65 years and over: 14.4% (male 265,637/female 381,034) (2006 est.)
Median age
Total: 38.4 years
Male: 37.2 years
Female: 39.5 years (2006 est.)
Population Growth Rate
1.35% (2006 estimate)
Birth rate
8.77 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate
8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate
13.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 78 years
Male: 74.39 years
Female: 81.88 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.22 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS
Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 900 (2003 est.)
Deaths: 100 (2001 est.)
Nationality
Noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
Adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Ethnic groups
Bosniak 47%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 15.3%, 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