Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Namibia
Bosnia and Herzegovina has about the same population as Namibia: 3,140,095 vs 3,092,816, a gap of 47,279. Namibia is growing faster (+2.05% vs −0.77% a year), adding about 63,329 people a year against −24,066. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Namibia would overtake Bosnia and Herzegovina in about 1 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2026) — a projection, not a forecast. Bosnia and Herzegovina is the older society: 22.9% aged 65+ against 3.8% in Namibia, while Namibia has more children (36.7% under 15 vs 12.8%). Bosnia and Herzegovina is 17.3× as densely populated (62.2 vs 3.6 people per km²). People in Bosnia and Herzegovina live 10.5 years longer on average (78.0 vs 67.5). GDP per capita is 2.1× higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($10,382 vs $4,876).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and 2025 (Namibia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Namibia — side by side
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,140,0952025 | 3,092,8162025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.77%2025 | +2.05%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 7.72024 | 25.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 13.52024 | 6.22024 |
| Children per woman | 1.492024 | 3.212024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.0 yrs2024 | 67.5 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 12.8%2025 | 36.7%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 22.9%2025 | 3.8%2025 |
| Density | 62.2 /km²2023 | 3.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 51,210 km²2023 | 824,290 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 52.7%2025 | 50.9%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -6,9942025 | +1,8662025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,3822025 | $4,8762025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #135 | #136 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.0× from 1960 to 2025; Namibia: 5.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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