Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population 2026
3,114,247
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.82%
- Density
- 61 per km²
- Land area
- 51,200 km²
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Currency
- Marka (BAM)
- Official languages
- BS, HR-BA, SR-BA
- Urban population
- 52.7%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 24,0342026
- Deaths
- 42,6972026
- Birth rate
- 7.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 13.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.49
- Life expectancy
- 78.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 46.1
- Net migration
- -6,994
Age distribution
- 0–1412.8%
- 15–6464.3%
- 65+22.9%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $32.6B
- GDP per capita
- $10.4K
- GDP growth
- +2.1%
- Inflation
- 4.0%
- Unemployment
- 11.0%
- Exports
- $13.4B
- Imports
- $17.6B
- Tourism receipts
- 6.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture4.4%
- Industry21.5%
- Manufacturing12.0%
- Services57.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture16.7%
- Industry30.6%
- Services52.7%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SarajevoFederation of B&H | 696,7312019 |
| 2 | Banja LukaSrpska | 221,1062026 |
| 3 | ZenicaFederation of B&H | 164,4232026 |
| 4 | TuzlaFederation of B&H | 142,4862026 |
| 5 | MostarFederation of B&H | 104,5182026 |
| 6 | BihaćFederation of B&H | 75,6412026 |
| 7 | IlidžaFederation of B&H | 71,2772024 |
| 8 | LukavacFederation of B&H | 44,5202026 |
| 9 | BugojnoFederation of B&H | 41,3782020 |
| 10 | BrčkoBrčko | 38,9682026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,114,247 | 24.0K | 42.7K |
| 2020 | 3,299,352 | 27.6K | 50.1K |
| 2010 | 3,811,480 | 36.1K | 38.0K |
| 2000 | 4,159,785 | 42.6K | 30.8K |
| 1990 | 4,448,658 | 68.6K | 33.6K |
| 1980 | 4,148,427 | 72.2K | 29.2K |
| 1970 | 3,773,248 | 84.1K | 29.6K |
| 1960 | 3,281,387 | 114K | 36.8K |
| 1950 | 2,690,407 | 101K | 50.5K |