Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 1983
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1983
The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1983 was 4,258,728. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 3,887,376; it has grown by 9.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 26.9 years; 26.5% were children under 15 and 5.8% were 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 4,258,728 | 26.9 | |
| Croatia | 4,712,884 | 33.8 | |
| Albania | 2,905,130 | 22.0 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,991,901 | 26.8 | |
| Slovenia | 1,923,355 | 32.2 |





