Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cayman Islands Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the Cayman Islands

Table

Year	Median age
	Bosnia	Cayman Islands
1960	21.5	23.5
1961	21.6	23.3
1962	21.6	22.9
1963	21.7	22.6
1964	21.7	22.3
1965	21.8	22.1
1966	21.9	21.8
1967	22	21.6
1968	22.1	21.3
1969	22.2	21.2
1970	22.4	21.2
1971	22.6	21.4
1972	22.9	21.8
1973	23.2	22.2
1974	23.6	22.6
1975	23.9	23.1
1976	24.2	23.7
1977	24.6	24.3
1978	25	25
1979	25.4	25.7
1980	25.8	26
1981	26.2	26.1
1982	26.5	26.2
1983	26.9	26.4
1984	27.3	26.8
1985	27.6	27.2
1986	28	27.6
1987	28.4	28.1
1988	28.8	28.6
1989	29.2	29.1
1990	29.7	29.5
1991	30.2	29.6
1992	30.9	29.9
1993	31.8	30.1
1994	32.6	30.5
1995	33	30.8
1996	32.9	31.3
1997	32.8	31.8
1998	33	32.3
1999	33.3	32.9
2000	33.6	33.2
2001	34	33.3
2002	34.4	33.4
2003	34.9	33.5
2004	35.4	33.7
2005	35.9	33.9
2006	36.5	34.2
2007	37.1	34.5
2008	37.8	34.8
2009	38.5	35.1
2010	39.1	35.4
2011	39.8	35.7
2012	40.5	35.8
2013	41.2	35.9
2014	41.8	36.1
2015	42.3	36.3
2016	42.8	36.5
2017	43.3	36.8
2018	43.8	37.1
2019	44.3	37.4
2020	44.8	37.8
2021	45.2	38.1
2022	45.6	38.5
2023	46	38.9
2024	46.3	39.3
2025	46.7	39.7
2026	47.1	40.1
2027	47.6	40.5
2028	48	40.8
2029	48.4	41.2
2030	48.7	41.6
2031	49.1	42
2032	49.4	42.3
2033	49.8	42.7
2034	50.1	43.1
2035	50.4	43.4
2036	50.7	43.7
2037	51	44
2038	51.2	44.3
2039	51.4	44.5
2040	51.6	44.7
2041	51.8	44.9
2042	52	45
2043	52.1	45.1
2044	52.2	45.2
2045	52.2	45.2
2046	52.2	45.2
2047	52.1	45.2
2048	52.2	45.2
2049	52.3	45.3
2050	52.5	45.3

In 1960, the median age in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 21.5 years compared to 23.5 years in the Cayman Islands. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 46.3 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to 39.3 years in the Cayman Islands.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to increased to around 52.5 years by 2050 compared to 45.3 years in the Cayman Islands. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Bosnia		Cayman Islands
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.07%	1.94%	2.95%	2.86%
5-9	2.25%	2.1%	2.55%	2.55%
10-14	2.42%	2.25%	2.68%	2.59%
15-19	2.68%	2.49%	2.64%	2.58%
20-24	2.78%	2.55%	2.56%	2.56%
25-29	2.85%	2.56%	3.37%	3.29%
30-34	2.74%	2.41%	4.38%	4.37%
35-39	3.24%	3.02%	4.81%	4.66%
40-44	3.76%	3.76%	4.8%	4.67%
45-49	3.88%	4.08%	4.63%	4.37%
50-54	3.31%	3.49%	4.28%	4.12%
55-59	3.4%	3.75%	3.66%	3.59%
60-64	3.69%	4.29%	2.75%	2.73%
65-69	3.28%	4.07%	1.68%	1.94%
70-74	2.49%	3.47%	1.1%	1.26%
75-79	1.4%	2.34%	0.71%	0.76%
80+	1.33%	3.86%	0.65%	0.89%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Bosnia and Herzegovina has low demographic potential with 34.1% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 41.9% and low potential in the Cayman Islands.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Bosnia			Cayman Islands
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	71.3%	65.4%	5.94%	76.3%	63.9%	12.4%
1961	72.3%	66.3%	6.01%	78%	65.9%	12.2%
1962	72.8%	66.7%	6.02%	80%	67.9%	12.1%
1963	72.7%	66.6%	6.07%	81.9%	69.8%	12.1%
1964	72.4%	66.2%	6.22%	83.4%	71.2%	12.2%
1965	72.1%	65.6%	6.47%	84.6%	72.4%	12.2%
1966	71.6%	64.8%	6.76%	85.5%	73.1%	12.3%
1967	70.7%	63.7%	7.05%	85.9%	73.5%	12.5%
1968	69.5%	62.2%	7.29%	86%	73.4%	12.6%
1969	67.9%	60.4%	7.5%	85.5%	72.7%	12.8%
1970	66.2%	58.5%	7.73%	83.6%	71%	12.6%
1971	64.6%	56.6%	7.94%	80.5%	68.4%	12.1%
1972	63%	54.9%	8.1%	77.3%	65.7%	11.6%
1973	61.5%	53.3%	8.26%	74.1%	63%	11.1%
1974	60%	51.6%	8.44%	70.9%	60.2%	10.7%
1975	58.6%	49.9%	8.65%	67.7%	57.2%	10.4%
1976	57.2%	48.3%	8.87%	64.7%	54.4%	10.3%
1977	55.9%	46.8%	9.07%	62%	51.7%	10.3%
1978	54.6%	45.3%	9.22%	59.3%	48.9%	10.4%
1979	53.2%	43.9%	9.3%	56.7%	46.2%	10.5%
1980	51.9%	42.6%	9.27%	54.8%	44.4%	10.4%
1981	50.4%	41.3%	9.11%	53.1%	43.1%	10%
1982	49%	40.1%	8.84%	51.4%	41.7%	9.71%
1983	47.8%	39.2%	8.61%	49.6%	40.2%	9.44%
1984	47%	38.5%	8.48%	47.9%	38.7%	9.2%
1985	46.5%	38%	8.48%	46.3%	37.3%	9.01%
1986	46.1%	37.5%	8.58%	44.8%	35.9%	8.86%
1987	45.8%	37%	8.74%	43.4%	34.6%	8.8%
1988	45.5%	36.6%	8.95%	42.1%	33.3%	8.78%
1989	45.4%	36.1%	9.21%	41%	32.3%	8.7%
1990	45.3%	35.7%	9.55%	39.7%	31.2%	8.49%
1991	45.3%	35.3%	9.98%	38.4%	30.1%	8.23%
1992	47.3%	36.4%	10.9%	37.2%	29.2%	7.99%
1993	50.5%	38.3%	12.2%	36.3%	28.6%	7.76%
1994	52.2%	38.9%	13.4%	35.7%	28.1%	7.6%
1995	51.8%	37.7%	14.1%	35.1%	27.6%	7.48%
1996	49.2%	35%	14.2%	34.7%	27.3%	7.39%
1997	47.3%	33%	14.3%	34.3%	26.9%	7.37%
1998	46.2%	31.5%	14.8%	34%	26.6%	7.41%
1999	45.4%	30.1%	15.3%	33.7%	26.3%	7.44%
2000	44.6%	28.7%	15.9%	33.6%	26.2%	7.44%
2001	44%	27.5%	16.5%	33.6%	26.2%	7.4%
2002	43.5%	26.4%	17.1%	33.5%	26.1%	7.36%
2003	43.3%	25.5%	17.8%	33.2%	25.9%	7.31%
2004	43.4%	24.8%	18.6%	32.9%	25.7%	7.24%
2005	43.6%	24.2%	19.4%	32.5%	25.3%	7.17%
2006	43.5%	23.6%	19.9%	32%	24.9%	7.1%
2007	43.5%	23%	20.4%	31.6%	24.6%	7.02%
2008	43.6%	22.7%	20.9%	31.2%	24.2%	6.97%
2009	43.9%	22.6%	21.3%	30.9%	24%	6.97%
2010	44.3%	22.5%	21.8%	30.8%	23.8%	7.03%
2011	44.6%	22.3%	22.4%	31%	23.8%	7.18%
2012	44.9%	21.9%	23%	31.2%	23.8%	7.37%
2013	45.1%	21.4%	23.7%	31.2%	23.6%	7.57%
2014	45.5%	21.1%	24.4%	31.2%	23.5%	7.8%
2015	46.1%	20.9%	25.2%	31.3%	23.2%	8.08%
2016	46.8%	20.7%	26.1%	31.3%	22.9%	8.38%
2017	47.7%	20.6%	27.1%	31.3%	22.6%	8.69%
2018	48.8%	20.6%	28.2%	31.4%	22.4%	9.03%
2019	50%	20.5%	29.5%	31.5%	22%	9.42%
2020	51.1%	20.5%	30.6%	31.4%	21.7%	9.79%
2021	51.9%	20.5%	31.4%	31.8%	21.5%	10.2%
2022	52.6%	20.4%	32.2%	32.4%	21.7%	10.8%
2023	53.5%	20.3%	33.2%	33%	21.7%	11.4%
2024	54.5%	20.1%	34.3%	33.7%	21.6%	12%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Bosnia and Herzegovina increased from 43.4% to 54.5% between 2004 and 2024.

In the Cayman Islands, the ratio of dependent people increased from 32.9% to 33.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Bosnia	Cayman Islands
1960	58.4%	56.7%
1961	58%	56.2%
1962	57.9%	55.5%
1963	57.9%	55%
1964	58%	54.5%
1965	58.1%	54.2%
1966	58.3%	53.9%
1967	58.6%	53.8%
1968	59%	53.8%
1969	59.6%	53.9%
1970	60.2%	54.5%
1971	60.8%	55.4%
1972	61.3%	56.4%
1973	61.9%	57.4%
1974	62.5%	58.5%
1975	63.1%	59.6%
1976	63.6%	60.7%
1977	64.2%	61.7%
1978	64.7%	62.8%
1979	65.3%	63.8%
1980	65.8%	64.6%
1981	66.5%	65.3%
1982	67.1%	66.1%
1983	67.6%	66.8%
1984	68%	67.6%
1985	68.3%	68.4%
1986	68.5%	69.1%
1987	68.6%	69.8%
1988	68.7%	70.4%
1989	68.8%	70.9%
1990	68.8%	71.6%
1991	68.8%	72.3%
1992	67.9%	72.9%
1993	66.4%	73.4%
1994	65.7%	73.7%
1995	65.9%	74%
1996	67%	74.3%
1997	67.9%	74.5%
1998	68.4%	74.6%
1999	68.8%	74.8%
2000	69.2%	74.8%
2001	69.5%	74.8%
2002	69.7%	74.9%
2003	69.8%	75.1%
2004	69.7%	75.2%
2005	69.7%	75.5%
2006	69.7%	75.7%
2007	69.7%	76%
2008	69.6%	76.2%
2009	69.5%	76.4%
2010	69.3%	76.4%
2011	69.1%	76.4%
2012	69%	76.2%
2013	68.9%	76.2%
2014	68.7%	76.2%
2015	68.5%	76.2%
2016	68.1%	76.2%
2017	67.7%	76.2%
2018	67.2%	76.1%
2019	66.7%	76.1%
2020	66.2%	76.1%
2021	65.8%	75.9%
2022	65.5%	75.5%
2023	65.1%	75.2%
2024	64.7%	74.8%
2025	64.3%	74.4%
2026	63.8%	74%
2027	63.3%	73.5%
2028	62.8%	72.9%
2029	62.3%	72.3%
2030	61.9%	71.7%
2031	61.5%	71.1%
2032	61.2%	70.4%
2033	61%	69.8%
2034	60.8%	69.2%
2035	60.7%	68.6%
2036	60.5%	68%
2037	60.2%	67.6%
2038	59.9%	67.1%
2039	59.5%	66.6%
2040	59%	66.1%
2041	58.5%	65.6%
2042	58%	65.1%
2043	57.4%	64.6%
2044	56.8%	64.1%
2045	56.3%	63.6%
2046	55.8%	63%
2047	55.4%	62.5%
2048	55%	62%
2049	54.6%	61.5%
2050	54.3%	61.1%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 69.7% to 64.7% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and from 75.2% to 74.8% in the Cayman Islands.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Cayman Islands
1960	38.2%	36.3%
1961	38.5%	37%
1962	38.6%	37.7%
1963	38.6%	38.4%
1964	38.4%	38.8%
1965	38.1%	39.2%
1966	37.8%	39.4%
1967	37.3%	39.5%
1968	36.7%	39.4%
1969	36%	39.2%
1970	35.2%	38.7%
1971	34.4%	37.9%
1972	33.7%	37.1%
1973	33%	36.2%
1974	32.2%	35.2%
1975	31.5%	34.1%
1976	30.7%	33%
1977	30%	31.9%
1978	29.3%	30.7%
1979	28.7%	29.5%
1980	28.1%	28.7%
1981	27.5%	28.2%
1982	26.9%	27.5%
1983	26.5%	26.9%
1984	26.2%	26.2%
1985	25.9%	25.5%
1986	25.7%	24.8%
1987	25.4%	24.1%
1988	25.1%	23.4%
1989	24.9%	22.9%
1990	24.6%	22.3%
1991	24.3%	21.8%
1992	24.7%	21.3%
1993	25.5%	21%
1994	25.5%	20.7%
1995	24.8%	20.5%
1996	23.5%	20.3%
1997	22.4%	20.1%
1998	21.5%	19.8%
1999	20.7%	19.6%
2000	19.9%	19.6%
2001	19.1%	19.6%
2002	18.4%	19.6%
2003	17.8%	19.5%
2004	17.3%	19.3%
2005	16.9%	19.1%
2006	16.4%	18.9%
2007	16.1%	18.7%
2008	15.8%	18.5%
2009	15.7%	18.3%
2010	15.6%	18.2%
2011	15.4%	18.2%
2012	15.1%	18.1%
2013	14.8%	18%
2014	14.5%	17.9%
2015	14.3%	17.7%
2016	14.1%	17.4%
2017	14%	17.2%
2018	13.8%	17%
2019	13.7%	16.8%
2020	13.6%	16.5%
2021	13.5%	16.3%
2022	13.4%	16.4%
2023	13.2%	16.3%
2024	13%	16.2%
2025	12.8%	16.1%
2026	12.7%	15.9%
2027	12.6%	15.8%
2028	12.5%	15.7%
2029	12.4%	15.6%
2030	12.4%	15.6%
2031	12.3%	15.5%
2032	12.2%	15.4%
2033	12.1%	15.3%
2034	12%	15.2%
2035	12%	15%
2036	11.9%	14.8%
2037	11.9%	14.6%
2038	11.9%	14.4%
2039	11.9%	14.2%
2040	11.9%	14%
2041	11.9%	13.9%
2042	11.9%	13.8%
2043	11.9%	13.7%
2044	11.9%	13.7%
2045	11.9%	13.6%
2046	11.8%	13.6%
2047	11.8%	13.6%
2048	11.8%	13.6%
2049	11.7%	13.6%
2050	11.7%	13.7%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 13% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 16.2% in The Cayman Islands. Birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to The Cayman Islands .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Bosnia	Cayman Islands
1960	3.47%	7.02%
1961	3.49%	6.84%
1962	3.48%	6.73%
1963	3.51%	6.67%
1964	3.61%	6.64%
1965	3.76%	6.63%
1966	3.94%	6.66%
1967	4.13%	6.71%
1968	4.3%	6.79%
1969	4.47%	6.92%
1970	4.65%	6.88%
1971	4.83%	6.69%
1972	4.97%	6.53%
1973	5.11%	6.39%
1974	5.28%	6.28%
1975	5.45%	6.23%
1976	5.64%	6.25%
1977	5.82%	6.36%
1978	5.97%	6.51%
1979	6.07%	6.7%
1980	6.1%	6.69%
1981	6.05%	6.53%
1982	5.94%	6.41%
1983	5.82%	6.31%
1984	5.77%	6.22%
1985	5.79%	6.16%
1986	5.87%	6.12%
1987	6%	6.14%
1988	6.15%	6.18%
1989	6.34%	6.17%
1990	6.58%	6.08%
1991	6.87%	5.95%
1992	7.4%	5.82%
1993	8.09%	5.69%
1994	8.77%	5.61%
1995	9.29%	5.53%
1996	9.5%	5.49%
1997	9.73%	5.48%
1998	10.1%	5.53%
1999	10.5%	5.57%
2000	11%	5.57%
2001	11.4%	5.54%
2002	11.9%	5.52%
2003	12.4%	5.48%
2004	13%	5.45%
2005	13.5%	5.41%
2006	13.9%	5.38%
2007	14.2%	5.34%
2008	14.5%	5.31%
2009	14.8%	5.32%
2010	15.1%	5.38%
2011	15.5%	5.48%
2012	15.9%	5.62%
2013	16.3%	5.77%
2014	16.8%	5.94%
2015	17.3%	6.16%
2016	17.8%	6.38%
2017	18.3%	6.62%
2018	19%	6.87%
2019	19.6%	7.16%
2020	20.2%	7.45%
2021	20.7%	7.76%
2022	21.1%	8.14%
2023	21.6%	8.54%
2024	22.2%	9%
2025	22.9%	9.52%
2026	23.5%	10.1%
2027	24.1%	10.7%
2028	24.7%	11.4%
2029	25.2%	12%
2030	25.7%	12.7%
2031	26.2%	13.5%
2032	26.5%	14.2%
2033	26.9%	14.9%
2034	27.1%	15.7%
2035	27.4%	16.4%
2036	27.6%	17.1%
2037	27.9%	17.8%
2038	28.2%	18.5%
2039	28.6%	19.2%
2040	29%	19.8%
2041	29.6%	20.5%
2042	30.1%	21.1%
2043	30.7%	21.7%
2044	31.3%	22.2%
2045	31.8%	22.8%
2046	32.4%	23.3%
2047	32.8%	23.9%
2048	33.2%	24.3%
2049	33.6%	24.8%
2050	34%	25.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 22.2% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 9% in the Cayman Islands. Life expectancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to the Cayman Islands .