Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Eritrea 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 3.71 in Eritrea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Eritrea 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	Eritrea
1960	3.96	6.48
1961	3.89	6.47
1962	3.81	6.5
1963	3.7	6.48
1964	3.6	6.49
1965	3.53	6.49
1966	3.39	6.5
1967	3.22	6.5
1968	3.08	6.5
1969	2.95	6.5
1970	2.79	6.54
1971	2.75	6.54
1972	2.67	6.54
1973	2.54	6.55
1974	2.45	6.57
1975	2.39	6.59
1976	2.31	6.6
1977	2.2	6.61
1978	2.08	6.61
1979	1.99	6.62
1980	1.98	6.61
1981	2.02	6.62
1982	2.05	6.63
1983	2.05	6.65
1984	2.02	6.62
1985	1.96	6.59
1986	1.91	6.56
1987	1.88	6.52
1988	1.85	6.47
1989	1.79	6.41
1990	1.79	6.34
1991	1.78	6.24
1992	1.76	6.16
1993	1.73	6.07
1994	1.7	6.01
1995	1.67	5.94
1996	1.65	5.84
1997	1.69	5.74
1998	1.56	5.63
1999	1.37	5.52
2000	1.28	5.4
2001	1.23	5.31
2002	1.23	5.23
2003	1.22	5.14
2004	1.22	5.04
2005	1.2	4.93
2006	1.18	4.88
2007	1.19	4.81
2008	1.21	4.74
2009	1.27	4.66
2010	1.26	4.57
2011	1.21	4.49
2012	1.25	4.41
2013	1.28	4.34
2014	1.26	4.27
2015	1.32	4.22
2016	1.36	4.16
2017	1.42	4.11
2018	1.5	4.06
2019	1.51	4
2020	1.52	3.93
2021	1.49	3.87
2022	1.48	3.79
2023	1.49	3.71
2024	1.49	3.68
2025	1.5	3.61
2026	1.5	3.55
2027	1.51	3.49
2028	1.51	3.43
2029	1.51	3.38
2030	1.52	3.32
2031	1.52	3.27
2032	1.52	3.22
2033	1.53	3.18
2034	1.53	3.13
2035	1.53	3.09
2036	1.54	3.04
2037	1.54	3.01
2038	1.54	2.97
2039	1.54	2.93
2040	1.55	2.9
2041	1.55	2.86
2042	1.55	2.83
2043	1.56	2.8
2044	1.56	2.77
2045	1.56	2.74
2046	1.56	2.71
2047	1.57	2.68
2048	1.57	2.65
2049	1.57	2.63
2050	1.57	2.6

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Eritrea
1960	38.2%	41.5%
1961	38.5%	41.4%
1962	38.6%	41.4%
1963	38.6%	41.5%
1964	38.4%	41.6%
1965	38.1%	41.8%
1966	37.8%	42.1%
1967	37.3%	42.4%
1968	36.7%	42.8%
1969	36%	43%
1970	35.2%	43.3%
1971	34.4%	43.6%
1972	33.7%	43.8%
1973	33%	44%
1974	32.2%	44.1%
1975	31.5%	44.1%
1976	30.7%	44.2%
1977	30%	44.3%
1978	29.3%	44.3%
1979	28.7%	44.4%
1980	28.1%	44.4%
1981	27.5%	44.4%
1982	26.9%	44.4%
1983	26.5%	44.4%
1984	26.2%	44.2%
1985	25.9%	44.1%
1986	25.7%	44%
1987	25.4%	44%
1988	25.1%	44.2%
1989	24.9%	44.3%
1990	24.6%	44.5%
1991	24.3%	44.6%
1992	24.7%	44.7%
1993	25.5%	44.5%
1994	25.5%	44.4%
1995	24.8%	43.5%
1996	23.5%	42.9%
1997	22.4%	43.7%
1998	21.5%	44.4%
1999	20.7%	44.9%
2000	19.9%	45.2%
2001	19.1%	45%
2002	18.4%	44.4%
2003	17.8%	43.7%
2004	17.3%	43%
2005	16.9%	42.9%
2006	16.4%	43.1%
2007	16.1%	43.3%
2008	15.8%	43%
2009	15.7%	42.7%
2010	15.6%	42.6%
2011	15.4%	42.3%
2012	15.1%	42.1%
2013	14.8%	42%
2014	14.5%	42%
2015	14.3%	42.1%
2016	14.1%	42.1%
2017	14%	41.9%
2018	13.8%	41.5%
2019	13.7%	41%
2020	13.6%	40.4%
2021	13.5%	39.8%
2022	13.4%	39.2%
2023	13.2%	38.7%
2024	13%	38.1%
2025	12.8%	37.6%
2026	12.7%	37.1%
2027	12.6%	36.6%
2028	12.5%	36.3%
2029	12.4%	35.9%
2030	12.4%	35.7%
2031	12.3%	35.5%
2032	12.2%	35.3%
2033	12.1%	35.2%
2034	12%	35%
2035	12%	34.8%
2036	11.9%	34.7%
2037	11.9%	34.4%
2038	11.9%	34.2%
2039	11.9%	34%
2040	11.9%	33.7%
2041	11.9%	33.4%
2042	11.9%	33.1%
2043	11.9%	32.7%
2044	11.9%	32.3%
2045	11.9%	31.9%
2046	11.8%	31.5%
2047	11.8%	31.1%
2048	11.8%	30.7%
2049	11.7%	30.3%
2050	11.7%	29.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 38.1% in Eritrea in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 44.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Eritrea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.29% in Eritrea. 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	Eritrea
1960	76,840	21,424
1961	77,601	22,351
1962	77,582	23,478
1963	75,380	24,393
1964	74,151	25,327
1965	72,896	26,285
1966	70,085	24,713
1967	65,618	27,992
1968	61,422	28,777
1969	58,454	29,535
1970	54,455	30,686
1971	54,352	31,490
1972	54,072	30,951
1973	52,989	31,969
1974	53,600	30,111
1975	53,629	30,971
1976	52,107	36,250
1977	48,643	37,295
1978	44,800	38,353
1979	42,157	39,577
1980	42,911	41,392
1981	45,423	42,924
1982	47,023	44,146
1983	47,135	33,420
1984	46,413	35,101
1985	44,983	37,362
1986	42,884	39,470
1987	41,172	52,229
1988	39,058	54,163
1989	36,802	54,299
1990	34,993	56,903
1991	33,692	57,741
1992	-17,883	51,443
1993	-27,199	51,679
1994	4,895	56,288
1995	5,926	56,157
1996	13,327	66,557
1997	19,311	63,953
1998	18,492	55,332
1999	13,568	45,120
2000	11,722	60,274
2001	10,424	61,180
2002	10,972	65,436
2003	10,781	66,291
2004	9,549	72,147
2005	6,546	72,930
2006	2,714	74,470
2007	1,557	73,101
2008	161	73,391
2009	652	76,206
2010	-1,895	76,098
2011	-5,354	76,806
2012	-6,761	76,416
2013	-8,367	75,562
2014	-11,009	75,729
2015	-11,942	73,682
2016	-13,009	73,002
2017	-12,810	72,291
2018	-10,761	72,511
2019	-15,192	73,572
2020	-22,502	73,362
2021	-33,670	74,394
2022	-20,197	76,221
2023	-18,292	78,073

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Eritrea

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 291 deaths in Eritrea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Eritrea
1985	35	1,678
1986	33	1,625
1987	31	1,555
1988	29	1,499
1989	26	1,473
1990	25	1,352
1991	23	1,384
1992	30	1,149
1993	26	1,040
1994	22	998
1995	19	854
1996	17	878
1997	16	817
1998	14	865
1999	13	734
2000	11	741
2001	11	651
2002	10	636
2003	10	588
2004	10	588
2005	9	567
2006	9	555
2007	9	541
2008	8	530
2009	8	515
2010	8	498
2011	7	478
2012	7	458
2013	7	443
2014	7	430
2015	7	413
2016	7	395
2017	7	379
2018	7	363
2019	6	351
2020	7	334
2021	13	338
2022	12	301
2023	6	291

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3.54% in Eritrea. 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	Eritrea
1974	-	25.6%
1975	-	25%
1976	-	20.8%
1977	-	20.4%
1978	-	20%
1979	-	19.7%
1980	-	19.4%
1981	-	19.1%
1982	-	18.8%
1983	-	27.8%
1984	2.94%	27.2%
1985	2.7%	26.2%
1986	2.49%	25.6%
1987	2.3%	17.1%
1988	2.12%	16.6%
1989	1.96%	16%
1990	1.82%	15.4%
1991	1.69%	14.7%
1992	5.78%	13.9%
1993	5.87%	13.1%
1994	1.4%	12.3%
1995	1.94%	11.5%
1996	1.24%	10.8%
1997	1.17%	10.1%
1998	1.09%	9.51%
1999	1.02%	10.9%
2000	0.95%	8.53%
2001	0.89%	8.11%
2002	0.84%	7.73%
2003	0.8%	7.38%
2004	0.76%	7.05%
2005	0.74%	6.75%
2006	0.72%	6.46%
2007	0.71%	6.19%
2008	0.7%	5.94%
2009	0.69%	5.71%
2010	0.68%	5.5%
2011	0.68%	5.31%
2012	0.67%	5.12%
2013	0.67%	4.94%
2014	0.67%	4.78%
2015	0.67%	4.61%
2016	0.68%	4.46%
2017	0.68%	4.32%
2018	0.68%	4.17%
2019	0.67%	4.03%
2020	0.66%	3.91%
2021	0.64%	3.79%
2022	0.62%	3.66%
2023	0.6%	3.54%