Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 1998
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998
The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998 was 4,089,357. A decade earlier, in 1988, the population was still 4,414,404; it has declined by 7.4% since.
The median age was 33.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 31.5 children under 15 and 14.8 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 4,089,357 | 33.0 | |
| Croatia | 4,445,668 | 38.9 | |
| Albania | 3,210,133 | 26.8 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,037,568 | 31.2 | |
| Slovenia | 1,980,065 | 37.1 |





