Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 86.1% in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 87.7% in Serbia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Serbia, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Bosnia & Herzegovina.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 86.1 | 87.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 83.4 | 85.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 78.9 | 83.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 75.7 | 81.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 73.2 | 78.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 70 | 77.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 70.1 | 73.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 64.9 | 70.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 60.3 | 67.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 52.6 | 65.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 49.9 | 62.1 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 48.5 | 53.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 45.1 | 48.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 43.9 | 42.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 42.8 | 40.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 37.7 | 38.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 34.7 | 35.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 27.9 | 33.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 25.1 | 27.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 21.3 | 26.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 15.5 | 23.5 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | – | – |
| 2002 | 2.6 | – | – |
| 2001 | 1.2 | – | – |
| 2000 | 1.1 | – | – |
| 1999 | 0.2 | – | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyBosnia & Herzegovina: 77.9 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBosnia & Herzegovina: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBosnia & Herzegovina: 87% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionBosnia & Herzegovina: 2.32% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateBosnia & Herzegovina: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBosnia & Herzegovina: 3.19 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthBosnia & Herzegovina: -0.59% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBosnia & Herzegovina: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBosnia & Herzegovina: 52.7% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageBosnia & Herzegovina: 44.9 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBosnia & Herzegovina: 21.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBosnia & Herzegovina: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBosnia & Herzegovina: $6,944 in 2025Serbia: $8,804 in 2025
- GDP growthBosnia & Herzegovina: 2.4% a year in 2025Serbia: 2% a year in 2025
- InflationBosnia & Herzegovina: 4% a year in 2025Serbia: 3.9% a year in 2025
- Government debtBosnia & Herzegovina: 28.8% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 42.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.73% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBosnia & Herzegovina: $213M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personBosnia & Herzegovina: $73 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBosnia & Herzegovina: 1.6% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBosnia & Herzegovina: 11,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBosnia & Herzegovina: 1 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBosnia & Herzegovina: 7 million TIV in 2023Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025