Population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Population, female was 1.64 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.64 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.28 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million, in 2025.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 million | 1.73 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.05 million | 1.98 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 million | 2.14 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 million | 1.95 million | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 2.03 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 million | 1.76 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million | 1.64 million | 1.73 million | 6 |
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More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 15,643 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 61.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,391 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,889 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 13,949 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Population, female in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.64 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2025.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for population, female?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.