Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosna i Hercegovina
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 22.9%
- people aged 65 or older
- 717.8K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 34%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 21.7 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 18.2%
- women 23.4%, men 10.5%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2012
Languages
6 languages, 1 of them endangered
- AromanianDefinitely endangered
- Balkan Romani
- Carpathian Romani
- Judaeo-Spanish
- Serbisk
- Vlax Romani
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Sevdalinka, traditional urban folk song2024
- Lipizzan horse breeding traditions2022
- Grass mowing competition custom in Kupres2020
- Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountain2018
- Konjic woodcarving2017
- Zmijanje embroidery2014
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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