Country profile
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks #135 of 215 for population, #101 of 209 for gdp per capita, #68 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
3,164,253
people · 2024
Rank #135 of 215
Life expectancy
78
years · 2024
Rank #68 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.3%
% of population · 2021
Rank #153 of 186
Under-5 mortality
6.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #183 of 244
Tobacco use
36.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #12 of 163
Calorie supply
3,458
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #25 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
197,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #159 of 203
GDP per capita
$9,359
current US$ · 2024
Rank #101 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.69
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #148 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
131
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #124 of 210
Forest area
42.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #74 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
26.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #92 of 248
Protected areas
9.5%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #151 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
6.14
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #50 of 210
Fertilizer use
90.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #73 of 194
Pesticide use
6.13
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #50 of 193
Cereal yield
5.36
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #35 of 182
Digital
Internet users
86.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #83 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
29.4
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #77 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
121
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #101 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #18 of 215
Renewable electricity output
39.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #88 of 257
Energy use per person
26,736
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #67 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.5
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #85 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Bosnia and Herzegovina; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield