Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018
As of 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina counted 3,387,000 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was still 3,947,544; it has declined by 14.2% since.
With a median age of 43.8 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a youth dependency ratio of 20.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 28.2 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 3,387,000 | 43.8 | |
| Albania | 2,894,231 | 35.3 | |
| Croatia | 4,024,868 | 44.6 | |
| Slovenia | 2,069,481 | 43.8 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,919,729 | 39.4 |





