Bosnia and Herzegovina: People & Society#
| Population | 3,861,912 (July 2016 est.) |
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| 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% note: the methodology remains disputed and Republika Srspka authorities 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 (2013 est.) |
| Languages | Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2% (2013 est.) |
| 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: 13.36% (male 266,389/female 249,425) 15-24 years: 11.97% (male 238,682/female 223,599) 25-54 years: 46.2% (male 896,760/female 887,407) 55-64 years: 14.43% (male 267,628/female 289,464) 65 years and over: 14.05% (male 212,574/female 329,984) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 40.7% youth dependency ratio: 19% elderly dependency ratio: 21.7% potential support ratio: 4.6% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.7 years male: 40.2 years female: 43.1 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.14% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated |
| Urbanization | urban population: 39.8% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | SARAJEVO (capital) 318,000 (2015) |
| 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: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 26.7 (2013 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.7 years male: 73.7 years female: 80 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.28 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 45.8% (2011/12) |
| Health expenditures | 9.6% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.5 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.7% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.9% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 98.9% of population rural: 92% of population total: 94.8% of population unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population rural: 8% of population total: 5.2% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 19.2% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.5% (2012) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.5% male: 99.5% female: 97.5% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2014) |
| Child labor - children ages 5-14 | total number: 24,722 percentage: 5% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 62.8% male: 62.8% female: 62.8% (2012 est.) |