Population:
3,989,018 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
19.4% (male 397,810; female 377,005)
15-64 years:
70.5% (male 1,439,383; female 1,372,891)
65 years and over:
10.1% (male 171,643; female 230,286)
(2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 35.5 years
male: 35.1 years
female: 35.9 years
(2002)
Population growth rate:
0.48% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
12.65 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
8.21 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female
(2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 22.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 25.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.29 years
male:
69.56 years
female:
75.22 years
(2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.71 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
100 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective:
Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Ethnic groups:
Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (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:
Muslim 40%, Eastern Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 10%
Languages:
Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Literacy:
definition:
NA
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
See also
External Links
Living standard measurement survey 2001
