Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: -0.59% a year in Bosnia & Herzegovina and -0.44% a year in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.15 percentage points.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Bosnia & Herzegovina.
- In 2023, Bosnia & Herzegovina ranked 208 and Serbia ranked 201 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bosnia & Herzegovina at -1.05% a year and Serbia at -0.78% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.59 | -0.44 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | -0.65 | -0.09 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | -1.84 | -1.2 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | -1.5 | -0.91 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | -1.29 | -0.78 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | -1.18 | -0.77 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | -1.27 | -0.75 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | -1.3 | -0.73 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | -1.31 | -0.68 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | -1.26 | -0.67 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | -1.99 | -0.66 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | -1.88 | -0.44 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | -1.81 | -0.4 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | -1.74 | -0.39 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | -1.72 | -0.39 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | -1.59 | -0.38 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | -0.88 | -0.38 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | -0.75 | -0.36 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | -1.41 | -0.35 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | -0.4 | -0.32 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | -0.06 | -0.36 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.47 | -0.56 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.48 | -0.55 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 0.95 | -0.48 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 1.05 | -0.34 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 2.48 | -0.26 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 4.81 | -0.21 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 3.58 | -0.19 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | -4.1 | -0.17 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | -5.27 | -0.15 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | -10.75 | -0.11 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 0.16 | -0.08 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 0.27 | -0.11 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 0.39 | -0.06 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 0.5 | -0.02 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 0.6 | 0 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 0.69 | 0.02 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 0.78 | 0.06 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 0.88 | 0.16 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 0.89 | 0.22 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 0.86 | 0.33 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 0.86 | 0.47 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 0.84 | 0.51 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 0.87 | 0.56 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 0.91 | 0.62 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 0.96 | 0.66 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 0.99 | 0.67 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0.66 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0.65 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 1.02 | 0.66 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 1.01 | 0.68 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 0.89 | 0.7 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0.76 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 1.1 | 0.81 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 1.22 | 0.85 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1.3 | 0.87 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 1.36 | 0.89 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 1.43 | 0.91 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 1.52 | 0.94 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 1.65 | 0.97 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 1.88 | 1.01 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 2.14 | 1.02 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 2.11 | 1.01 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 2.11 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2.1 | 1.12 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 2.12 | 1.17 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 2.13 | 1.23 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 2.12 | 1.29 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 2.15 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 1.74 | 1.02 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 1.49 | 0.96 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 1.45 | 0.96 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.72-3.78–2.1 | -0.66-0.9–-0.42 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | -0.81-4.44–2.24 | -0.75-1.07–-0.43 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | -0.84-4.49–2.54 | -0.66-1.02–-0.31 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | -0.84-4.6–2.69 | -0.68-1.11–-0.29 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | -0.83-4.64–2.9 | -0.69-1.14–-0.27 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | -0.79-4.5–2.68 | -0.7-1.19–-0.26 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | -0.79-4.55–2.72 | -0.72-1.25–-0.23 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | -0.8-4.48–2.71 | -0.72-1.3–-0.22 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | -0.91-4.67–2.52 | -0.74-1.32–-0.2 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | -0.92-4.68–2.47 | -0.75-1.34–-0.19 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | -1-4.71–2.33 | -0.75-1.38–-0.19 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | -0.95-4.85–2.78 | -0.76-1.42–-0.16 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | -0.94-4.77–2.87 | -0.77-1.43–-0.15 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | -0.94-4.74–2.65 | -0.78-1.42–-0.13 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | -0.95-4.69–2.62 | -0.79-1.49–-0.12 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | -1.02-4.95–2.84 | -0.8-1.49–-0.11 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | -1.07-5.04–2.57 | -0.8-1.52–-0.09 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | -1.12-4.76–2.56 | -0.8-1.49–-0.07 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | -1.07-4.91–2.71 | -0.8-1.52–-0.07 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | -1.09-4.98–2.93 | -0.8-1.53–-0.03 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | -1.08-4.92–2.54 | -0.79-1.53–-0 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | -1.1-5.07–2.47 | -0.79-1.54–-0.02 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | -1.14-5.18–2.36 | -0.79-1.53–-0.01 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | -1.16-5.36–2.35 | -0.78-1.56–0.03 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | -1.12-5.19–2.64 | -0.78-1.52–0.06 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | -1.19-4.8–2.51 | -0.78-1.55–0.02 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | -1.15-4.98–2.45 | -0.78-1.56–0.04 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | -1.22-5.08–2.37 | -0.78-1.59–0.08 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | -1.16-5.17–2.49 | -0.77-1.6–0.1 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | -1.21-5.2–2.74 | -0.77-1.64–0.19 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | -1.18-5.11–2.6 | -0.78-1.71–0.17 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | -1.29-5.28–2.52 | -0.78-1.69–0.12 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | -1.31-5.4–2.43 | -0.79-1.71–0.1 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | -1.25-5.61–2.4 | -0.8-1.75–0.11 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | -1.23-5.21–2.19 | -0.79-1.8–0.2 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | -1.23-5.12–2.47 | -0.8-1.81–0.2 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | -1.26-5.15–2.07 | -0.81-1.79–0.22 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | -1.24-5.25–2.78 | -0.81-1.83–0.29 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | -1.22-5.38–2.72 | -0.82-1.83–0.23 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | -1.24-5.35–2.59 | -0.83-1.89–0.29 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | -1.26-5.55–2.73 | -0.83-1.93–0.23 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | -1.29-5.42–2.66 | -0.84-1.94–0.27 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | -1.27-5.43–2.55 | -0.84-1.95–0.25 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | -1.29-5.54–2.56 | -0.84-2.01–0.23 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | -1.21-5.39–2.78 | -0.85-2.03–0.26 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | -1.22-5.37–2.75 | -0.85-1.99–0.26 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | -1.26-5.78–2.65 | -0.85-2.05–0.22 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | -1.23-5.34–2.45 | -0.85-2.1–0.24 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | -1.22-5.55–2.76 | -0.84-2.1–0.27 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | -1.2-5.48–2.69 | -0.84-2.11–0.24 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | -1.23-5.59–2.8 | -0.84-2.11–0.29 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | -1.25-5.57–2.77 | -0.84-2.15–0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | -1.21-5.72–2.65 | -0.83-2.18–0.32 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | -1.19-5.55–2.9 | -0.84-2.22–0.3 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -1.19-5.64–2.95 | -0.84-2.17–0.32 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -1.18-5.91–2.89 | -0.83-2.23–0.31 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -1.17-5.43–3.02 | -0.82-2.23–0.31 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -1.15-5.63–3.04 | -0.81-2.23–0.37 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -1.14-5.61–2.82 | -0.81-2.37–0.38 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -1.16-5.54–2.7 | -0.8-2.35–0.38 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -1.14-5.75–3.03 | -0.79-2.33–0.34 | -0 |
| 2085 | -1.09-5.84–2.93 | -0.79-2.37–0.4 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -1.1-5.65–2.89 | -0.79-2.39–0.38 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -1.06-5.71–2.91 | -0.78-2.48–0.43 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -1.07-5.43–3.39 | -0.78-2.45–0.45 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -1.07-5.4–3.15 | -0.78-2.52–0.44 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -1.03-5.53–3.3 | -0.77-2.48–0.45 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -1.02-5.53–3.08 | -0.78-2.54–0.48 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -1.04-5.54–3.28 | -0.78-2.59–0.46 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -1.07-5.64–3.05 | -0.77-2.55–0.45 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -1.05-5.83–3.08 | -0.77-2.58–0.5 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -1.06-6.13–3.27 | -0.77-2.63–0.47 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -1.1-6.05–3.38 | -0.77-2.73–0.49 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -1.14-6.35–3.33 | -0.77-2.77–0.51 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -1.06-6.12–3.25 | -0.77-2.79–0.49 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -1.03-6.04–3.1 | -0.78-2.79–0.47 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -1.05-6.39–3.18 | -0.78-2.84–0.45 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- 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.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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
- 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
- Net migration rateBosnia & Herzegovina: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people 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