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🌆 Largest Cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people23 entries🇧🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 1,905,798 (23 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
SarajevoFederation of B&H
696,731
2
Banja LukaSrpska
221,106
3
ZenicaFederation of B&H
164,423
4
TuzlaFederation of B&H
142,486
5
MostarFederation of B&H
104,518
6
BihaćFederation of B&H
75,641
7
IlidžaFederation of B&H
71,277
8
LukavacFederation of B&H
44,520
9
BugojnoFederation of B&H
41,378
10
BrčkoBrčko
38,968
11
BijeljinaSrpska
37,692
12
PrijedorSrpska
36,347
13
TrebinjeSrpska
33,178
14
TravnikFederation of B&H
31,127
15
DobojSrpska
27,235
16
CazinFederation of B&H
21,741
17
Velika KladušaFederation of B&H
19,330
18
VisokoFederation of B&H
17,890
19
GoraždeFederation of B&H
17,650
20
KonjicFederation of B&H
15,950
21
GračanicaFederation of B&H
15,758
22
GradačacFederation of B&H
15,659
23
Bosanska KrupaFederation of B&H
15,193

Highlights

Within Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo ranks first in 2026 with 696,731, followed by Banja Luka (221,106) and Zenica (164,423).

Sarajevo is 3.2 times higher than Banja Luka, the runner-up.

Across 23 entries, values run from 696,731 (Sarajevo) to 15,193 (Bosanska Krupa), with a median of 36,347.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.