Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kenya

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kenya 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 3.21 in Kenya 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	Kenya
1960	3.96	7.65
1961	3.89	7.72
1962	3.81	7.77
1963	3.7	7.82
1964	3.6	7.87
1965	3.53	7.92
1966	3.39	7.96
1967	3.22	7.95
1968	3.08	7.95
1969	2.95	7.95
1970	2.79	7.94
1971	2.75	7.92
1972	2.67	7.89
1973	2.54	7.86
1974	2.45	7.82
1975	2.39	7.8
1976	2.31	7.77
1977	2.2	7.73
1978	2.08	7.67
1979	1.99	7.6
1980	1.98	7.53
1981	2.02	7.45
1982	2.05	7.35
1983	2.05	7.22
1984	2.02	7.08
1985	1.96	6.96
1986	1.91	6.84
1987	1.88	6.69
1988	1.85	6.52
1989	1.79	6.33
1990	1.79	6.14
1991	1.78	5.94
1992	1.76	5.74
1993	1.73	5.57
1994	1.7	5.44
1995	1.67	5.37
1996	1.65	5.31
1997	1.69	5.27
1998	1.56	5.24
1999	1.37	5.18
2000	1.28	5.14
2001	1.23	5.09
2002	1.23	5.03
2003	1.22	4.94
2004	1.22	4.86
2005	1.2	4.8
2006	1.18	4.75
2007	1.19	4.72
2008	1.21	4.66
2009	1.27	4.57
2010	1.26	4.45
2011	1.21	4.28
2012	1.25	4.12
2013	1.28	3.96
2014	1.26	3.84
2015	1.32	3.77
2016	1.36	3.69
2017	1.42	3.61
2018	1.5	3.54
2019	1.51	3.43
2020	1.52	3.36
2021	1.49	3.31
2022	1.48	3.26
2023	1.49	3.21
2024	1.49	3.17
2025	1.5	3.12
2026	1.5	3.07
2027	1.51	3.03
2028	1.51	2.99
2029	1.51	2.95
2030	1.52	2.92
2031	1.52	2.89
2032	1.52	2.85
2033	1.53	2.82
2034	1.53	2.78
2035	1.53	2.75
2036	1.54	2.72
2037	1.54	2.69
2038	1.54	2.66
2039	1.54	2.63
2040	1.55	2.61
2041	1.55	2.58
2042	1.55	2.55
2043	1.56	2.53
2044	1.56	2.5
2045	1.56	2.47
2046	1.56	2.44
2047	1.57	2.42
2048	1.57	2.4
2049	1.57	2.38
2050	1.57	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Kenya
1960	38.2%	48.7%
1961	38.5%	49.1%
1962	38.6%	49.4%
1963	38.6%	49.7%
1964	38.4%	49.8%
1965	38.1%	50.2%
1966	37.8%	50.6%
1967	37.3%	50.9%
1968	36.7%	51.2%
1969	36%	51.4%
1970	35.2%	51.6%
1971	34.4%	51.7%
1972	33.7%	51.9%
1973	33%	52%
1974	32.2%	52%
1975	31.5%	52%
1976	30.7%	52.1%
1977	30%	52%
1978	29.3%	51.9%
1979	28.7%	51.7%
1980	28.1%	51.5%
1981	27.5%	51.3%
1982	26.9%	51.1%
1983	26.5%	50.8%
1984	26.2%	50.6%
1985	25.9%	50.3%
1986	25.7%	50.1%
1987	25.4%	49.9%
1988	25.1%	49.7%
1989	24.9%	49.5%
1990	24.6%	49.2%
1991	24.3%	48.9%
1992	24.7%	48.7%
1993	25.5%	48.4%
1994	25.5%	48%
1995	24.8%	47.7%
1996	23.5%	47.4%
1997	22.4%	47.1%
1998	21.5%	46.8%
1999	20.7%	46.5%
2000	19.9%	46.1%
2001	19.1%	45.7%
2002	18.4%	45.3%
2003	17.8%	45%
2004	17.3%	44.6%
2005	16.9%	44.4%
2006	16.4%	44.2%
2007	16.1%	44%
2008	15.8%	43.9%
2009	15.7%	43.8%
2010	15.6%	43.6%
2011	15.4%	43.4%
2012	15.1%	43.2%
2013	14.8%	42.8%
2014	14.5%	42.4%
2015	14.3%	42%
2016	14.1%	41.5%
2017	14%	41%
2018	13.8%	40.5%
2019	13.7%	39.9%
2020	13.6%	39.3%
2021	13.5%	38.7%
2022	13.4%	38.1%
2023	13.2%	37.4%
2024	13%	36.8%
2025	12.8%	36.3%
2026	12.7%	35.7%
2027	12.6%	35.3%
2028	12.5%	34.9%
2029	12.4%	34.5%
2030	12.4%	34.2%
2031	12.3%	33.9%
2032	12.2%	33.6%
2033	12.1%	33.4%
2034	12%	33.2%
2035	12%	32.9%
2036	11.9%	32.7%
2037	11.9%	32.5%
2038	11.9%	32.2%
2039	11.9%	32%
2040	11.9%	31.7%
2041	11.9%	31.4%
2042	11.9%	31%
2043	11.9%	30.7%
2044	11.9%	30.4%
2045	11.9%	30%
2046	11.8%	29.7%
2047	11.8%	29.3%
2048	11.8%	28.9%
2049	11.7%	28.5%
2050	11.7%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 36.8% in Kenya in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 49.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kenya compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kenya by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.16% in Kenya. 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	Kenya
1960	76,840	280,032
1961	77,601	298,463
1962	77,582	315,797
1963	75,380	332,763
1964	74,151	349,322
1965	72,896	366,444
1966	70,085	382,891
1967	65,618	396,920
1968	61,422	411,948
1969	58,454	427,819
1970	54,455	443,065
1971	54,352	459,897
1972	54,072	472,557
1973	52,989	485,556
1974	53,600	500,008
1975	53,629	517,579
1976	52,107	536,740
1977	48,643	554,124
1978	44,800	574,695
1979	42,157	595,390
1980	42,911	616,390
1981	45,423	642,379
1982	47,023	663,109
1983	47,135	684,587
1984	46,413	709,639
1985	44,983	732,739
1986	42,884	755,606
1987	41,172	775,124
1988	39,058	785,652
1989	36,802	795,622
1990	34,993	789,087
1991	33,692	790,030
1992	-17,883	785,018
1993	-27,199	788,579
1994	4,895	792,702
1995	5,926	812,391
1996	13,327	827,326
1997	19,311	847,493
1998	18,492	875,511
1999	13,568	898,484
2000	11,722	928,357
2001	10,424	963,721
2002	10,972	992,044
2003	10,781	1,018,182
2004	9,549	1,048,590
2005	6,546	1,080,446
2006	2,714	1,113,357
2007	1,557	1,147,063
2008	161	1,174,818
2009	652	1,193,598
2010	-1,895	1,199,786
2011	-5,354	1,185,863
2012	-6,761	1,161,548
2013	-8,367	1,136,006
2014	-11,009	1,123,333
2015	-11,942	1,119,200
2016	-13,009	1,108,801
2017	-12,810	1,105,769
2018	-10,761	1,097,075
2019	-15,192	1,071,777
2020	-22,502	1,036,253
2021	-33,670	1,037,082
2022	-20,197	1,092,102
2023	-18,292	1,100,970

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kenya

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 149 deaths in Kenya.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Kenya
1985	35	1,375
1986	33	1,059
1987	31	960
1988	29	756
1989	26	663
1990	25	586
1991	23	493
1992	30	419
1993	26	363
1994	22	342
1995	19	308
1996	17	275
1997	16	253
1998	14	250
1999	13	217
2000	11	206
2001	11	188
2002	10	182
2003	10	177
2004	10	177
2005	9	178
2006	9	188
2007	9	198
2008	8	197
2009	8	208
2010	8	210
2011	7	209
2012	7	214
2013	7	206
2014	7	203
2015	7	203
2016	7	196
2017	7	186
2018	7	183
2019	6	176
2020	7	184
2021	13	183
2022	12	155
2023	6	149

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3.99% in Kenya. 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	Kenya
1960	-	19.6%
1961	-	18.8%
1962	-	18.1%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17%
1965	-	16.6%
1966	-	16.3%
1967	-	16%
1968	-	15.7%
1969	-	15.4%
1970	-	15%
1971	-	14.7%
1972	-	14.3%
1973	-	14%
1974	-	13.5%
1975	-	13.1%
1976	-	12.7%
1977	-	12.2%
1978	-	11.8%
1979	-	11.4%
1980	-	11%
1981	-	10.6%
1982	-	10.3%
1983	-	9.98%
1984	2.94%	9.74%
1985	2.7%	9.57%
1986	2.49%	9.49%
1987	2.3%	9.51%
1988	2.12%	9.63%
1989	1.96%	9.85%
1990	1.82%	10.1%
1991	1.69%	10.5%
1992	5.78%	10.7%
1993	5.87%	10.9%
1994	1.4%	11%
1995	1.94%	11%
1996	1.24%	10.9%
1997	1.17%	10.7%
1998	1.09%	10.4%
1999	1.02%	10.1%
2000	0.95%	9.63%
2001	0.89%	9.16%
2002	0.84%	8.66%
2003	0.8%	8.16%
2004	0.76%	7.66%
2005	0.74%	7.15%
2006	0.72%	6.71%
2007	0.71%	6.32%
2008	0.7%	5.82%
2009	0.69%	5.54%
2010	0.68%	5.35%
2011	0.68%	5.22%
2012	0.67%	5.12%
2013	0.67%	5%
2014	0.67%	4.88%
2015	0.67%	4.74%
2016	0.68%	4.6%
2017	0.68%	4.53%
2018	0.68%	4.43%
2019	0.67%	4.33%
2020	0.66%	4.28%
2021	0.64%	4.19%
2022	0.62%	4.11%
2023	0.6%	3.99%