Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2022
In 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a total population of 3,204,802 people. A decade earlier, in 2012, the population was still 3,670,114; it has declined by 12.7% since.
Half of the population was younger than 45.6 years; 13.4% were children under 15 and 21.1% were 65 or older. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 3,204,802 | 45.6 | |
| Albania | 2,827,608 | 37.1 | |
| Croatia | 3,907,027 | 45.6 | |
| Slovenia | 2,115,228 | 44.5 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,840,233 | 40.9 |





