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Bosnia and Herzegovina: area, population and density
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 51,200 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 3,140,095; calculated population density is 61 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 125th of 196 by land area, 134th by population and 128th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 51,200 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 3,140,095World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 61 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the country comparison set
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 51,200 sq km of land area and a population value of 3,140,095 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 125th by land area, 134th by population, and 128th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Bosnia and Herzegovina first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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