At year 2026, population distribution of Bosnia and Herzegovina is:
- Young Population 395,713 12.71%
- Working Age Population 1,986,650 63.79%
- Elderly Population 731,884 23.50%
The population growth rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2026 is -0.82%, sex ratio is 91.0 (100.5 for working age), dependency ratio is 56.8%.
Elderly population will be more than twice of the young population at 2029. Total population reaches its peak in 1991 at 4,458,350.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina is -1.16%, sex ratio is 95.0 (108.7 for working age), dependency ratio is 84.1%.The elderly population will account for 33.99% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
1982โ1992 1996โ2018 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1992 | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2007 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2020 |