Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Canada 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 1.26 in Canada 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	Canada
1960	3.96	3.81
1961	3.89	3.75
1962	3.81	3.68
1963	3.7	3.61
1964	3.6	3.46
1965	3.53	3.12
1966	3.39	2.75
1967	3.22	2.53
1968	3.08	2.39
1969	2.95	2.33
1970	2.79	2.26
1971	2.75	2.14
1972	2.67	1.98
1973	2.54	1.89
1974	2.45	1.84
1975	2.39	1.82
1976	2.31	1.8
1977	2.2	1.78
1978	2.08	1.77
1979	1.99	1.75
1980	1.98	1.74
1981	2.02	1.7
1982	2.05	1.69
1983	2.05	1.68
1984	2.02	1.65
1985	1.96	1.67
1986	1.91	1.68
1987	1.88	1.68
1988	1.85	1.68
1989	1.79	1.77
1990	1.79	1.83
1991	1.78	1.72
1992	1.76	1.71
1993	1.73	1.69
1994	1.7	1.69
1995	1.67	1.67
1996	1.65	1.63
1997	1.69	1.57
1998	1.56	1.56
1999	1.37	1.55
2000	1.28	1.51
2001	1.23	1.54
2002	1.23	1.52
2003	1.22	1.55
2004	1.22	1.56
2005	1.2	1.58
2006	1.18	1.63
2007	1.19	1.67
2008	1.21	1.7
2009	1.27	1.69
2010	1.26	1.65
2011	1.21	1.63
2012	1.25	1.63
2013	1.28	1.61
2014	1.26	1.61
2015	1.32	1.6
2016	1.36	1.59
2017	1.42	1.55
2018	1.5	1.51
2019	1.51	1.47
2020	1.52	1.41
2021	1.49	1.44
2022	1.48	1.33
2023	1.49	1.26
2024	1.49	1.25
2025	1.5	1.24
2026	1.5	1.24
2027	1.51	1.23
2028	1.51	1.24
2029	1.51	1.23
2030	1.52	1.24
2031	1.52	1.24
2032	1.52	1.24
2033	1.53	1.25
2034	1.53	1.25
2035	1.53	1.25
2036	1.54	1.26
2037	1.54	1.26
2038	1.54	1.26
2039	1.54	1.27
2040	1.55	1.27
2041	1.55	1.27
2042	1.55	1.28
2043	1.56	1.28
2044	1.56	1.28
2045	1.56	1.28
2046	1.56	1.29
2047	1.57	1.29
2048	1.57	1.29
2049	1.57	1.3
2050	1.57	1.3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Canada
1960	38.2%	33.8%
1961	38.5%	33.9%
1962	38.6%	33.9%
1963	38.6%	33.9%
1964	38.4%	33.7%
1965	38.1%	33.3%
1966	37.8%	32.9%
1967	37.3%	32.3%
1968	36.7%	31.6%
1969	36%	31%
1970	35.2%	30.2%
1971	34.4%	29.3%
1972	33.7%	28.6%
1973	33%	27.8%
1974	32.2%	27%
1975	31.5%	26.2%
1976	30.7%	25.5%
1977	30%	24.7%
1978	29.3%	24%
1979	28.7%	23.4%
1980	28.1%	22.8%
1981	27.5%	22.3%
1982	26.9%	22%
1983	26.5%	21.8%
1984	26.2%	21.6%
1985	25.9%	21.3%
1986	25.7%	21.1%
1987	25.4%	20.9%
1988	25.1%	20.8%
1989	24.9%	20.8%
1990	24.6%	20.7%
1991	24.3%	20.7%
1992	24.7%	20.7%
1993	25.5%	20.7%
1994	25.5%	20.6%
1995	24.8%	20.4%
1996	23.5%	20.2%
1997	22.4%	20%
1998	21.5%	19.8%
1999	20.7%	19.5%
2000	19.9%	19.2%
2001	19.1%	18.9%
2002	18.4%	18.6%
2003	17.8%	18.3%
2004	17.3%	18%
2005	16.9%	17.7%
2006	16.4%	17.4%
2007	16.1%	17.1%
2008	15.8%	16.9%
2009	15.7%	16.7%
2010	15.6%	16.6%
2011	15.4%	16.4%
2012	15.1%	16.3%
2013	14.8%	16.3%
2014	14.5%	16.2%
2015	14.3%	16.2%
2016	14.1%	16.2%
2017	14%	16.2%
2018	13.8%	16.1%
2019	13.7%	16%
2020	13.6%	15.9%
2021	13.5%	15.7%
2022	13.4%	15.5%
2023	13.2%	15.3%
2024	13%	15.1%
2025	12.8%	15%
2026	12.7%	14.9%
2027	12.6%	14.7%
2028	12.5%	14.6%
2029	12.4%	14.5%
2030	12.4%	14.4%
2031	12.3%	14.3%
2032	12.2%	14.2%
2033	12.1%	14.1%
2034	12%	14%
2035	12%	13.9%
2036	11.9%	13.9%
2037	11.9%	13.8%
2038	11.9%	13.8%
2039	11.9%	13.7%
2040	11.9%	13.7%
2041	11.9%	13.6%
2042	11.9%	13.6%
2043	11.9%	13.6%
2044	11.9%	13.5%
2045	11.9%	13.5%
2046	11.8%	13.5%
2047	11.8%	13.5%
2048	11.8%	13.5%
2049	11.7%	13.5%
2050	11.7%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 15.1% in Canada in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 20.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Canada by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +0.22% in Canada. 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	Canada
1960	76,840	338,487
1961	77,601	334,360
1962	77,582	325,745
1963	75,380	318,595
1964	74,151	307,268
1965	72,896	269,589
1966	70,085	236,566
1967	65,618	220,450
1968	61,422	211,589
1969	58,454	216,588
1970	54,455	215,372
1971	54,352	208,640
1972	54,072	188,857
1973	52,989	184,432
1974	53,600	182,464
1975	53,629	196,718
1976	52,107	196,979
1977	48,643	199,297
1978	44,800	194,102
1979	42,157	203,293
1980	42,911	203,480
1981	45,423	206,005
1982	47,023	200,935
1983	47,135	202,931
1984	46,413	204,856
1985	44,983	204,153
1986	42,884	190,532
1987	41,172	190,416
1988	39,058	192,901
1989	36,802	207,304
1990	34,993	213,222
1991	33,692	207,477
1992	-17,883	204,273
1993	-27,199	186,451
1994	4,895	179,804
1995	5,926	167,023
1996	13,327	153,973
1997	19,311	134,577
1998	18,492	126,651
1999	13,568	118,565
2000	11,722	110,469
2001	10,424	114,777
2002	10,972	106,621
2003	10,781	110,749
2004	9,549	111,786
2005	6,546	116,074
2006	2,714	130,285
2007	1,557	134,845
2008	161	142,963
2009	652	144,609
2010	-1,895	139,425
2011	-5,354	133,923
2012	-6,761	135,382
2013	-8,367	129,799
2014	-11,009	127,563
2015	-11,942	117,825
2016	-13,009	115,555
2017	-12,810	98,672
2018	-10,761	88,974
2019	-15,192	86,523
2020	-22,502	53,241
2021	-33,670	57,360
2022	-20,197	15,574
2023	-18,292	28,058

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Canada

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 12 deaths in Canada.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.51% in Canada. 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	Canada
1960	-	3.26%
1961	-	3.15%
1962	-	3.05%
1963	-	2.94%
1964	-	2.82%
1965	-	2.71%
1966	-	2.6%
1967	-	2.5%
1968	-	2.4%
1969	-	2.3%
1970	-	2.19%
1971	-	2.09%
1972	-	1.99%
1973	-	1.89%
1974	-	1.79%
1975	-	1.7%
1976	-	1.6%
1977	-	1.51%
1978	-	1.42%
1979	-	1.33%
1980	-	1.25%
1981	-	1.18%
1982	-	1.12%
1983	-	1.06%
1984	2.94%	1.01%
1985	2.7%	0.98%
1986	2.49%	0.94%
1987	2.3%	0.91%
1988	2.12%	0.88%
1989	1.96%	0.85%
1990	1.82%	0.82%
1991	1.69%	0.8%
1992	5.78%	0.77%
1993	5.87%	0.74%
1994	1.4%	0.72%
1995	1.94%	0.69%
1996	1.24%	0.67%
1997	1.17%	0.65%
1998	1.09%	0.64%
1999	1.02%	0.63%
2000	0.95%	0.62%
2001	0.89%	0.62%
2002	0.84%	0.62%
2003	0.8%	0.62%
2004	0.76%	0.61%
2005	0.74%	0.61%
2006	0.72%	0.6%
2007	0.71%	0.6%
2008	0.7%	0.59%
2009	0.69%	0.58%
2010	0.68%	0.57%
2011	0.68%	0.56%
2012	0.67%	0.56%
2013	0.67%	0.55%
2014	0.67%	0.54%
2015	0.67%	0.54%
2016	0.68%	0.53%
2017	0.68%	0.52%
2018	0.68%	0.52%
2019	0.67%	0.51%
2020	0.66%	0.51%
2021	0.64%	0.51%
2022	0.62%	0.51%
2023	0.6%	0.51%