Age structure:
0-14 years:
20% (male 401,554; female 379,303)
15-64 years:
71% (male 1,403,618; female 1,323,307)
65 years and over:
9% (male 138,173; female 189,822) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.1% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 12.92 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.87 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 25.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 25.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
71.49 years
male:
68.78 years
female:
74.38 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.71 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective:
Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Ethnic groups:
Serb 31%, Bosniak 44%, Croat 17%, Yugoslav 5.5%, other 2.5% (1991)
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: Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Literacy:
definition:
NA
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%