3,807,764 (2023 est.)
noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
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
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):
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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.)
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: 
total dependency ratio: 48
youth dependency ratio: 22.3
elderly dependency ratio: 27.1
potential support ratio: 3.7 (2021 est.)
total: 44.4 years (2023 est.)
male: 42.7 years
female: 46.1 years
-0.23% (2023 est.)
8.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated
urban population: 50.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
346,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2023)
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.)
27.7 years (2019 est.)
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
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
total population: 78.2 years (2023 est.)
male: 75.3 years
female: 81.4 years
1.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.66 (2023 est.)
45.8% (2011/12)
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.)
9.8% of GDP (2020)
2.16 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
3.5 beds/1,000 population (2014)
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
17.9% (2016)
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.)
total: 35% (2020 est.)
male: 42% (2020 est.)
female: 28% (2020 est.)
63.8% (2023 est.)
N/A
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 99.4%
female: 98.1% (2021)
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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