Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Jamaica 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 1.36 in Jamaica 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	Jamaica
1960	3.96	5.54
1961	3.89	5.6
1962	3.81	5.64
1963	3.7	5.73
1964	3.6	5.79
1965	3.53	5.72
1966	3.39	5.69
1967	3.22	5.67
1968	3.08	5.58
1969	2.95	5.47
1970	2.79	5.35
1971	2.75	5.21
1972	2.67	5.06
1973	2.54	5
1974	2.45	4.67
1975	2.39	4.44
1976	2.31	4.21
1977	2.2	4
1978	2.08	3.84
1979	1.99	3.72
1980	1.98	3.59
1981	2.02	3.51
1982	2.05	3.46
1983	2.05	3.41
1984	2.02	3.32
1985	1.96	3.21
1986	1.91	3.11
1987	1.88	3.02
1988	1.85	2.98
1989	1.79	2.93
1990	1.79	2.96
1991	1.78	3
1992	1.76	3.03
1993	1.73	2.99
1994	1.7	2.93
1995	1.67	2.85
1996	1.65	2.77
1997	1.69	2.68
1998	1.56	2.57
1999	1.37	2.47
2000	1.28	2.35
2001	1.23	2.3
2002	1.23	2.27
2003	1.22	2.24
2004	1.22	2.2
2005	1.2	2.15
2006	1.18	2.09
2007	1.19	2.02
2008	1.21	1.95
2009	1.27	1.88
2010	1.26	1.8
2011	1.21	1.72
2012	1.25	1.65
2013	1.28	1.59
2014	1.26	1.54
2015	1.32	1.51
2016	1.36	1.46
2017	1.42	1.43
2018	1.5	1.4
2019	1.51	1.39
2020	1.52	1.38
2021	1.49	1.38
2022	1.48	1.37
2023	1.49	1.36
2024	1.49	1.35
2025	1.5	1.34
2026	1.5	1.33
2027	1.51	1.33
2028	1.51	1.33
2029	1.51	1.33
2030	1.52	1.33
2031	1.52	1.33
2032	1.52	1.34
2033	1.53	1.34
2034	1.53	1.34
2035	1.53	1.35
2036	1.54	1.35
2037	1.54	1.36
2038	1.54	1.36
2039	1.54	1.37
2040	1.55	1.37
2041	1.55	1.37
2042	1.55	1.37
2043	1.56	1.38
2044	1.56	1.38
2045	1.56	1.39
2046	1.56	1.39
2047	1.57	1.39
2048	1.57	1.4
2049	1.57	1.4
2050	1.57	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Jamaica
1960	38.2%	41.2%
1961	38.5%	41.7%
1962	38.6%	42.2%
1963	38.6%	42.7%
1964	38.4%	43.3%
1965	38.1%	43.9%
1966	37.8%	44.3%
1967	37.3%	44.6%
1968	36.7%	44.9%
1969	36%	45%
1970	35.2%	45%
1971	34.4%	44.8%
1972	33.7%	44.4%
1973	33%	44%
1974	32.2%	43.5%
1975	31.5%	42.9%
1976	30.7%	42.3%
1977	30%	41.7%
1978	29.3%	41%
1979	28.7%	40.4%
1980	28.1%	39.8%
1981	27.5%	39.2%
1982	26.9%	38.7%
1983	26.5%	38.2%
1984	26.2%	37.9%
1985	25.9%	37.5%
1986	25.7%	37.2%
1987	25.4%	36.8%
1988	25.1%	36.5%
1989	24.9%	36.1%
1990	24.6%	35.8%
1991	24.3%	35.5%
1992	24.7%	35.4%
1993	25.5%	35.3%
1994	25.5%	35.2%
1995	24.8%	35.1%
1996	23.5%	34.9%
1997	22.4%	34.6%
1998	21.5%	34.2%
1999	20.7%	33.8%
2000	19.9%	33.2%
2001	19.1%	32.7%
2002	18.4%	32.2%
2003	17.8%	31.7%
2004	17.3%	31.2%
2005	16.9%	30.6%
2006	16.4%	30%
2007	16.1%	29.3%
2008	15.8%	28.5%
2009	15.7%	27.7%
2010	15.6%	26.9%
2011	15.4%	26.2%
2012	15.1%	25.4%
2013	14.8%	24.7%
2014	14.5%	24%
2015	14.3%	23.4%
2016	14.1%	22.8%
2017	14%	22.3%
2018	13.8%	21.7%
2019	13.7%	21.1%
2020	13.6%	20.6%
2021	13.5%	20%
2022	13.4%	19.6%
2023	13.2%	19.1%
2024	13%	18.7%
2025	12.8%	18.3%
2026	12.7%	17.9%
2027	12.6%	17.6%
2028	12.5%	17.2%
2029	12.4%	16.9%
2030	12.4%	16.7%
2031	12.3%	16.4%
2032	12.2%	16.2%
2033	12.1%	15.9%
2034	12%	15.7%
2035	12%	15.5%
2036	11.9%	15.3%
2037	11.9%	15.1%
2038	11.9%	14.8%
2039	11.9%	14.6%
2040	11.9%	14.4%
2041	11.9%	14.2%
2042	11.9%	14%
2043	11.9%	13.8%
2044	11.9%	13.6%
2045	11.9%	13.4%
2046	11.8%	13.2%
2047	11.8%	13%
2048	11.8%	12.8%
2049	11.7%	12.6%
2050	11.7%	12.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 18.7% in Jamaica in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Jamaica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +0.49% in Jamaica. 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	Jamaica
1960	76,840	51,944
1961	77,601	51,931
1962	77,582	51,758
1963	75,380	52,277
1964	74,151	52,501
1965	72,896	51,423
1966	70,085	50,808
1967	65,618	50,187
1968	61,422	49,189
1969	58,454	48,258
1970	54,455	47,547
1971	54,352	47,206
1972	54,072	46,676
1973	52,989	47,438
1974	53,600	45,526
1975	53,629	44,736
1976	52,107	43,878
1977	48,643	42,999
1978	44,800	42,475
1979	42,157	42,449
1980	42,911	42,316
1981	45,423	42,898
1982	47,023	43,816
1983	47,135	45,095
1984	46,413	45,644
1985	44,983	45,122
1986	42,884	44,520
1987	41,172	44,155
1988	39,058	43,978
1989	36,802	43,591
1990	34,993	44,465
1991	33,692	45,617
1992	-17,883	46,494
1993	-27,199	46,090
1994	4,895	45,210
1995	5,926	43,705
1996	13,327	42,297
1997	19,311	40,521
1998	18,492	38,628
1999	13,568	36,649
2000	11,722	34,452
2001	10,424	33,666
2002	10,972	33,572
2003	10,781	33,340
2004	9,549	32,500
2005	6,546	31,506
2006	2,714	30,213
2007	1,557	28,886
2008	161	27,553
2009	652	26,311
2010	-1,895	25,031
2011	-5,354	23,627
2012	-6,761	22,320
2013	-8,367	21,037
2014	-11,009	19,751
2015	-11,942	18,489
2016	-13,009	16,944
2017	-12,810	15,419
2018	-10,761	13,929
2019	-15,192	13,094
2020	-22,502	12,170
2021	-33,670	6,382
2022	-20,197	11,215
2023	-18,292	10,072

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Jamaica

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 130 deaths in Jamaica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Jamaica
1985	35	45
1986	33	45
1987	31	46
1988	29	48
1989	26	50
1990	25	54
1991	23	58
1992	30	62
1993	26	67
1994	22	71
1995	19	74
1996	17	77
1997	16	79
1998	14	80
1999	13	81
2000	11	82
2001	11	82
2002	10	81
2003	10	79
2004	10	77
2005	9	81
2006	9	89
2007	9	89
2008	8	91
2009	8	93
2010	8	94
2011	7	89
2012	7	89
2013	7	94
2014	7	100
2015	7	100
2016	7	102
2017	7	106
2018	7	112
2019	6	120
2020	7	126
2021	13	186
2022	12	138
2023	6	130

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.93% in Jamaica. 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	Jamaica
1960	-	8.17%
1961	-	7.79%
1962	-	7.45%
1963	-	7.17%
1964	-	6.91%
1965	-	6.69%
1966	-	6.49%
1967	-	6.28%
1968	-	6.08%
1969	-	5.87%
1970	-	5.64%
1971	-	5.41%
1972	-	5.18%
1973	-	4.95%
1974	-	4.74%
1975	-	4.55%
1976	-	4.37%
1977	-	4.21%
1978	-	4.06%
1979	-	3.92%
1980	-	3.78%
1981	-	3.66%
1982	-	3.54%
1983	-	3.43%
1984	2.94%	3.32%
1985	2.7%	3.22%
1986	2.49%	3.13%
1987	2.3%	3.04%
1988	2.12%	2.96%
1989	1.96%	2.88%
1990	1.82%	2.8%
1991	1.69%	2.73%
1992	5.78%	2.66%
1993	5.87%	2.58%
1994	1.4%	2.51%
1995	1.94%	2.43%
1996	1.24%	2.35%
1997	1.17%	2.27%
1998	1.09%	2.19%
1999	1.02%	2.12%
2000	0.95%	2.06%
2001	0.89%	2%
2002	0.84%	1.97%
2003	0.8%	1.94%
2004	0.76%	1.92%
2005	0.74%	1.92%
2006	0.72%	1.91%
2007	0.71%	1.92%
2008	0.7%	1.92%
2009	0.69%	1.91%
2010	0.68%	1.91%
2011	0.68%	1.9%
2012	0.67%	1.89%
2013	0.67%	1.88%
2014	0.67%	1.87%
2015	0.67%	1.87%
2016	0.68%	1.86%
2017	0.68%	1.86%
2018	0.68%	1.87%
2019	0.67%	1.88%
2020	0.66%	1.9%
2021	0.64%	1.91%
2022	0.62%	1.93%
2023	0.6%	1.93%