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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,164,253 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 3,116,111 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 6.11 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked the 135th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decreased from 4.06M people to 3.12M (23.3% decline), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bosnia Guatemala
2100 1,368,666 26,157,456
2099 1,382,821 26,245,641
2098 1,397,565 26,331,619
2097 1,413,532 26,416,090
2096 1,429,204 26,497,966
2095 1,444,480 26,577,430
2094 1,459,743 26,654,549
2093 1,475,492 26,728,912
2092 1,490,946 26,800,726
2091 1,506,239 26,869,103
2090 1,521,837 26,933,745
2089 1,538,128 26,994,393
2088 1,554,688 27,051,725
2087 1,571,208 27,105,725
2086 1,588,504 27,155,743
2085 1,605,957 27,200,252
2084 1,624,320 27,240,081
2083 1,643,261 27,274,635
2082 1,662,175 27,304,601
2081 1,681,314 27,328,275
2080 1,701,168 27,346,322
2079 1,721,318 27,358,846
2078 1,741,916 27,364,710
2077 1,762,807 27,363,544
2076 1,784,335 27,356,220
2075 1,806,786 27,343,275
2074 1,829,227 27,324,366
2073 1,851,366 27,298,193
2072 1,874,026 27,264,801
2071 1,897,167 27,224,139
2070 1,921,183 27,176,996
2069 1,944,841 27,121,679
2068 1,968,581 27,058,279
2067 1,994,208 26,987,818
2066 2,019,687 26,909,977
2065 2,045,997 26,825,610
2064 2,071,940 26,733,472
2063 2,097,727 26,634,443
2062 2,123,391 26,529,537
2061 2,149,881 26,418,318
2060 2,177,114 26,300,043
2059 2,204,104 26,175,298
2058 2,231,438 26,043,910
2057 2,259,550 25,905,522
2056 2,289,280 25,761,415
2055 2,319,090 25,611,347
2054 2,346,686 25,455,341
2053 2,375,139 25,292,387
2052 2,402,864 25,124,081
2051 2,432,239 24,950,631
2050 2,460,425 24,772,432
2049 2,489,784 24,588,164
2048 2,517,716 24,398,840
2047 2,547,032 24,205,409
2046 2,576,313 24,005,250
2045 2,604,829 23,799,564
2044 2,633,079 23,587,909
2043 2,661,800 23,370,717
2042 2,690,344 23,147,742
2041 2,720,561 22,919,092
2040 2,749,705 22,684,402
2039 2,777,922 22,443,876
2038 2,804,291 22,196,908
2037 2,830,793 21,945,561
2036 2,857,546 21,689,784
2035 2,884,800 21,429,391
2034 2,913,808 21,165,636
2033 2,940,732 20,899,157
2032 2,967,485 20,630,118
2031 2,991,207 20,359,005
2030 3,015,049 20,085,689
2029 3,038,829 19,810,652
2028 3,064,003 19,534,112
2027 3,089,959 19,255,397
2026 3,116,111 18,973,755
2025 3,141,481 18,690,875
2024 3,164,253 18,406,359
2023 3,185,073 18,124,838
2022 3,204,802 17,847,877
2021 3,244,907 17,598,650
2020 3,299,349 17,357,325
2019 3,345,533 17,103,803
2018 3,387,000 16,845,685
2017 3,428,682 16,567,357
2016 3,473,003 16,268,760
2015 3,518,541 15,971,743
2014 3,564,829 15,681,725
2013 3,610,859 15,387,337
2012 3,670,113 15,089,647
2011 3,741,798 14,792,126
2010 3,811,472 14,500,112
2009 3,879,794 14,215,611
2008 3,947,544 13,935,174
2007 4,013,424 13,652,040
2006 4,063,272 13,367,459
2005 4,096,493 13,087,629
2004 4,140,987 12,807,402
2003 4,178,523 12,525,842
2002 4,188,002 12,246,915
2001 4,179,438 11,969,422
2000 4,159,771 11,697,592
1999 4,130,305 11,422,965
1998 4,089,356 11,139,145
1997 4,018,227 10,857,754
1996 3,875,246 10,583,526
1995 3,715,564 10,312,996
1994 3,725,412 10,043,718
1993 3,904,482 9,779,761
1992 4,234,616 9,522,266
1991 4,458,343 9,272,584
1990 4,448,652 9,024,773
1989 4,433,983 8,775,546
1988 4,414,404 8,532,099
1987 4,390,246 8,296,485
1986 4,362,115 8,070,818
1985 4,330,364 7,849,693
1984 4,295,536 7,630,682
1983 4,258,728 7,419,642
1982 4,221,100 7,240,241
1981 4,184,217 7,075,648
1980 4,148,426 6,900,212
1979 4,113,300 6,727,797
1978 4,078,240 6,561,534
1977 4,042,124 6,401,515
1976 4,004,552 6,262,404
1975 3,965,743 6,128,731
1974 3,926,472 5,981,197
1973 3,887,376 5,831,631
1972 3,848,271 5,682,833
1971 3,809,376 5,538,355
1970 3,773,247 5,396,966
1969 3,737,765 5,257,081
1968 3,698,794 5,118,111
1967 3,656,223 4,978,862
1966 3,610,562 4,840,958
1965 3,562,834 4,704,965
1964 3,513,441 4,571,109
1963 3,461,942 4,440,264
1962 3,407,532 4,312,044
1961 3,348,035 4,186,201
1960 3,281,381 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina decreased by 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd most populous country in 2006 and is 135th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M 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
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bosnia Guatemala
2100 -1.02% -0.34%
2099 -1.06% -0.33%
2098 -1.13% -0.32%
2097 -1.1% -0.31%
2096 -1.06% -0.3%
2095 -1.05% -0.29%
2094 -1.07% -0.28%
2093 -1.04% -0.27%
2092 -1.02% -0.25%
2091 -1.02% -0.24%
2090 -1.06% -0.22%
2089 -1.07% -0.21%
2088 -1.05% -0.2%
2087 -1.09% -0.18%
2086 -1.09% -0.16%
2085 -1.13% -0.15%
2084 -1.15% -0.13%
2083 -1.14% -0.11%
2082 -1.14% -0.09%
2081 -1.17% -0.07%
2080 -1.17% -0.05%
2079 -1.18% -0.02%
2078 -1.19% 0.004%
2077 -1.21% 0.03%
2076 -1.24% 0.05%
2075 -1.23% 0.07%
2074 -1.2% 0.1%
2073 -1.21% 0.12%
2072 -1.22% 0.15%
2071 -1.25% 0.17%
2070 -1.22% 0.2%
2069 -1.21% 0.23%
2068 -1.29% 0.26%
2067 -1.26% 0.29%
2066 -1.29% 0.31%
2065 -1.25% 0.34%
2064 -1.23% 0.37%
2063 -1.21% 0.4%
2062 -1.23% 0.42%
2061 -1.25% 0.45%
2060 -1.22% 0.48%
2059 -1.22% 0.5%
2058 -1.24% 0.53%
2057 -1.3% 0.56%
2056 -1.29% 0.59%
2055 -1.18% 0.61%
2054 -1.2% 0.64%
2053 -1.15% 0.67%
2052 -1.21% 0.7%
2051 -1.15% 0.72%
2050 -1.18% 0.75%
2049 -1.11% 0.78%
2048 -1.15% 0.8%
2047 -1.14% 0.83%
2046 -1.09% 0.86%
2045 -1.07% 0.9%
2044 -1.08% 0.93%
2043 -1.06% 0.96%
2042 -1.11% 1%
2041 -1.06% 1.03%
2040 -1.02% 1.07%
2039 -0.94% 1.11%
2038 -0.94% 1.15%
2037 -0.94% 1.18%
2036 -0.94% 1.22%
2035 -1% 1.25%
2034 -0.92% 1.28%
2033 -0.9% 1.3%
2032 -0.79% 1.33%
2031 -0.79% 1.36%
2030 -0.78% 1.39%
2029 -0.82% 1.42%
2028 -0.84% 1.45%
2027 -0.84% 1.48%
2026 -0.81% 1.51%
2025 -0.72% 1.55%
2024 -0.65% 1.55%
2023 -0.62% 1.55%
2022 -1.24% 1.42%
2021 -1.65% 1.39%
2020 -1.38% 1.48%
2019 -1.22% 1.53%
2018 -1.22% 1.68%
2017 -1.28% 1.84%
2016 -1.29% 1.86%
2015 -1.3% 1.85%
2014 -1.27% 1.91%
2013 -1.61% 1.97%
2012 -1.92% 2.01%
2011 -1.83% 2.01%
2010 -1.76% 2%
2009 -1.72% 2.01%
2008 -1.64% 2.07%
2007 -1.23% 2.13%
2006 -0.81% 2.14%
2005 -1.07% 2.19%
2004 -0.9% 2.25%
2003 -0.23% 2.28%
2002 0.2% 2.32%
2001 0.47% 2.32%
2000 0.71% 2.4%
1999 1% 2.55%
1998 1.77% 2.59%
1997 3.69% 2.59%
1996 4.3% 2.62%
1995 -0.26% 2.68%
1994 -4.59% 2.7%
1993 -7.8% 2.7%
1992 -5.02% 2.69%
1991 0.22% 2.75%
1990 0.33% 2.84%
1989 0.44% 2.85%
1988 0.55% 2.84%
1987 0.64% 2.8%
1986 0.73% 2.82%
1985 0.81% 2.87%
1984 0.86% 2.84%
1983 0.89% 2.48%
1982 0.88% 2.33%
1981 0.86% 2.54%
1980 0.85% 2.56%
1979 0.86% 2.53%
1978 0.89% 2.5%
1977 0.94% 2.22%
1976 0.98% 2.18%
1975 1% 2.47%
1974 1.01% 2.56%
1973 1.02% 2.62%
1972 1.02% 2.61%
1971 0.96% 2.62%
1970 0.95% 2.66%
1969 1.05% 2.72%
1968 1.16% 2.8%
1967 1.26% 2.85%
1966 1.34% 2.89%
1965 1.41% 2.93%
1964 1.49% 2.95%
1963 1.6% 2.97%
1962 1.78% 3.01%
1961 2.03% 3.02%

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 Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Bosnia Guatemala
Current population
3116111
19049936
Population rank 135/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.23%
One net population change
25.2 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
21.4 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline -57 +771
Annual growth/decline -20,820 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 69/197
One migration net change every
1.26 hours
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -6,994 -7,959
Net migration rank 124/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 34,120 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 160/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.1% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 151/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bosnia Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,994 - -7,959
2024 - -4,497 - -7,725
2023 -18,292 -485 289,635 -8,940
2022 -20,197 -485 281,675 -8,463
2021 -33,670 -25,865 255,145 -29,908
2020 -22,502 -26,840 281,328 -23,927
2019 -15,192 -27,841 307,389 -57,746
2018 -10,761 -29,147 323,100 -56,487
2017 -12,810 -30,650 332,838 -42,779
2016 -13,009 -32,173 338,114 -30,980
2015 -11,942 -33,948 335,072 -48,179
2014 -11,009 -35,683 333,551 -40,409
2013 -8,367 -37,002 331,321 -35,698
2012 -6,761 -66,378 332,365 -32,624
2011 -5,354 -64,875 328,548 -33,238
2010 -1,895 -67,228 324,802 -36,076
2009 652 -68,182 323,320 -43,046
2008 161 -68,140 323,226 -42,624
2007 1,557 -65,335 326,298 -40,632
2006 2,714 -38,622 325,604 -42,118
2005 6,546 -37,086 325,816 -49,636
2004 9,549 -68,008 331,699 -47,409
2003 10,781 -27,396 333,539 -54,701
2002 10,972 -13,312 334,255 -55,247
2001 10,424 9,055 335,503 -59,536
2000 11,722 8,138 332,891 -65,197
1999 13,568 25,495 328,890 -47,325
1998 18,492 24,335 325,174 -39,104
1997 19,311 80,133 320,087 -43,377
1996 13,327 173,193 315,252 -43,501
1995 5,926 126,914 309,236 -39,917
1994 4,895 -157,427 302,708 -33,462
1993 -27,199 -178,416 295,515 -36,848
1992 -17,883 -436,814 288,411 -32,093
1991 33,692 -26,483 283,917 -40,868
1990 34,993 -22,829 280,318 -27,735
1989 36,802 -19,634 276,736 -30,860
1988 39,058 -17,058 271,466 -30,450
1987 41,172 -14,853 261,746 -31,539
1986 42,884 -12,941 252,754 -31,631
1985 44,983 -11,429 246,119 -24,991
1984 46,413 -10,321 241,892 -25,010
1983 47,135 -9,599 238,059 -32,877
1982 47,023 -9,298 199,809 -46,174
1981 45,423 -9,384 221,044 -45,490
1980 42,911 -7,368 218,460 -43,144
1979 42,157 -7,454 216,810 -47,278
1978 44,800 -9,382 211,301 -48,309
1977 48,643 -11,834 203,299 -46,249
1976 52,107 -13,778 171,903 -50,745
1975 53,629 -14,348 188,501 -42,329
1974 53,600 -14,345 184,992 -36,089
1973 52,989 -14,043 179,871 -29,641
1972 54,072 -14,807 173,162 -25,807
1971 54,352 -15,829 165,104 -23,513
1970 54,455 -20,714 155,946 -14,755
1969 58,454 -21,229 149,516 -10,937
1968 61,422 -20,704 146,946 -7,589
1967 65,618 -21,195 143,859 -4,715
1966 70,085 -23,196 140,494 -3,824
1965 72,896 -24,330 135,997 -681
1964 74,151 -23,922 132,832 -440
1963 75,380 -22,611 129,065 240
1962 77,582 -21,531 126,429 713
1961 77,601 -14,655 123,753 797
1960 76,840 -6,481 120,728 -186

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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 34,120 residents or 1.1% of the population were not native-born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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