Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 1961
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1961
As of 1961, Bosnia and Herzegovina counted 3,348,036 inhabitants. That is 22.6% more than in 1951, when the population stood at 2,730,242.
Half of the population was younger than 21.6 years; 38.5% were children under 15 and 3.5% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.49 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 77.8 years in 2023: 80.9 for women and 74.4 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
33,279 immigrants live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1.1% of the population.
| Croatia | 11,319 |
| Serbia | 9,041 |
| Montenegro | 3,889 |
| Slovakia | 2,996 |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,722 |
1,608,004 people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina live in other countries.
| Croatia | 363,041 |
| Germany | 320,423 |
| Serbia | 277,641 |
| Austria | 180,515 |
| Slovenia | 138,576 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,348,036 | 21.6 | |
| Croatia | 4,223,427 | 29.4 | |
| Albania | 1,698,791 | 19.7 | |
| Slovenia | 1,618,560 | 29.3 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,455,172 | 21.8 |





