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Last update: 2025-08-01
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1097.85 (2023)
Inflation rate
6.11% (2023)
Unemployment rate
10.42% (2023)
Below the poverty line
16.9% (2015)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
35%
Smoking men
42%
Smoking women
28%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
51197
Land area
51187
Water area
10
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- Visa
- PayPal
Popular social networks and messengers
- Threads
- Instagram
- Facebook
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
13.1%
15-64 years
68.3%
65+ years
18.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Not specified
1.1%
Current as of
2013
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BA
Capital
Sarajevo
Official language
Serbian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
32.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
7.1%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
5.46
Beer
4.19
Wine
0.47
Spirits
0.62
Other alcohol
0.17
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
3798671
Male population
1852164
Female population
1946507
Population growth rate
-0.25% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
8.2 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
10.3 (2024)
Urbanization
50.3% (2023)
Credit ratings
Moody's
B3 (2012)
Standard & Poors
B (2011)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
78.7%
iOS
19.59%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+387
Internet domain
.ba
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
118 (2022)
Internet user penetration
83% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
29% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-01