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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 18,487,749 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 5.93 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.2% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Ecuador
2100 1,368,666 19,229,713
2099 1,382,821 19,341,033
2098 1,397,565 19,451,634
2097 1,413,532 19,561,648
2096 1,429,204 19,670,931
2095 1,444,480 19,779,419
2094 1,459,743 19,887,014
2093 1,475,492 19,993,637
2092 1,490,946 20,099,245
2091 1,506,239 20,203,483
2090 1,521,837 20,306,051
2089 1,538,128 20,406,878
2088 1,554,688 20,505,637
2087 1,571,208 20,602,336
2086 1,588,504 20,696,910
2085 1,605,957 20,788,583
2084 1,624,320 20,877,503
2083 1,643,261 20,963,515
2082 1,662,175 21,046,396
2081 1,681,314 21,126,142
2080 1,701,168 21,202,360
2079 1,721,318 21,275,051
2078 1,741,916 21,343,714
2077 1,762,807 21,408,164
2076 1,784,335 21,468,178
2075 1,806,786 21,523,680
2074 1,829,227 21,575,092
2073 1,851,366 21,621,989
2072 1,874,026 21,664,137
2071 1,897,167 21,701,599
2070 1,921,183 21,734,495
2069 1,944,841 21,762,453
2068 1,968,581 21,785,682
2067 1,994,208 21,804,316
2066 2,019,687 21,818,306
2065 2,045,997 21,828,156
2064 2,071,940 21,833,185
2063 2,097,727 21,833,449
2062 2,123,391 21,828,963
2061 2,149,881 21,819,781
2060 2,177,114 21,805,954
2059 2,204,104 21,787,357
2058 2,231,438 21,764,005
2057 2,259,550 21,735,561
2056 2,289,280 21,702,294
2055 2,319,090 21,664,097
2054 2,346,686 21,620,873
2053 2,375,139 21,572,669
2052 2,402,864 21,519,295
2051 2,432,239 21,460,703
2050 2,460,425 21,396,494
2049 2,489,784 21,326,969
2048 2,517,716 21,251,792
2047 2,547,032 21,171,429
2046 2,576,313 21,085,795
2045 2,604,829 20,994,872
2044 2,633,079 20,898,682
2043 2,661,800 20,797,349
2042 2,690,344 20,691,071
2041 2,720,561 20,579,788
2040 2,749,705 20,463,641
2039 2,777,922 20,342,868
2038 2,804,291 20,217,211
2037 2,830,793 20,087,384
2036 2,857,546 19,953,661
2035 2,884,800 19,816,154
2034 2,913,808 19,674,920
2033 2,940,732 19,529,719
2032 2,967,485 19,381,178
2031 2,991,207 19,229,060
2030 3,015,049 19,073,682
2029 3,038,829 18,916,480
2028 3,064,003 18,758,598
2027 3,089,959 18,601,326
2026 3,116,111 18,445,637
2025 3,141,481 18,290,781
2024 3,164,253 18,135,478
2023 3,185,073 17,980,083
2022 3,204,802 17,823,897
2021 3,244,907 17,682,454
2020 3,299,349 17,546,065
2019 3,345,533 17,340,021
2018 3,387,000 17,049,547
2017 3,428,682 16,759,519
2016 3,473,003 16,505,139
2015 3,518,541 16,266,225
2014 3,564,829 16,035,124
2013 3,610,859 15,807,128
2012 3,670,113 15,572,194
2011 3,741,798 15,326,227
2010 3,811,472 15,076,695
2009 3,879,794 14,825,954
2008 3,947,544 14,575,202
2007 4,013,424 14,328,773
2006 4,063,272 14,086,131
2005 4,096,493 13,846,163
2004 4,140,987 13,608,701
2003 4,178,523 13,372,306
2002 4,188,002 13,138,472
2001 4,179,438 12,910,740
2000 4,159,771 12,689,206
1999 4,130,305 12,470,795
1998 4,089,356 12,251,184
1997 4,018,227 12,031,127
1996 3,875,246 11,810,950
1995 3,715,564 11,590,514
1994 3,725,412 11,372,197
1993 3,904,482 11,154,274
1992 4,234,616 10,930,128
1991 4,458,343 10,702,380
1990 4,448,652 10,473,673
1989 4,433,983 10,241,852
1988 4,414,404 10,010,808
1987 4,390,246 9,779,290
1986 4,362,115 9,545,998
1985 4,330,364 9,311,154
1984 4,295,536 9,074,782
1983 4,258,728 8,840,417
1982 4,221,100 8,611,298
1981 4,184,217 8,386,910
1980 4,148,426 8,165,877
1979 4,113,300 7,948,869
1978 4,078,240 7,736,167
1977 4,042,124 7,526,819
1976 4,004,552 7,320,912
1975 3,965,743 7,118,251
1974 3,926,472 6,918,573
1973 3,887,376 6,722,033
1972 3,848,271 6,529,034
1971 3,809,376 6,340,052
1970 3,773,247 6,155,387
1969 3,737,765 5,975,236
1968 3,698,794 5,799,680
1967 3,656,223 5,629,057
1966 3,610,562 5,463,748
1965 3,562,834 5,303,963
1964 3,513,441 5,149,918
1963 3,461,942 5,001,716
1962 3,407,532 4,859,269
1961 3,348,035 4,722,331
1960 3,281,381 4,590,891

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ecuador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bosnia and Herzegovina's population will shrink by 21% to 2,460,425 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population already peaked in 1991 at 4.46M people and is projected to decrease to 1.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Ecuador
2100 -1.02% -0.58%
2099 -1.06% -0.57%
2098 -1.13% -0.56%
2097 -1.1% -0.56%
2096 -1.06% -0.55%
2095 -1.05% -0.54%
2094 -1.07% -0.53%
2093 -1.04% -0.53%
2092 -1.02% -0.52%
2091 -1.02% -0.51%
2090 -1.06% -0.49%
2089 -1.07% -0.48%
2088 -1.05% -0.47%
2087 -1.09% -0.46%
2086 -1.09% -0.44%
2085 -1.13% -0.43%
2084 -1.15% -0.41%
2083 -1.14% -0.39%
2082 -1.14% -0.38%
2081 -1.17% -0.36%
2080 -1.17% -0.34%
2079 -1.18% -0.32%
2078 -1.19% -0.3%
2077 -1.21% -0.28%
2076 -1.24% -0.26%
2075 -1.23% -0.24%
2074 -1.2% -0.22%
2073 -1.21% -0.19%
2072 -1.22% -0.17%
2071 -1.25% -0.15%
2070 -1.22% -0.13%
2069 -1.21% -0.11%
2068 -1.29% -0.09%
2067 -1.26% -0.06%
2066 -1.29% -0.05%
2065 -1.25% -0.02%
2064 -1.23% -0.001%
2063 -1.21% 0.02%
2062 -1.23% 0.04%
2061 -1.25% 0.06%
2060 -1.22% 0.09%
2059 -1.22% 0.11%
2058 -1.24% 0.13%
2057 -1.3% 0.15%
2056 -1.29% 0.18%
2055 -1.18% 0.2%
2054 -1.2% 0.22%
2053 -1.15% 0.25%
2052 -1.21% 0.27%
2051 -1.15% 0.3%
2050 -1.18% 0.33%
2049 -1.11% 0.35%
2048 -1.15% 0.38%
2047 -1.14% 0.41%
2046 -1.09% 0.43%
2045 -1.07% 0.46%
2044 -1.08% 0.49%
2043 -1.06% 0.51%
2042 -1.11% 0.54%
2041 -1.06% 0.57%
2040 -1.02% 0.59%
2039 -0.94% 0.62%
2038 -0.94% 0.65%
2037 -0.94% 0.67%
2036 -0.94% 0.69%
2035 -1% 0.72%
2034 -0.92% 0.74%
2033 -0.9% 0.77%
2032 -0.79% 0.79%
2031 -0.79% 0.81%
2030 -0.78% 0.83%
2029 -0.82% 0.84%
2028 -0.84% 0.85%
2027 -0.84% 0.84%
2026 -0.81% 0.85%
2025 -0.72% 0.86%
2024 -0.65% 0.86%
2023 -0.62% 0.88%
2022 -1.24% 0.8%
2021 -1.65% 0.78%
2020 -1.38% 1.19%
2019 -1.22% 1.7%
2018 -1.22% 1.73%
2017 -1.28% 1.54%
2016 -1.29% 1.47%
2015 -1.3% 1.44%
2014 -1.27% 1.44%
2013 -1.61% 1.51%
2012 -1.92% 1.6%
2011 -1.83% 1.66%
2010 -1.76% 1.69%
2009 -1.72% 1.72%
2008 -1.64% 1.72%
2007 -1.23% 1.72%
2006 -0.81% 1.73%
2005 -1.07% 1.74%
2004 -0.9% 1.77%
2003 -0.23% 1.78%
2002 0.2% 1.76%
2001 0.47% 1.75%
2000 0.71% 1.75%
1999 1% 1.79%
1998 1.77% 1.83%
1997 3.69% 1.86%
1996 4.3% 1.9%
1995 -0.26% 1.92%
1994 -4.59% 1.95%
1993 -7.8% 2.05%
1992 -5.02% 2.13%
1991 0.22% 2.18%
1990 0.33% 2.26%
1989 0.44% 2.31%
1988 0.55% 2.37%
1987 0.64% 2.44%
1986 0.73% 2.52%
1985 0.81% 2.6%
1984 0.86% 2.65%
1983 0.89% 2.66%
1982 0.88% 2.68%
1981 0.86% 2.71%
1980 0.85% 2.73%
1979 0.86% 2.75%
1978 0.89% 2.78%
1977 0.94% 2.81%
1976 0.98% 2.85%
1975 1% 2.89%
1974 1.01% 2.92%
1973 1.02% 2.96%
1972 1.02% 2.98%
1971 0.96% 3%
1970 0.95% 3.01%
1969 1.05% 3.03%
1968 1.16% 3.03%
1967 1.26% 3.03%
1966 1.34% 3.01%
1965 1.41% 2.99%
1964 1.49% 2.96%
1963 1.6% 2.93%
1962 1.78% 2.9%
1961 2.03% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Ecuador's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Ecuador
Current population
3116111
18487749
Population rank 135/197 71/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.22%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
3.38 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
5.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +426
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +155,395
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 109/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change -6,994 -17,219
Net migration rank 124/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -17,219
2024 - -4,497 - -19,704
2023 -18,292 -485 178,093 -21,948
2022 -20,197 -485 179,308 -23,090
2021 -33,670 -25,865 155,146 -28,503
2020 -22,502 -26,840 156,458 -10,320
2019 -15,192 -27,841 211,045 54,921
2018 -10,761 -29,147 219,513 95,482
2017 -12,810 -30,650 211,355 53,707
2016 -13,009 -32,173 208,245 35,461
2015 -11,942 -33,948 219,399 14,724
2014 -11,009 -35,683 225,790 2,273
2013 -8,367 -37,002 234,103 -6,182
2012 -6,761 -66,378 249,825 -7,883
2011 -5,354 -64,875 258,171 -8,167
2010 -1,895 -67,228 257,404 -8,330
2009 652 -68,182 260,892 -8,491
2008 161 -68,140 257,894 -8,799
2007 1,557 -65,335 253,419 -9,644
2006 2,714 -38,622 254,184 -12,679
2005 6,546 -37,086 255,295 -16,855
2004 9,549 -68,008 257,436 -20,940
2003 10,781 -27,396 258,928 -22,641
2002 10,972 -13,312 259,446 -28,090
2001 10,424 9,055 259,376 -35,275
2000 11,722 8,138 259,837 -40,859
1999 13,568 25,495 261,650 -43,813
1998 18,492 24,335 263,927 -42,550
1997 19,311 80,133 266,020 -47,287
1996 13,327 173,193 267,695 -46,082
1995 5,926 126,914 264,449 -45,201
1994 4,895 -157,427 261,788 -44,399
1993 -27,199 -178,416 260,330 -41,867
1992 -17,883 -436,814 259,787 -29,958
1991 33,692 -26,483 257,713 -32,064
1990 34,993 -22,829 252,919 -21,164
1989 36,802 -19,634 248,129 -16,240
1988 39,058 -17,058 241,191 -10,977
1987 41,172 -14,853 237,724 -4,886
1986 42,884 -12,941 237,084 -3,345
1985 44,983 -11,429 236,438 -494
1984 46,413 -10,321 236,543 249
1983 47,135 -9,599 231,336 578
1982 47,023 -9,298 227,606 -1,282
1981 45,423 -9,384 224,073 -1,605
1980 42,911 -7,368 220,120 -517
1979 42,157 -7,454 216,162 -1,749
1978 44,800 -9,382 212,497 -1,518
1977 48,643 -11,834 209,095 -1,377
1976 52,107 -13,778 205,366 -1,264
1975 53,629 -14,348 202,407 -1,189
1974 53,600 -14,345 199,276 -1,133
1973 52,989 -14,043 196,028 -1,090
1972 54,072 -14,807 192,136 -1,078
1971 54,352 -15,829 187,995 -1,096
1970 54,455 -20,714 183,517 -1,091
1969 58,454 -21,229 178,403 -518
1968 61,422 -20,704 173,828 -582
1967 65,618 -21,195 168,629 -623
1966 70,085 -23,196 163,317 -710
1965 72,896 -24,330 157,915 -957
1964 74,151 -23,922 152,263 -1,130
1963 75,380 -22,611 146,531 -1,254
1962 77,582 -21,531 140,943 -1,315
1961 77,601 -14,655 135,573 -1,317
1960 76,840 -6,481 130,368 -1,746

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 41.1% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people). In Ecuador 91.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

Biggest cities by population

Bosnia
City Population
Sarajevo 276K
Banja Luka 185K
Tuzla 111K
Zenica 111K
Mostar 105K
Prijedor 89.4K
Doboj 68.5K
Bihac 56.3K
Bijeljina 42.3K
Sanski Most 16.9K
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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