Life in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Every Number That Shapes It (1800–2100)

To look at the data of Bosnia and Herzegovina is to see the physical manifestation of human progress. These are not cold arithmetic, but the markers of a lived reality where the quality of life is defined by the steady decline of child mortality from 70 to 4.5 per 1,000 births. It is a story of expanding horizons, where the average person now navigates 12 years of schooling and a world where extreme poverty has been virtually eradicated at 0.5 %.

The trajectory over the last seven decades reflects a radical transformation of daily labor and infrastructure. In the 1950s, electricity reached 85 % of homes and the average income was 7,000 intl-$. Today, income has climbed to 38,000 intl-$, electricity has achieved near-universal access at 100 %, and annual working hours have dropped from 2,200 to 1,550 hours/year. This shift marks a society moving from mid-century constraints into a modern era of vastly different opportunities.

For a child born in the 2020s, life is defined by connectivity and urban density, with 75 % of the population living in cities and 85 % holding internet access. This generation can expect to live 79 years on an average income of 38,000 international dollars, experiencing a social landscape where children per woman have shifted from 2.6 down to 1.5. These biological and social outcomes reveal exactly where the birth lottery placed its people.

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