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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Population

3,106,106

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
138th
Share of world
0.04%
Annual change
−25,8530.82%

Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina

1M2M3M4MPeak20263.1M2050 projection2.5M↓ 21% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 3,106,106. 2050 projection: 2,455,167.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20263,114,2420.82%138
20253,140,0950.99%136
20203,299,3491.38%133
20193,345,5331.22%133
20183,387,0001.22%133
20173,428,6821.28%132
20153,518,5411.59%133
20103,811,4721.43%128
20054,096,4930.31%124
20004,159,7712.28%120

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Sarajevo is home to 270,585 people, 8.69% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's population.

City population200K100K40K
Sarajevo 270.6KBanja Luka 186.5KTuzla 106.6KZenica 106.2KMostar 103.1KBijeljina 102.1KBrcko 83.5KIlidza 74.0KPrijedor 73.1KCazin 63.7K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Sarajevo270.6K8.69%
2Banja Luka186.5K5.99%
3Tuzla106.6K3.42%
4Zenica106.2K3.41%
5Mostar103.1K3.31%
6Bijeljina102.1K3.28%
7Brcko83.5K2.68%
8Ilidza74.0K2.38%
9Prijedor73.1K2.35%
10Cazin63.7K2.05%

Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to an estimated 3,106,106 people, the 138th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a net population change of approximately -72 people per day, driven by 66 births, 117 deaths, and net emigration of 21 people.
Share of world
Bosnia and Herzegovina makes up 0.04% of the world's population and 0.42% of Europe's.
Density
60.8 people per km² of land (157.5 per mi²), ranking 155th among countries and territories.
Urban living
52.69% of people live in urban areas.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 23100+ years, female: 1,03295–99 years, male: 56795–99 years, female: 6,05290–94 years, male: 3,96890–94 years, female: 20,58385–89 years, male: 13,28485–89 years, female: 41,33580–84 years, male: 23,69280–84 years, female: 51,16475–79 years, male: 51,14175–79 years, female: 83,20370–74 years, male: 84,66670–74 years, female: 115,40465–69 years, male: 106,09765–69 years, female: 129,67360–64 years, male: 111,06960–64 years, female: 129,60855–59 years, male: 100,87755–59 years, female: 109,03750–54 years, male: 111,41750–54 years, female: 117,51545–49 years, male: 122,72145–49 years, female: 129,37740–44 years, male: 112,96440–44 years, female: 108,42235–39 years, male: 95,30835–39 years, female: 86,48530–34 years, male: 81,33230–34 years, female: 71,21425–29 years, male: 92,11325–29 years, female: 83,50620–24 years, male: 86,29520–24 years, female: 79,52715–19 years, male: 81,93515–19 years, female: 75,92710–14 years, male: 72,47010–14 years, female: 67,4755–9 years, male: 69,7895–9 years, female: 65,1490–4 years, male: 62,4040–4 years, female: 58,428100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K100K100K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

47.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

78.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

47.66%

Female

52.34%

Life expectancy 75.1Life expectancy 81.4

Ethnicity

50.1%

Bosniak

  • Bosniak50.1%
  • Serb30.8%
  • Croat15.4%
  • Other2.7%
  • not declared/no answer1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2013 est.

Religion

50.7%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim50.7%
  • Orthodox30.7%
  • Roman Catholic15.2%
  • Other1.2%
  • not declared/no answer1.1%
  • Atheist0.8%
  • Agnostic0.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2013 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Bosnia and Herzegovina United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Agencija za statistiku BiH