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

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The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,140,095 in 2025 vs 18,289,896 people in Ecuador in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,114,736 people compared to 18,524,711 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 5.95 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 -1.15% per year vs +1.2% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.11M (23.3% decline), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.5% 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 1,368,062 19,228,782
2099 1,382,211 19,340,097
2098 1,396,949 19,450,693
2097 1,412,908 19,560,701
2096 1,428,574 19,669,979
2095 1,443,843 19,778,462
2094 1,459,099 19,886,052
2093 1,474,841 19,992,669
2092 1,490,288 20,098,272
2091 1,505,574 20,202,506
2090 1,521,165 20,305,068
2089 1,537,449 20,405,890
2088 1,554,002 20,504,644
2087 1,570,515 20,601,339
2086 1,587,803 20,695,909
2085 1,605,248 20,787,577
2084 1,623,603 20,876,493
2083 1,642,536 20,962,500
2082 1,661,441 21,045,378
2081 1,680,572 21,125,120
2080 1,700,417 21,201,334
2079 1,720,559 21,274,022
2078 1,741,147 21,342,681
2077 1,762,029 21,407,128
2076 1,783,547 21,467,139
2075 1,805,988 21,522,639
2074 1,828,419 21,574,048
2073 1,850,549 21,620,943
2072 1,873,199 21,663,089
2071 1,896,330 21,700,549
2070 1,920,335 21,733,443
2069 1,943,983 21,761,400
2068 1,967,713 21,784,628
2067 1,993,328 21,803,261
2066 2,018,796 21,817,250
2065 2,045,094 21,827,100
2064 2,071,026 21,832,128
2063 2,096,801 21,832,392
2062 2,122,454 21,827,906
2061 2,148,932 21,818,725
2060 2,176,154 21,804,898
2059 2,203,131 21,786,303
2058 2,230,453 21,762,952
2057 2,258,553 21,734,509
2056 2,288,270 21,701,243
2055 2,318,066 21,663,048
2054 2,345,650 21,619,826
2053 2,374,091 21,571,625
2052 2,401,804 21,518,254
2051 2,431,166 21,459,664
2050 2,459,340 21,395,458
2049 2,488,686 21,325,937
2048 2,516,605 21,250,764
2047 2,545,909 21,170,405
2046 2,575,176 21,084,775
2045 2,603,679 20,993,856
2044 2,631,917 20,897,671
2043 2,660,625 20,796,343
2042 2,689,157 20,690,070
2041 2,719,360 20,578,792
2040 2,748,491 20,462,650
2039 2,776,696 20,341,883
2038 2,803,054 20,216,233
2037 2,829,544 20,086,412
2036 2,856,285 19,952,696
2035 2,883,527 19,815,195
2034 2,912,522 19,673,968
2033 2,939,434 19,528,774
2032 2,966,176 19,380,240
2031 2,989,887 19,228,129
2030 3,013,719 19,072,759
2029 3,037,488 18,915,565
2028 3,062,650 18,757,690
2027 3,088,595 18,600,425
2026 3,114,736 18,444,744
2025 3,140,095 18,289,896
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline), while Ecuador's population increased by 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% 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 2,459,340 people with a rank change from 135th to 144th. The population of Ecuador will increase by 15.5% to 21,395,458 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 -0.76% 0.85%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.76%, while Ecuador's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Ecuador
Current population
3114736
18524711
Population rank 135/197 71/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.22%
One net population change
21.8 minutes
3.41 minutes
One birth every
21.5 minutes
1.96 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
5.57 minutes
Daily growth/decline -66 +423
Annual growth/decline -24,158 +154,418
Annual growth/decline rate -0.76% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 192/197 108/197
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 -18,359 -4,497 174,336 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 45.5% of the population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people). In Ecuador 92.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,912,898 people) and 7.3% is from migration (a gain of 150,730 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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