Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Contents 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 1.1 Population 1.2 Age structure 1.3 Median age 1.4 Population Growth Rate 1.5 Birth rate 1.6 Death rate 1.7 Net migration rate 1.8 Sex ratio 1.9 Infant mortality rate 1.10 Life expectancy at birth 1.11 Total fertility rate 1.12 HIV/AIDS 1.13 Nationality 1.14 Ethnic groups 1.15 Religions 1.16 Languages 1.17 Literacy 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

[edit] Population

4,498,976 (July 2006 est.)

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 15.5% (male 359,739/female 336,978)

15-64 years: 70.1% (male 1,590,923/female 1,564,665)

65 years and over: 14.4% (male 265,637/female 381,034) (2006 est.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 38.4 years

Male: 37.2 years

Female: 39.5 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population Growth Rate

1.35% (2006 estimate)

[edit] Birth rate

8.77 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Death rate

8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

13.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

At birth: 1.07

Under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

Total: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 11.26 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 78 years

Male: 74.39 years

Female: 81.88 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

1.22 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 900 (2003 est.)

Deaths: 100 (2001 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)

Adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

[edit] 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

[edit] Religions

Islam 50%, Orthodox 27%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 8%

• Roman Catholicism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Jews in Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Languages

Bosnian (2,100,000), Croatian (469,000), Serbian (1,850,000).

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 94.6%

Male: 98.4%

Female: 91.1% (2000 est.)

[edit] See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] References

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

[edit] External links

• Living standard measurement survey 2001