Population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Population peak status was 3.19 million in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
3.19 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
136th
of 229 countries
All-time high
4.46 million
in 1991
All-time low
2.69 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.19 million, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 4.46 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million, in 1950.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th of 229 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.93 million 2.69 million 3.21 million 10
1960s 3.53 million 3.28 million 3.74 million 10
1970s 3.94 million 3.77 million 4.11 million 10
1980s 4.30 million 4.15 million 4.43 million 10
1990s 4.06 million 3.72 million 4.46 million 10
2000s 4.08 million 3.88 million 4.19 million 10
2010s 3.56 million 3.35 million 3.81 million 10
2020s 3.23 million 3.19 million 3.30 million 4

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 133 Mongolia 3.43 million compare
  2. 134 Uruguay 3.39 million compare
  3. 135 Puerto Rico 3.24 million compare
  4. 137 Republic of Moldova 3.07 million compare
  5. 138 Qatar 2.98 million compare
  6. 139 Namibia 2.96 million compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More population data for Bosnia and Herzegovina

All data for Bosnia and Herzegovina β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3.19 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population peak status recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 4.46 million in 1991.
What is the lowest population peak status recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million in 1950.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for population peak status?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is population peak status 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population peak status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-peak-status/bosnia-and-herzegovina/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-peak-status/bosnia-and-herzegovina/">Population peak status in Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population peak status
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed