Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: Population growth

Bosnia and Herzegovina
-0.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.7%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
208th
Sri Lanka rank
206th

Population growth over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sri Lanka
-7.5-5-2.502.55196119932025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -0.7% against -0.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Sri Lanka ranks 206th of 218 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4% 2.4% 1.0% Sri Lanka
1970s 1.0% 1.9% 1.0% Sri Lanka
1980s 0.8% 1.1% 0.3% Sri Lanka
1990s -0.7% 1.5% 2.2% Sri Lanka
2000s -0.6% 0.9% 1.5% Sri Lanka
2010s -1.5% 0.5% 2.0% Sri Lanka
2020s -1.1% -0.0% 1.0% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -0.7% against -0.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in population growth between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka rank globally for population growth?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Sri Lanka ranks 206th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.