The People of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The People of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian, Herzegovinian People
Population: 4,613,414 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 14.5% (male 344,760/female 323,303) 15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,645,274/female 1,617,136) 65 years and over: 14.8% (male 279,781/female 403,160) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 39.8 years male: 38.7 years female: 41 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.339% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 8.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 9.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.5 years male: 74.92 years female: 82.34 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.25 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 900 (2007 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%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99% female: 94.4% (2000 est.)