Age dependency ratio, young in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Age dependency ratio, young was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 20.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 66.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2025.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 204th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.4% | — |
| 1961 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 65.6% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 64.8% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 63.7% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 62.2% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 60.4% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 58.5% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 56.6% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 54.9% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 53.3% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 51.6% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 49.9% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 48.3% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 43.9% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 42.6% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 41.3% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -0.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 59% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.8% | 60.4% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 43.9% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 36.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 30.1% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.6% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 20.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2025.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.