Bosnia and Herzegovina
214 measures for Bosnia and Herzegovina across 23 topics, from Eurostat, FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2012 and 2026, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
3,140,095 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$10,382 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
78.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
12.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Consumer price inflation
4.0%
2025 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population on 1 January
3,839,265 people
2012 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
3,839,265 people
2012 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.7p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
10.9p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Natural population change
-3.2p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
3,185,073 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
44.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.49 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.59%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
3,140,095 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.77%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
22.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
12.8%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.49 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
7.7 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
13.5 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
52.7%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
10.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
55.5 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
61.8 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
0.32%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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Net migration rate
0.0p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
-0.2 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
-6,994 people
2025 · World Bank
International migrant stock
1.1%
2024 · World Bank
Personal remittances received
10.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment and occupations
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
12.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
32.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
9.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
59.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
45.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
11.4%
August 2026 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
41.2 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat
Part-time employment
2.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly youth unemployment
30.3%
June 2026 · Eurostat
Employment of older workers
41.9%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
28.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
49.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
39.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
43.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
30.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
52.7%
2025 · World Bank
Wages and labour costs
About this topicEconomy and productivity
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GDP per capita in euro
€8,740 per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
35 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
Real GDP growth
2.4%
2025 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
29,742 million €
2025 · Eurostat
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
1.0%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
GDP growth, year on year
2.4%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
GDP in US dollars
US$32.6 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$10,382 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$21,178 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$9,940 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
2.1%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
57.7%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
28.7%
2025 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
20.2%
2025 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$5,325 per person
2025 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
About this topicHousing and households
About this topicEducation and skills
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
20.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
27.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
1.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.7%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
96.8%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
93.1%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
2.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
1.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
22.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
97.9%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
99.7%
2013 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
10.2%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
3.2%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.2%
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
45.5%
2023 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
97.0%
2013 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
100.5%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
87.9%
2023 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Infant mortality rate
5.4 per 1,000 live births
2012 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
9.0%
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
67.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
64
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.34 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
21.0%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
44.2%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
10.2 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
16.4%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
23.8%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
70%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
26.0%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
1.7 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
67.3 per 10,000 people
2022 · WHO
Dentists
2.58 per 10,000 people
2019 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
78.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
81.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
74.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
8.9%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
6.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
5.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
6 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
2.58 per 1,000 people
2019 · World Bank
Hospital beds
2.4 per 1,000 people
2019 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
69%
2024 · World Bank
Tobacco use
37.1%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
31.0%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$773 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
4.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
8.9%
2012 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
21 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Households with internet access
88.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Internet use in the last three months
90.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Daily internet use
88.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Basic digital skills
36.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Online shopping
49.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ICT specialists in employment
2.1%e (Estimated)
2025 · Eurostat
Internet users
86.1%
2024 · World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
121 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
29.4 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank
Business and industry
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Industrial production
91.5 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-0.4%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Industry share of GDP
21.5%
2025 · World Bank
New businesses registered
3,369 companies
2024 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
21.5%
2024 · World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
12.0%
2025 · World Bank
Trade and investment
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Exports share of GDP
39.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
-5.2%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
41.0%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
54.1%
2025 · World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
95.1%
2025 · World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
2.6%
2025 · World Bank
Current account balance
-4.0%
2025 · World Bank
High-technology exports
6.2%
2024 · World Bank
Transport and mobility
About this topicEnergy and electricity
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Renewable energy share
38.5%
2024 · Eurostat
Renewable electricity share
52.7%
2024 · Eurostat
Energy import dependency
27.8%
2024 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.0995 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.0522 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Primary energy consumption
6.8 Mtoe
2024 · Eurostat
Access to electricity
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Clean cooking access
65.0%
2024 · World Bank
Renewable energy share
36.6%
2021 · World Bank
Fossil electricity share
61.6%
2024 · World Bank
Net energy imports
27.9%
2024 · World Bank
Climate and emissions
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Temperature change
2.09e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.86e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
27.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
8.7 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
6.45 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
5.4 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
1.15 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
About this topicWater, sanitation and waste
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Municipal waste generated per person
329 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
1.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
23,187 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
96.1%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
86.4%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
95.4%
2018 · World Bank
Level of water stress
2.1%
2022 · World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
11,077 m³ per person
2022 · World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
56.6%
2018 · World Bank
Agriculture, food and fisheries
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$6.88e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
12.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
5.60e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
108.2e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
4.4%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
5,362 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
22.4%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
305 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
120.4 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
169.5 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
51,200 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
30.3 (0 to 100)
2021 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
23.6%
2021 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
0.3%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
16.9%
2015 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
1.0%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
11.7%
2021 · World Bank
Government finance and taxation
About this topicScience and innovation
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R&D spending share of GDP
0.19%
2021 · Eurostat
Researchers as a share of the labour force
0.11%
2021 · Eurostat
European patent applications
1.8p (Provisional) per million people
2024 · Eurostat
R&D spending share of GDP
0.21%
2024 · World Bank
Researchers per million people
705 per million people
2024 · World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
1,083 articles
2023 · World Bank
Crime, justice and public safety
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Intentional homicides
1.56 per 100,000 people
2012 · Eurostat
Robberies recorded by the police
26.3 per 100,000 people
2012 · Eurostat
Burglaries recorded by the police
340.7 per 100,000 people
2012 · Eurostat
Thefts recorded by the police
174 per 100,000 people
2012 · Eurostat
Intentional homicides
1.2 per 100,000 people
2023 · World Bank