Bosnia and Herzegovina



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Bosnia and Herzegovina People 2007


Population: 4,552,198 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 15% (male 353,163/female 331,133) 15-64 years: 70.4% (male 1,615,011/female 1,587,956) 65 years and over: 14.6% (male 273,240/female 391,695) (2007 est.)
Median age: total: 38.9 years male: 37.7 years female: 40.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.003% (2007 est.)
Birth rate: 8.8 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate: 8.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate: 9.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.067 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.017 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.698 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 9.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.98 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.17 years male: 74.57 years female: 82.03 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.23 children born/woman (2007 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: Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, 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: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99% female: 94.4% (2000 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina People 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bosnia and Herzegovina People 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.