Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 1969
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1969
In 1969, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a total population of 3,737,764 people. A decade earlier, in 1959, the population was 3,212,368; it has grown by 16.4% since.
With a median age of 22.2 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a youth dependency ratio of 60.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.5 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 | 3,737,765 | 22.2 | |
| Croatia | 4,444,447 | 31.8 | |
| Albania | 2,126,875 | 19.0 | |
| Slovenia | 1,728,683 | 30.6 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,636,346 | 22.6 |





