Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gambia

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Gambia 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 4.01 in the Gambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the Gambia 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	Gambia
1960	3.96	6.25
1961	3.89	6.23
1962	3.81	6.21
1963	3.7	6.2
1964	3.6	6.2
1965	3.53	6.19
1966	3.39	6.18
1967	3.22	6.21
1968	3.08	6.22
1969	2.95	6.25
1970	2.79	6.26
1971	2.75	6.33
1972	2.67	6.37
1973	2.54	6.41
1974	2.45	6.42
1975	2.39	6.43
1976	2.31	6.43
1977	2.2	6.43
1978	2.08	6.42
1979	1.99	6.41
1980	1.98	6.41
1981	2.02	6.4
1982	2.05	6.4
1983	2.05	6.39
1984	2.02	6.39
1985	1.96	6.36
1986	1.91	6.34
1987	1.88	6.3
1988	1.85	6.26
1989	1.79	6.25
1990	1.79	6.25
1991	1.78	6.19
1992	1.76	6.11
1993	1.73	6.03
1994	1.7	6.04
1995	1.67	5.99
1996	1.65	5.93
1997	1.69	5.85
1998	1.56	5.82
1999	1.37	5.77
2000	1.28	5.72
2001	1.23	5.67
2002	1.23	5.66
2003	1.22	5.66
2004	1.22	5.68
2005	1.2	5.71
2006	1.18	5.74
2007	1.19	5.69
2008	1.21	5.63
2009	1.27	5.57
2010	1.26	5.56
2011	1.21	5.54
2012	1.25	5.52
2013	1.28	5.39
2014	1.26	5.2
2015	1.32	5
2016	1.36	4.81
2017	1.42	4.61
2018	1.5	4.42
2019	1.51	4.33
2020	1.52	4.25
2021	1.49	4.17
2022	1.48	4.08
2023	1.49	4.01
2024	1.49	3.91
2025	1.5	3.8
2026	1.5	3.7
2027	1.51	3.6
2028	1.51	3.51
2029	1.51	3.41
2030	1.52	3.33
2031	1.52	3.24
2032	1.52	3.17
2033	1.53	3.1
2034	1.53	3.03
2035	1.53	2.97
2036	1.54	2.91
2037	1.54	2.86
2038	1.54	2.81
2039	1.54	2.76
2040	1.55	2.71
2041	1.55	2.67
2042	1.55	2.63
2043	1.56	2.59
2044	1.56	2.56
2045	1.56	2.52
2046	1.56	2.49
2047	1.57	2.46
2048	1.57	2.43
2049	1.57	2.4
2050	1.57	2.38

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Gambia
1960	38.2%	41%
1961	38.5%	40.8%
1962	38.6%	40.7%
1963	38.6%	40.8%
1964	38.4%	41%
1965	38.1%	41.3%
1966	37.8%	41.5%
1967	37.3%	41.6%
1968	36.7%	41.8%
1969	36%	41.9%
1970	35.2%	42%
1971	34.4%	42.1%
1972	33.7%	42.2%
1973	33%	42.3%
1974	32.2%	42.4%
1975	31.5%	42.6%
1976	30.7%	42.8%
1977	30%	43%
1978	29.3%	43.3%
1979	28.7%	43.5%
1980	28.1%	43.7%
1981	27.5%	44%
1982	26.9%	44.3%
1983	26.5%	44.6%
1984	26.2%	44.9%
1985	25.9%	45%
1986	25.7%	45.2%
1987	25.4%	45.4%
1988	25.1%	45.5%
1989	24.9%	45.6%
1990	24.6%	45.7%
1991	24.3%	45.8%
1992	24.7%	45.9%
1993	25.5%	46%
1994	25.5%	46.3%
1995	24.8%	46.5%
1996	23.5%	46.7%
1997	22.4%	46.9%
1998	21.5%	46.9%
1999	20.7%	46.9%
2000	19.9%	46.8%
2001	19.1%	46.7%
2002	18.4%	46.6%
2003	17.8%	46.4%
2004	17.3%	46.1%
2005	16.9%	45.9%
2006	16.4%	45.6%
2007	16.1%	45.3%
2008	15.8%	45.1%
2009	15.7%	44.8%
2010	15.6%	44.5%
2011	15.4%	44.3%
2012	15.1%	44.1%
2013	14.8%	43.9%
2014	14.5%	43.7%
2015	14.3%	43.6%
2016	14.1%	43.3%
2017	14%	43.1%
2018	13.8%	42.8%
2019	13.7%	42.4%
2020	13.6%	42%
2021	13.5%	41.6%
2022	13.4%	41.2%
2023	13.2%	40.7%
2024	13%	40.2%
2025	12.8%	39.7%
2026	12.7%	39.2%
2027	12.6%	38.5%
2028	12.5%	37.9%
2029	12.4%	37.3%
2030	12.4%	36.7%
2031	12.3%	36.2%
2032	12.2%	35.7%
2033	12.1%	35.2%
2034	12%	34.8%
2035	12%	34.3%
2036	11.9%	33.9%
2037	11.9%	33.4%
2038	11.9%	33%
2039	11.9%	32.5%
2040	11.9%	32.1%
2041	11.9%	31.7%
2042	11.9%	31.3%
2043	11.9%	30.9%
2044	11.9%	30.5%
2045	11.9%	30.2%
2046	11.8%	29.8%
2047	11.8%	29.5%
2048	11.8%	29.1%
2049	11.7%	28.8%
2050	11.7%	28.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 40.2% in the Gambia in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Gambia compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Gambia 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 Gambia. 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	Gambia
1960	76,840	8,420
1961	77,601	8,778
1962	77,582	9,150
1963	75,380	9,493
1964	74,151	9,825
1965	72,896	10,162
1966	70,085	10,422
1967	65,618	10,823
1968	61,422	11,215
1969	58,454	11,670
1970	54,455	12,128
1971	54,352	12,842
1972	54,072	13,432
1973	52,989	14,046
1974	53,600	14,628
1975	53,629	15,256
1976	52,107	16,032
1977	48,643	16,773
1978	44,800	17,424
1979	42,157	18,543
1980	42,911	19,566
1981	45,423	20,156
1982	47,023	21,894
1983	47,135	23,175
1984	46,413	24,586
1985	44,983	25,795
1986	42,884	27,195
1987	41,172	28,452
1988	39,058	29,938
1989	36,802	31,504
1990	34,993	33,163
1991	33,692	34,584
1992	-17,883	35,951
1993	-27,199	37,302
1994	4,895	38,880
1995	5,926	39,681
1996	13,327	40,253
1997	19,311	40,742
1998	18,492	41,842
1999	13,568	42,533
2000	11,722	43,249
2001	10,424	44,154
2002	10,972	45,156
2003	10,781	46,473
2004	9,549	48,276
2005	6,546	50,010
2006	2,714	52,335
2007	1,557	53,653
2008	161	55,032
2009	652	56,575
2010	-1,895	58,554
2011	-5,354	60,571
2012	-6,761	62,745
2013	-8,367	63,510
2014	-11,009	63,185
2015	-11,942	62,832
2016	-13,009	62,358
2017	-12,810	61,665
2018	-10,761	60,854
2019	-15,192	61,701
2020	-22,502	62,209
2021	-33,670	62,239
2022	-20,197	63,634
2023	-18,292	65,118

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Gambia

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 354 deaths in the Gambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Gambia
1985	35	1,454
1986	33	1,401
1987	31	1,360
1988	29	1,302
1989	26	1,258
1990	25	1,207
1991	23	1,167
1992	30	1,115
1993	26	1,072
1994	22	1,039
1995	19	999
1996	17	956
1997	16	928
1998	14	867
1999	13	830
2000	11	810
2001	11	794
2002	10	772
2003	10	749
2004	10	719
2005	9	707
2006	9	682
2007	9	675
2008	8	653
2009	8	634
2010	8	632
2011	7	634
2012	7	628
2013	7	606
2014	7	561
2015	7	527
2016	7	490
2017	7	469
2018	7	450
2019	6	422
2020	7	400
2021	13	420
2022	12	365
2023	6	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 4.41% in the Gambia. 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	Gambia
1960	-	36.2%
1961	-	35.5%
1962	-	34.8%
1963	-	34.1%
1964	-	33.5%
1965	-	32.8%
1966	-	32.1%
1967	-	31.5%
1968	-	30.9%
1969	-	30.2%
1970	-	29.5%
1971	-	28.9%
1972	-	28.2%
1973	-	27.5%
1974	-	26.9%
1975	-	26.2%
1976	-	25.5%
1977	-	24.9%
1978	-	24.2%
1979	-	23.6%
1980	-	23%
1981	-	22.3%
1982	-	21.7%
1983	-	21%
1984	2.94%	20.4%
1985	2.7%	19.7%
1986	2.49%	19.1%
1987	2.3%	18.4%
1988	2.12%	17.8%
1989	1.96%	17.2%
1990	1.82%	16.6%
1991	1.69%	16%
1992	5.78%	15.5%
1993	5.87%	14.9%
1994	1.4%	14.4%
1995	1.94%	13.9%
1996	1.24%	13.3%
1997	1.17%	12.8%
1998	1.09%	12.3%
1999	1.02%	11.8%
2000	0.95%	11.3%
2001	0.89%	10.9%
2002	0.84%	10.4%
2003	0.8%	9.95%
2004	0.76%	9.52%
2005	0.74%	9.11%
2006	0.72%	8.71%
2007	0.71%	8.33%
2008	0.7%	7.98%
2009	0.69%	7.64%
2010	0.68%	7.31%
2011	0.68%	7.01%
2012	0.67%	6.73%
2013	0.67%	6.45%
2014	0.67%	6.18%
2015	0.67%	5.93%
2016	0.68%	5.7%
2017	0.68%	5.47%
2018	0.68%	5.27%
2019	0.67%	5.07%
2020	0.66%	4.89%
2021	0.64%	4.72%
2022	0.62%	4.56%
2023	0.6%	4.41%