Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ivory Coast 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 4.28 in Ivory Coast in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ivory Coast 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	Ivory Coast
1960	3.96	7.69
1961	3.89	7.72
1962	3.81	7.75
1963	3.7	7.78
1964	3.6	7.81
1965	3.53	7.84
1966	3.39	7.87
1967	3.22	7.89
1968	3.08	7.91
1969	2.95	7.93
1970	2.79	7.94
1971	2.75	7.94
1972	2.67	7.94
1973	2.54	7.94
1974	2.45	7.93
1975	2.39	7.91
1976	2.31	7.88
1977	2.2	7.83
1978	2.08	7.67
1979	1.99	7.63
1980	1.98	7.59
1981	2.02	7.54
1982	2.05	7.49
1983	2.05	7.42
1984	2.02	7.35
1985	1.96	7.27
1986	1.91	7.19
1987	1.88	7.09
1988	1.85	6.97
1989	1.79	6.85
1990	1.79	6.72
1991	1.78	6.59
1992	1.76	6.43
1993	1.73	6.27
1994	1.7	6.13
1995	1.67	6.04
1996	1.65	5.95
1997	1.69	5.9
1998	1.56	5.85
1999	1.37	5.81
2000	1.28	5.77
2001	1.23	5.7
2002	1.23	5.64
2003	1.22	5.57
2004	1.22	5.53
2005	1.2	5.5
2006	1.18	5.45
2007	1.19	5.4
2008	1.21	5.36
2009	1.27	5.33
2010	1.26	5.29
2011	1.21	5.24
2012	1.25	5.19
2013	1.28	5.14
2014	1.26	5.07
2015	1.32	4.97
2016	1.36	4.87
2017	1.42	4.76
2018	1.5	4.6
2019	1.51	4.52
2020	1.52	4.46
2021	1.49	4.41
2022	1.48	4.35
2023	1.49	4.28
2024	1.49	4.23
2025	1.5	4.17
2026	1.5	4.1
2027	1.51	4.05
2028	1.51	3.99
2029	1.51	3.93
2030	1.52	3.88
2031	1.52	3.83
2032	1.52	3.78
2033	1.53	3.75
2034	1.53	3.69
2035	1.53	3.64
2036	1.54	3.6
2037	1.54	3.56
2038	1.54	3.51
2039	1.54	3.47
2040	1.55	3.43
2041	1.55	3.39
2042	1.55	3.35
2043	1.56	3.31
2044	1.56	3.27
2045	1.56	3.23
2046	1.56	3.2
2047	1.57	3.17
2048	1.57	3.13
2049	1.57	3.1
2050	1.57	3.07

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Ivory Coast
1960	38.2%	43.1%
1961	38.5%	43.2%
1962	38.6%	43.4%
1963	38.6%	43.6%
1964	38.4%	43.9%
1965	38.1%	44.1%
1966	37.8%	44.3%
1967	37.3%	44.6%
1968	36.7%	44.8%
1969	36%	44.9%
1970	35.2%	45.1%
1971	34.4%	45.1%
1972	33.7%	45.2%
1973	33%	45.2%
1974	32.2%	45.3%
1975	31.5%	45.4%
1976	30.7%	45.7%
1977	30%	46.1%
1978	29.3%	46.5%
1979	28.7%	46.8%
1980	28.1%	47.1%
1981	27.5%	47.3%
1982	26.9%	47.5%
1983	26.5%	47.7%
1984	26.2%	47.8%
1985	25.9%	47.9%
1986	25.7%	48%
1987	25.4%	48.1%
1988	25.1%	48%
1989	24.9%	47.9%
1990	24.6%	47.8%
1991	24.3%	47.6%
1992	24.7%	47.4%
1993	25.5%	47.1%
1994	25.5%	46.9%
1995	24.8%	46.7%
1996	23.5%	46.4%
1997	22.4%	46.2%
1998	21.5%	46.1%
1999	20.7%	46%
2000	19.9%	46%
2001	19.1%	46.1%
2002	18.4%	46.2%
2003	17.8%	46.2%
2004	17.3%	46.3%
2005	16.9%	46.3%
2006	16.4%	46.3%
2007	16.1%	46.4%
2008	15.8%	45.8%
2009	15.7%	44.9%
2010	15.6%	44%
2011	15.4%	43.3%
2012	15.1%	42.7%
2013	14.8%	42.2%
2014	14.5%	42%
2015	14.3%	42.2%
2016	14.1%	42.3%
2017	14%	42.4%
2018	13.8%	42.4%
2019	13.7%	42.3%
2020	13.6%	42.2%
2021	13.5%	42%
2022	13.4%	41.7%
2023	13.2%	41.3%
2024	13%	40.9%
2025	12.8%	40.5%
2026	12.7%	40%
2027	12.6%	39.7%
2028	12.5%	39.3%
2029	12.4%	38.8%
2030	12.4%	38.3%
2031	12.3%	37.8%
2032	12.2%	37.3%
2033	12.1%	37%
2034	12%	36.7%
2035	12%	36.4%
2036	11.9%	36.2%
2037	11.9%	35.9%
2038	11.9%	35.7%
2039	11.9%	35.6%
2040	11.9%	35.4%
2041	11.9%	35.3%
2042	11.9%	35.1%
2043	11.9%	35%
2044	11.9%	34.8%
2045	11.9%	34.7%
2046	11.8%	34.5%
2047	11.8%	34.4%
2048	11.8%	34.2%
2049	11.7%	34%
2050	11.7%	33.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 40.9% in Ivory Coast in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 47.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ivory Coast compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ivory Coast by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.65% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	76,840	99,681
1961	77,601	105,568
1962	77,582	111,930
1963	75,380	118,526
1964	74,151	124,996
1965	72,896	131,601
1966	70,085	138,438
1967	65,618	145,773
1968	61,422	153,464
1969	58,454	161,541
1970	54,455	170,070
1971	54,352	179,918
1972	54,072	190,842
1973	52,989	203,429
1974	53,600	216,389
1975	53,629	228,883
1976	52,107	241,939
1977	48,643	250,858
1978	44,800	257,222
1979	42,157	268,875
1980	42,911	280,630
1981	45,423	292,755
1982	47,023	305,204
1983	47,135	317,379
1984	46,413	331,910
1985	44,983	344,549
1986	42,884	357,205
1987	41,172	370,654
1988	39,058	378,575
1989	36,802	390,081
1990	34,993	402,629
1991	33,692	413,354
1992	-17,883	423,294
1993	-27,199	430,759
1994	4,895	438,274
1995	5,926	453,719
1996	13,327	469,740
1997	19,311	489,984
1998	18,492	509,167
1999	13,568	527,634
2000	11,722	545,129
2001	10,424	555,220
2002	10,972	563,692
2003	10,781	568,220
2004	9,549	579,424
2005	6,546	593,685
2006	2,714	605,001
2007	1,557	617,247
2008	161	630,610
2009	652	654,439
2010	-1,895	676,554
2011	-5,354	694,033
2012	-6,761	708,847
2013	-8,367	720,228
2014	-11,009	728,978
2015	-11,942	731,387
2016	-13,009	735,630
2017	-12,810	734,553
2018	-10,761	722,445
2019	-15,192	727,774
2020	-22,502	727,455
2021	-33,670	732,191
2022	-20,197	750,270
2023	-18,292	758,261

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ivory Coast

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 359 deaths in Ivory Coast.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Ivory Coast
1985	35	766
1986	33	735
1987	31	697
1988	29	671
1989	26	645
1990	25	619
1991	23	584
1992	30	546
1993	26	503
1994	22	463
1995	19	421
1996	17	381
1997	16	364
1998	14	380
1999	13	381
2000	11	378
2001	11	405
2002	10	427
2003	10	451
2004	10	456
2005	9	492
2006	9	544
2007	9	567
2008	8	562
2009	8	588
2010	8	592
2011	7	569
2012	7	566
2013	7	544
2014	7	522
2015	7	505
2016	7	488
2017	7	465
2018	7	449
2019	6	429
2020	7	447
2021	13	459
2022	12	409
2023	6	359

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 6.71% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	-	32.1%
1961	-	31.3%
1962	-	30.5%
1963	-	29.7%
1964	-	28.9%
1965	-	28.2%
1966	-	27.4%
1967	-	26.7%
1968	-	26%
1969	-	25.2%
1970	-	24.5%
1971	-	23.7%
1972	-	22.9%
1973	-	22.1%
1974	-	21.2%
1975	-	20.3%
1976	-	19.5%
1977	-	18.7%
1978	-	18%
1979	-	17.4%
1980	-	16.9%
1981	-	16.4%
1982	-	16.1%
1983	-	15.8%
1984	2.94%	15.5%
1985	2.7%	15.4%
1986	2.49%	15.3%
1987	2.3%	15.2%
1988	2.12%	15.2%
1989	1.96%	15.3%
1990	1.82%	15.3%
1991	1.69%	15.4%
1992	5.78%	15.4%
1993	5.87%	15.4%
1994	1.4%	15.3%
1995	1.94%	15.2%
1996	1.24%	15.1%
1997	1.17%	14.9%
1998	1.09%	14.6%
1999	1.02%	14.4%
2000	0.95%	14.1%
2001	0.89%	13.7%
2002	0.84%	13.3%
2003	0.8%	13%
2004	0.76%	12.6%
2005	0.74%	12.2%
2006	0.72%	11.8%
2007	0.71%	11.4%
2008	0.7%	11%
2009	0.69%	10.6%
2010	0.68%	10.2%
2011	0.68%	9.91%
2012	0.67%	9.6%
2013	0.67%	9.27%
2014	0.67%	8.92%
2015	0.67%	8.61%
2016	0.68%	8.36%
2017	0.68%	8.11%
2018	0.68%	7.85%
2019	0.67%	7.59%
2020	0.66%	7.37%
2021	0.64%	7.14%
2022	0.62%	6.92%
2023	0.6%	6.71%