Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia 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 1.46 in Croatia 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	Croatia
1960	3.96	2.24
1961	3.89	2.22
1962	3.81	2.19
1963	3.7	2.15
1964	3.6	2.14
1965	3.53	2.22
1966	3.39	2.23
1967	3.22	2.1
1968	3.08	2.03
1969	2.95	1.95
1970	2.79	1.88
1971	2.75	1.97
1972	2.67	2.01
1973	2.54	2.01
1974	2.45	1.98
1975	2.39	1.95
1976	2.31	1.94
1977	2.2	1.95
1978	2.08	1.96
1979	1.99	1.95
1980	1.98	1.93
1981	2.02	1.93
1982	2.05	1.9
1983	2.05	1.88
1984	2.02	1.87
1985	1.96	1.82
1986	1.91	1.76
1987	1.88	1.64
1988	1.85	1.79
1989	1.79	1.63
1990	1.79	1.63
1991	1.78	1.53
1992	1.76	1.48
1993	1.73	1.52
1994	1.7	1.47
1995	1.67	1.58
1996	1.65	1.67
1997	1.69	1.69
1998	1.56	1.45
1999	1.37	1.38
2000	1.28	1.39
2001	1.23	1.46
2002	1.23	1.42
2003	1.22	1.41
2004	1.22	1.43
2005	1.2	1.5
2006	1.18	1.47
2007	1.19	1.48
2008	1.21	1.47
2009	1.27	1.5
2010	1.26	1.46
2011	1.21	1.41
2012	1.25	1.52
2013	1.28	1.46
2014	1.26	1.46
2015	1.32	1.41
2016	1.36	1.43
2017	1.42	1.42
2018	1.5	1.47
2019	1.51	1.47
2020	1.52	1.48
2021	1.49	1.62
2022	1.48	1.53
2023	1.49	1.46
2024	1.49	1.46
2025	1.5	1.47
2026	1.5	1.46
2027	1.51	1.47
2028	1.51	1.47
2029	1.51	1.47
2030	1.52	1.47
2031	1.52	1.48
2032	1.52	1.48
2033	1.53	1.48
2034	1.53	1.48
2035	1.53	1.49
2036	1.54	1.49
2037	1.54	1.49
2038	1.54	1.49
2039	1.54	1.49
2040	1.55	1.49
2041	1.55	1.5
2042	1.55	1.5
2043	1.56	1.5
2044	1.56	1.5
2045	1.56	1.5
2046	1.56	1.51
2047	1.57	1.51
2048	1.57	1.51
2049	1.57	1.51
2050	1.57	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Croatia
1960	38.2%	27%
1961	38.5%	26.9%
1962	38.6%	26.8%
1963	38.6%	26.5%
1964	38.4%	26.1%
1965	38.1%	25.7%
1966	37.8%	25.2%
1967	37.3%	24.8%
1968	36.7%	24.3%
1969	36%	23.7%
1970	35.2%	23.2%
1971	34.4%	22.8%
1972	33.7%	22.4%
1973	33%	22.2%
1974	32.2%	22%
1975	31.5%	21.8%
1976	30.7%	21.6%
1977	30%	21.4%
1978	29.3%	21.3%
1979	28.7%	21.2%
1980	28.1%	21.1%
1981	27.5%	21%
1982	26.9%	21%
1983	26.5%	20.9%
1984	26.2%	20.9%
1985	25.9%	20.8%
1986	25.7%	20.7%
1987	25.4%	20.5%
1988	25.1%	20.3%
1989	24.9%	20.1%
1990	24.6%	19.8%
1991	24.3%	19.5%
1992	24.7%	19.2%
1993	25.5%	18.8%
1994	25.5%	18.4%
1995	24.8%	18%
1996	23.5%	17.7%
1997	22.4%	17.5%
1998	21.5%	17.3%
1999	20.7%	17.1%
2000	19.9%	16.9%
2001	19.1%	16.7%
2002	18.4%	16.5%
2003	17.8%	16.3%
2004	17.3%	16%
2005	16.9%	15.8%
2006	16.4%	15.7%
2007	16.1%	15.5%
2008	15.8%	15.4%
2009	15.7%	15.4%
2010	15.6%	15.3%
2011	15.4%	15.1%
2012	15.1%	15%
2013	14.8%	14.8%
2014	14.5%	14.7%
2015	14.3%	14.6%
2016	14.1%	14.6%
2017	14%	14.6%
2018	13.8%	14.6%
2019	13.7%	14.5%
2020	13.6%	14.5%
2021	13.5%	14.4%
2022	13.4%	14.3%
2023	13.2%	14.1%
2024	13%	13.9%
2025	12.8%	13.7%
2026	12.7%	13.5%
2027	12.6%	13.3%
2028	12.5%	13.2%
2029	12.4%	13.1%
2030	12.4%	13%
2031	12.3%	12.9%
2032	12.2%	12.8%
2033	12.1%	12.8%
2034	12%	12.7%
2035	12%	12.7%
2036	11.9%	12.6%
2037	11.9%	12.6%
2038	11.9%	12.6%
2039	11.9%	12.6%
2040	11.9%	12.6%
2041	11.9%	12.6%
2042	11.9%	12.6%
2043	11.9%	12.7%
2044	11.9%	12.7%
2045	11.9%	12.7%
2046	11.8%	12.7%
2047	11.8%	12.8%
2048	11.8%	12.8%
2049	11.7%	12.8%
2050	11.7%	12.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 13.9% in Croatia in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 19.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and -0.45% in Croatia. 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	Croatia
1960	76,840	34,778
1961	77,601	36,255
1962	77,582	30,216
1963	75,380	31,270
1964	74,151	25,942
1965	72,896	31,251
1966	70,085	33,192
1967	65,618	26,032
1968	61,422	21,828
1969	58,454	16,688
1970	54,455	16,767
1971	54,352	19,941
1972	54,072	17,802
1973	52,989	21,904
1974	53,600	22,453
1975	53,629	21,658
1976	52,107	22,226
1977	48,643	22,798
1978	44,800	20,157
1979	42,157	21,136
1980	42,911	17,939
1981	45,423	15,680
1982	47,023	15,756
1983	47,135	10,714
1984	46,413	10,764
1985	44,983	10,343
1986	42,884	8,499
1987	41,172	6,161
1988	39,058	5,707
1989	36,802	3,337
1990	34,993	3,344
1991	33,692	-2,813
1992	-17,883	-4,576
1993	-27,199	-2,301
1994	4,895	-930
1995	5,926	0
1996	13,327	3,190
1997	19,311	3,175
1998	18,492	-4,985
1999	13,568	-6,769
2000	11,722	-6,255
2001	10,424	-8,599
2002	10,972	-10,325
2003	10,781	-12,480
2004	9,549	-9,040
2005	6,546	-9,022
2006	2,714	-8,669
2007	1,557	-10,335
2008	161	-8,188
2009	652	-7,319
2010	-1,895	-8,591
2011	-5,354	-9,846
2012	-6,761	-9,799
2013	-8,367	-10,162
2014	-11,009	-11,345
2015	-11,942	-16,607
2016	-13,009	-13,553
2017	-12,810	-16,570
2018	-10,761	-15,557
2019	-15,192	-15,008
2020	-22,502	-20,354
2021	-33,670	-26,377
2022	-20,197	-23,134
2023	-18,292	-19,298

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia

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 3 deaths in Croatia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Croatia
1985	35	10
1986	33	10
1987	31	10
1988	29	10
1989	26	9
1990	25	10
1991	23	10
1992	30	10
1993	26	9
1994	22	9
1995	19	9
1996	17	9
1997	16	9
1998	14	8
1999	13	8
2000	11	8
2001	11	7
2002	10	7
2003	10	8
2004	10	7
2005	9	7
2006	9	6
2007	9	6
2008	8	6
2009	8	6
2010	8	6
2011	7	5
2012	7	5
2013	7	5
2014	7	4
2015	7	4
2016	7	4
2017	7	4
2018	7	3
2019	6	4
2020	7	5
2021	13	12
2022	12	6
2023	6	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.46% in Croatia. 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	Croatia
1981	-	2.19%
1982	-	2.09%
1983	-	2%
1984	2.94%	1.91%
1985	2.7%	1.8%
1986	2.49%	1.69%
1987	2.3%	1.59%
1988	2.12%	1.48%
1989	1.96%	1.38%
1990	1.82%	1.29%
1991	1.69%	1.39%
1992	5.78%	1.15%
1993	5.87%	1.09%
1994	1.4%	1.04%
1995	1.94%	1%
1996	1.24%	0.96%
1997	1.17%	0.93%
1998	1.09%	0.9%
1999	1.02%	0.86%
2000	0.95%	0.83%
2001	0.89%	0.8%
2002	0.84%	0.77%
2003	0.8%	0.82%
2004	0.76%	0.71%
2005	0.74%	0.67%
2006	0.72%	0.64%
2007	0.71%	0.61%
2008	0.7%	0.59%
2009	0.69%	0.57%
2010	0.68%	0.55%
2011	0.68%	0.53%
2012	0.67%	0.52%
2013	0.67%	0.51%
2014	0.67%	0.5%
2015	0.67%	0.49%
2016	0.68%	0.49%
2017	0.68%	0.48%
2018	0.68%	0.48%
2019	0.67%	0.47%
2020	0.66%	0.47%
2021	0.64%	0.46%
2022	0.62%	0.46%
2023	0.6%	0.46%