Number of inhabitants in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.76 mil.
BiH Diaspora in the world: 2 mil. (estimate)
Number of BiH citizens in Switzerland: 60'000 (estimate)
Number of naturalized BiH citizens in Switzerland: 35'000 (estimated)
BiH Diaspora in Switzerland: Citizens from BiH originated in Switzerland on three occasions. The 60s and 80s were economic migrants and the early 90s refugees (according to the study "Population from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Switzerland").
The BiH. diaspora in the world: According to World Bank data, the remittances of BiH diaspora account for 13% of gross domestic income (2.2Mia USD). Only remittance from BiH. diaspora from Switzerland amounted to 130 millions KM in 2012, which is 3.5 times more than the annual budget for Swiss projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The BiH diaspora from Switzerland: Diaspora remits more than 70 million francs per year to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
