Bosnia and Herzegovina People
Population4,007,608 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 18.9% (male 389,062; female 368,721)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 1,447,725; female 1,379,729)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 180,801; female 241,570) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 35.9 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 36.2 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
0.45% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
12.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
8.33 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 21.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.57 years
male: 69.82 years
female: 75.51 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.71 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
900 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
100 (2001 est.)
Nationality
noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Ethnic groups
Serb 37.1%, Bosniak 48%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam
Religions
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Literacy
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
