Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guinea

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guinea 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 4.22 in Guinea 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	Guinea
1960	3.96	6.11
1961	3.89	6.13
1962	3.81	6.14
1963	3.7	6.15
1964	3.6	6.17
1965	3.53	6.18
1966	3.39	6.19
1967	3.22	6.2
1968	3.08	6.21
1969	2.95	6.23
1970	2.79	6.24
1971	2.75	6.26
1972	2.67	6.28
1973	2.54	6.31
1974	2.45	6.34
1975	2.39	6.37
1976	2.31	6.4
1977	2.2	6.43
1978	2.08	6.44
1979	1.99	6.45
1980	1.98	6.46
1981	2.02	6.46
1982	2.05	6.49
1983	2.05	6.49
1984	2.02	6.51
1985	1.96	6.53
1986	1.91	6.55
1987	1.88	6.57
1988	1.85	6.56
1989	1.79	6.55
1990	1.79	6.52
1991	1.78	6.48
1992	1.76	6.45
1993	1.73	6.41
1994	1.7	6.36
1995	1.67	6.29
1996	1.65	6.21
1997	1.69	6.12
1998	1.56	6.05
1999	1.37	5.99
2000	1.28	5.92
2001	1.23	5.83
2002	1.23	5.78
2003	1.22	5.74
2004	1.22	5.73
2005	1.2	5.73
2006	1.18	5.7
2007	1.19	5.66
2008	1.21	5.6
2009	1.27	5.53
2010	1.26	5.44
2011	1.21	5.34
2012	1.25	5.23
2013	1.28	5.15
2014	1.26	5.07
2015	1.32	5
2016	1.36	4.92
2017	1.42	4.79
2018	1.5	4.67
2019	1.51	4.58
2020	1.52	4.49
2021	1.49	4.4
2022	1.48	4.3
2023	1.49	4.22
2024	1.49	4.13
2025	1.5	4.04
2026	1.5	3.96
2027	1.51	3.89
2028	1.51	3.81
2029	1.51	3.73
2030	1.52	3.66
2031	1.52	3.59
2032	1.52	3.52
2033	1.53	3.45
2034	1.53	3.38
2035	1.53	3.32
2036	1.54	3.27
2037	1.54	3.21
2038	1.54	3.16
2039	1.54	3.12
2040	1.55	3.07
2041	1.55	3.02
2042	1.55	2.98
2043	1.56	2.94
2044	1.56	2.9
2045	1.56	2.86
2046	1.56	2.82
2047	1.57	2.79
2048	1.57	2.75
2049	1.57	2.73
2050	1.57	2.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Guinea
1960	38.2%	39.6%
1961	38.5%	39.7%
1962	38.6%	39.9%
1963	38.6%	39.9%
1964	38.4%	40%
1965	38.1%	40.1%
1966	37.8%	40.2%
1967	37.3%	40.2%
1968	36.7%	40.3%
1969	36%	40.3%
1970	35.2%	40.4%
1971	34.4%	40.5%
1972	33.7%	40.7%
1973	33%	40.9%
1974	32.2%	41.1%
1975	31.5%	41.3%
1976	30.7%	41.5%
1977	30%	41.8%
1978	29.3%	42%
1979	28.7%	42.2%
1980	28.1%	42.4%
1981	27.5%	42.6%
1982	26.9%	42.7%
1983	26.5%	42.8%
1984	26.2%	42.9%
1985	25.9%	43%
1986	25.7%	43%
1987	25.4%	43.1%
1988	25.1%	43.1%
1989	24.9%	43.2%
1990	24.6%	43.3%
1991	24.3%	43.4%
1992	24.7%	43.5%
1993	25.5%	43.6%
1994	25.5%	43.7%
1995	24.8%	43.8%
1996	23.5%	43.9%
1997	22.4%	44.2%
1998	21.5%	44.5%
1999	20.7%	44.7%
2000	19.9%	44.9%
2001	19.1%	45.3%
2002	18.4%	45.5%
2003	17.8%	45.4%
2004	17.3%	45.3%
2005	16.9%	45.3%
2006	16.4%	45.3%
2007	16.1%	45.1%
2008	15.8%	44.9%
2009	15.7%	44.7%
2010	15.6%	44.5%
2011	15.4%	44.2%
2012	15.1%	44%
2013	14.8%	43.8%
2014	14.5%	43.5%
2015	14.3%	43.3%
2016	14.1%	43.1%
2017	14%	42.9%
2018	13.8%	42.6%
2019	13.7%	42.4%
2020	13.6%	42.1%
2021	13.5%	41.9%
2022	13.4%	41.6%
2023	13.2%	41.2%
2024	13%	40.9%
2025	12.8%	40.5%
2026	12.7%	40.2%
2027	12.6%	39.8%
2028	12.5%	39.5%
2029	12.4%	39.1%
2030	12.4%	38.7%
2031	12.3%	38.3%
2032	12.2%	37.9%
2033	12.1%	37.5%
2034	12%	37%
2035	12%	36.6%
2036	11.9%	36.2%
2037	11.9%	35.7%
2038	11.9%	35.3%
2039	11.9%	34.9%
2040	11.9%	34.5%
2041	11.9%	34.1%
2042	11.9%	33.7%
2043	11.9%	33.3%
2044	11.9%	32.9%
2045	11.9%	32.5%
2046	11.8%	32.2%
2047	11.8%	31.8%
2048	11.8%	31.5%
2049	11.7%	31.2%
2050	11.7%	30.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 40.9% in Guinea in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 43.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.6% in Guinea. 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	Guinea
1960	76,840	61,848
1961	77,601	63,766
1962	77,582	65,672
1963	75,380	67,690
1964	74,151	69,848
1965	72,896	72,134
1966	70,085	74,748
1967	65,618	77,251
1968	61,422	79,892
1969	58,454	82,799
1970	54,455	85,418
1971	54,352	88,358
1972	54,072	91,147
1973	52,989	93,764
1974	53,600	96,315
1975	53,629	99,267
1976	52,107	102,449
1977	48,643	105,990
1978	44,800	109,415
1979	42,157	113,141
1980	42,911	117,186
1981	45,423	121,223
1982	47,023	126,831
1983	47,135	130,629
1984	46,413	136,640
1985	44,983	142,313
1986	42,884	148,137
1987	41,172	154,178
1988	39,058	159,566
1989	36,802	164,707
1990	34,993	169,926
1991	33,692	181,299
1992	-17,883	189,682
1993	-27,199	195,612
1994	4,895	201,439
1995	5,926	205,644
1996	13,327	214,896
1997	19,311	220,373
1998	18,492	219,385
1999	13,568	223,968
2000	11,722	227,081
2001	10,424	227,642
2002	10,972	229,022
2003	10,781	234,774
2004	9,549	242,075
2005	6,546	251,209
2006	2,714	258,518
2007	1,557	266,070
2008	161	274,327
2009	652	281,920
2010	-1,895	288,512
2011	-5,354	293,318
2012	-6,761	298,094
2013	-8,367	304,430
2014	-11,009	309,539
2015	-11,942	316,604
2016	-13,009	324,608
2017	-12,810	328,542
2018	-10,761	332,585
2019	-15,192	338,984
2020	-22,502	342,289
2021	-33,670	345,121
2022	-20,197	352,517
2023	-18,292	356,147

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guinea

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 494 deaths in Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Guinea
1985	35	1,248
1986	33	1,234
1987	31	1,218
1988	29	1,202
1989	26	1,188
1990	25	1,162
1991	23	1,143
1992	30	1,124
1993	26	1,094
1994	22	1,081
1995	19	1,042
1996	17	1,010
1997	16	994
1998	14	971
1999	13	960
2000	11	951
2001	11	946
2002	10	916
2003	10	892
2004	10	869
2005	9	843
2006	9	825
2007	9	802
2008	8	772
2009	8	766
2010	8	750
2011	7	728
2012	7	703
2013	7	682
2014	7	664
2015	7	642
2016	7	606
2017	7	582
2018	7	560
2019	6	548
2020	7	528
2021	13	533
2022	12	500
2023	6	494

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 9.5% in Guinea. 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	Guinea
1960	-	35%
1961	-	34.7%
1962	-	34.4%
1963	-	34.2%
1964	-	33.9%
1965	-	33.6%
1966	-	33.4%
1967	-	33.1%
1968	-	32.8%
1969	-	32.5%
1970	-	32.2%
1971	-	31.9%
1972	-	31.6%
1973	-	31.3%
1974	-	30.9%
1975	-	30.6%
1976	-	30.1%
1977	-	29.7%
1978	-	29.2%
1979	-	28.7%
1980	-	28.2%
1981	-	27.7%
1982	-	27.2%
1983	-	26.7%
1984	2.94%	26.2%
1985	2.7%	25.8%
1986	2.49%	25.3%
1987	2.3%	24.8%
1988	2.12%	24.4%
1989	1.96%	23.9%
1990	1.82%	23.3%
1991	1.69%	22.7%
1992	5.78%	22.1%
1993	5.87%	21.4%
1994	1.4%	20.7%
1995	1.94%	20%
1996	1.24%	19.3%
1997	1.17%	18.6%
1998	1.09%	17.9%
1999	1.02%	17.2%
2000	0.95%	16.5%
2001	0.89%	15.9%
2002	0.84%	15.2%
2003	0.8%	14.6%
2004	0.76%	14.1%
2005	0.74%	13.7%
2006	0.72%	13.3%
2007	0.71%	12.9%
2008	0.7%	12.7%
2009	0.69%	12.4%
2010	0.68%	12.2%
2011	0.68%	12%
2012	0.67%	11.8%
2013	0.67%	11.7%
2014	0.67%	11.6%
2015	0.67%	11.4%
2016	0.68%	11.2%
2017	0.68%	11%
2018	0.68%	10.8%
2019	0.67%	10.6%
2020	0.66%	10.3%
2021	0.64%	10.1%
2022	0.62%	9.78%
2023	0.6%	9.5%