Bosnia and Herzegovina People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

3,824,782 (July 2021 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.)

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

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: 13.18% (male 261,430/female 244,242)

15-24 years: 10.83% (male 214,319/female 201,214)

25-54 years: 44.52% (male 859,509/female 848,071)

55-64 years: 15.24% (male 284,415/female 300,168)

65 years and over: 16.22% (male 249,624/female 372,594) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 48

youth dependency ratio: 21.5

elderly dependency ratio: 26.5

potential support ratio: 3.8 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 43.3 years

male: 41.6 years

female: 44.8 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.21% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

10.25 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

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

Urbanization

urban population: 49.4% of total population (2021)

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

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

344,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

27.7 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.32 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.74 years

male: 74.76 years

female: 80.93 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.35 children born/woman (2021 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 (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

8.9% (2018)

Physicians density

2.16 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

3.5 beds/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 98.9% of population

rural: 92.1% of population

total: 95.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population

rural: 7.9% of population

total: 4.5% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

17.9% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

1.6% (2012)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.5%

male: 99.5%

female: 97.5% (2015)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2014)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 33.8%

male: 31.3%

female: 37.9% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.