Population: 4,651,485 (July 1994 est.)
note: all data dealing with population is subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing

Population growth rate: 0.69% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 13.33 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.39 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.13 years
male: 72.43 years
female: 78.02 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.61 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Ethnic divisions: Muslim 44%, Serb 31%, Croat 17%, other 8%

Religions: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 10%

Languages: Serbo-Croatian 99%

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 1,026,254
by occupation: agriculture 2%, industry, mining 45% (1991 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bosnia and Herzegovina People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.