Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1991
The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1991 was 4,458,343. That is 6.6% more than in 1981, when the population stood at 4,184,218.
Half of the population was younger than 30.2 years; 24.3% were children under 15 and 6.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 4,458,344 | 30.2 | |
| Croatia | 4,825,157 | 36.0 | |
| Albania | 3,282,603 | 24.3 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,055,994 | 29.2 | |
| Slovenia | 1,999,193 | 34.6 |





