Population 3,222,584 (July 1997 est.)
note: all data dealing with population is subject to considerable error becauseof the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing

Age structure
0-14 years: 18% (male 301,637; female 284,694)
15-64 years: 70% (male 1,123,477; female 1,140,604)
65 years and over: 12% (male 145,711; female 226,461) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 5.09% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 8.29 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 13.88 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 56.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 37 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 59.42 years
male : 54.58 years
female: 64.59 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.09 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Ethnic groups Serb 40%, Muslim 38%, Croat 22% (est.)

Religions Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 10%

Languages Serbo-Croatian (often called Bosnian) 99%

Literacy NA

NOTE: The information regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bosnia and Herzegovina People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.