Largest Cities by Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025) 1 Year Change (over 2024) Land Area (Km²) Density (P/Km²) Global Rank Projections (2030) Projections (2050)
1 Sarajevo 253,857 −0.41% 72 3,526 2,295 251,266 226,959
2 Banja Luka 99,102 −0.42% 29 3,417 6,228 98,078 90,584
3 Zenica 66,329 −0.4% 16 4,146 9,338 65,713 61,651
4 Tuzla 56,016 −0.41% 16 3,501 10,995 55,460

See also

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.