Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.49 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.81 in Bulgaria 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
	Bosnia	Bulgaria
1960	3.96	2.31
1961	3.89	2.29
1962	3.81	2.24
1963	3.7	2.21
1964	3.6	2.19
1965	3.53	2.09
1966	3.39	2.03
1967	3.22	2.02
1968	3.08	2.27
1969	2.95	2.27
1970	2.79	2.17
1971	2.75	2.1
1972	2.67	2.03
1973	2.54	2.15
1974	2.45	2.29
1975	2.39	2.23
1976	2.31	2.24
1977	2.2	2.21
1978	2.08	2.15
1979	1.99	2.16
1980	1.98	2.05
1981	2.02	2
1982	2.05	2.01
1983	2.05	2.01
1984	2.02	2.01
1985	1.96	1.97
1986	1.91	2.02
1987	1.88	1.96
1988	1.85	1.97
1989	1.79	1.9
1990	1.79	1.82
1991	1.78	1.66
1992	1.76	1.55
1993	1.73	1.46
1994	1.7	1.37
1995	1.67	1.23
1996	1.65	1.23
1997	1.69	1.09
1998	1.56	1.11
1999	1.37	1.23
2000	1.28	1.26
2001	1.23	1.21
2002	1.23	1.23
2003	1.22	1.26
2004	1.22	1.33
2005	1.2	1.37
2006	1.18	1.44
2007	1.19	1.49
2008	1.21	1.56
2009	1.27	1.66
2010	1.26	1.57
2011	1.21	1.51
2012	1.25	1.5
2013	1.28	1.54
2014	1.26	1.62
2015	1.32	1.64
2016	1.36	1.67
2017	1.42	1.71
2018	1.5	1.73
2019	1.51	1.79
2020	1.52	1.77
2021	1.49	1.8
2022	1.48	1.78
2023	1.49	1.81
2024	1.49	1.81
2025	1.5	1.8
2026	1.5	1.8
2027	1.51	1.8
2028	1.51	1.8
2029	1.51	1.79
2030	1.52	1.79
2031	1.52	1.79
2032	1.52	1.79
2033	1.53	1.79
2034	1.53	1.79
2035	1.53	1.78
2036	1.54	1.78
2037	1.54	1.78
2038	1.54	1.77
2039	1.54	1.77
2040	1.55	1.77
2041	1.55	1.77
2042	1.55	1.77
2043	1.56	1.76
2044	1.56	1.76
2045	1.56	1.76
2046	1.56	1.76
2047	1.57	1.76
2048	1.57	1.76
2049	1.57	1.76
2050	1.57	1.76

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Bulgaria
1960	38.2%	26.1%
1961	38.5%	25.8%
1962	38.6%	25.4%
1963	38.6%	25.1%
1964	38.4%	24.7%
1965	38.1%	24.2%
1966	37.8%	23.8%
1967	37.3%	23.4%
1968	36.7%	23.2%
1969	36%	23%
1970	35.2%	22.8%
1971	34.4%	22.6%
1972	33.7%	22.4%
1973	33%	22.3%
1974	32.2%	22.2%
1975	31.5%	22.3%
1976	30.7%	22.3%
1977	30%	22.2%
1978	29.3%	22.2%
1979	28.7%	22.1%
1980	28.1%	22.1%
1981	27.5%	22.1%
1982	26.9%	22.1%
1983	26.5%	22%
1984	26.2%	21.8%
1985	25.9%	21.6%
1986	25.7%	21.4%
1987	25.4%	21.3%
1988	25.1%	21.1%
1989	24.9%	20.8%
1990	24.6%	20.3%
1991	24.3%	19.8%
1992	24.7%	19.3%
1993	25.5%	18.8%
1994	25.5%	18.3%
1995	24.8%	17.9%
1996	23.5%	17.4%
1997	22.4%	17%
1998	21.5%	16.5%
1999	20.7%	16.1%
2000	19.9%	15.7%
2001	19.1%	15.2%
2002	18.4%	14.8%
2003	17.8%	14.4%
2004	17.3%	14%
2005	16.9%	13.7%
2006	16.4%	13.5%
2007	16.1%	13.4%
2008	15.8%	13.3%
2009	15.7%	13.4%
2010	15.6%	13.5%
2011	15.4%	13.5%
2012	15.1%	13.6%
2013	14.8%	13.7%
2014	14.5%	13.8%
2015	14.3%	13.9%
2016	14.1%	14%
2017	14%	14.2%
2018	13.8%	14.3%
2019	13.7%	14.4%
2020	13.6%	14.4%
2021	13.5%	14.5%
2022	13.4%	14.5%
2023	13.2%	14.5%
2024	13%	14.5%
2025	12.8%	14.4%
2026	12.7%	14.3%
2027	12.6%	14.3%
2028	12.5%	14.2%
2029	12.4%	14.1%
2030	12.4%	14%
2031	12.3%	14%
2032	12.2%	13.9%
2033	12.1%	13.8%
2034	12%	13.8%
2035	12%	13.7%
2036	11.9%	13.7%
2037	11.9%	13.7%
2038	11.9%	13.6%
2039	11.9%	13.6%
2040	11.9%	13.6%
2041	11.9%	13.6%
2042	11.9%	13.6%
2043	11.9%	13.6%
2044	11.9%	13.6%
2045	11.9%	13.6%
2046	11.8%	13.7%
2047	11.8%	13.7%
2048	11.8%	13.7%
2049	11.7%	13.8%
2050	11.7%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14.5% in Bulgaria in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 20.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and -0.79% in Bulgaria. 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
	Bosnia	Bulgaria
1960	76,840	76,314
1961	77,601	75,460
1962	77,582	64,104
1963	75,380	66,241
1964	74,151	66,783
1965	72,896	58,249
1966	70,085	54,504
1967	65,618	49,861
1968	61,422	69,468
1969	58,454	63,256
1970	54,455	61,125
1971	54,352	52,925
1972	54,072	47,169
1973	52,989	57,760
1974	53,600	64,223
1975	53,629	54,941
1976	52,107	56,055
1977	48,643	47,543
1978	44,800	44,070
1979	42,157	40,599
1980	42,911	30,129
1981	45,423	29,341
1982	47,023	24,077
1983	47,135	21,455
1984	46,413	20,610
1985	44,983	11,649
1986	42,884	16,125
1987	41,172	8,971
1988	39,058	9,879
1989	36,802	5,326
1990	34,993	-3,487
1991	33,692	-14,675
1992	-17,883	-18,789
1993	-27,199	-24,569
1994	4,895	-32,086
1995	5,926	-42,030
1996	13,327	-45,159
1997	19,311	-58,185
1998	18,492	-52,844
1999	13,568	-39,411
2000	11,722	-41,668
2001	10,424	-44,050
2002	10,972	-46,240
2003	10,781	-44,319
2004	9,549	-40,128
2005	6,546	-42,124
2006	2,714	-39,526
2007	1,557	-37,727
2008	161	-32,967
2009	652	-26,800
2010	-1,895	-34,759
2011	-5,354	-37,477
2012	-6,761	-40,183
2013	-8,367	-37,948
2014	-11,009	-41,027
2015	-11,942	-44,699
2016	-13,009	-42,744
2017	-12,810	-45,583
2018	-10,761	-46,304
2019	-15,192	-46,317
2020	-22,502	-65,507
2021	-33,670	-90,452
2022	-20,197	-62,065
2023	-18,292	-43,837

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Bulgaria
1985	35	26
1986	33	25
1987	31	25
1988	29	26
1989	26	25
1990	25	27
1991	23	25
1992	30	25
1993	26	23
1994	22	25
1995	19	23
1996	17	22
1997	16	23
1998	14	20
1999	13	20
2000	11	19
2001	11	17
2002	10	15
2003	10	14
2004	10	14
2005	9	13
2006	9	12
2007	9	11
2008	8	10
2009	8	9
2010	8	9
2011	7	8
2012	7	7
2013	7	7
2014	7	7
2015	7	7
2016	7	7
2017	7	7
2018	7	7
2019	6	6
2020	7	9
2021	13	9
2022	12	10
2023	6	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.61% in Bulgaria. 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
	Bosnia	Bulgaria
1960	-	5.47%
1961	-	4.89%
1962	-	4.43%
1963	-	4.08%
1964	-	3.86%
1965	-	3.75%
1966	-	3.7%
1967	-	3.64%
1968	-	3.54%
1969	-	3.4%
1970	-	3.25%
1971	-	3.11%
1972	-	3.01%
1973	-	2.95%
1974	-	2.91%
1975	-	2.86%
1976	-	2.8%
1977	-	2.72%
1978	-	2.6%
1979	-	2.49%
1980	-	2.38%
1981	-	2.3%
1982	-	2.22%
1983	-	2.15%
1984	2.94%	2.07%
1985	2.7%	1.97%
1986	2.49%	1.87%
1987	2.3%	1.8%
1988	2.12%	1.78%
1989	1.96%	1.79%
1990	1.82%	1.83%
1991	1.69%	1.89%
1992	5.78%	1.92%
1993	5.87%	1.92%
1994	1.4%	1.91%
1995	1.94%	1.92%
1996	1.24%	1.94%
1997	1.17%	1.93%
1998	1.09%	1.89%
1999	1.02%	1.82%
2000	0.95%	1.75%
2001	0.89%	1.68%
2002	0.84%	1.6%
2003	0.8%	1.51%
2004	0.76%	1.42%
2005	0.74%	1.33%
2006	0.72%	1.24%
2007	0.71%	1.18%
2008	0.7%	1.14%
2009	0.69%	1.12%
2010	0.68%	1.08%
2011	0.68%	1.04%
2012	0.67%	0.99%
2013	0.67%	0.93%
2014	0.67%	0.87%
2015	0.67%	0.82%
2016	0.68%	0.77%
2017	0.68%	0.73%
2018	0.68%	0.7%
2019	0.67%	0.67%
2020	0.66%	0.65%
2021	0.64%	0.63%
2022	0.62%	0.62%
2023	0.6%	0.61%