Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Congo

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Congo 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 4.16 in the Congo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the Congo population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bosnia	Congo
1960	3.96	6.09
1961	3.89	6.09
1962	3.81	6.1
1963	3.7	6.15
1964	3.6	6.18
1965	3.53	6.23
1966	3.39	6.27
1967	3.22	6.29
1968	3.08	6.33
1969	2.95	6.35
1970	2.79	6.38
1971	2.75	6.42
1972	2.67	6.44
1973	2.54	6.42
1974	2.45	6.39
1975	2.39	6.36
1976	2.31	6.32
1977	2.2	6.27
1978	2.08	6.21
1979	1.99	6.14
1980	1.98	6.07
1981	2.02	5.98
1982	2.05	5.85
1983	2.05	5.76
1984	2.02	5.66
1985	1.96	5.59
1986	1.91	5.51
1987	1.88	5.46
1988	1.85	5.39
1989	1.79	5.33
1990	1.79	5.27
1991	1.78	5.22
1992	1.76	5.18
1993	1.73	5.13
1994	1.7	5.1
1995	1.67	5.07
1996	1.65	5.03
1997	1.69	5
1998	1.56	4.91
1999	1.37	4.81
2000	1.28	4.72
2001	1.23	4.67
2002	1.23	4.7
2003	1.22	4.7
2004	1.22	4.69
2005	1.2	4.67
2006	1.18	4.65
2007	1.19	4.65
2008	1.21	4.73
2009	1.27	4.81
2010	1.26	4.85
2011	1.21	4.83
2012	1.25	4.79
2013	1.28	4.73
2014	1.26	4.67
2015	1.32	4.61
2016	1.36	4.55
2017	1.42	4.5
2018	1.5	4.44
2019	1.51	4.38
2020	1.52	4.33
2021	1.49	4.28
2022	1.48	4.22
2023	1.49	4.16
2024	1.49	4.11
2025	1.5	4.05
2026	1.5	3.99
2027	1.51	3.93
2028	1.51	3.88
2029	1.51	3.83
2030	1.52	3.78
2031	1.52	3.73
2032	1.52	3.68
2033	1.53	3.64
2034	1.53	3.59
2035	1.53	3.54
2036	1.54	3.5
2037	1.54	3.46
2038	1.54	3.42
2039	1.54	3.38
2040	1.55	3.35
2041	1.55	3.31
2042	1.55	3.27
2043	1.56	3.24
2044	1.56	3.2
2045	1.56	3.16
2046	1.56	3.13
2047	1.57	3.09
2048	1.57	3.06
2049	1.57	3.03
2050	1.57	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Congo
1960	38.2%	42.7%
1961	38.5%	43%
1962	38.6%	43.3%
1963	38.6%	43.5%
1964	38.4%	43.7%
1965	38.1%	43.9%
1966	37.8%	44%
1967	37.3%	44.2%
1968	36.7%	44.3%
1969	36%	44.5%
1970	35.2%	44.7%
1971	34.4%	44.8%
1972	33.7%	45%
1973	33%	45.2%
1974	32.2%	45.4%
1975	31.5%	45.5%
1976	30.7%	45.7%
1977	30%	45.8%
1978	29.3%	45.8%
1979	28.7%	45.8%
1980	28.1%	45.7%
1981	27.5%	45.6%
1982	26.9%	45.4%
1983	26.5%	45.2%
1984	26.2%	45%
1985	25.9%	44.9%
1986	25.7%	44.7%
1987	25.4%	44.6%
1988	25.1%	44.5%
1989	24.9%	44.3%
1990	24.6%	44.2%
1991	24.3%	44%
1992	24.7%	43.8%
1993	25.5%	43.6%
1994	25.5%	43.4%
1995	24.8%	43.3%
1996	23.5%	43.2%
1997	22.4%	43.3%
1998	21.5%	43.3%
1999	20.7%	43.1%
2000	19.9%	42.5%
2001	19.1%	41.9%
2002	18.4%	41.9%
2003	17.8%	41.7%
2004	17.3%	41.4%
2005	16.9%	41.1%
2006	16.4%	40.9%
2007	16.1%	40.7%
2008	15.8%	40.7%
2009	15.7%	40.5%
2010	15.6%	40.4%
2011	15.4%	40.6%
2012	15.1%	41%
2013	14.8%	41.3%
2014	14.5%	41.7%
2015	14.3%	41.9%
2016	14.1%	42.1%
2017	14%	42.1%
2018	13.8%	42.1%
2019	13.7%	41.9%
2020	13.6%	41.8%
2021	13.5%	41.5%
2022	13.4%	41.3%
2023	13.2%	40.9%
2024	13%	40.4%
2025	12.8%	39.9%
2026	12.7%	39.4%
2027	12.6%	38.9%
2028	12.5%	38.4%
2029	12.4%	38%
2030	12.4%	37.6%
2031	12.3%	37.3%
2032	12.2%	37%
2033	12.1%	36.8%
2034	12%	36.6%
2035	12%	36.4%
2036	11.9%	36.2%
2037	11.9%	36%
2038	11.9%	35.8%
2039	11.9%	35.6%
2040	11.9%	35.5%
2041	11.9%	35.3%
2042	11.9%	35.1%
2043	11.9%	34.9%
2044	11.9%	34.7%
2045	11.9%	34.4%
2046	11.8%	34.2%
2047	11.8%	33.9%
2048	11.8%	33.6%
2049	11.7%	33.4%
2050	11.7%	33.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 40.4% in the Congo in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 44.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Congo compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.59% in the Congo. 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	Congo
1960	76,840	27,094
1961	77,601	28,220
1962	77,582	29,342
1963	75,380	30,832
1964	74,151	32,270
1965	72,896	33,865
1966	70,085	35,452
1967	65,618	36,866
1968	61,422	38,786
1969	58,454	40,532
1970	54,455	42,374
1971	54,352	44,431
1972	54,072	46,427
1973	52,989	48,017
1974	53,600	49,563
1975	53,629	51,155
1976	52,107	52,148
1977	48,643	53,179
1978	44,800	53,885
1979	42,157	54,723
1980	42,911	55,550
1981	45,423	56,603
1982	47,023	57,036
1983	47,135	58,120
1984	46,413	59,028
1985	44,983	60,359
1986	42,884	61,669
1987	41,172	63,183
1988	39,058	64,629
1989	36,802	65,944
1990	34,993	67,241
1991	33,692	68,534
1992	-17,883	69,973
1993	-27,199	71,119
1994	4,895	72,857
1995	5,926	74,189
1996	13,327	75,628
1997	19,311	66,149
1998	18,492	72,450
1999	13,568	76,204
2000	11,722	78,491
2001	10,424	84,876
2002	10,972	88,497
2003	10,781	91,326
2004	9,549	96,577
2005	6,546	101,344
2006	2,714	106,876
2007	1,557	112,459
2008	161	120,711
2009	652	126,904
2010	-1,895	136,908
2011	-5,354	140,371
2012	-6,761	142,464
2013	-8,367	142,080
2014	-11,009	141,674
2015	-11,942	141,539
2016	-13,009	141,358
2017	-12,810	141,973
2018	-10,761	142,704
2019	-15,192	139,513
2020	-22,502	143,492
2021	-33,670	144,241
2022	-20,197	147,076
2023	-18,292	150,486

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Congo

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 241 deaths in the Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Congo
1985	35	546
1986	33	535
1987	31	519
1988	29	510
1989	26	506
1990	25	505
1991	23	514
1992	30	531
1993	26	541
1994	22	551
1995	19	551
1996	17	545
1997	16	650
1998	14	597
1999	13	554
2000	11	509
2001	11	489
2002	10	464
2003	10	436
2004	10	400
2005	9	385
2006	9	394
2007	9	370
2008	8	395
2009	8	414
2010	8	382
2011	7	378
2012	7	374
2013	7	320
2014	7	302
2015	7	284
2016	7	263
2017	7	262
2018	7	259
2019	6	245
2020	7	247
2021	13	301
2022	12	241
2023	6	241

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 4.05% in the Congo. 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	Congo
1960	-	19.4%
1961	-	18.6%
1962	-	18%
1963	-	17.3%
1964	-	16.7%
1965	-	16.1%
1966	-	15.6%
1967	-	15.1%
1968	-	14.6%
1969	-	14.2%
1970	-	13.7%
1971	-	13.4%
1972	-	13%
1973	-	12.6%
1974	-	12.4%
1975	-	12.1%
1976	-	11.8%
1977	-	11.5%
1978	-	11.2%
1979	-	11%
1980	-	10.7%
1981	-	10.5%
1982	-	10.2%
1983	-	9.95%
1984	2.94%	9.68%
1985	2.7%	9.44%
1986	2.49%	9.25%
1987	2.3%	9.11%
1988	2.12%	9.04%
1989	1.96%	9.05%
1990	1.82%	9.15%
1991	1.69%	9.31%
1992	5.78%	9.54%
1993	5.87%	9.84%
1994	1.4%	10.2%
1995	1.94%	10.5%
1996	1.24%	10.9%
1997	1.17%	11.2%
1998	1.09%	11.4%
1999	1.02%	11.5%
2000	0.95%	11.4%
2001	0.89%	11.1%
2002	0.84%	10.6%
2003	0.8%	10%
2004	0.76%	9.35%
2005	0.74%	8.66%
2006	0.72%	8.02%
2007	0.71%	7.43%
2008	0.7%	6.95%
2009	0.69%	6.55%
2010	0.68%	6.25%
2011	0.68%	6.02%
2012	0.67%	5.82%
2013	0.67%	5.64%
2014	0.67%	5.45%
2015	0.67%	5.27%
2016	0.68%	5.09%
2017	0.68%	4.93%
2018	0.68%	4.77%
2019	0.67%	5.24%
2020	0.66%	4.47%
2021	0.64%	4.33%
2022	0.62%	4.19%
2023	0.6%	4.05%