Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kuwait

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kuwait 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 1.52 in Kuwait 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	Kuwait
1960	3.96	7.22
1961	3.89	7.25
1962	3.81	7.25
1963	3.7	7.28
1964	3.6	7.29
1965	3.53	7.31
1966	3.39	7.34
1967	3.22	7.33
1968	3.08	7.28
1969	2.95	7.18
1970	2.79	7.03
1971	2.75	6.84
1972	2.67	6.64
1973	2.54	6.43
1974	2.45	6.23
1975	2.39	6.06
1976	2.31	5.9
1977	2.2	5.71
1978	2.08	5.52
1979	1.99	5.33
1980	1.98	5.18
1981	2.02	5.02
1982	2.05	4.85
1983	2.05	4.66
1984	2.02	4.45
1985	1.96	4.22
1986	1.91	4
1987	1.88	3.83
1988	1.85	3.7
1989	1.79	3.59
1990	1.79	3.49
1991	1.78	3.4
1992	1.76	3.35
1993	1.73	3.31
1994	1.7	3.27
1995	1.67	3.25
1996	1.65	3.22
1997	1.69	3.14
1998	1.56	3.04
1999	1.37	2.95
2000	1.28	2.89
2001	1.23	2.84
2002	1.23	2.8
2003	1.22	2.77
2004	1.22	2.76
2005	1.2	2.73
2006	1.18	2.59
2007	1.19	2.41
2008	1.21	2.27
2009	1.27	2.15
2010	1.26	2.04
2011	1.21	1.96
2012	1.25	1.99
2013	1.28	1.97
2014	1.26	2.06
2015	1.32	2.03
2016	1.36	2.06
2017	1.42	2.16
2018	1.5	2.12
2019	1.51	2.08
2020	1.52	2.03
2021	1.49	2.15
2022	1.48	1.55
2023	1.49	1.52
2024	1.49	1.51
2025	1.5	1.5
2026	1.5	1.49
2027	1.51	1.48
2028	1.51	1.48
2029	1.51	1.48
2030	1.52	1.48
2031	1.52	1.48
2032	1.52	1.48
2033	1.53	1.48
2034	1.53	1.48
2035	1.53	1.48
2036	1.54	1.48
2037	1.54	1.48
2038	1.54	1.48
2039	1.54	1.48
2040	1.55	1.48
2041	1.55	1.49
2042	1.55	1.49
2043	1.56	1.49
2044	1.56	1.5
2045	1.56	1.5
2046	1.56	1.5
2047	1.57	1.5
2048	1.57	1.5
2049	1.57	1.5
2050	1.57	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Kuwait
1960	38.2%	37.4%
1961	38.5%	37.8%
1962	38.6%	38.3%
1963	38.6%	39%
1964	38.4%	39.5%
1965	38.1%	40%
1966	37.8%	40.7%
1967	37.3%	41.5%
1968	36.7%	42.3%
1969	36%	43%
1970	35.2%	43.6%
1971	34.4%	43.9%
1972	33.7%	43.8%
1973	33%	43.6%
1974	32.2%	43.3%
1975	31.5%	43%
1976	30.7%	42.3%
1977	30%	41.4%
1978	29.3%	40.6%
1979	28.7%	39.9%
1980	28.1%	39.3%
1981	27.5%	38.8%
1982	26.9%	38.1%
1983	26.5%	37.5%
1984	26.2%	37.1%
1985	25.9%	36.8%
1986	25.7%	36.6%
1987	25.4%	36.7%
1988	25.1%	36.6%
1989	24.9%	36.5%
1990	24.6%	36%
1991	24.3%	35.1%
1992	24.7%	34.6%
1993	25.5%	33.8%
1994	25.5%	33.4%
1995	24.8%	33.4%
1996	23.5%	33%
1997	22.4%	32.3%
1998	21.5%	31.4%
1999	20.7%	30.4%
2000	19.9%	29.4%
2001	19.1%	28.3%
2002	18.4%	27.4%
2003	17.8%	26.4%
2004	17.3%	25.6%
2005	16.9%	24.9%
2006	16.4%	24.5%
2007	16.1%	24.1%
2008	15.8%	23.7%
2009	15.7%	23.3%
2010	15.6%	23%
2011	15.4%	22.5%
2012	15.1%	22.1%
2013	14.8%	22%
2014	14.5%	21.9%
2015	14.3%	21.8%
2016	14.1%	21.6%
2017	14%	21.4%
2018	13.8%	21.1%
2019	13.7%	20.8%
2020	13.6%	20.6%
2021	13.5%	20.1%
2022	13.4%	19.2%
2023	13.2%	18.6%
2024	13%	18.2%
2025	12.8%	18%
2026	12.7%	17.8%
2027	12.6%	17.6%
2028	12.5%	17.4%
2029	12.4%	17.3%
2030	12.4%	17.2%
2031	12.3%	17.1%
2032	12.2%	17.1%
2033	12.1%	17.1%
2034	12%	17.1%
2035	12%	17.2%
2036	11.9%	17.3%
2037	11.9%	17.3%
2038	11.9%	17.4%
2039	11.9%	17.4%
2040	11.9%	17.5%
2041	11.9%	17.5%
2042	11.9%	17.6%
2043	11.9%	17.6%
2044	11.9%	17.7%
2045	11.9%	17.7%
2046	11.8%	17.7%
2047	11.8%	17.7%
2048	11.8%	17.7%
2049	11.7%	17.7%
2050	11.7%	17.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 18.2% in Kuwait in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kuwait compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kuwait by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.12% in Kuwait. 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	Kuwait
1960	76,840	11,054
1961	77,601	12,327
1962	77,582	13,730
1963	75,380	15,357
1964	74,151	17,064
1965	72,896	18,952
1966	70,085	20,914
1967	65,618	23,520
1968	61,422	26,161
1969	58,454	28,774
1970	54,455	30,789
1971	54,352	32,339
1972	54,072	34,045
1973	52,989	35,741
1974	53,600	37,425
1975	53,629	39,295
1976	52,107	41,439
1977	48,643	42,922
1978	44,800	44,277
1979	42,157	45,569
1980	42,911	47,096
1981	45,423	48,098
1982	47,023	49,981
1983	47,135	51,460
1984	46,413	52,539
1985	44,983	51,772
1986	42,884	51,824
1987	41,172	50,690
1988	39,058	50,037
1989	36,802	49,390
1990	34,993	46,720
1991	33,692	21,867
1992	-17,883	32,016
1993	-27,199	33,239
1994	4,895	36,533
1995	5,926	39,198
1996	13,327	39,920
1997	19,311	39,581
1998	18,492	39,324
1999	13,568	39,342
2000	11,722	39,811
2001	10,424	40,662
2002	10,972	41,651
2003	10,781	42,934
2004	9,549	44,341
2005	6,546	45,243
2006	2,714	45,911
2007	1,557	46,539
2008	161	47,505
2009	652	48,879
2010	-1,895	49,838
2011	-5,354	50,733
2012	-6,761	53,181
2013	-8,367	52,666
2014	-11,009	54,673
2015	-11,942	52,127
2016	-13,009	51,397
2017	-12,810	51,498
2018	-10,761	47,222
2019	-15,192	46,268
2020	-22,502	41,083
2021	-33,670	42,057
2022	-20,197	41,752
2023	-18,292	42,568

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kuwait

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 8 deaths in Kuwait.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Kuwait
1985	35	11
1986	33	11
1987	31	10
1988	29	10
1989	26	10
1990	25	16
1991	23	8
1992	30	10
1993	26	10
1994	22	10
1995	19	10
1996	17	11
1997	16	11
1998	14	11
1999	13	11
2000	11	11
2001	11	11
2002	10	11
2003	10	11
2004	10	11
2005	9	10
2006	9	10
2007	9	10
2008	8	9
2009	8	9
2010	8	9
2011	7	8
2012	7	8
2013	7	8
2014	7	8
2015	7	8
2016	7	8
2017	7	8
2018	7	8
2019	6	7
2020	7	33
2021	13	75
2022	12	8
2023	6	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.88% in Kuwait. 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	Kuwait
1960	-	14.2%
1961	-	13.2%
1962	-	12.3%
1963	-	11.4%
1964	-	10.6%
1965	-	9.86%
1966	-	9.17%
1967	-	8.55%
1968	-	7.98%
1969	-	7.47%
1970	-	7%
1971	-	6.57%
1972	-	6.17%
1973	-	5.8%
1974	-	5.45%
1975	-	5.12%
1976	-	4.8%
1977	-	4.49%
1978	-	4.19%
1979	-	3.89%
1980	-	3.59%
1981	-	3.29%
1982	-	3%
1983	-	2.72%
1984	2.94%	2.48%
1985	2.7%	2.3%
1986	2.49%	2.16%
1987	2.3%	2.04%
1988	2.12%	1.93%
1989	1.96%	1.83%
1990	1.82%	1.73%
1991	1.69%	1.64%
1992	5.78%	1.57%
1993	5.87%	1.52%
1994	1.4%	1.49%
1995	1.94%	1.46%
1996	1.24%	1.42%
1997	1.17%	1.38%
1998	1.09%	1.34%
1999	1.02%	1.3%
2000	0.95%	1.27%
2001	0.89%	1.25%
2002	0.84%	1.23%
2003	0.8%	1.21%
2004	0.76%	1.19%
2005	0.74%	1.17%
2006	0.72%	1.16%
2007	0.71%	1.14%
2008	0.7%	1.12%
2009	0.69%	1.1%
2010	0.68%	1.07%
2011	0.68%	1.03%
2012	0.67%	0.99%
2013	0.67%	0.96%
2014	0.67%	0.93%
2015	0.67%	0.91%
2016	0.68%	0.9%
2017	0.68%	0.89%
2018	0.68%	0.89%
2019	0.67%	0.89%
2020	0.66%	0.89%
2021	0.64%	0.89%
2022	0.62%	0.88%
2023	0.6%	0.88%