Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 0.6 per 1,000 people in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Bosnia & Herzegovina.
- In 2023, Bosnia & Herzegovina ranked 119 and Serbia ranked 83 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bosnia & Herzegovina at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Serbia at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | -8 | -1.3 |
| 2020 | -8.1 | -1.5 |
| 2019 | -8.3 | -2.7 |
| 2018 | -8.6 | -2.7 |
| 2017 | -8.9 | -2.6 |
| 2016 | -9.3 | -2.6 |
| 2015 | -9.6 | -2.6 |
| 2014 | -10 | -2.6 |
| 2013 | -10.3 | -2.5 |
| 2012 | -18.1 | -2.5 |
| 2011 | -17.3 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | -17.6 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | -17.6 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | -17.3 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | -16.3 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | -9.5 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | -9.1 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | -16.4 | 1 |
| 2003 | -6.6 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | -3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 2.2 | -1.6 |
| 2000 | 2 | -1.9 |
| 1999 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 6 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | 19.9 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 44.7 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 34.2 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | -42.3 | -0.8 |
| 1993 | -45.7 | -0.8 |
| 1992 | -103.2 | -0.6 |
| 1991 | -5.9 | -1.1 |
| 1990 | -5.1 | -2.1 |
| 1989 | -4.4 | -2.1 |
| 1988 | -3.9 | -2 |
| 1987 | -3.4 | -2.1 |
| 1986 | -3 | -2.3 |
| 1985 | -2.6 | -2.2 |
| 1984 | -2.4 | -2 |
| 1983 | -2.3 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | -2.2 | -1.7 |
| 1981 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| 1980 | -1.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | -1.8 | -0.1 |
| 1978 | -2.3 | -0.2 |
| 1977 | -2.9 | -0.3 |
| 1976 | -3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1975 | -3.6 | -0.5 |
| 1974 | -3.7 | -0.5 |
| 1973 | -3.6 | -0.3 |
| 1972 | -3.8 | -0 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | 0.2 |
| 1970 | -5.5 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -5.7 | 0.6 |
| 1968 | -5.6 | 0.8 |
| 1967 | -5.8 | 0.9 |
| 1966 | -6.4 | 1 |
| 1965 | -6.8 | 1.1 |
| 1964 | -6.8 | 1.2 |
| 1963 | -6.5 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | -6.3 | 0.9 |
| 1961 | -4.4 | 0.9 |
| 1960 | -2 | 0.7 |
| 1959 | -2.1 | 0 |
| 1958 | -1.6 | 0.2 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| 1956 | -1.4 | 0.9 |
| 1955 | -1.8 | 1 |
| 1954 | -2.1 | 1.2 |
| 1953 | -1.3 | -0.9 |
| 1952 | -3.9 | -0.9 |
| 1951 | -4.1 | -0.9 |
| 1950 | -4.3 | -0.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.4-32.9–27 | -1.2-3.1–0.4 |
| 2025 | -2.2-37.7–28.3 | -2-4.4–0.2 |
| 2026 | -2.4-38.9–31.5 | -0.9-3.5–1.7 |
| 2027 | -2.3-38.4–32.2 | -0.9-3.7–2.1 |
| 2028 | -2-39.2–33.7 | -0.8-3.9–2.4 |
| 2029 | -1.5-36.9–31.5 | -0.7-4.1–2.6 |
| 2030 | -1.5-37.3–32.3 | -0.7-4.2–2.8 |
| 2031 | -1.5-36.7–31.7 | -0.7-4.5–3 |
| 2032 | -2.4-38.3–30.5 | -0.7-4.5–3.2 |
| 2033 | -2.4-37.9–30.9 | -0.7-4.5–3.3 |
| 2034 | -3-39.7–28.5 | -0.6-4.4–3.6 |
| 2035 | -2.3-39.8–31.4 | -0.6-4.6–3.6 |
| 2036 | -2-37.3–32.9 | -0.6-4.6–3.9 |
| 2037 | -1.8-38.7–31.7 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 |
| 2038 | -1.6-37.6–32.3 | -0.6-5–4.1 |
| 2039 | -2.2-39.1–32.8 | -0.7-4.8–4 |
| 2040 | -2.4-38.4–31 | -0.6-5–4.2 |
| 2041 | -2.7-37–31 | -0.6-4.9–4.2 |
| 2042 | -1.9-38.3–34 | -0.6-5.1–4.3 |
| 2043 | -1.9-37.7–34.9 | -0.6-4.8–4.4 |
| 2044 | -1.7-39–29.7 | -0.5-5–4.7 |
| 2045 | -1.7-39.3–31.7 | -0.5-5.2–4.6 |
| 2046 | -1.9-37.5–30.9 | -0.5-5.1–4.7 |
| 2047 | -1.9-39.6–31.9 | -0.5-5–4.7 |
| 2048 | -1.3-38.4–34.5 | -0.5-5.2–4.7 |
| 2049 | -1.9-36.1–31.5 | -0.5-5.2–4.6 |
| 2050 | -1.4-36.4–31.1 | -0.5-5.1–4.8 |
| 2051 | -2-37.6–29.8 | -0.5-5.4–4.8 |
| 2052 | -1.3-38.8–31.7 | -0.5-5.5–4.9 |
| 2053 | -1.7-37.5–34 | -0.4-5.7–5.4 |
| 2054 | -1.4-36.9–34 | -0.5-5.9–5.6 |
| 2055 | -2.4-39.8–32.4 | -0.5-5.8–4.6 |
| 2056 | -2.5-38.8–32.2 | -0.5-5.7–4.9 |
| 2057 | -1.8-41.4–30.6 | -0.5-5.7–4.7 |
| 2058 | -1.6-35.7–29.6 | -0.4-5.7–6.1 |
| 2059 | -1.5-37.7–32.5 | -0.4-6–5.7 |
| 2060 | -1.8-34.8–29.7 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2061 | -1.5-37–33.3 | -0.4-5.8–6 |
| 2062 | -1.2-36.3–34.2 | -0.5-5.9–4.9 |
| 2063 | -1.4-36.4–32.2 | -0.4-6–6 |
| 2064 | -1.6-40.2–33.3 | -0.4-6–5.8 |
| 2065 | -1.9-39.3–33.8 | -0.4-5.8–5.7 |
| 2066 | -1.6-38.6–30.7 | -0.4-5.8–5.9 |
| 2067 | -1.8-41.1–32.6 | -0.4-5.9–5.8 |
| 2068 | -1-37.9–33.5 | -0.4-5.7–6.1 |
| 2069 | -1-35.8–33.3 | -0.4-5.8–5.6 |
| 2070 | -1.4-40.9–32.1 | -0.4-5.9–5.3 |
| 2071 | -1.1-38.4–28.9 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2072 | -0.9-39.7–33.6 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2073 | -0.9-38.3–32.5 | -0.4-5.9–5.3 |
| 2074 | -1.2-39.3–33.4 | -0.4-5.8–5.5 |
| 2075 | -1.5-38.6–31.8 | -0.3-5.9–5.7 |
| 2076 | -1.2-37.1–34.4 | -0.4-6.1–5.9 |
| 2077 | -1.1-39.2–32.9 | -0.4-6–6.1 |
| 2078 | -1.2-38.8–33.8 | -0.5-6.1–5.9 |
| 2079 | -1.1-38.9–33.7 | -0.4-6.4–6 |
| 2080 | -1.2-38.8–32.5 | -0.4-6.3–5.8 |
| 2081 | -1.1-38.5–33.6 | -0.4-6.2–5.6 |
| 2082 | -1.2-38.5–33.6 | -0.4-6.2–5.7 |
| 2083 | -1.4-39.5–30.3 | -0.4-6.9–5.9 |
| 2084 | -1.3-38.5–31.8 | -0.4-6.5–6 |
| 2085 | -0.9-39.7–33 | -0.4-6.3–6 |
| 2086 | -1-40.3–32.9 | -0.4-6.2–5.9 |
| 2087 | -0.6-41.4–35.5 | -0.4-6.5–6.1 |
| 2088 | -0.9-39.2–35.6 | -0.4-6.4–6.1 |
| 2089 | -0.8-39.8–34 | -0.4-6.4–6 |
| 2090 | -0.5-41.2–35.3 | -0.4-6.9–5.8 |
| 2091 | -0.4-36.7–33.8 | -0.4-6.1–5.8 |
| 2092 | -0.7-39.3–35.4 | -0.4-6.6–6.2 |
| 2093 | -1-37.4–35.6 | -0.4-6.3–5.8 |
| 2094 | -0.8-41.3–33.7 | -0.4-6.4–6.1 |
| 2095 | -0.9-42–34.2 | -0.4-6.3–6 |
| 2096 | -1.3-41.8–35.3 | -0.4-6.3–5.9 |
| 2097 | -1.7-41.2–34.7 | -0.5-6.2–6.3 |
| 2098 | -1-40.4–34.3 | -0.4-6.3–5.9 |
| 2099 | -0.7-38.5–32.3 | -0.5-6.3–6 |
| 2100 | -0.9-41.3–32.9 | -0.5-6–4.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyBosnia & Herzegovina: 77.9 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBosnia & Herzegovina: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBosnia & Herzegovina: 87% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionBosnia & Herzegovina: 2.32% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateBosnia & Herzegovina: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBosnia & Herzegovina: 3.19 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthBosnia & Herzegovina: -0.59% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBosnia & Herzegovina: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBosnia & Herzegovina: 52.7% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageBosnia & Herzegovina: 44.9 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBosnia & Herzegovina: 21.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBosnia & Herzegovina: $6,944 in 2025Serbia: $8,804 in 2025
- GDP growthBosnia & Herzegovina: 2.4% a year in 2025Serbia: 2% a year in 2025
- InflationBosnia & Herzegovina: 4% a year in 2025Serbia: 3.9% a year in 2025
- Government debtBosnia & Herzegovina: 28.8% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 42.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.73% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBosnia & Herzegovina: $213M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personBosnia & Herzegovina: $73 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBosnia & Herzegovina: 1.6% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBosnia & Herzegovina: 11,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBosnia & Herzegovina: 1 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBosnia & Herzegovina: 7 million TIV in 2023Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025