The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 155,900 people in Curacao in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 155,910 in Curacao.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 20.1 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Curacao is the 179th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.002% for Curacao.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.14% in Curacao.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while Curacao has grown from 138K to 156K (13.3% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 42.6% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 19.1% in Curacao.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Curacao: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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155910
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 179/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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3.65 days
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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7.5 hours
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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5.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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17.1 hours
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | +513 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +100 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 160/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 124,826 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 126,125 | 2.03% | 1.04% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 128,414 | 1.78% | 1.81% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 130,860 | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 133,148 | 1.49% | 1.75% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 135,266 | 1.41% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 136,682 | 1.34% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 138,140 | 1.26% | 1.07% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 140,298 | 1.16% | 1.56% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 142,581 | 1.05% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 144,739 | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 147,389 | 0.96% | 1.83% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 147,710 | 1.02% | 0.22% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 146,912 | 1.02% | -0.54% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 148,351 | 1.01% | 0.98% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 149,129 | 1% | 0.52% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 149,399 | 0.98% | 0.18% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 149,459 | 0.94% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 148,341 | 0.89% | -0.75% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 147,851 | 0.86% | -0.33% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 148,041 | 0.85% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 148,629 | 0.86% | 0.4% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 150,101 | 0.88% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 151,159 | 0.89% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 151,940 | 0.86% | 0.52% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 152,711 | 0.81% | 0.51% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 152,662 | 0.73% | -0.03% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 151,456 | 0.64% | -0.79% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 149,254 | 0.55% | -1.45% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 146,937 | 0.44% | -1.55% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 145,400 | 0.33% | -1.05% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 144,403 | 0.22% | -0.69% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 143,912 | -5.02% | -0.34% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 144,299 | -7.8% | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 144,630 | -4.59% | 0.23% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 145,139 | -0.26% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 146,306 | 4.3% | 0.8% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 146,956 | 3.69% | 0.44% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 144,472 | 1.77% | -1.69% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 139,428 | 1% | -3.49% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 133,860 | 0.71% | -3.99% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 129,047 | 0.47% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 129,205 | 0.2% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 131,897 | -0.23% | 2.08% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 134,192 | -0.9% | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 137,658 | -1.07% | 2.58% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 141,239 | -0.81% | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 144,056 | -1.23% | 1.99% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 145,880 | -1.64% | 1.27% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 146,833 | -1.72% | 0.65% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 148,703 | -1.76% | 1.27% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 150,831 | -1.83% | 1.43% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 152,088 | -1.92% | 0.83% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 153,822 | -1.61% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 155,909 | -1.27% | 1.36% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 157,980 | -1.3% | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 159,664 | -1.29% | 1.07% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 160,175 | -1.28% | 0.32% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 159,336 | -1.22% | -0.52% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 157,441 | -1.22% | -1.19% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 154,947 | -1.38% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 152,369 | -1.65% | -1.66% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 149,996 | -1.24% | -1.56% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 155,800 | -0.62% | 3.87% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 155,900 | -0.65% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 155,910 | -0.76% | 0.007% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 155,878 | -0.82% | -0.02% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 155,806 | -0.84% | -0.05% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 155,710 | -0.83% | -0.06% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 155,558 | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 155,356 | -0.79% | -0.13% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 155,112 | -0.79% | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 154,845 | -0.85% | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 154,546 | -0.91% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 154,200 | -0.96% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 153,844 | -0.97% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 153,444 | -0.94% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 153,028 | -0.94% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 152,600 | -0.94% | -0.28% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 152,140 | -0.98% | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 151,635 | -1.04% | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 151,130 | -1.09% | -0.33% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 150,608 | -1.09% | -0.35% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 150,071 | -1.07% | -0.36% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 149,519 | -1.08% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 148,941 | -1.08% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 148,367 | -1.12% | -0.39% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 147,763 | -1.14% | -0.41% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 147,130 | -1.13% | -0.43% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 146,495 | -1.14% | -0.43% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 145,829 | -1.16% | -0.45% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people with a rank change from 135th to 143rd. The population of Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sarajevo | 276K |
| Banja Luka | 185K |
| Bijeljina | 115K |
| Tuzla | 111K |
| Zenica | 111K |
| Mostar | 105K |
| Prijedor | 89.4K |
| Doboj | 68.5K |
| Bihac | 56.3K |
| Sanski Most | 16.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Curacao
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 39.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 909 ppl/mi² |
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