Fertility & birth rates in Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fertility rate in Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Albania was 1.35 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Albania	Bosnia
1960	6.38	3.96
1961	6.27	3.89
1962	6.11	3.81
1963	5.93	3.7
1964	5.71	3.6
1965	5.47	3.53
1966	5.33	3.39
1967	5.31	3.22
1968	5.32	3.08
1969	5.29	2.95
1970	5.16	2.79
1971	5.08	2.75
1972	4.98	2.67
1973	4.83	2.54
1974	4.7	2.45
1975	4.57	2.39
1976	4.37	2.31
1977	4.2	2.2
1978	4	2.08
1979	3.78	1.99
1980	3.59	1.98
1981	3.47	2.02
1982	3.42	2.05
1983	3.32	2.05
1984	3.28	2.02
1985	3.21	1.96
1986	3.14	1.91
1987	3.11	1.88
1988	3.07	1.85
1989	3.03	1.79
1990	3.01	1.79
1991	2.96	1.78
1992	2.89	1.76
1993	2.81	1.73
1994	2.8	1.7
1995	2.76	1.67
1996	2.67	1.65
1997	2.54	1.69
1998	2.42	1.56
1999	2.31	1.37
2000	2.22	1.28
2001	2.14	1.23
2002	2	1.23
2003	2.01	1.22
2004	1.89	1.22
2005	1.79	1.2
2006	1.69	1.18
2007	1.63	1.19
2008	1.62	1.21
2009	1.64	1.27
2010	1.65	1.26
2011	1.68	1.21
2012	1.72	1.25
2013	1.74	1.28
2014	1.72	1.26
2015	1.63	1.32
2016	1.56	1.36
2017	1.49	1.42
2018	1.42	1.5
2019	1.4	1.51
2020	1.37	1.52
2021	1.37	1.49
2022	1.36	1.48
2023	1.35	1.49
2024	1.34	1.49
2025	1.33	1.5
2026	1.32	1.5
2027	1.32	1.51
2028	1.32	1.51
2029	1.32	1.51
2030	1.32	1.52
2031	1.33	1.52
2032	1.33	1.52
2033	1.34	1.53
2034	1.34	1.53
2035	1.35	1.53
2036	1.35	1.54
2037	1.36	1.54
2038	1.36	1.54
2039	1.36	1.54
2040	1.37	1.55
2041	1.37	1.55
2042	1.38	1.55
2043	1.38	1.56
2044	1.38	1.56
2045	1.38	1.56
2046	1.39	1.56
2047	1.39	1.57
2048	1.39	1.57
2049	1.4	1.57
2050	1.4	1.57

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Albania	Bosnia
1960	41.2%	38.2%
1961	41.7%	38.5%
1962	42%	38.6%
1963	42.2%	38.6%
1964	42.3%	38.4%
1965	42.3%	38.1%
1966	42.3%	37.8%
1967	42.3%	37.3%
1968	42.3%	36.7%
1969	42.1%	36%
1970	41.8%	35.2%
1971	41.5%	34.4%
1972	41.1%	33.7%
1973	40.6%	33%
1974	40%	32.2%
1975	39.4%	31.5%
1976	38.7%	30.7%
1977	38%	30%
1978	37.3%	29.3%
1979	36.7%	28.7%
1980	36.3%	28.1%
1981	35.8%	27.5%
1982	35.4%	26.9%
1983	35%	26.5%
1984	34.6%	26.2%
1985	34.2%	25.9%
1986	33.8%	25.7%
1987	33.4%	25.4%
1988	33.1%	25.1%
1989	32.9%	24.9%
1990	32.7%	24.6%
1991	32.4%	24.3%
1992	32.2%	24.7%
1993	31.9%	25.5%
1994	31.6%	25.5%
1995	31.4%	24.8%
1996	31.1%	23.5%
1997	30.8%	22.4%
1998	30.5%	21.5%
1999	30%	20.7%
2000	29.6%	19.9%
2001	29%	19.1%
2002	28.3%	18.4%
2003	27.5%	17.8%
2004	26.7%	17.3%
2005	25.9%	16.9%
2006	25%	16.4%
2007	24.2%	16.1%
2008	23.4%	15.8%
2009	22.5%	15.7%
2010	21.7%	15.6%
2011	20.9%	15.4%
2012	20.3%	15.1%
2013	19.8%	14.8%
2014	19.4%	14.5%
2015	19%	14.3%
2016	18.6%	14.1%
2017	18.3%	14%
2018	18%	13.8%
2019	17.7%	13.7%
2020	17.5%	13.6%
2021	17.4%	13.5%
2022	17.2%	13.4%
2023	17%	13.2%
2024	16.8%	13%
2025	16.6%	12.8%
2026	16.3%	12.7%
2027	16%	12.6%
2028	15.6%	12.5%
2029	15.2%	12.4%
2030	14.8%	12.4%
2031	14.4%	12.3%
2032	14.1%	12.2%
2033	13.8%	12.1%
2034	13.6%	12%
2035	13.3%	12%
2036	13.1%	11.9%
2037	12.8%	11.9%
2038	12.6%	11.9%
2039	12.3%	11.9%
2040	12.1%	11.9%
2041	11.9%	11.9%
2042	11.7%	11.9%
2043	11.5%	11.9%
2044	11.3%	11.9%
2045	11.2%	11.9%
2046	11.1%	11.8%
2047	11%	11.8%
2048	10.9%	11.8%
2049	10.8%	11.7%
2050	10.7%	11.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in Albania and 13% in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, compared to 32.7% and 24.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina compared.

Natural population change in Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.32% in Albania and -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Albania	Bosnia
1960	40,436	76,840
1961	41,802	77,601
1962	43,124	77,582
1963	44,040	75,380
1964	44,205	74,151
1965	43,953	72,896
1966	44,507	70,085
1967	46,494	65,618
1968	49,258	61,422
1969	51,407	58,454
1970	52,293	54,455
1971	53,797	54,352
1972	54,966	54,072
1973	55,439	52,989
1974	56,133	53,600
1975	56,920	53,629
1976	56,428	52,107
1977	56,319	48,643
1978	55,463	44,800
1979	54,139	42,157
1980	53,803	42,911
1981	54,595	45,423
1982	56,443	47,023
1983	57,647	47,135
1984	59,396	46,413
1985	60,798	44,983
1986	61,925	42,884
1987	63,334	41,172
1988	64,616	39,058
1989	66,351	36,802
1990	67,355	34,993
1991	65,639	33,692
1992	63,376	-17,883
1993	60,602	-27,199
1994	59,086	4,895
1995	56,784	5,926
1996	52,745	13,327
1997	46,979	19,311
1998	43,884	18,492
1999	40,047	13,568
2000	36,741	11,722
2001	33,573	10,424
2002	30,189	10,972
2003	29,907	10,781
2004	26,989	9,549
2005	24,390	6,546
2006	21,732	2,714
2007	20,286	1,557
2008	19,526	161
2009	19,336	652
2010	18,404	-1,895
2011	17,564	-5,354
2012	17,809	-6,761
2013	17,712	-8,367
2014	16,858	-11,009
2015	14,940	-11,942
2016	13,186	-13,009
2017	11,618	-12,810
2018	10,098	-10,761
2019	9,373	-15,192
2020	4,132	-22,502
2021	703	-33,670
2022	4,434	-20,197
2023	5,250	-18,292

Maternal mortality chart: Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania, compared to 6 deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Albania	Bosnia
1985	38	35
1986	35	33
1987	33	31
1988	32	29
1989	31	26
1990	30	25
1991	28	23
1992	26	30
1993	24	26
1994	22	22
1995	21	19
1996	20	17
1997	21	16
1998	18	14
1999	17	13
2000	15	11
2001	14	11
2002	14	10
2003	13	10
2004	13	10
2005	12	9
2006	11	9
2007	10	9
2008	10	8
2009	9	8
2010	9	8
2011	9	7
2012	10	7
2013	10	7
2014	10	7
2015	9	7
2016	8	7
2017	8	7
2018	7	7
2019	7	6
2020	7	7
2021	14	13
2022	8	12
2023	7	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Albania and 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Albania	Bosnia
1978	9.62%	-
1979	8.84%	-
1980	8.12%	-
1981	7.49%	-
1982	6.9%	-
1983	6.37%	-
1984	5.9%	2.94%
1985	5.48%	2.7%
1986	5.11%	2.49%
1987	4.79%	2.3%
1988	4.51%	2.12%
1989	4.28%	1.96%
1990	4.08%	1.82%
1991	3.9%	1.69%
1992	3.76%	5.78%
1993	3.62%	5.87%
1994	3.49%	1.4%
1995	3.36%	1.94%
1996	3.24%	1.24%
1997	3.11%	1.17%
1998	2.98%	1.09%
1999	2.84%	1.02%
2000	2.71%	0.95%
2001	2.57%	0.89%
2002	2.43%	0.84%
2003	2.29%	0.8%
2004	2.14%	0.76%
2005	2%	0.74%
2006	1.85%	0.72%
2007	1.71%	0.71%
2008	1.58%	0.7%
2009	1.45%	0.69%
2010	1.33%	0.68%
2011	1.22%	0.68%
2012	1.12%	0.67%
2013	1.05%	0.67%
2014	0.99%	0.67%
2015	0.96%	0.67%
2016	0.94%	0.68%
2017	0.93%	0.68%
2018	0.93%	0.68%
2019	0.94%	0.67%
2020	0.94%	0.66%
2021	0.95%	0.64%
2022	0.94%	0.62%
2023	0.94%	0.6%