Bosnia and Herzegovina People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
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)
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: 43.3 years
male: 41.6 years
female: 44.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.23% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
8.31 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
10.26 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.38 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
male: 5.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.22 years
male: 75.28 years
female: 81.38 years (2023 est.)
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.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
1.6% (2012)
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)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 32.9%
male: 28.2%
female: 39.9% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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