Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

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Population

4,025,476 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.3% (male 378,784/female 358,784)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,458,405/female 1,388,793)
65 years and over: 10.9% (male 188,741/female 251,969) (2005 est.)

Median age

Total: 36.21 years
Male: 35.81 years
Female: 36.63 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate

0.44% (2005 est.)

Birth rate

14.49 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate

8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate

0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.07
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 21.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 23.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 18.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 72.85 years
Male: 70.09 years
Female: 75.8 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.71 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 900 (2003 est.)
Deaths: 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
Adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Ethnic groups

Bosniak 50%, Croat 19%, Serb 30%, other 1% (2000)

Note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam

Religions

Islam 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%

Languages

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 94.6%
Male: 98.4%
Female: 91.1% (2000 est.)

See also

References

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