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Croatia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Demographics

CroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina
Population4,208,973 (July 2021 est.)3,824,782 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 14.16% (male 308,668/female 289,996)

15-24 years: 10.76% (male 233,602/female 221,495)

25-54 years: 39.77% (male 841,930/female 839,601)

55-64 years: 14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969)

65 years and over: 21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 13.18% (male 261,430/female 244,242)

15-24 years: 10.83% (male 214,319/female 201,214)

25-54 years: 44.52% (male 859,509/female 848,071)

55-64 years: 15.24% (male 284,415/female 300,168)

65 years and over: 16.22% (male 249,624/female 372,594) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.9 years

male: 42 years

female: 45.9 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.3 years

male: 41.6 years

female: 44.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.48% (2021 est.)-0.21% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.68 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate12.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.25 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female

total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 8.91 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 9.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 5.32 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.97 years

male: 73.83 years

female: 80.3 years (2021 est.)
total population: 77.74 years

male: 74.76 years

female: 80.93 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.44 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.35 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)<.1% (2018)
Nationalitynoun: Croat(s), Croatian(s)

adjective: Croatian

note: the French designation of "Croate" to Croatian mercenaries in the 17th century eventually became "Cravate" and later came to be applied to the soldiers' scarves - the cravat; Croatia celebrates Cravat Day every 18 October
noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)

adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Ethnic groupsCroat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared/no answer 1% (2013 est.)

note: Republika Srpska authorities dispute the methodology and refuse to recognize the results; Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS1,700 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<500 (2018)
ReligionsRoman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.)Muslim 50.7%, Orthodox 30.7%, Roman Catholic 15.2%, atheist 0.8%, agnostic 0.3%, other 1.2%, undeclared/no answer 1.1% (2013 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<100 (2018)
LanguagesCroatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, nuzan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2% (2013 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Bosnian/Montenegrin)

Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, nuzan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.3%

male: 99.7%

female: 98.9% (2015)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.5%

male: 99.5%

female: 97.5% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2018)
total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2014)
Education expenditures3.9% of GDP (2017)NA
Urbanizationurban population: 57.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 49.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 99.9% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 99.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0.1% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 99.5% of population

rural: 98.4% of population

total: 99% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population

rural: 1.6% of population

total: 1% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 98.9% of population

rural: 92.1% of population

total: 95.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population

rural: 7.9% of population

total: 4.5% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population685,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2021)344,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures6.8% (2018)8.9% (2018)
Physicians density3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)2.16 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)3.5 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate24.4% (2016)17.9% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth28.9 years (2019 est.)27.7 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 55.7

youth dependency ratio: 22.6

elderly dependency ratio: 33.1

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 48

youth dependency ratio: 21.5

elderly dependency ratio: 26.5

potential support ratio: 3.8 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook