Bosnia and Herzegovina's Population Size

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN EACH COUNTRY


Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 3.2 million in 2023.

Bosnia and Herzegovina last conducted a national census in 2013 and 99.5% of births in Bosnia and Herzegovina are recorded. Read more from the World Economics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Bosnia and Herzegovina compares to other countries around the world and in the Europe region.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London


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India C 555.2 699.0 873.3 1,056.6 1,234.3 1,428.6 1,670.5
China A 827.6 1,000.1 1,176.9 1,290.6 1,368.8 1,425.7 1,312.6
United States A 209.5 229.5 252.1 281.7 309.0 340.0 375.4
Indonesia B 114.8 147.4 181.4 211.5 241.8 277.5 317.2
Pakistan D 58.1 78.1 107.6 142.3 179.4 240.5 367.8
Nigeria E 56.0 73.4 95.2 122.3 158.5 223.8 377.5
Brazil A 95.1 120.7 149.0 174.8 195.7 216.4 230.9
Bangladesh E 64.2 79.6 103.2 127.7 147.6 173.0 203.9
Russia A 130.1 138.1 147.5 146.4 143.5 144.4 133.1
Mexico A 51.5 67.8 83.9 98.9 114.1 128.5 143.8
Ethiopia E 28.4 35.1 47.9 66.2 87.6 126.5 214.8
Japan A 104.9 117.8 124.5 127.5 128.5 123.3 103.8
Philippines B 35.8 47.4 61.9 78.0 94.0 117.3 157.9
Egypt B 34.5 43.3 56.1 68.8 82.8 112.7 160.3
Congo, Dem. Rep E 20.0 26.4 34.6 47.1 64.6 102.3 217.5
Vietnam B 43.4 54.3 68.0 79.9 88.0 98.9 107.0
Türkiye A 34.9 44.0 53.9 63.2 72.3 85.8 95.8
Germany B 78.6 78.3 79.1 81.4 80.8 83.3 78.9
Thailand A 36.9 47.4 56.6 63.0 67.2 71.8 67.9
United Kingdom A 55.6 56.2 57.1 58.9 63.5 67.7 71.7
Tanzania E 13.5 18.5 25.2 33.5 44.3 67.4 129.9
France A 50.8 53.9 56.7 59.0 62.9 64.8 65.8
South Africa C 22.1 28.6 36.8 45.0 51.2 60.4 73.5
Italy B 53.5 56.3 57.0 56.7 59.3 58.9 52.3
Kenya D 11.3 16.4 23.7 32.0 42.0 55.1 85.2
Myanmar C 27.3 34.2 41.3 46.7 50.6 54.6 59.9
Colombia B 21.5 26.9 33.1 39.6 45.2 52.1 57.0
Korea, Rep. A 32.2 38.0 42.9 47.4 49.5 51.8 45.8
Uganda E 9.4 12.4 17.4 23.7 32.4 48.6 87.6
Sudan E 10.3 14.5 20.1 27.3 34.5 48.1 84.5
Spain B 33.9 37.7 39.2 40.8 46.9 47.5 44.2
Argentina A 23.9 27.9 32.6 36.9 40.9 45.8 51.6
Algeria C 14.5 19.2 25.8 31.0 36.0 45.6 60.0
Afghanistan E 11.2 13.4 12.4 20.8 29.2 42.2 74.1
Poland A 32.6 35.5 38.0 38.6 38.3 41.0 34.9
Canada A 21.4 24.4 27.5 30.6 34.1 38.8 45.9
Morocco C 16.0 20.0 24.8 28.8 32.3 37.8 45.0
Saudi Arabia A 5.8 9.7 16.2 20.7 27.4 36.9 48.4
Ukraine B 47.1 50.0 51.5 48.8 45.8 36.7 32.9
Angola E 5.9 8.3 11.8 16.4 23.4 36.7 72.3
Uzbekistan E 12.1 15.9 20.4 24.8 28.5 35.2 45.6
Yemen, Rep. E 6.2 7.9 11.7 17.4 23.2 34.4 55.3
Peru B 13.5 17.5 22.1 26.5 29.0 34.4 42.0
Malaysia B 10.8 13.8 18.0 23.2 28.2 34.3 41.0
Ghana C 8.7 11.1 14.8 19.3 24.8 34.1 52.2
Mozambique D 9.0 11.6 13.0 17.7 23.5 33.9 63.0
Nepal D 12.1 15.0 18.9 23.9 27.0 30.9 37.4
Madagascar D 6.6 8.7 11.6 15.8 21.2 30.3 51.6
Cote d'Ivoire D 5.1 8.0 11.9 16.5 20.5 28.9 51.4
Cameroon E 6.5 8.6 11.8 15.5 20.3 28.6 51.3
Niger E 4.5 6.0 8.0 11.3 16.5 27.2 67.0
Australia A 12.8 14.6 17.0 19.0 22.2 26.4 32.2
Taiwan A 14.9 17.9 20.5 22.0 23.2 23.9 22.4
Mali C 5.9 7.1 8.4 10.9 15.0 23.3 47.4
Burkina Faso C 5.6 6.8 8.8 11.6 15.6 23.3 40.5
Sri Lanka C 12.5 15.0 17.3 18.8 20.3 21.9 21.8
Malawi D 4.7 6.3 9.4 11.1 14.5 20.9 37.2
Zambia E 4.2 5.9 8.0 10.4 13.6 20.6 37.5
Romania C 20.5 22.6 23.5 22.1 20.5 19.9 17.5
Chile B 9.8 11.4 13.3 15.3 17.1 19.6 20.7
Kazakhstan A 13.0 14.8 16.4 14.9 16.3 19.6 25.6
Chad E 3.6 4.5 6.0 8.4 12.0 18.3 36.5
Ecuador D 6.1 8.0 10.2 12.7 15.0 18.2 22.3
Guatemala C 5.6 7.3 9.3 11.7 14.6 18.1 24.6
Senegal D 4.3 5.6 7.5 9.8 12.7 17.8 32.6
Netherlands B 13.0 14.1 15.0 15.9 16.7 17.6 17.9
Cambodia D 7.0 6.7 9.0 12.2 14.3 16.9 20.3
Zimbabwe E 5.3 7.4 10.4 11.9 12.7 16.7 26.4
Guinea E 4.2 4.9 6.4 8.2 10.2 14.2 23.7
Rwanda D 3.8 5.2 7.3 7.9 10.0 14.1 23.0
Benin D 2.9 3.7 5.0 6.9 9.2 13.7 25.3
Burundi E 3.5 4.2 5.4 6.4 8.7 13.2 24.2
Tunisia C 5.1 6.4 8.2 9.7 10.6 12.5 14.3
Bolivia D 4.5 5.6 6.9 8.4 10.0 12.4 16.6
Haiti E 4.7 5.6 7.0 8.5 9.9 11.7 15.1
Belgium B 9.6 9.9 10.0 10.3 10.9 11.7 12.1
Jordan C 1.7 2.4 3.6 5.1 7.3 11.3 15.0
Dominican Republic D 4.5 5.8 7.1 8.5 9.7 11.3 13.2
Sweden B 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.9 9.4 10.6 11.9
Honduras D 2.7 3.7 5.0 6.6 8.3 10.6 14.3
Azerbaijan B 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.1 9.0 10.4 10.9
Greece B 8.7 9.6 10.2 11.1 10.9 10.3 9.1
Papua New Guinea E 2.8 3.6 4.6 5.8 7.3 10.3 14.9
Portugal B 8.7 9.8 9.9 10.3 10.6 10.2 9.3
Hungary D 10.4 10.8 10.4 10.2 9.9 10.2 8.8
Tajikistan B 2.9 3.9 5.3 6.2 7.5 10.1 15.2
United Arab Emirates C 0.2 1.0 1.8 3.1 8.5 9.5 11.4
Belarus A 8.9 9.6 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.5 8.4
Israel C 2.8 3.7 4.4 5.9 7.3 9.2 13.0
Togo D 2.1 2.7 3.8 4.9 6.4 9.1 15.5
Austria B 7.5 7.6 7.7 8.1 8.4 9.0 8.9
Switzerland C 6.2 6.3 6.7 7.1 7.8 8.8 9.8
Sierra Leone C 2.7 3.4 4.3 4.6 6.4 8.8 13.6
Laos D 2.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.2 7.6 9.8
Hong Kong A 3.8 4.9 5.7 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.0
Serbia C 8.1 8.9 9.5 9.5 9.0 7.1 5.8
Nicaragua E 2.4 3.3 4.2 5.1 5.8 7.0 9.1
Libya E 2.1 3.2 4.4 5.4 6.2 6.9 8.5
Paraguay D 2.5 3.2 4.2 5.3 6.2 6.9 8.6
Kyrgyzstan A 3.0 3.6 4.4 4.9 5.4 6.7 9.4
Bulgaria C 8.5 8.9 8.8 8.0 7.4 6.7 5.2
Turkmenistan B 2.2 2.9 3.7 4.5 5.1 6.5 8.3
El Salvador D 3.7 4.6 5.3 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.6
Congo, Rep. E 1.3 1.8 2.4 3.1 4.3 6.1 10.4
Singapore A 2.1 2.4 3.0 4.0 5.1 6.0 6.3
Denmark B 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.4
Slovak Republic D 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.2
Central African Republic E 1.8 2.2 2.8 3.6 4.4 5.7 11.5
Finland C 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.5
Norway B 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.9 5.5 6.4
Liberia E 1.4 1.9 2.1 2.8 3.9 5.4 8.9
Lebanon E 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.8 5.0 5.4 4.9
New Zealand A 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.4 5.2 5.9
Costa Rica C 1.8 2.4 3.1 4.0 4.6 5.2 5.7
Ireland A 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.8 4.6 5.1 5.7
Mauritania E 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.6 3.5 4.9 8.9
Oman A 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.3 3.0 4.6 6.3
Panama C 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.6 4.5 5.7
Kuwait A 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.0 3.0 4.3 5.2
Croatia C 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.3
Georgia B 4.7 5.0 5.4 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.4
Mongolia A 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.7 3.4 4.5
Moldova B 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.4 3.0
Uruguay C 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 3.8 4.2 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.2 2.7
Albania C 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.5
Jamaica D 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.5
Armenia A 2.5 3.1 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.6
Gambia E 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.8 2.8 4.7
Lithuania C 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.7 2.2
Qatar A 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.9 2.7 3.4
Botswana D 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.7
Namibia E 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.6 3.8
Gabon D 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.8
Lesotho E 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.9
Guinea-Bissau E 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.2 3.4
Slovenia A 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0
North Macedonia B 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9
Latvia D 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.4
Bahrain C 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.8
Estonia D 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2
Mauritius A 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2
Cyprus B 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4
Eswatini D 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.7
Comoros D 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2
Guyana D 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9
Bhutan C 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Luxembourg B 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8
Suriname D 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7
Malta B 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
Bahamas, The C 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5
Iceland B 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4


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