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Bosnia and Herzegovina People - 2024


SOURCE: 2024 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population

3,807,764 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)

adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Ethnic groups

Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared/no answer 1% (2013 est.)

note: Republika Srpska authorities dispute the methodology and refuse to recognize the results; Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam

Languages

Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2% (2013 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svjetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Bosnian)

Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

Knjiga svjetskih činjenica, nužan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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Religions

Muslim 50.7%, Orthodox 30.7%, Roman Catholic 15.2%, atheist 0.8%, agnostic 0.3%, other 1.2%, undeclared/no answer 1.1% (2013 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 13.14% (male 258,937/female 241,581)

15-64 years: 69% (male 1,319,995/female 1,307,304)

65 years and over: 17.86% (2023 est.) (male 277,555/female 402,392)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 48

youth dependency ratio: 22.3

elderly dependency ratio: 27.1

potential support ratio: 3.7 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 44.4 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.7 years

female: 46.1 years

Population growth rate

-0.23% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

8.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated

Urbanization

urban population: 50.3% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

346,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

27.7 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

6 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 75.3 years

female: 81.4 years

Total fertility rate

1.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.66 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

45.8% (2011/12)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 99.9% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 99.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

9.8% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

2.16 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

3.5 beds/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 99.5% of population

rural: N/A

total: N/A

unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population

rural: N/A

total: (2020 est.) NA

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

17.9% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 5.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 4.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 35% (2020 est.)

male: 42% (2020 est.)

female: 28% (2020 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

63.8% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.1%

male: 99.4%

female: 98.1% (2021)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2014)

NOTE: The information regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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