The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 6,338,193 people in El Salvador in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,140,094 people compared to 6,386,184 in El Salvador.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 2.03 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 112th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
- For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
- Since 2005, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.1M people to 3.14M (23.3% decline), while El Salvador has grown from 6.01M to 6.39M (6.34% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador: live population counter
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| Current population |
3140094
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6386184
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| Population rank | 135/197 | 112/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
25.2 minutes
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18.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.4 minutes
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5.29 minutes
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| One death every |
12.3 minutes
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11.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.95 hours
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22.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,497 | -23,102 |
| Daily growth/decline | -57 | +78 |
| Annual growth/decline | -20,820 | +28,569 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.65% | +0.45% |
| Population growth rate rank | 188/197 | 140/197 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,281,381 | 2,791,459 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,348,035 | 2,870,016 | 2.03% | 2.81% |
| 1962 | 3,407,532 | 2,949,204 | 1.78% | 2.76% |
| 1963 | 3,461,942 | 3,028,679 | 1.6% | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 3,513,441 | 3,111,883 | 1.49% | 2.75% |
| 1965 | 3,562,834 | 3,199,466 | 1.41% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 3,610,562 | 3,290,961 | 1.34% | 2.86% |
| 1967 | 3,656,223 | 3,385,184 | 1.26% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 3,698,794 | 3,480,773 | 1.16% | 2.82% |
| 1969 | 3,737,765 | 3,576,485 | 1.05% | 2.75% |
| 1970 | 3,773,247 | 3,668,796 | 0.95% | 2.58% |
| 1971 | 3,809,376 | 3,757,523 | 0.96% | 2.42% |
| 1972 | 3,848,271 | 3,846,830 | 1.02% | 2.38% |
| 1973 | 3,887,376 | 3,938,068 | 1.02% | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 3,926,472 | 4,029,671 | 1.01% | 2.33% |
| 1975 | 3,965,743 | 4,120,449 | 1% | 2.25% |
| 1976 | 4,004,552 | 4,210,310 | 0.98% | 2.18% |
| 1977 | 4,042,124 | 4,301,256 | 0.94% | 2.16% |
| 1978 | 4,078,240 | 4,394,114 | 0.89% | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 4,113,300 | 4,480,388 | 0.86% | 1.96% |
| 1980 | 4,148,426 | 4,540,382 | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| 1981 | 4,184,217 | 4,570,599 | 0.86% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 4,221,100 | 4,622,477 | 0.88% | 1.14% |
| 1983 | 4,258,728 | 4,707,367 | 0.89% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 4,295,536 | 4,798,003 | 0.86% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 4,330,364 | 4,894,706 | 0.81% | 2.02% |
| 1986 | 4,362,115 | 4,992,769 | 0.73% | 2% |
| 1987 | 4,390,246 | 5,092,441 | 0.64% | 2% |
| 1988 | 4,414,404 | 5,195,833 | 0.55% | 2.03% |
| 1989 | 4,433,983 | 5,298,979 | 0.44% | 1.99% |
| 1990 | 4,448,652 | 5,399,726 | 0.33% | 1.9% |
| 1991 | 4,458,343 | 5,495,077 | 0.22% | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 4,234,616 | 5,585,609 | -5.02% | 1.65% |
| 1993 | 3,904,482 | 5,659,957 | -7.8% | 1.33% |
| 1994 | 3,725,412 | 5,714,129 | -4.59% | 0.96% |
| 1995 | 3,715,564 | 5,762,131 | -0.26% | 0.84% |
| 1996 | 3,875,246 | 5,805,286 | 4.3% | 0.75% |
| 1997 | 4,018,227 | 5,844,578 | 3.69% | 0.68% |
| 1998 | 4,089,356 | 5,880,781 | 1.77% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 4,130,305 | 5,913,900 | 1% | 0.56% |
| 2000 | 4,159,771 | 5,943,366 | 0.71% | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 4,179,438 | 5,968,060 | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 4,188,002 | 5,986,631 | 0.2% | 0.31% |
| 2003 | 4,178,523 | 5,998,599 | -0.23% | 0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,140,987 | 6,004,671 | -0.9% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | 4,096,493 | 6,005,578 | -1.07% | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 4,063,272 | 6,002,319 | -0.81% | -0.05% |
| 2007 | 4,013,424 | 6,009,824 | -1.23% | 0.13% |
| 2008 | 3,947,544 | 6,029,297 | -1.64% | 0.32% |
| 2009 | 3,879,794 | 6,048,279 | -1.72% | 0.31% |
| 2010 | 3,811,472 | 6,068,249 | -1.76% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 3,741,798 | 6,090,127 | -1.83% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 3,670,113 | 6,113,975 | -1.92% | 0.39% |
| 2013 | 3,610,859 | 6,138,839 | -1.61% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 3,564,829 | 6,162,955 | -1.27% | 0.39% |
| 2015 | 3,518,541 | 6,183,676 | -1.3% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 3,473,003 | 6,200,800 | -1.29% | 0.28% |
| 2017 | 3,428,682 | 6,213,533 | -1.28% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 3,387,000 | 6,219,807 | -1.22% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,345,533 | 6,222,318 | -1.22% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 3,299,349 | 6,234,673 | -1.38% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,244,907 | 6,255,782 | -1.65% | 0.34% |
| 2022 | 3,204,802 | 6,280,319 | -1.24% | 0.39% |
| 2023 | 3,185,073 | 6,309,624 | -0.62% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 3,164,253 | 6,338,193 | -0.65% | 0.45% |
| 2025 | 3,140,094 | 6,365,499 | -0.76% | 0.43% |
| 2026 | 3,114,242 | 6,391,250 | -0.82% | 0.4% |
| 2027 | 3,088,090 | 6,416,437 | -0.84% | 0.39% |
| 2028 | 3,062,434 | 6,440,931 | -0.83% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 3,037,868 | 6,464,413 | -0.8% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 3,013,973 | 6,486,202 | -0.79% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 2,990,094 | 6,506,399 | -0.79% | 0.31% |
| 2032 | 2,964,774 | 6,525,787 | -0.85% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 2,937,841 | 6,544,657 | -0.91% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 2,909,781 | 6,562,182 | -0.96% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 2,881,541 | 6,578,179 | -0.97% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 2,854,431 | 6,593,325 | -0.94% | 0.23% |
| 2037 | 2,827,715 | 6,607,014 | -0.94% | 0.21% |
| 2038 | 2,801,180 | 6,619,816 | -0.94% | 0.19% |
| 2039 | 2,773,788 | 6,631,169 | -0.98% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 2,745,008 | 6,640,751 | -1.04% | 0.14% |
| 2041 | 2,715,219 | 6,649,288 | -1.09% | 0.13% |
| 2042 | 2,685,730 | 6,656,208 | -1.09% | 0.1% |
| 2043 | 2,656,998 | 6,661,886 | -1.07% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 2,628,409 | 6,665,748 | -1.08% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 2,599,923 | 6,668,028 | -1.08% | 0.03% |
| 2046 | 2,570,920 | 6,669,403 | -1.12% | 0.02% |
| 2047 | 2,541,510 | 6,669,832 | -1.14% | 0.006% |
| 2048 | 2,512,786 | 6,669,220 | -1.13% | -0.009% |
| 2049 | 2,484,040 | 6,666,756 | -1.14% | -0.04% |
| 2050 | 2,455,167 | 6,663,341 | -1.16% | -0.05% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline), while El Salvador gained 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost -378,447 (a 10.8% decline), while El Salvador's population increased by 202,508 (a 3.27% growth).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2005 and is 135th in 2025. El Salvador was ranked 102nd in 2005 and ranked 112th 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 El Salvador will increase by 4.34% to 6,663,341 people and rank change from 112th to 116th.
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 |
| San Salvador | 331K |
| Santa Ana | 251K |
| San Miguel | 233K |
| Soyapango | 230K |
| Mejicanos | 137K |
| Apopa | 129K |
| Ahuachapan | 127K |
| Santa Tecla | 126K |
| Sonsonate | 72.2K |
| Usulutan | 66.1K |
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Population differences between Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 72.5 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 31.7 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 28.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 47.5:52.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 160.1 ppl/mi² | 792 ppl/mi² |
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