Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Population aged 65 and over in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 — 717,822 people. Ranked 93 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 531%.

2025 717,822 people +2.05% vs 2024
World rank 93of 217
Period maximum 717,822 people2025
Period minimum 113,759 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1960–20250200,000400,000600,000800,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 113,759 people1962: 118,678 people1964: 126,769 people1966: 142,292 people1968: 159,053 people1970: 175,568 people1972: 191,294 people1974: 207,136 people1976: 225,866 people1978: 243,349 people1980: 253,066 people1982: 250,591 people1984: 247,773 people1986: 256,244 people1988: 271,375 people1990: 292,594 people1992: 313,184 people1994: 326,858 people1996: 368,157 people1998: 412,686 people2000: 456,772 people2002: 499,476 people2004: 537,253 people2006: 564,214 people2008: 574,301 people2010: 576,085 people2012: 582,495 people2014: 597,956 people2016: 617,216 people2018: 642,718 people2020: 667,878 people2022: 676,318 people2024: 703,421 people2025: 717,822 people
Change over the period: +604,063 (+531%) Average annual rate: 2.87 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina 717,822 people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Southern Europe computed 35.51M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 717,822 +14,401 +2.05%
2024 703,421 +14,094 +2.04%
2023 689,327 +13,009 +1.92%
2022 676,318 +5,346 +0.8%
2021 670,972 +3,094 +0.46%
2020 667,878 +10,625 +1.62%
2019 657,253 +14,535 +2.26%
2018 642,718 +13,936 +2.22%
2017 628,782 +11,566 +1.87%
2016 617,216 +10,144 +1.67%
2015 607,072 +9,116 +1.52%
2014 597,956 +8,557 +1.45%
2013 589,399 +6,904 +1.19%
2012 582,495 +4,250 +0.73%
2011 578,245 +2,160 +0.37%
2010 576,085 +898 +0.16%
2009 575,187 +886 +0.15%
2008 574,301 +3,021 +0.53%
2007 571,280 +7,066 +1.25%
2006 564,214 +11,716 +2.12%
2005 552,498 +15,245 +2.84%
2004 537,253 +17,886 +3.44%
2003 519,367 +19,891 +3.98%
2002 499,476 +20,946 +4.38%
2001 478,530 +21,758 +4.76%
2000 456,772 +22,181 +5.1%
1999 434,591 +21,905 +5.31%
1998 412,686 +21,678 +5.54%
1997 391,008 +22,851 +6.21%
1996 368,157 +22,807 +6.6%
1995 345,350 +18,492 +5.66%
1994 326,858 +11,006 +3.48%
1993 315,852 +2,668 +0.85%
1992 313,184 +6,795 +2.22%
1991 306,389 +13,795 +4.71%
1990 292,594 +11,607 +4.13%
1989 280,987 +9,612 +3.54%
1988 271,375 +8,021 +3.05%
1987 263,354 +7,110 +2.77%
1986 256,244 +5,586 +2.23%
1985 250,658 +2,885 +1.16%
1984 247,773 −207 −0.08%
1983 247,980 −2,611 −1.04%
1982 250,591 −2,657 −1.05%
1981 253,248 +182 +0.07%
1980 253,066 +3,537 +1.42%
1979 249,529 +6,180 +2.54%
1978 243,349 +8,187 +3.48%
1977 235,162 +9,296 +4.12%
1976 225,866 +9,579 +4.43%
1975 216,287 +9,151 +4.42%
1974 207,136 +8,318 +4.18%
1973 198,818 +7,524 +3.93%
1972 191,294 +7,472 +4.06%
1971 183,822 +8,254 +4.7%
1970 175,568 +8,500 +5.09%
1969 167,068 +8,015 +5.04%
1968 159,053 +8,135 +5.39%
1967 150,918 +8,626 +6.06%
1966 142,292 +8,361 +6.24%
1965 133,931 +7,162 +5.65%
1964 126,769 +5,166 +4.25%
1963 121,603 +2,925 +2.46%
1962 118,678 +1,897 +1.62%
1961 116,781 +3,022 +2.66%
1960 113,759

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.