Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador 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 1.78 in El Salvador 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	El Salvador
1960	3.96	6.62
1961	3.89	6.64
1962	3.81	6.68
1963	3.7	6.69
1964	3.6	6.68
1965	3.53	6.64
1966	3.39	6.57
1967	3.22	6.49
1968	3.08	6.39
1969	2.95	6.28
1970	2.79	6.18
1971	2.75	6.13
1972	2.67	6.03
1973	2.54	5.93
1974	2.45	5.82
1975	2.39	5.71
1976	2.31	5.59
1977	2.2	5.47
1978	2.08	5.36
1979	1.99	5.23
1980	1.98	5.11
1981	2.02	4.99
1982	2.05	4.83
1983	2.05	4.65
1984	2.02	4.48
1985	1.96	4.32
1986	1.91	4.19
1987	1.88	4.18
1988	1.85	4.1
1989	1.79	4.03
1990	1.79	3.96
1991	1.78	3.89
1992	1.76	3.8
1993	1.73	3.69
1994	1.7	3.61
1995	1.67	3.57
1996	1.65	3.48
1997	1.69	3.38
1998	1.56	3.34
1999	1.37	3.22
2000	1.28	3.08
2001	1.23	2.93
2002	1.23	2.78
2003	1.22	2.64
2004	1.22	2.52
2005	1.2	2.44
2006	1.18	2.4
2007	1.19	2.35
2008	1.21	2.29
2009	1.27	2.26
2010	1.26	2.24
2011	1.21	2.22
2012	1.25	2.19
2013	1.28	2.15
2014	1.26	2.13
2015	1.32	2.07
2016	1.36	1.97
2017	1.42	1.9
2018	1.5	1.85
2019	1.51	1.84
2020	1.52	1.82
2021	1.49	1.8
2022	1.48	1.79
2023	1.49	1.78
2024	1.49	1.77
2025	1.5	1.75
2026	1.5	1.74
2027	1.51	1.73
2028	1.51	1.72
2029	1.51	1.72
2030	1.52	1.71
2031	1.52	1.7
2032	1.52	1.7
2033	1.53	1.69
2034	1.53	1.69
2035	1.53	1.68
2036	1.54	1.68
2037	1.54	1.68
2038	1.54	1.67
2039	1.54	1.67
2040	1.55	1.67
2041	1.55	1.67
2042	1.55	1.67
2043	1.56	1.67
2044	1.56	1.66
2045	1.56	1.66
2046	1.56	1.66
2047	1.57	1.66
2048	1.57	1.66
2049	1.57	1.66
2050	1.57	1.65

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	El Salvador
1960	38.2%	45.5%
1961	38.5%	45.7%
1962	38.6%	45.8%
1963	38.6%	46%
1964	38.4%	46.1%
1965	38.1%	46.2%
1966	37.8%	46.3%
1967	37.3%	46.5%
1968	36.7%	46.6%
1969	36%	46.8%
1970	35.2%	46.8%
1971	34.4%	46.7%
1972	33.7%	46.6%
1973	33%	46.4%
1974	32.2%	46.2%
1975	31.5%	45.9%
1976	30.7%	45.6%
1977	30%	45.3%
1978	29.3%	44.9%
1979	28.7%	44.5%
1980	28.1%	44.2%
1981	27.5%	43.9%
1982	26.9%	43.7%
1983	26.5%	43.4%
1984	26.2%	43.1%
1985	25.9%	42.7%
1986	25.7%	42.4%
1987	25.4%	42.1%
1988	25.1%	41.9%
1989	24.9%	41.8%
1990	24.6%	41.7%
1991	24.3%	41.7%
1992	24.7%	41.5%
1993	25.5%	41.1%
1994	25.5%	40.5%
1995	24.8%	39.8%
1996	23.5%	39.1%
1997	22.4%	38.5%
1998	21.5%	38%
1999	20.7%	37.5%
2000	19.9%	37.1%
2001	19.1%	36.7%
2002	18.4%	36.3%
2003	17.8%	35.9%
2004	17.3%	35.4%
2005	16.9%	34.9%
2006	16.4%	34.4%
2007	16.1%	33.9%
2008	15.8%	33.4%
2009	15.7%	32.7%
2010	15.6%	32%
2011	15.4%	31.3%
2012	15.1%	30.6%
2013	14.8%	29.9%
2014	14.5%	29.2%
2015	14.3%	28.6%
2016	14.1%	28%
2017	14%	27.5%
2018	13.8%	27%
2019	13.7%	26.7%
2020	13.6%	26.3%
2021	13.5%	26%
2022	13.4%	25.6%
2023	13.2%	25.2%
2024	13%	24.8%
2025	12.8%	24.4%
2026	12.7%	24%
2027	12.6%	23.5%
2028	12.5%	23.1%
2029	12.4%	22.7%
2030	12.4%	22.3%
2031	12.3%	21.9%
2032	12.2%	21.6%
2033	12.1%	21.4%
2034	12%	21.1%
2035	12%	20.8%
2036	11.9%	20.6%
2037	11.9%	20.3%
2038	11.9%	20.1%
2039	11.9%	19.8%
2040	11.9%	19.6%
2041	11.9%	19.3%
2042	11.9%	19%
2043	11.9%	18.8%
2044	11.9%	18.5%
2045	11.9%	18.3%
2046	11.8%	18%
2047	11.8%	17.8%
2048	11.8%	17.6%
2049	11.7%	17.3%
2050	11.7%	17.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +0.93% in El Salvador. 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	El Salvador
1960	76,840	81,544
1961	77,601	84,614
1962	77,582	88,237
1963	75,380	90,794
1964	74,151	93,328
1965	72,896	95,341
1966	70,085	97,156
1967	65,618	98,424
1968	61,422	98,851
1969	58,454	99,848
1970	54,455	100,499
1971	54,352	104,714
1972	54,072	107,604
1973	52,989	111,546
1974	53,600	113,846
1975	53,629	116,737
1976	52,107	120,511
1977	48,643	121,446
1978	44,800	124,468
1979	42,157	123,838
1980	42,911	111,771
1981	45,423	117,346
1982	47,023	120,938
1983	47,135	121,700
1984	46,413	125,036
1985	44,983	127,248
1986	42,884	130,177
1987	41,172	133,667
1988	39,058	136,230
1989	36,802	139,093
1990	34,993	140,311
1991	33,692	140,691
1992	-17,883	139,221
1993	-27,199	138,432
1994	4,895	137,974
1995	5,926	138,268
1996	13,327	136,929
1997	19,311	134,448
1998	18,492	134,065
1999	13,568	128,947
2000	11,722	122,315
2001	10,424	114,313
2002	10,972	106,137
2003	10,781	97,849
2004	9,549	90,905
2005	6,546	84,883
2006	2,714	80,887
2007	1,557	76,776
2008	161	75,107
2009	652	74,908
2010	-1,895	75,695
2011	-5,354	76,182
2012	-6,761	75,495
2013	-8,367	73,869
2014	-11,009	72,581
2015	-11,942	69,263
2016	-13,009	63,751
2017	-12,810	59,824
2018	-10,761	57,509
2019	-15,192	56,816
2020	-22,502	48,244
2021	-33,670	46,530
2022	-20,197	53,138
2023	-18,292	51,985

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador

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 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	El Salvador
1985	35	193
1986	33	169
1987	31	178
1988	29	173
1989	26	155
1990	25	145
1991	23	129
1992	30	121
1993	26	114
1994	22	101
1995	19	89
1996	17	78
1997	16	67
1998	14	61
1999	13	53
2000	11	48
2001	11	45
2002	10	40
2003	10	38
2004	10	35
2005	9	34
2006	9	33
2007	9	33
2008	8	33
2009	8	35
2010	8	34
2011	7	35
2012	7	36
2013	7	39
2014	7	41
2015	7	43
2016	7	43
2017	7	44
2018	7	43
2019	6	40
2020	7	48
2021	13	58
2022	12	39
2023	6	39

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.04% in El Salvador. 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	El Salvador
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.7%
1963	-	17.3%
1964	-	17%
1965	-	16.6%
1966	-	16.3%
1967	-	16%
1968	-	15.6%
1969	-	15.3%
1970	-	15%
1971	-	14.6%
1972	-	14.3%
1973	-	13.9%
1974	-	13.5%
1975	-	13.1%
1976	-	12.6%
1977	-	12.1%
1978	-	11.6%
1979	-	11.1%
1980	-	12.5%
1981	-	10%
1982	-	9.46%
1983	-	8.94%
1984	2.94%	8.42%
1985	2.7%	7.93%
1986	2.49%	7.47%
1987	2.3%	7.04%
1988	2.12%	6.65%
1989	1.96%	6.28%
1990	1.82%	5.94%
1991	1.69%	5.61%
1992	5.78%	5.3%
1993	5.87%	5%
1994	1.4%	4.71%
1995	1.94%	4.42%
1996	1.24%	4.15%
1997	1.17%	3.89%
1998	1.09%	3.65%
1999	1.02%	3.43%
2000	0.95%	3.23%
2001	0.89%	3.04%
2002	0.84%	2.86%
2003	0.8%	2.7%
2004	0.76%	2.55%
2005	0.74%	2.4%
2006	0.72%	2.27%
2007	0.71%	2.15%
2008	0.7%	2.04%
2009	0.69%	1.94%
2010	0.68%	1.84%
2011	0.68%	1.75%
2012	0.67%	1.67%
2013	0.67%	1.59%
2014	0.67%	1.52%
2015	0.67%	1.45%
2016	0.68%	1.39%
2017	0.68%	1.33%
2018	0.68%	1.27%
2019	0.67%	1.22%
2020	0.66%	1.17%
2021	0.64%	1.12%
2022	0.62%	1.08%
2023	0.6%	1.04%