Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guyana 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 2.41 in Guyana 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	Guyana
1960	3.96	6.33
1961	3.89	6.34
1962	3.81	6.33
1963	3.7	6.31
1964	3.6	6.23
1965	3.53	6.14
1966	3.39	6.02
1967	3.22	5.89
1968	3.08	5.75
1969	2.95	5.58
1970	2.79	5.41
1971	2.75	5.26
1972	2.67	5.08
1973	2.54	4.87
1974	2.45	4.64
1975	2.39	4.45
1976	2.31	4.28
1977	2.2	4.12
1978	2.08	3.97
1979	1.99	3.86
1980	1.98	3.77
1981	2.02	3.72
1982	2.05	3.68
1983	2.05	3.64
1984	2.02	3.54
1985	1.96	3.47
1986	1.91	3.38
1987	1.88	3.31
1988	1.85	3.23
1989	1.79	3.19
1990	1.79	3.18
1991	1.78	3.18
1992	1.76	3.19
1993	1.73	3.2
1994	1.7	3.23
1995	1.67	3.24
1996	1.65	3.23
1997	1.69	3.22
1998	1.56	3.18
1999	1.37	3.13
2000	1.28	3.06
2001	1.23	2.96
2002	1.23	2.84
2003	1.22	2.75
2004	1.22	2.68
2005	1.2	2.65
2006	1.18	2.66
2007	1.19	2.68
2008	1.21	2.7
2009	1.27	2.69
2010	1.26	2.68
2011	1.21	2.69
2012	1.25	2.7
2013	1.28	2.71
2014	1.26	2.7
2015	1.32	2.67
2016	1.36	2.63
2017	1.42	2.59
2018	1.5	2.55
2019	1.51	2.52
2020	1.52	2.49
2021	1.49	2.46
2022	1.48	2.44
2023	1.49	2.41
2024	1.49	2.39
2025	1.5	2.37
2026	1.5	2.35
2027	1.51	2.32
2028	1.51	2.3
2029	1.51	2.28
2030	1.52	2.26
2031	1.52	2.23
2032	1.52	2.21
2033	1.53	2.2
2034	1.53	2.18
2035	1.53	2.16
2036	1.54	2.15
2037	1.54	2.13
2038	1.54	2.12
2039	1.54	2.11
2040	1.55	2.1
2041	1.55	2.09
2042	1.55	2.07
2043	1.56	2.06
2044	1.56	2.05
2045	1.56	2.03
2046	1.56	2.02
2047	1.57	2.01
2048	1.57	2
2049	1.57	1.98
2050	1.57	1.98

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Guyana
1960	38.2%	46.8%
1961	38.5%	47%
1962	38.6%	47.4%
1963	38.6%	47.6%
1964	38.4%	47.7%
1965	38.1%	47.8%
1966	37.8%	47.7%
1967	37.3%	47.5%
1968	36.7%	47.3%
1969	36%	46.9%
1970	35.2%	46.6%
1971	34.4%	46.3%
1972	33.7%	46%
1973	33%	45.7%
1974	32.2%	45.3%
1975	31.5%	44.9%
1976	30.7%	44.4%
1977	30%	43.9%
1978	29.3%	43.4%
1979	28.7%	42.9%
1980	28.1%	42.5%
1981	27.5%	41.9%
1982	26.9%	41.2%
1983	26.5%	40.5%
1984	26.2%	39.9%
1985	25.9%	39.2%
1986	25.7%	38.6%
1987	25.4%	38%
1988	25.1%	37.5%
1989	24.9%	37.2%
1990	24.6%	36.9%
1991	24.3%	36.7%
1992	24.7%	36.5%
1993	25.5%	36.4%
1994	25.5%	36.4%
1995	24.8%	36.4%
1996	23.5%	36.4%
1997	22.4%	36.5%
1998	21.5%	36.6%
1999	20.7%	36.6%
2000	19.9%	36.6%
2001	19.1%	36.5%
2002	18.4%	36.4%
2003	17.8%	36.1%
2004	17.3%	35.8%
2005	16.9%	35.3%
2006	16.4%	34.7%
2007	16.1%	34.1%
2008	15.8%	33.5%
2009	15.7%	32.9%
2010	15.6%	32.2%
2011	15.4%	31.6%
2012	15.1%	31.1%
2013	14.8%	30.8%
2014	14.5%	30.5%
2015	14.3%	30.3%
2016	14.1%	30.1%
2017	14%	30%
2018	13.8%	29.5%
2019	13.7%	29.3%
2020	13.6%	29.5%
2021	13.5%	29.4%
2022	13.4%	29.4%
2023	13.2%	29.3%
2024	13%	29.2%
2025	12.8%	28.9%
2026	12.7%	28.7%
2027	12.6%	28.4%
2028	12.5%	28.1%
2029	12.4%	27.8%
2030	12.4%	27.4%
2031	12.3%	27%
2032	12.2%	26.7%
2033	12.1%	26.3%
2034	12%	26%
2035	12%	25.6%
2036	11.9%	25.2%
2037	11.9%	24.9%
2038	11.9%	24.6%
2039	11.9%	24.3%
2040	11.9%	24.1%
2041	11.9%	23.9%
2042	11.9%	23.6%
2043	11.9%	23.4%
2044	11.9%	23.3%
2045	11.9%	23.1%
2046	11.8%	22.9%
2047	11.8%	22.7%
2048	11.8%	22.6%
2049	11.7%	22.4%
2050	11.7%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 29.2% in Guyana in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 36.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guyana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.36% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	76,840	17,867
1961	77,601	18,092
1962	77,582	18,344
1963	75,380	18,606
1964	74,151	18,729
1965	72,896	18,791
1966	70,085	18,862
1967	65,618	18,933
1968	61,422	19,035
1969	58,454	19,133
1970	54,455	19,233
1971	54,352	19,273
1972	54,072	19,219
1973	52,989	18,991
1974	53,600	18,589
1975	53,629	18,317
1976	52,107	18,083
1977	48,643	17,805
1978	44,800	17,539
1979	42,157	17,402
1980	42,911	17,298
1981	45,423	17,471
1982	47,023	17,644
1983	47,135	17,753
1984	46,413	17,466
1985	44,983	17,292
1986	42,884	16,940
1987	41,172	16,600
1988	39,058	16,189
1989	36,802	15,947
1990	34,993	15,917
1991	33,692	15,896
1992	-17,883	15,990
1993	-27,199	16,099
1994	4,895	16,185
1995	5,926	15,991
1996	13,327	15,768
1997	19,311	15,568
1998	18,492	15,292
1999	13,568	14,763
2000	11,722	14,128
2001	10,424	13,307
2002	10,972	12,218
2003	10,781	11,344
2004	9,549	10,767
2005	6,546	10,455
2006	2,714	10,525
2007	1,557	10,741
2008	161	10,792
2009	652	10,758
2010	-1,895	10,652
2011	-5,354	10,713
2012	-6,761	10,633
2013	-8,367	10,887
2014	-11,009	11,143
2015	-11,942	11,199
2016	-13,009	11,168
2017	-12,810	11,108
2018	-10,761	10,946
2019	-15,192	11,665
2020	-22,502	10,307
2021	-33,670	8,125
2022	-20,197	11,042
2023	-18,292	10,716

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guyana

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 75 deaths in Guyana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Guyana
1985	35	241
1986	33	238
1987	31	234
1988	29	230
1989	26	227
1990	25	224
1991	23	219
1992	30	208
1993	26	205
1994	22	204
1995	19	207
1996	17	202
1997	16	195
1998	14	184
1999	13	178
2000	11	171
2001	11	163
2002	10	164
2003	10	164
2004	10	162
2005	9	166
2006	9	167
2007	9	158
2008	8	153
2009	8	146
2010	8	141
2011	7	135
2012	7	133
2013	7	128
2014	7	121
2015	7	117
2016	7	114
2017	7	110
2018	7	105
2019	6	107
2020	7	109
2021	13	189
2022	12	83
2023	6	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2.57% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	-	9.19%
1961	-	8.81%
1962	-	8.49%
1963	-	8.21%
1964	-	7.99%
1965	-	7.8%
1966	-	7.66%
1967	-	7.56%
1968	-	7.48%
1969	-	7.43%
1970	-	7.39%
1971	-	7.37%
1972	-	7.35%
1973	-	7.33%
1974	-	7.31%
1975	-	7.27%
1976	-	7.24%
1977	-	7.19%
1978	-	7.14%
1979	-	7.08%
1980	-	7.02%
1981	-	6.96%
1982	-	6.89%
1983	-	6.82%
1984	2.94%	6.74%
1985	2.7%	6.66%
1986	2.49%	6.57%
1987	2.3%	6.47%
1988	2.12%	6.35%
1989	1.96%	6.22%
1990	1.82%	6.08%
1991	1.69%	5.92%
1992	5.78%	5.77%
1993	5.87%	5.6%
1994	1.4%	5.45%
1995	1.94%	5.3%
1996	1.24%	5.16%
1997	1.17%	5.02%
1998	1.09%	4.89%
1999	1.02%	4.77%
2000	0.95%	4.65%
2001	0.89%	4.53%
2002	0.84%	4.42%
2003	0.8%	4.32%
2004	0.76%	4.23%
2005	0.74%	4.14%
2006	0.72%	4.05%
2007	0.71%	3.97%
2008	0.7%	3.89%
2009	0.69%	3.81%
2010	0.68%	3.73%
2011	0.68%	3.65%
2012	0.67%	3.58%
2013	0.67%	3.49%
2014	0.67%	3.4%
2015	0.67%	3.31%
2016	0.68%	3.21%
2017	0.68%	3.11%
2018	0.68%	3.02%
2019	0.67%	2.93%
2020	0.66%	2.84%
2021	0.64%	2.75%
2022	0.62%	2.66%
2023	0.6%	2.57%