Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 1994
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994
As of 1994, Bosnia and Herzegovina counted 3,725,412 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1984, the population was still 4,295,536; it has declined by 13.3% since.
With a median age of 32.6 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a youth dependency ratio of 38.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.4 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 3,725,413 | 32.6 | |
| Albania | 3,269,410 | 25.5 | |
| Croatia | 4,675,514 | 37.3 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,992,666 | 30.3 | |
| Slovenia | 1,988,262 | 35.8 |





