Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid 2042
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2042
By 2042, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to reach 2,685,736. Compared with 2032, when the projection stands at 2,964,777, that represents a decline of 9.4% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 51.9 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina would have a youth dependency ratio of 20.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 52.0 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 2,685,737 | 51.9 | |
| Albania | 2,417,264 | 48.0 | |
| Slovenia | 2,035,404 | 49.9 | |
| Croatia | 3,438,936 | 49.4 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,616,225 | 47.4 |





