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Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to Curacao: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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

Bosnia Curacao
Current population
3140094
155910
Population rank 135/197 179/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.002%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
3.65 days
One birth every
21.4 minutes
7.5 hours
One death every
12.3 minutes
5.8 hours
One migration net change every
1.95 hours
17.1 hours
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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population

Growth rate
Curacao
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Bosnia Curacao Bosnia Curacao
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.

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