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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.56 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Equatorial Guinea
2100 1,368,666 5,053,285
2099 1,382,821 5,030,801
2098 1,397,565 5,007,228
2097 1,413,532 4,983,150
2096 1,429,204 4,959,082
2095 1,444,480 4,933,332
2094 1,459,743 4,905,464
2093 1,475,492 4,877,815
2092 1,490,946 4,850,016
2091 1,506,239 4,823,911
2090 1,521,837 4,796,204
2089 1,538,128 4,765,373
2088 1,554,688 4,734,246
2087 1,571,208 4,703,695
2086 1,588,504 4,673,217
2085 1,605,957 4,642,131
2084 1,624,320 4,607,210
2083 1,643,261 4,574,316
2082 1,662,175 4,540,818
2081 1,681,314 4,505,519
2080 1,701,168 4,469,469
2079 1,721,318 4,430,966
2078 1,741,916 4,393,054
2077 1,762,807 4,354,278
2076 1,784,335 4,312,881
2075 1,806,786 4,271,277
2074 1,829,227 4,230,374
2073 1,851,366 4,189,634
2072 1,874,026 4,148,110
2071 1,897,167 4,106,996
2070 1,921,183 4,064,376
2069 1,944,841 4,021,900
2068 1,968,581 3,981,311
2067 1,994,208 3,939,430
2066 2,019,687 3,896,865
2065 2,045,997 3,852,791
2064 2,071,940 3,808,133
2063 2,097,727 3,764,740
2062 2,123,391 3,721,365
2061 2,149,881 3,677,181
2060 2,177,114 3,632,328
2059 2,204,104 3,586,049
2058 2,231,438 3,537,963
2057 2,259,550 3,491,303
2056 2,289,280 3,444,436
2055 2,319,090 3,396,599
2054 2,346,686 3,348,286
2053 2,375,139 3,300,634
2052 2,402,864 3,252,844
2051 2,432,239 3,205,569
2050 2,460,425 3,158,891
2049 2,489,784 3,112,260
2048 2,517,716 3,065,466
2047 2,547,032 3,019,272
2046 2,576,313 2,971,402
2045 2,604,829 2,922,377
2044 2,633,079 2,872,776
2043 2,661,800 2,823,692
2042 2,690,344 2,773,582
2041 2,720,561 2,723,897
2040 2,749,705 2,672,567
2039 2,777,922 2,622,347
2038 2,804,291 2,570,184
2037 2,830,793 2,519,310
2036 2,857,546 2,468,819
2035 2,884,800 2,418,856
2034 2,913,808 2,368,775
2033 2,940,732 2,319,952
2032 2,967,485 2,269,637
2031 2,991,207 2,220,861
2030 3,015,049 2,173,192
2029 3,038,829 2,126,230
2028 3,064,003 2,079,176
2027 3,089,959 2,032,075
2026 3,116,111 1,985,469
2025 3,141,481 1,938,873
2024 3,164,253 1,892,516
2023 3,185,073 1,847,549
2022 3,204,802 1,803,545
2021 3,244,907 1,758,786
2020 3,299,349 1,716,468
2019 3,345,533 1,670,177
2018 3,387,000 1,616,422
2017 3,428,682 1,562,396
2016 3,473,003 1,508,186
2015 3,518,541 1,453,923
2014 3,564,829 1,399,828
2013 3,610,859 1,346,218
2012 3,670,113 1,293,483
2011 3,741,798 1,241,835
2010 3,811,472 1,189,085
2009 3,879,794 1,135,673
2008 3,947,544 1,084,530
2007 4,013,424 1,036,044
2006 4,063,272 990,343
2005 4,096,493 947,367
2004 4,140,987 899,917
2003 4,178,523 847,862
2002 4,188,002 797,957
2001 4,179,438 749,836
2000 4,159,771 703,279
1999 4,130,305 667,214
1998 4,089,356 641,474
1997 4,018,227 616,893
1996 3,875,246 593,492
1995 3,715,564 571,264
1994 3,725,412 550,138
1993 3,904,482 530,023
1992 4,234,616 510,770
1991 4,458,343 492,217
1990 4,448,652 474,274
1989 4,433,983 456,808
1988 4,414,404 439,651
1987 4,390,246 422,522
1986 4,362,115 404,728
1985 4,330,364 385,547
1984 4,295,536 364,899
1983 4,258,728 343,421
1982 4,221,100 322,216
1981 4,184,217 303,252
1980 4,148,426 288,644
1979 4,113,300 279,846
1978 4,078,240 276,531
1977 4,042,124 276,779
1976 4,004,552 281,031
1975 3,965,743 287,901
1974 3,926,472 294,953
1973 3,887,376 302,281
1972 3,848,271 309,468
1971 3,809,376 315,940
1970 3,773,247 320,803
1969 3,737,765 322,517
1968 3,698,794 318,849
1967 3,656,223 311,805
1966 3,610,562 304,859
1965 3,562,834 298,238
1964 3,513,441 291,942
1963 3,461,942 285,965
1962 3,407,532 280,286
1961 3,348,035 274,896
1960 3,281,381 269,807

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M 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
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Equatorial Guinea
2100 -1.02% 0.45%
2099 -1.06% 0.47%
2098 -1.13% 0.48%
2097 -1.1% 0.49%
2096 -1.06% 0.52%
2095 -1.05% 0.57%
2094 -1.07% 0.57%
2093 -1.04% 0.57%
2092 -1.02% 0.54%
2091 -1.02% 0.58%
2090 -1.06% 0.65%
2089 -1.07% 0.66%
2088 -1.05% 0.65%
2087 -1.09% 0.65%
2086 -1.09% 0.67%
2085 -1.13% 0.76%
2084 -1.15% 0.72%
2083 -1.14% 0.74%
2082 -1.14% 0.78%
2081 -1.17% 0.81%
2080 -1.17% 0.87%
2079 -1.18% 0.86%
2078 -1.19% 0.89%
2077 -1.21% 0.96%
2076 -1.24% 0.97%
2075 -1.23% 0.97%
2074 -1.2% 0.97%
2073 -1.21% 1%
2072 -1.22% 1%
2071 -1.25% 1.05%
2070 -1.22% 1.06%
2069 -1.21% 1.02%
2068 -1.29% 1.06%
2067 -1.26% 1.09%
2066 -1.29% 1.14%
2065 -1.25% 1.17%
2064 -1.23% 1.15%
2063 -1.21% 1.17%
2062 -1.23% 1.2%
2061 -1.25% 1.23%
2060 -1.22% 1.29%
2059 -1.22% 1.36%
2058 -1.24% 1.34%
2057 -1.3% 1.36%
2056 -1.29% 1.41%
2055 -1.18% 1.44%
2054 -1.2% 1.44%
2053 -1.15% 1.47%
2052 -1.21% 1.47%
2051 -1.15% 1.48%
2050 -1.18% 1.5%
2049 -1.11% 1.53%
2048 -1.15% 1.53%
2047 -1.14% 1.61%
2046 -1.09% 1.68%
2045 -1.07% 1.73%
2044 -1.08% 1.74%
2043 -1.06% 1.81%
2042 -1.11% 1.82%
2041 -1.06% 1.92%
2040 -1.02% 1.92%
2039 -0.94% 2.03%
2038 -0.94% 2.02%
2037 -0.94% 2.05%
2036 -0.94% 2.07%
2035 -1% 2.11%
2034 -0.92% 2.1%
2033 -0.9% 2.22%
2032 -0.79% 2.2%
2031 -0.79% 2.19%
2030 -0.78% 2.21%
2029 -0.82% 2.26%
2028 -0.84% 2.32%
2027 -0.84% 2.35%
2026 -0.81% 2.4%
2025 -0.72% 2.45%
2024 -0.65% 2.43%
2023 -0.62% 2.44%
2022 -1.24% 2.54%
2021 -1.65% 2.47%
2020 -1.38% 2.77%
2019 -1.22% 3.33%
2018 -1.22% 3.46%
2017 -1.28% 3.59%
2016 -1.29% 3.73%
2015 -1.3% 3.86%
2014 -1.27% 3.98%
2013 -1.61% 4.08%
2012 -1.92% 4.16%
2011 -1.83% 4.44%
2010 -1.76% 4.7%
2009 -1.72% 4.72%
2008 -1.64% 4.68%
2007 -1.23% 4.61%
2006 -0.81% 4.54%
2005 -1.07% 5.27%
2004 -0.9% 6.14%
2003 -0.23% 6.25%
2002 0.2% 6.42%
2001 0.47% 6.62%
2000 0.71% 5.41%
1999 1% 4.01%
1998 1.77% 3.98%
1997 3.69% 3.94%
1996 4.3% 3.89%
1995 -0.26% 3.84%
1994 -4.59% 3.8%
1993 -7.8% 3.77%
1992 -5.02% 3.77%
1991 0.22% 3.78%
1990 0.33% 3.82%
1989 0.44% 3.9%
1988 0.55% 4.05%
1987 0.64% 4.4%
1986 0.73% 4.98%
1985 0.81% 5.66%
1984 0.86% 6.25%
1983 0.89% 6.58%
1982 0.88% 6.25%
1981 0.86% 5.06%
1980 0.85% 3.14%
1979 0.86% 1.2%
1978 0.89% -0.09%
1977 0.94% -1.51%
1976 0.98% -2.39%
1975 1% -2.39%
1974 1.01% -2.42%
1973 1.02% -2.32%
1972 1.02% -2.05%
1971 0.96% -1.52%
1970 0.95% -0.53%
1969 1.05% 1.15%
1968 1.16% 2.26%
1967 1.26% 2.28%
1966 1.34% 2.22%
1965 1.41% 2.16%
1964 1.49% 2.09%
1963 1.6% 2.03%
1962 1.78% 1.96%
1961 2.03% 1.89%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina declined by 0.65%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Equatorial Guinea
Current population
3116111
1998075
Population rank 135/197 148/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
11.7 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
36.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +123
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +44,967
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 30/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 +3,812
Net migration rank 124/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - 3,812
2024 - -4,497 - 3,891
2023 -18,292 -485 40,140 3,997
2022 -20,197 -485 39,873 3,997
2021 -33,670 -25,865 39,160 6,493
2020 -22,502 -26,840 38,994 0
2019 -15,192 -27,841 38,894 14,695
2018 -10,761 -29,147 38,332 15,581
2017 -12,810 -30,650 37,740 16,399
2016 -13,009 -32,173 37,180 17,107
2015 -11,942 -33,948 36,543 17,697
2014 -11,009 -35,683 35,889 18,058
2013 -8,367 -37,002 35,158 18,106
2012 -6,761 -66,378 34,347 17,860
2011 -5,354 -64,875 33,502 17,604
2010 -1,895 -67,228 32,368 22,027
2009 652 -68,182 31,184 21,235
2008 161 -68,140 29,941 19,925
2007 1,557 -65,335 28,672 18,433
2006 2,714 -38,622 27,404 16,889
2005 6,546 -37,086 26,116 15,548
2004 9,549 -68,008 24,666 28,578
2003 10,781 -27,396 23,168 27,696
2002 10,972 -13,312 21,744 27,198
2001 10,424 9,055 20,376 26,919
2000 11,722 8,138 19,132 26,695
1999 13,568 25,495 18,465 7,846
1998 18,492 24,335 17,854 7,307
1997 19,311 80,133 17,305 6,696
1996 13,327 173,193 16,802 6,003
1995 5,926 126,914 16,345 5,300
1994 4,895 -157,427 15,937 4,664
1993 -27,199 -178,416 15,459 4,175
1992 -17,883 -436,814 15,010 3,867
1991 33,692 -26,483 14,581 3,642
1990 34,993 -22,829 14,158 3,511
1989 36,802 -19,634 13,724 3,545
1988 39,058 -17,058 13,266 3,777
1987 41,172 -14,853 12,727 4,482
1986 42,884 -12,941 12,061 6,317
1985 44,983 -11,429 11,179 8,816
1984 46,413 -10,321 10,076 11,221
1983 47,135 -9,599 8,886 12,766
1982 47,023 -9,298 8,182 12,568
1981 45,423 -9,384 7,573 9,605
1980 42,911 -7,368 7,142 4,903
1979 42,157 -7,454 5,786 -235
1978 44,800 -9,382 5,635 -4,553
1977 48,643 -11,834 5,550 -7,131
1976 52,107 -13,778 2,451 -9,377
1975 53,629 -14,348 4,580 -11,398
1974 53,600 -14,345 5,697 -12,983
1973 52,989 -14,043 6,508 -13,875
1972 54,072 -14,807 6,572 -13,576
1971 54,352 -15,829 4,822 -10,760
1970 54,455 -20,714 2,715 -6,499
1969 58,454 -21,229 2,593 -2,237
1968 61,422 -20,704 6,417 565
1967 65,618 -21,195 6,135 974
1966 70,085 -23,196 5,868 915
1965 72,896 -24,330 5,618 837
1964 74,151 -23,922 5,393 735
1963 75,380 -22,611 5,192 632
1962 77,582 -21,531 5,013 528
1961 77,601 -14,655 4,858 384
1960 76,840 -6,481 4,727 210

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

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

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 Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

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
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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