| Population | 4,552,198 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15% (male 353,163/female 331,133)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 1,615,011/female 1,587,956)
65 years and over: 14.6% (male 273,240/female 391,695) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 38.9 years
male: 37.7 years
female: 40.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.003% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 8.8 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 9.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.067 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.017 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.698 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 9.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.17 years
male: 74.57 years
female: 82.03 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.23 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 900 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 100 (2001 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian |
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| Ethnic groups | Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, 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 |
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| Religions | Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% |
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| Languages | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 99%
female: 94.4% (2000 est.) |
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