Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guatemala 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 2.31 in Guatemala 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	Guatemala
1960	3.96	7
1961	3.89	6.98
1962	3.81	6.93
1963	3.7	6.9
1964	3.6	6.87
1965	3.53	6.84
1966	3.39	6.8
1967	3.22	6.76
1968	3.08	6.7
1969	2.95	6.65
1970	2.79	6.6
1971	2.75	6.55
1972	2.67	6.51
1973	2.54	6.49
1974	2.45	6.46
1975	2.39	6.41
1976	2.31	6.37
1977	2.2	6.32
1978	2.08	6.26
1979	1.99	6.22
1980	1.98	6.17
1981	2.02	6.12
1982	2.05	6.06
1983	2.05	5.98
1984	2.02	5.86
1985	1.96	5.73
1986	1.91	5.66
1987	1.88	5.64
1988	1.85	5.62
1989	1.79	5.56
1990	1.79	5.48
1991	1.78	5.38
1992	1.76	5.31
1993	1.73	5.25
1994	1.7	5.19
1995	1.67	5.11
1996	1.65	5.01
1997	1.69	4.91
1998	1.56	4.8
1999	1.37	4.69
2000	1.28	4.58
2001	1.23	4.5
2002	1.23	4.37
2003	1.22	4.25
2004	1.22	4.13
2005	1.2	3.97
2006	1.18	3.85
2007	1.19	3.72
2008	1.21	3.57
2009	1.27	3.47
2010	1.26	3.38
2011	1.21	3.29
2012	1.25	3.22
2013	1.28	3.15
2014	1.26	3.09
2015	1.32	3.03
2016	1.36	2.97
2017	1.42	2.86
2018	1.5	2.74
2019	1.51	2.59
2020	1.52	2.47
2021	1.49	2.39
2022	1.48	2.34
2023	1.49	2.31
2024	1.49	2.29
2025	1.5	2.26
2026	1.5	2.23
2027	1.51	2.2
2028	1.51	2.17
2029	1.51	2.15
2030	1.52	2.13
2031	1.52	2.11
2032	1.52	2.09
2033	1.53	2.08
2034	1.53	2.06
2035	1.53	2.05
2036	1.54	2.03
2037	1.54	2.02
2038	1.54	2
2039	1.54	1.99
2040	1.55	1.97
2041	1.55	1.96
2042	1.55	1.95
2043	1.56	1.93
2044	1.56	1.92
2045	1.56	1.92
2046	1.56	1.91
2047	1.57	1.9
2048	1.57	1.89
2049	1.57	1.89
2050	1.57	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Guatemala
1960	38.2%	46.7%
1961	38.5%	46.7%
1962	38.6%	46.8%
1963	38.6%	46.7%
1964	38.4%	46.6%
1965	38.1%	46.6%
1966	37.8%	46.5%
1967	37.3%	46.4%
1968	36.7%	46.2%
1969	36%	46.2%
1970	35.2%	46.1%
1971	34.4%	46%
1972	33.7%	46%
1973	33%	46%
1974	32.2%	45.9%
1975	31.5%	45.8%
1976	30.7%	45.7%
1977	30%	45.6%
1978	29.3%	45.6%
1979	28.7%	45.5%
1980	28.1%	45.5%
1981	27.5%	45.6%
1982	26.9%	45.6%
1983	26.5%	45.7%
1984	26.2%	45.7%
1985	25.9%	45.7%
1986	25.7%	45.7%
1987	25.4%	45.6%
1988	25.1%	45.6%
1989	24.9%	45.5%
1990	24.6%	45.4%
1991	24.3%	45.3%
1992	24.7%	45.2%
1993	25.5%	45.1%
1994	25.5%	44.9%
1995	24.8%	44.8%
1996	23.5%	44.7%
1997	22.4%	44.5%
1998	21.5%	44.3%
1999	20.7%	44.1%
2000	19.9%	43.8%
2001	19.1%	43.6%
2002	18.4%	43.3%
2003	17.8%	43%
2004	17.3%	42.5%
2005	16.9%	42.1%
2006	16.4%	41.6%
2007	16.1%	41%
2008	15.8%	40.5%
2009	15.7%	39.9%
2010	15.6%	39.3%
2011	15.4%	38.7%
2012	15.1%	38.1%
2013	14.8%	37.5%
2014	14.5%	36.9%
2015	14.3%	36.4%
2016	14.1%	35.9%
2017	14%	35.4%
2018	13.8%	34.9%
2019	13.7%	34.4%
2020	13.6%	33.8%
2021	13.5%	33.3%
2022	13.4%	32.7%
2023	13.2%	32.1%
2024	13%	31.6%
2025	12.8%	31%
2026	12.7%	30.5%
2027	12.6%	29.9%
2028	12.5%	29.4%
2029	12.4%	28.8%
2030	12.4%	28.3%
2031	12.3%	27.8%
2032	12.2%	27.3%
2033	12.1%	26.8%
2034	12%	26.4%
2035	12%	26%
2036	11.9%	25.7%
2037	11.9%	25.5%
2038	11.9%	25.2%
2039	11.9%	24.9%
2040	11.9%	24.6%
2041	11.9%	24.3%
2042	11.9%	24%
2043	11.9%	23.7%
2044	11.9%	23.4%
2045	11.9%	23.1%
2046	11.8%	22.8%
2047	11.8%	22.5%
2048	11.8%	22.2%
2049	11.7%	21.9%
2050	11.7%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.83% in Guatemala. 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	Guatemala
1960	76,840	120,728
1961	77,601	123,753
1962	77,582	126,429
1963	75,380	129,065
1964	74,151	132,832
1965	72,896	135,997
1966	70,085	140,494
1967	65,618	143,859
1968	61,422	146,946
1969	58,454	149,516
1970	54,455	155,946
1971	54,352	165,104
1972	54,072	173,162
1973	52,989	179,871
1974	53,600	184,992
1975	53,629	188,501
1976	52,107	171,903
1977	48,643	203,299
1978	44,800	211,301
1979	42,157	216,810
1980	42,911	218,460
1981	45,423	221,044
1982	47,023	199,809
1983	47,135	238,059
1984	46,413	241,892
1985	44,983	246,119
1986	42,884	252,754
1987	41,172	261,746
1988	39,058	271,466
1989	36,802	276,736
1990	34,993	280,318
1991	33,692	283,917
1992	-17,883	288,411
1993	-27,199	295,515
1994	4,895	302,708
1995	5,926	309,236
1996	13,327	315,252
1997	19,311	320,087
1998	18,492	325,174
1999	13,568	328,890
2000	11,722	332,891
2001	10,424	335,503
2002	10,972	334,255
2003	10,781	333,539
2004	9,549	331,699
2005	6,546	325,816
2006	2,714	325,604
2007	1,557	326,298
2008	161	323,226
2009	652	323,320
2010	-1,895	324,802
2011	-5,354	328,548
2012	-6,761	332,365
2013	-8,367	331,321
2014	-11,009	333,551
2015	-11,942	335,072
2016	-13,009	338,114
2017	-12,810	332,838
2018	-10,761	323,100
2019	-15,192	307,389
2020	-22,502	281,328
2021	-33,670	255,145
2022	-20,197	281,675
2023	-18,292	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guatemala

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 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Guatemala
1985	35	301
1986	33	286
1987	31	277
1988	29	273
1989	26	271
1990	25	270
1991	23	268
1992	30	269
1993	26	262
1994	22	244
1995	19	229
1996	17	213
1997	16	198
1998	14	185
1999	13	174
2000	11	166
2001	11	162
2002	10	153
2003	10	150
2004	10	148
2005	9	153
2006	9	142
2007	9	135
2008	8	133
2009	8	130
2010	8	127
2011	7	120
2012	7	115
2013	7	111
2014	7	111
2015	7	112
2016	7	110
2017	7	107
2018	7	107
2019	6	106
2020	7	102
2021	13	125
2022	12	97
2023	6	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2.14% in Guatemala. 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	Guatemala
1960	-	22.2%
1961	-	21.6%
1962	-	21.1%
1963	-	20.6%
1964	-	20.1%
1965	-	19.6%
1966	-	19.1%
1967	-	18.6%
1968	-	18.1%
1969	-	17.6%
1970	-	17.1%
1971	-	16.6%
1972	-	16.1%
1973	-	15.6%
1974	-	15.1%
1975	-	14.6%
1976	-	16.5%
1977	-	13.6%
1978	-	13.2%
1979	-	12.7%
1980	-	12.2%
1981	-	11.8%
1982	-	13.6%
1983	-	10.9%
1984	2.94%	10.5%
1985	2.7%	10%
1986	2.49%	9.6%
1987	2.3%	9.19%
1988	2.12%	8.79%
1989	1.96%	8.41%
1990	1.82%	8.04%
1991	1.69%	7.68%
1992	5.78%	7.34%
1993	5.87%	7.02%
1994	1.4%	6.71%
1995	1.94%	6.42%
1996	1.24%	6.15%
1997	1.17%	5.89%
1998	1.09%	5.65%
1999	1.02%	5.42%
2000	0.95%	5.21%
2001	0.89%	5%
2002	0.84%	4.8%
2003	0.8%	4.61%
2004	0.76%	4.43%
2005	0.74%	4.26%
2006	0.72%	4.1%
2007	0.71%	3.93%
2008	0.7%	3.78%
2009	0.69%	3.62%
2010	0.68%	3.48%
2011	0.68%	3.33%
2012	0.67%	3.2%
2013	0.67%	3.07%
2014	0.67%	2.94%
2015	0.67%	2.83%
2016	0.68%	2.72%
2017	0.68%	2.63%
2018	0.68%	2.54%
2019	0.67%	2.45%
2020	0.66%	2.37%
2021	0.64%	2.28%
2022	0.62%	2.21%
2023	0.6%	2.14%