Population: comparison of UN projections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Population: comparison of UN projections was 3.19 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.19 million people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.46 million people
in 1991
All-time low
2.69 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Population: comparison of UN projections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population: comparison of un projections in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.19 million people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population: comparison of un projections in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 4.46 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million people, in 1950.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Population: comparison of UN projections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.69 million people | — |
| 1951 | 2.73 million people | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 2.77 million people | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 2.83 million people | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 2.89 million people | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 2.95 million people | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 3.02 million people | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 3.08 million people | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 3.15 million people | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 3.21 million people | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 3.28 million people | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 3.35 million people | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 3.41 million people | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 3.46 million people | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.51 million people | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 3.56 million people | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.61 million people | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 3.66 million people | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.70 million people | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 3.74 million people | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 3.77 million people | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 3.81 million people | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 3.85 million people | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.89 million people | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.93 million people | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.97 million people | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 4.00 million people | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.04 million people | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.08 million people | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 4.11 million people | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.15 million people | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 4.18 million people | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.22 million people | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 4.26 million people | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.30 million people | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.33 million people | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.36 million people | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.39 million people | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.41 million people | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.43 million people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.45 million people | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.46 million people | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.23 million people | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 3.90 million people | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 3.73 million people | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 3.72 million people | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.88 million people | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.02 million people | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.09 million people | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.13 million people | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.16 million people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.18 million people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.19 million people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.18 million people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.14 million people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.10 million people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.06 million people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.01 million people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.95 million people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.88 million people | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.81 million people | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.74 million people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.67 million people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.61 million people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.56 million people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.52 million people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.47 million people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.43 million people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.39 million people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.35 million people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.30 million people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.24 million people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.20 million people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.19 million people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.93 million people | 2.69 million people | 3.21 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.53 million people | 3.28 million people | 3.74 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.94 million people | 3.77 million people | 4.11 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.30 million people | 4.15 million people | 4.43 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.06 million people | 3.72 million people | 4.46 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 million people | 3.88 million people | 4.19 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 million people | 3.35 million people | 3.81 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million people | 3.19 million people | 3.30 million people | 4 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9162 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 49,993 people (2100)
- Population density 26.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4708 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population: comparison of un projections in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Population: comparison of un projections in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3.19 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 million people in 1991.
- What is the lowest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million people in 1950.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for population: comparison of un projections?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population: comparison of un projections rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.