Fertility & birth rates in Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fertility rate in Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Benin was 4.56 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
	Benin	Bosnia
1960	6.28	3.96
1961	6.4	3.89
1962	6.46	3.81
1963	6.51	3.7
1964	6.57	3.6
1965	6.61	3.53
1966	6.63	3.39
1967	6.64	3.22
1968	6.67	3.08
1969	6.71	2.95
1970	6.74	2.79
1971	6.77	2.75
1972	6.8	2.67
1973	6.81	2.54
1974	6.82	2.45
1975	6.83	2.39
1976	6.83	2.31
1977	6.83	2.2
1978	6.82	2.08
1979	6.91	1.99
1980	6.99	1.98
1981	7.06	2.02
1982	7.06	2.05
1983	7.05	2.05
1984	7.03	2.02
1985	7	1.96
1986	6.96	1.91
1987	6.92	1.88
1988	6.87	1.85
1989	6.82	1.79
1990	6.74	1.79
1991	6.67	1.78
1992	6.59	1.76
1993	6.51	1.73
1994	6.42	1.7
1995	6.33	1.67
1996	6.28	1.65
1997	6.23	1.69
1998	6.14	1.56
1999	6.03	1.37
2000	5.94	1.28
2001	5.85	1.23
2002	5.79	1.23
2003	5.76	1.22
2004	5.72	1.22
2005	5.69	1.2
2006	5.67	1.18
2007	5.63	1.19
2008	5.55	1.21
2009	5.49	1.27
2010	5.45	1.26
2011	5.44	1.21
2012	5.43	1.25
2013	5.41	1.28
2014	5.37	1.26
2015	5.32	1.32
2016	5.25	1.36
2017	5.16	1.42
2018	5.03	1.5
2019	4.9	1.51
2020	4.8	1.52
2021	4.71	1.49
2022	4.63	1.48
2023	4.56	1.49
2024	4.48	1.49
2025	4.42	1.5
2026	4.34	1.5
2027	4.27	1.51
2028	4.19	1.51
2029	4.12	1.51
2030	4.05	1.52
2031	3.98	1.52
2032	3.9	1.52
2033	3.85	1.53
2034	3.79	1.53
2035	3.74	1.53
2036	3.68	1.54
2037	3.62	1.54
2038	3.57	1.54
2039	3.52	1.54
2040	3.48	1.55
2041	3.43	1.55
2042	3.39	1.55
2043	3.35	1.56
2044	3.3	1.56
2045	3.26	1.56
2046	3.23	1.56
2047	3.18	1.57
2048	3.14	1.57
2049	3.1	1.57
2050	3.06	1.57

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	Bosnia
1960	39.1%	38.2%
1961	39.5%	38.5%
1962	39.9%	38.6%
1963	40.3%	38.6%
1964	40.8%	38.4%
1965	41.2%	38.1%
1966	41.6%	37.8%
1967	42.1%	37.3%
1968	42.5%	36.7%
1969	42.8%	36%
1970	43.2%	35.2%
1971	43.5%	34.4%
1972	43.8%	33.7%
1973	44.1%	33%
1974	44.3%	32.2%
1975	44.5%	31.5%
1976	44.7%	30.7%
1977	44.8%	30%
1978	45%	29.3%
1979	45.1%	28.7%
1980	45.2%	28.1%
1981	45.3%	27.5%
1982	45.5%	26.9%
1983	45.6%	26.5%
1984	45.7%	26.2%
1985	45.8%	25.9%
1986	45.9%	25.7%
1987	46%	25.4%
1988	46.1%	25.1%
1989	46.1%	24.9%
1990	46.1%	24.6%
1991	46.2%	24.3%
1992	46.2%	24.7%
1993	45.7%	25.5%
1994	45.5%	25.5%
1995	45.9%	24.8%
1996	46%	23.5%
1997	45.9%	22.4%
1998	45.8%	21.5%
1999	45.6%	20.7%
2000	45.4%	19.9%
2001	45.3%	19.1%
2002	45.1%	18.4%
2003	44.9%	17.8%
2004	44.8%	17.3%
2005	44.6%	16.9%
2006	44.4%	16.4%
2007	44.4%	16.1%
2008	44.3%	15.8%
2009	44.1%	15.7%
2010	43.9%	15.6%
2011	43.8%	15.4%
2012	43.7%	15.1%
2013	43.6%	14.8%
2014	43.5%	14.5%
2015	43.4%	14.3%
2016	43.3%	14.1%
2017	43.2%	14%
2018	43.1%	13.8%
2019	42.9%	13.7%
2020	42.7%	13.6%
2021	42.4%	13.5%
2022	42.1%	13.4%
2023	41.8%	13.2%
2024	41.6%	13%
2025	41.3%	12.8%
2026	40.9%	12.7%
2027	40.6%	12.6%
2028	40.2%	12.5%
2029	39.8%	12.4%
2030	39.4%	12.4%
2031	39%	12.3%
2032	38.6%	12.2%
2033	38.2%	12.1%
2034	37.8%	12%
2035	37.5%	12%
2036	37.1%	11.9%
2037	36.8%	11.9%
2038	36.5%	11.9%
2039	36.2%	11.9%
2040	35.9%	11.9%
2041	35.6%	11.9%
2042	35.3%	11.9%
2043	35%	11.9%
2044	34.8%	11.9%
2045	34.5%	11.9%
2046	34.2%	11.8%
2047	33.9%	11.8%
2048	33.7%	11.8%
2049	33.4%	11.7%
2050	33.1%	11.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 13% in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 24.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin 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
	Benin	Bosnia
1960	44,564	76,840
1961	48,838	77,601
1962	51,664	77,582
1963	54,514	75,380
1964	57,352	74,151
1965	60,154	72,896
1966	62,169	70,085
1967	64,709	65,618
1968	67,327	61,422
1969	70,155	58,454
1970	73,156	54,455
1971	76,034	54,352
1972	79,415	54,072
1973	82,422	52,989
1974	85,623	53,600
1975	89,350	53,629
1976	93,141	52,107
1977	97,200	48,643
1978	100,762	44,800
1979	106,782	42,157
1980	112,969	42,911
1981	118,634	45,423
1982	122,748	47,023
1983	126,349	47,135
1984	131,590	46,413
1985	136,621	44,983
1986	142,039	42,884
1987	147,783	41,172
1988	153,580	39,058
1989	157,235	36,802
1990	163,055	34,993
1991	168,174	33,692
1992	173,794	-17,883
1993	179,858	-27,199
1994	196,637	4,895
1995	194,481	5,926
1996	197,643	13,327
1997	203,182	19,311
1998	208,342	18,492
1999	213,074	13,568
2000	218,013	11,722
2001	222,877	10,424
2002	229,472	10,972
2003	237,962	10,781
2004	245,630	9,549
2005	253,795	6,546
2006	265,040	2,714
2007	271,305	1,557
2008	274,242	161
2009	280,204	652
2010	287,703	-1,895
2011	296,348	-5,354
2012	306,180	-6,761
2013	315,804	-8,367
2014	323,753	-11,009
2015	330,573	-11,942
2016	336,559	-13,009
2017	339,763	-12,810
2018	340,270	-10,761
2019	339,817	-15,192
2020	341,929	-22,502
2021	341,103	-33,670
2022	349,518	-20,197
2023	353,933	-18,292

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 518 deaths per 100,000 live births in Benin, compared to 6 deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	Bosnia
1985	910	35
1986	858	33
1987	817	31
1988	765	29
1989	732	26
1990	692	25
1991	666	23
1992	625	30
1993	591	26
1994	605	22
1995	586	19
1996	576	17
1997	556	16
1998	547	14
1999	536	13
2000	529	11
2001	532	11
2002	534	10
2003	532	10
2004	531	10
2005	514	9
2006	509	9
2007	501	9
2008	563	8
2009	598	8
2010	607	8
2011	613	7
2012	618	7
2013	607	7
2014	605	7
2015	606	7
2016	604	7
2017	592	7
2018	585	7
2019	572	6
2020	578	7
2021	584	13
2022	547	12
2023	518	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.79% in Benin 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
	Benin	Bosnia
1960	31.2%	-
1961	30.7%	-
1962	30.2%	-
1963	29.6%	-
1964	29.1%	-
1965	28.5%	-
1966	28%	-
1967	27.5%	-
1968	27%	-
1969	26.6%	-
1970	26.1%	-
1971	25.7%	-
1972	25.2%	-
1973	24.7%	-
1974	24.2%	-
1975	23.7%	-
1976	23.1%	-
1977	22.6%	-
1978	22.1%	-
1979	21.6%	-
1980	21.2%	-
1981	20.8%	-
1982	20.4%	-
1983	20%	-
1984	19.6%	2.94%
1985	19.2%	2.7%
1986	18.8%	2.49%
1987	18.4%	2.3%
1988	18%	2.12%
1989	17.6%	1.96%
1990	17.2%	1.82%
1991	16.8%	1.69%
1992	16.4%	5.78%
1993	16%	5.87%
1994	15.6%	1.4%
1995	15.2%	1.94%
1996	14.9%	1.24%
1997	14.6%	1.17%
1998	14.3%	1.09%
1999	13.9%	1.02%
2000	13.6%	0.95%
2001	13.3%	0.89%
2002	13%	0.84%
2003	12.7%	0.8%
2004	12.4%	0.76%
2005	12.1%	0.74%
2006	11.8%	0.72%
2007	11.5%	0.71%
2008	11.3%	0.7%
2009	11.1%	0.69%
2010	10.8%	0.68%
2011	10.6%	0.68%
2012	10.4%	0.67%
2013	10.2%	0.67%
2014	9.93%	0.67%
2015	9.71%	0.67%
2016	9.5%	0.68%
2017	9.27%	0.68%
2018	9.05%	0.68%
2019	8.8%	0.67%
2020	8.55%	0.66%
2021	8.31%	0.64%
2022	8.04%	0.62%
2023	7.79%	0.6%