Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 1997
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997
As of 1997, Bosnia and Herzegovina counted 4,018,227 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 8.5%, down from 4,390,246 in 1987.
Half of the population was younger than 32.8 years; 22.4% were children under 15 and 9.7% 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 | 4,018,227 | 32.8 | |
| Croatia | 4,504,621 | 38.6 | |
| Albania | 3,229,660 | 26.5 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,025,756 | 31.0 | |
| Slovenia | 1,984,398 | 36.7 |





