.8% 1,485,634 0.093% 4,447,606,236 103
1975 3,965,743 1% 38,499 −14,348 22.8 2.39 78 31.4% 1,246,861 0.097% 4,070,735,277 102
1970 3,773,247 1.15% 42,083 −20,714 21.2 2.79 74 27.1% 1,022,891 0.10% 3,694,683,794 97
1965 3,562,834 1.66% 56,291 −24,330 20.9 3.53 70 22.6% 806,729 0.11% 3,334,533,703 97
1960 3,281,381 2.14% 65,842 −6,481 20.5 3.96 64 18.7% 614,172 0.11% 3,015,470,894 94
1955 2,952,173 1.87% 52,353 −5,320 20.1 4.58 58 16.1% 474,882 0.11% 2,740,213,792 93

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Global
Rank
2030 3,013,974 −0.82% −25,224 −4,630 47.7 1.52 59 60.5% 1,823,937 0.035% 8,569,124,911 139
2035 2,881,542 −0.89% −26,486 −6,675 49.5 1.53 57 65.1% 1,875,651 0.032% 8,885,210,181 141
2040 2,745,010 −0.97% −27,306 −6,597 50.6 1.55 54 69.9% 1,919,381 0.030% 9,177,190,203 143
2045 2,599,927 −1.08% −29,017 −4,425 51.2 1.56 51 75.1% 1,952,260 0.028% 9,439,639,668 144
2050 2,455,167 −1.14% −28,952 −3,517 51.5 1.57 48 80.5% 1,975,983 0.025% 9,664,378,587 145

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bosnia and Herzegovina Demographics

Life Expectancy
78.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
4.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
5.2

(per 1,000 live births)

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Notes

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Bosnia and Herzegovina delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.