Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ecuador

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ecuador 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 1.82 in Ecuador 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	Ecuador
1960	3.96	6.72
1961	3.89	6.7
1962	3.81	6.68
1963	3.7	6.65
1964	3.6	6.61
1965	3.53	6.56
1966	3.39	6.51
1967	3.22	6.44
1968	3.08	6.35
1969	2.95	6.25
1970	2.79	6.14
1971	2.75	6.01
1972	2.67	5.87
1973	2.54	5.73
1974	2.45	5.58
1975	2.39	5.43
1976	2.31	5.28
1977	2.2	5.13
1978	2.08	4.99
1979	1.99	4.86
1980	1.98	4.73
1981	2.02	4.61
1982	2.05	4.5
1983	2.05	4.39
1984	2.02	4.31
1985	1.96	4.14
1986	1.91	4
1987	1.88	3.87
1988	1.85	3.79
1989	1.79	3.74
1990	1.79	3.68
1991	1.78	3.63
1992	1.76	3.58
1993	1.73	3.49
1994	1.7	3.42
1995	1.67	3.38
1996	1.65	3.35
1997	1.69	3.29
1998	1.56	3.23
1999	1.37	3.17
2000	1.28	3.1
2001	1.23	3.04
2002	1.23	2.97
2003	1.22	2.91
2004	1.22	2.85
2005	1.2	2.8
2006	1.18	2.75
2007	1.19	2.7
2008	1.21	2.69
2009	1.27	2.68
2010	1.26	2.62
2011	1.21	2.61
2012	1.25	2.51
2013	1.28	2.36
2014	1.26	2.27
2015	1.32	2.21
2016	1.36	2.12
2017	1.42	2.13
2018	1.5	2.11
2019	1.51	2.04
2020	1.52	1.97
2021	1.49	1.91
2022	1.48	1.86
2023	1.49	1.82
2024	1.49	1.81
2025	1.5	1.79
2026	1.5	1.78
2027	1.51	1.77
2028	1.51	1.76
2029	1.51	1.75
2030	1.52	1.75
2031	1.52	1.74
2032	1.52	1.73
2033	1.53	1.73
2034	1.53	1.72
2035	1.53	1.72
2036	1.54	1.72
2037	1.54	1.71
2038	1.54	1.71
2039	1.54	1.71
2040	1.55	1.71
2041	1.55	1.7
2042	1.55	1.7
2043	1.56	1.7
2044	1.56	1.69
2045	1.56	1.69
2046	1.56	1.69
2047	1.57	1.69
2048	1.57	1.69
2049	1.57	1.68
2050	1.57	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Ecuador
1960	38.2%	43.9%
1961	38.5%	44.1%
1962	38.6%	44.3%
1963	38.6%	44.4%
1964	38.4%	44.4%
1965	38.1%	44.4%
1966	37.8%	44.4%
1967	37.3%	44.4%
1968	36.7%	44.3%
1969	36%	44.3%
1970	35.2%	44.2%
1971	34.4%	44.2%
1972	33.7%	44.1%
1973	33%	43.9%
1974	32.2%	43.8%
1975	31.5%	43.6%
1976	30.7%	43.4%
1977	30%	43.2%
1978	29.3%	43%
1979	28.7%	42.7%
1980	28.1%	42.4%
1981	27.5%	42.1%
1982	26.9%	41.8%
1983	26.5%	41.4%
1984	26.2%	41.1%
1985	25.9%	40.7%
1986	25.7%	40.3%
1987	25.4%	39.9%
1988	25.1%	39.5%
1989	24.9%	39.1%
1990	24.6%	38.7%
1991	24.3%	38.4%
1992	24.7%	38.1%
1993	25.5%	37.7%
1994	25.5%	37.4%
1995	24.8%	37.1%
1996	23.5%	36.8%
1997	22.4%	36.4%
1998	21.5%	36.1%
1999	20.7%	35.7%
2000	19.9%	35.4%
2001	19.1%	35%
2002	18.4%	34.7%
2003	17.8%	34.3%
2004	17.3%	33.9%
2005	16.9%	33.5%
2006	16.4%	33%
2007	16.1%	32.6%
2008	15.8%	32.1%
2009	15.7%	31.7%
2010	15.6%	31.3%
2011	15.4%	30.9%
2012	15.1%	30.5%
2013	14.8%	30.1%
2014	14.5%	29.6%
2015	14.3%	29%
2016	14.1%	28.5%
2017	14%	28%
2018	13.8%	27.4%
2019	13.7%	26.9%
2020	13.6%	26.4%
2021	13.5%	26%
2022	13.4%	25.5%
2023	13.2%	25%
2024	13%	24.5%
2025	12.8%	23.9%
2026	12.7%	23.3%
2027	12.6%	22.8%
2028	12.5%	22.3%
2029	12.4%	21.9%
2030	12.4%	21.6%
2031	12.3%	21.2%
2032	12.2%	20.9%
2033	12.1%	20.6%
2034	12%	20.3%
2035	12%	20%
2036	11.9%	19.7%
2037	11.9%	19.5%
2038	11.9%	19.3%
2039	11.9%	19.1%
2040	11.9%	18.9%
2041	11.9%	18.8%
2042	11.9%	18.6%
2043	11.9%	18.4%
2044	11.9%	18.2%
2045	11.9%	18%
2046	11.8%	17.8%
2047	11.8%	17.6%
2048	11.8%	17.4%
2049	11.7%	17.2%
2050	11.7%	17%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 24.5% in Ecuador in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 38.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ecuador compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ecuador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.15% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	76,840	130,368
1961	77,601	135,573
1962	77,582	140,943
1963	75,380	146,531
1964	74,151	152,263
1965	72,896	157,915
1966	70,085	163,317
1967	65,618	168,629
1968	61,422	173,828
1969	58,454	178,403
1970	54,455	183,517
1971	54,352	187,995
1972	54,072	192,136
1973	52,989	196,028
1974	53,600	199,276
1975	53,629	202,407
1976	52,107	205,366
1977	48,643	209,095
1978	44,800	212,497
1979	42,157	216,162
1980	42,911	220,120
1981	45,423	224,073
1982	47,023	227,606
1983	47,135	231,336
1984	46,413	236,543
1985	44,983	236,438
1986	42,884	237,084
1987	41,172	237,724
1988	39,058	241,191
1989	36,802	248,129
1990	34,993	252,919
1991	33,692	257,713
1992	-17,883	259,787
1993	-27,199	260,330
1994	4,895	261,788
1995	5,926	264,449
1996	13,327	267,695
1997	19,311	266,020
1998	18,492	263,927
1999	13,568	261,650
2000	11,722	259,837
2001	10,424	259,376
2002	10,972	259,446
2003	10,781	258,928
2004	9,549	257,436
2005	6,546	255,295
2006	2,714	254,184
2007	1,557	253,419
2008	161	257,894
2009	652	260,892
2010	-1,895	257,404
2011	-5,354	258,171
2012	-6,761	249,825
2013	-8,367	234,103
2014	-11,009	225,790
2015	-11,942	219,399
2016	-13,009	208,245
2017	-12,810	211,355
2018	-10,761	219,513
2019	-15,192	211,045
2020	-22,502	156,458
2021	-33,670	155,146
2022	-20,197	179,308
2023	-18,292	178,093

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ecuador

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 55 deaths in Ecuador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Ecuador
1985	35	188
1986	33	181
1987	31	131
1988	29	166
1989	26	166
1990	25	168
1991	23	177
1992	30	172
1993	26	168
1994	22	155
1995	19	146
1996	17	138
1997	16	135
1998	14	131
1999	13	128
2000	11	123
2001	11	116
2002	10	109
2003	10	102
2004	10	97
2005	9	94
2006	9	90
2007	9	86
2008	8	83
2009	8	82
2010	8	80
2011	7	77
2012	7	72
2013	7	68
2014	7	65
2015	7	64
2016	7	65
2017	7	62
2018	7	61
2019	6	62
2020	7	91
2021	13	93
2022	12	69
2023	6	55

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.31% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	-	17.6%
1961	-	17.1%
1962	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.1%
1964	-	15.7%
1965	-	15.3%
1966	-	14.9%
1967	-	14.6%
1968	-	14.3%
1969	-	14%
1970	-	13.7%
1971	-	13.4%
1972	-	13%
1973	-	12.5%
1974	-	12%
1975	-	11.5%
1976	-	11%
1977	-	10.5%
1978	-	10%
1979	-	9.57%
1980	-	9.12%
1981	-	8.68%
1982	-	8.23%
1983	-	7.78%
1984	2.94%	7.35%
1985	2.7%	6.95%
1986	2.49%	6.58%
1987	2.3%	6.25%
1988	2.12%	5.94%
1989	1.96%	5.66%
1990	1.82%	5.39%
1991	1.69%	5.12%
1992	5.78%	4.86%
1993	5.87%	4.6%
1994	1.4%	4.34%
1995	1.94%	4.08%
1996	1.24%	3.82%
1997	1.17%	3.57%
1998	1.09%	3.34%
1999	1.02%	3.14%
2000	0.95%	2.96%
2001	0.89%	2.81%
2002	0.84%	2.68%
2003	0.8%	2.57%
2004	0.76%	2.46%
2005	0.74%	2.37%
2006	0.72%	2.28%
2007	0.71%	2.19%
2008	0.7%	2.1%
2009	0.69%	2%
2010	0.68%	1.92%
2011	0.68%	1.83%
2012	0.67%	1.74%
2013	0.67%	1.66%
2014	0.67%	1.59%
2015	0.67%	1.53%
2016	0.68%	1.48%
2017	0.68%	1.44%
2018	0.68%	1.41%
2019	0.67%	1.38%
2020	0.66%	1.36%
2021	0.64%	1.34%
2022	0.62%	1.32%
2023	0.6%	1.31%