Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Life expectancy was 77.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.85 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.94 years
in 2018
All-time low
47.33 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 77.85 years for life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 77.94 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.33 years, in 1950.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.33 years | — |
| 1951 | 48.37 years | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 49.44 years | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 51.09 years | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 51.91 years | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 53.04 years | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 53.92 years | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 55.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 56.16 years | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 57.6 years | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 58.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 59.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 60.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 60.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 61.51 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 62.21 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 63.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 63.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 64.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 64.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 64.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 65.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 66.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 67.63 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 68.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 68.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 68.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 69.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 69.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 70.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 70.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 70.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 70.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 70.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 70.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 70.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 71.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 71.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.97 years | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 50.89 years | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 66.6 years | +30.9% |
| 1995 | 70.19 years | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 73.45 years | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 73.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 74.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 75.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 76.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 77.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.39 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.04 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 74.57 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 76.78 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 77.85 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.4 years | 47.33 years | 57.6 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.75 years | 58.53 years | 64.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.35 years | 64.84 years | 69.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.47 years | 69.6 years | 71.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.97 years | 50.89 years | 74.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.14 years | 75.29 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2 years | 76.83 years | 77.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.31 years | 74.57 years | 77.85 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 77.85 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 77.94 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.33 years in 1950.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for life expectancy?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.