Population
3,140,095
Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Bank, 2025
From 3,518,541 in 2015 to 3,140,095 in 2025.
Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.
Bosnia & Herzegovina by the numbers
Official figures for Bosnia & Herzegovina. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change over 5 years
-4.8%
Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025
Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.
Living in urban areas
52.7%
Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Bank, 2025
From 47.6% in 2015 to 52.7% in 2025.
Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.
Life expectancy at birth
78.0years
Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Bank, 2024
From 77.1 years in 2015 to 78.0 years in 2024.
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
Work and income
GDP per person
$10,382
Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Bank, 2025
From $4,662 in 2015 to $10,382 in 2025.
The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.
Unemployment rate
11.0%
Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Bank, 2025
From 27.7% in 2015 to 11.0% in 2025.
Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.