Bosnian speaking countries
Bosnian is the official language in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is spoken in 4 other countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Bosnian language (native name: bosanski jezik) has its roots in the Indo-European language family.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 45 percent is in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A total of about 1.7 million people worldwide speak Bosnian as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southern Europe | yes | 45.3 % | 1,482,000 |
| Serbia | Southern Europe | no | 1.9 % | 130,000 |
| Montenegro | Southern Europe | no | 5.3 % | 33,000 |
| Kosovo | Southern Europe | no | 1.7 % | 30,000 |
| Croatia | Southern Europe | no | 0.3 % | 12,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Bosnian as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.