| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3,177,408 as of December 02, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is projected at 3,263,466 or 3.26 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Bosnia and Herzegovina is projected at 3,280,819 or 3.30 million people for the year 2020. Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks number 136th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked 29th among 48 countries in Europe.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's population peaked in 1988 with 4.51 mn people after Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased year by year. The Bosnia and Herzegovina population is projected to reach 3.13 million in 2030 and decrease further to 2.69 million in 2050 and 1.64 million by 2100. Bosnia and Herzegovina accounts for 0.041 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.105% of 1966 and is projected to decline at 0.015% by 2100.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was at 93rd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 152nd in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 3,280,819 | -20,181 | -0.61 | 0.042 |
| 2021 | 3,263,466 | -17,353 | -0.53 | 0.041 |
| 2022 | 3,249,317 | -14,149 | -0.43 | 0.041 |
| 2023 | 3,237,063 | -12,254 | -0.38 | 0.040 |
| 2024 | 3,225,022 | -12,041 | -0.37 | 0.040 |
| 2025 | 3,211,970 | -13,052 | -0.40 | 0.039 |
| 2026 | 3,197,230 | -14,740 | -0.46 | 0.039 |
| 2027 | 3,180,888 | -16,342 | -0.51 | 0.038 |
| 2028 | 3,163,265 | -17,623 | -0.55 | 0.038 |
| 2029 | 3,145,025 | -18,240 | -0.58 | 0.037 |
| 2030 | 3,126,648 | -18,377 | -0.58 | 0.037 |
| 2031 | 3,108,110 | -18,538 | -0.59 | 0.036 |
| 2032 | 3,089,161 | -18,949 | -0.61 | 0.036 |
| 2033 | 3,069,805 | -19,356 | -0.63 | 0.035 |
| 2034 | 3,050,021 | -19,784 | -0.64 | 0.035 |
| 2035 | 3,029,820 | -20,201 | -0.66 | 0.034 |
| 2036 | 3,009,228 | -20,592 | -0.68 | 0.034 |
| 2037 | 2,988,243 | -20,985 | -0.70 | 0.033 |
| 2038 | 2,966,887 | -21,356 | -0.71 | 0.033 |
| 2039 | 2,945,157 | -21,730 | -0.73 | 0.032 |
| 2040 | 2,923,075 | -22,082 | -0.75 | 0.032 |
| 2041 | 2,900,639 | -22,436 | -0.77 | 0.031 |
| 2042 | 2,877,886 | -22,753 | -0.78 | 0.031 |
| 2043 | 2,854,807 | -23,079 | -0.80 | 0.030 |
| 2044 | 2,831,386 | -23,421 | -0.82 | 0.030 |
| 2045 | 2,807,634 | -23,752 | -0.84 | 0.030 |
| 2046 | 2,783,575 | -24,059 | -0.86 | 0.029 |
| 2047 | 2,759,242 | -24,333 | -0.87 | 0.029 |
| 2048 | 2,734,666 | -24,576 | -0.89 | 0.028 |
| 2049 | 2,709,923 | -24,743 | -0.90 | 0.028 |
| 2050 | 2,685,037 | -24,886 | -0.92 | 0.028 |
| 2051 | 2,660,046 | -24,991 | -0.93 | 0.027 |
| 2052 | 2,634,991 | -25,055 | -0.94 | 0.027 |
| 2053 | 2,609,931 | -25,060 | -0.95 | 0.026 |
| 2054 | 2,584,940 | -24,991 | -0.96 | 0.026 |
| 2055 | 2,560,084 | -24,856 | -0.96 | 0.026 |
| 2056 | 2,535,391 | -24,693 | -0.96 | 0.025 |
| 2057 | 2,510,890 | -24,501 | -0.97 | 0.025 |
| 2058 | 2,486,590 | -24,300 | -0.97 | 0.025 |
| 2059 | 2,462,498 | -24,092 | -0.97 | 0.024 |
| 2060 | 2,438,644 | -23,854 | -0.97 | 0.024 |
| 2061 | 2,415,032 | -23,612 | -0.97 | 0.024 |
| 2062 | 2,391,677 | -23,355 | -0.97 | 0.023 |
| 2063 | 2,368,562 | -23,115 | -0.97 | 0.023 |
| 2064 | 2,345,681 | -22,881 | -0.97 | 0.023 |
| 2065 | 2,323,017 | -22,664 | -0.97 | 0.023 |
| 2066 | 2,300,583 | -22,434 | -0.97 | 0.022 |
| 2067 | 2,278,372 | -22,211 | -0.97 | 0.022 |
| 2068 | 2,256,357 | -22,015 | -0.97 | 0.022 |
| 2069 | 2,234,487 | -21,870 | -0.97 | 0.021 |
| 2070 | 2,212,754 | -21,733 | -0.97 | 0.021 |
| 2071 | 2,191,137 | -21,617 | -0.98 | 0.021 |
| 2072 | 2,169,646 | -21,491 | -0.98 | 0.021 |
| 2073 | 2,148,268 | -21,378 | -0.99 | 0.020 |
| 2074 | 2,127,031 | -21,237 | -0.99 | 0.020 |
| 2075 | 2,105,921 | -21,110 | -0.99 | 0.020 |
| 2076 | 2,084,950 | -20,971 | -1.00 | 0.020 |
| 2077 | 2,064,110 | -20,840 | -1.00 | 0.019 |
| 2078 | 2,043,409 | -20,701 | -1.00 | 0.019 |
| 2079 | 2,022,839 | -20,570 | -1.01 | 0.019 |
| 2080 | 2,002,423 | -20,416 | -1.01 | 0.019 |
| 2081 | 1,982,146 | -20,277 | -1.01 | 0.019 |
| 2082 | 1,962,027 | -20,119 | -1.02 | 0.018 |
| 2083 | 1,942,078 | -19,949 | -1.02 | 0.018 |
| 2084 | 1,922,309 | -19,769 | -1.02 | 0.018 |
| 2085 | 1,902,747 | -19,562 | -1.02 | 0.018 |
| 2086 | 1,883,385 | -19,362 | -1.02 | 0.017 |
| 2087 | 1,864,233 | -19,152 | -1.02 | 0.017 |
| 2088 | 1,845,320 | -18,913 | -1.01 | 0.017 |
| 2089 | 1,826,656 | -18,664 | -1.01 | 0.017 |
| 2090 | 1,808,259 | -18,397 | -1.01 | 0.017 |
| 2091 | 1,790,142 | -18,117 | -1.00 | 0.017 |
| 2092 | 1,772,308 | -17,834 | -1.00 | 0.016 |
| 2093 | 1,754,780 | -17,528 | -0.99 | 0.016 |
| 2094 | 1,737,551 | -17,229 | -0.98 | 0.016 |
| 2095 | 1,720,628 | -16,923 | -0.97 | 0.016 |
| 2096 | 1,704,031 | -16,597 | -0.96 | 0.016 |
| 2097 | 1,687,759 | -16,272 | -0.95 | 0.016 |
| 2098 | 1,671,835 | -15,924 | -0.94 | 0.015 |
| 2099 | 1,656,257 | -15,578 | -0.93 | 0.015 |
| 2100 | 1,641,056 | -15,201 | -0.92 | 0.015 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 2,661,296 | - | - | 0.105 |
| 1951 | 2,710,651 | 49,355 | 1.85 | 0.105 |
| 1952 | 2,764,712 | 54,061 | 1.99 | 0.105 |
| 1953 | 2,821,308 | 56,596 | 2.05 | 0.105 |
| 1954 | 2,878,848 | 57,540 | 2.04 | 0.106 |
| 1955 | 2,936,309 | 57,461 | 2.00 | 0.106 |
| 1956 | 2,993,272 | 56,963 | 1.94 | 0.106 |
| 1957 | 3,049,920 | 56,648 | 1.89 | 0.106 |
| 1958 | 3,106,895 | 56,975 | 1.87 | 0.106 |
| 1959 | 3,165,192 | 58,297 | 1.88 | 0.106 |
| 1960 | 3,225,668 | 60,476 | 1.91 | 0.106 |
| 1961 | 3,288,603 | 62,935 | 1.95 | 0.106 |
| 1962 | 3,353,226 | 64,623 | 1.97 | 0.106 |
| 1963 | 3,417,574 | 64,348 | 1.92 | 0.106 |
| 1964 | 3,478,997 | 61,423 | 1.80 | 0.106 |
| 1965 | 3,535,643 | 56,646 | 1.63 | 0.106 |
| 1966 | 3,586,636 | 50,993 | 1.44 | 0.105 |
| 1967 | 3,632,672 | 46,036 | 1.28 | 0.104 |
| 1968 | 3,675,454 | 42,782 | 1.18 | 0.103 |
| 1969 | 3,717,468 | 42,014 | 1.14 | 0.103 |
| 1970 | 3,760,529 | 43,061 | 1.16 | 0.102 |
| 1971 | 3,805,287 | 44,758 | 1.19 | 0.101 |
| 1972 | 3,851,153 | 45,866 | 1.21 | 0.100 |
| 1973 | 3,897,256 | 46,103 | 1.20 | 0.099 |
| 1974 | 3,942,225 | 44,969 | 1.15 | 0.098 |
| 1975 | 3,985,105 | 42,880 | 1.09 | 0.098 |
| 1976 | 4,025,266 | 40,161 | 1.01 | 0.097 |
| 1977 | 4,063,193 | 37,927 | 0.94 | 0.096 |
| 1978 | 4,100,349 | 37,156 | 0.91 | 0.095 |
| 1979 | 4,138,819 | 38,470 | 0.94 | 0.094 |
| 1980 | 4,179,855 | 41,036 | 0.99 | 0.094 |
| 1981 | 4,222,471 | 42,616 | 1.02 | 0.093 |
| 1982 | 4,265,185 | 42,714 | 1.01 | 0.092 |
| 1983 | 4,307,905 | 42,720 | 1.00 | 0.092 |
| 1984 | 4,350,577 | 42,672 | 0.99 | 0.091 |
| 1985 | 4,392,131 | 41,554 | 0.96 | 0.090 |
| 1986 | 4,435,917 | 43,786 | 1.00 | 0.089 |
| 1987 | 4,479,519 | 43,602 | 0.98 | 0.089 |
| 1988 | 4,509,461 | 29,942 | 0.67 | 0.088 |
| 1989 | 4,507,824 | -1,637 | -0.04 | 0.086 |
| 1990 | 4,463,423 | -44,401 | -0.98 | 0.084 |
| 1991 | 4,369,319 | -94,104 | -2.11 | 0.081 |
| 1992 | 4,233,676 | -135,643 | -3.10 | 0.077 |
| 1993 | 4,078,937 | -154,739 | -3.65 | 0.073 |
| 1994 | 3,936,524 | -142,413 | -3.49 | 0.070 |
| 1995 | 3,829,050 | -107,474 | -2.73 | 0.067 |
| 1996 | 3,764,425 | -64,625 | -1.69 | 0.065 |
| 1997 | 3,736,070 | -28,355 | -0.75 | 0.063 |
| 1998 | 3,734,337 | -1,733 | -0.05 | 0.062 |
| 1999 | 3,743,354 | 9,017 | 0.24 | 0.062 |
| 2000 | 3,751,176 | 7,822 | 0.21 | 0.061 |
| 2001 | 3,755,512 | 4,336 | 0.12 | 0.060 |
| 2002 | 3,759,387 | 3,875 | 0.10 | 0.060 |
| 2003 | 3,762,173 | 2,786 | 0.07 | 0.059 |
| 2004 | 3,764,194 | 2,021 | 0.05 | 0.058 |
| 2005 | 3,765,331 | 1,137 | 0.03 | 0.058 |
| 2006 | 3,765,424 | 93 | 0.00 | 0.057 |
| 2007 | 3,762,786 | -2,638 | -0.07 | 0.056 |
| 2008 | 3,754,271 | -8,515 | -0.23 | 0.055 |
| 2009 | 3,735,938 | -18,333 | -0.49 | 0.054 |
| 2010 | 3,705,472 | -30,466 | -0.82 | 0.053 |
| 2011 | 3,661,175 | -44,297 | -1.20 | 0.052 |
| 2012 | 3,604,972 | -56,203 | -1.54 | 0.051 |
| 2013 | 3,542,606 | -62,366 | -1.73 | 0.049 |
| 2014 | 3,482,105 | -60,501 | -1.71 | 0.048 |
| 2015 | 3,429,361 | -52,744 | -1.51 | 0.046 |
| 2016 | 3,386,266 | -43,095 | -1.26 | 0.045 |
| 2017 | 3,351,525 | -34,741 | -1.03 | 0.044 |
| 2018 | 3,323,925 | -27,600 | -0.82 | 0.044 |
| 2019 | 3,301,000 | -22,925 | -0.69 | 0.043 |