Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mali 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 5.61 in Mali 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	Mali
1960	3.96	7.02
1961	3.89	7.03
1962	3.81	7.04
1963	3.7	7.05
1964	3.6	7.06
1965	3.53	7.08
1966	3.39	7.11
1967	3.22	7.14
1968	3.08	7.16
1969	2.95	7.18
1970	2.79	7.18
1971	2.75	7.2
1972	2.67	7.22
1973	2.54	7.22
1974	2.45	7.23
1975	2.39	7.25
1976	2.31	7.27
1977	2.2	7.3
1978	2.08	7.32
1979	1.99	7.35
1980	1.98	7.37
1981	2.02	7.37
1982	2.05	7.32
1983	2.05	7.28
1984	2.02	7.26
1985	1.96	7.26
1986	1.91	7.31
1987	1.88	7.31
1988	1.85	7.32
1989	1.79	7.33
1990	1.79	7.31
1991	1.78	7.28
1992	1.76	7.24
1993	1.73	7.18
1994	1.7	7.12
1995	1.67	7.05
1996	1.65	7.01
1997	1.69	6.97
1998	1.56	6.94
1999	1.37	6.91
2000	1.28	6.89
2001	1.23	6.85
2002	1.23	6.82
2003	1.22	6.78
2004	1.22	6.74
2005	1.2	6.71
2006	1.18	6.68
2007	1.19	6.65
2008	1.21	6.62
2009	1.27	6.59
2010	1.26	6.58
2011	1.21	6.55
2012	1.25	6.52
2013	1.28	6.49
2014	1.26	6.44
2015	1.32	6.39
2016	1.36	6.32
2017	1.42	6.25
2018	1.5	6.12
2019	1.51	5.89
2020	1.52	5.85
2021	1.49	5.78
2022	1.48	5.69
2023	1.49	5.61
2024	1.49	5.51
2025	1.5	5.42
2026	1.5	5.33
2027	1.51	5.24
2028	1.51	5.15
2029	1.51	5.07
2030	1.52	4.96
2031	1.52	4.88
2032	1.52	4.78
2033	1.53	4.7
2034	1.53	4.6
2035	1.53	4.49
2036	1.54	4.41
2037	1.54	4.32
2038	1.54	4.24
2039	1.54	4.14
2040	1.55	4.05
2041	1.55	3.97
2042	1.55	3.89
2043	1.56	3.82
2044	1.56	3.75
2045	1.56	3.69
2046	1.56	3.62
2047	1.57	3.55
2048	1.57	3.49
2049	1.57	3.42
2050	1.57	3.37

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Mali
1960	38.2%	40.3%
1961	38.5%	40.4%
1962	38.6%	40.4%
1963	38.6%	40.5%
1964	38.4%	40.6%
1965	38.1%	40.7%
1966	37.8%	40.8%
1967	37.3%	40.9%
1968	36.7%	41%
1969	36%	41.2%
1970	35.2%	41.3%
1971	34.4%	41.5%
1972	33.7%	41.7%
1973	33%	41.9%
1974	32.2%	42.1%
1975	31.5%	42.4%
1976	30.7%	42.7%
1977	30%	43%
1978	29.3%	43.2%
1979	28.7%	43.6%
1980	28.1%	43.9%
1981	27.5%	44.2%
1982	26.9%	44.5%
1983	26.5%	44.7%
1984	26.2%	45%
1985	25.9%	45.3%
1986	25.7%	45.7%
1987	25.4%	46%
1988	25.1%	46.4%
1989	24.9%	46.7%
1990	24.6%	46.8%
1991	24.3%	47%
1992	24.7%	47.1%
1993	25.5%	47.1%
1994	25.5%	47.1%
1995	24.8%	47.1%
1996	23.5%	47%
1997	22.4%	47%
1998	21.5%	46.8%
1999	20.7%	46.7%
2000	19.9%	46.6%
2001	19.1%	46.5%
2002	18.4%	46.4%
2003	17.8%	46.4%
2004	17.3%	46.4%
2005	16.9%	46.4%
2006	16.4%	46.5%
2007	16.1%	46.6%
2008	15.8%	46.8%
2009	15.7%	46.9%
2010	15.6%	47.1%
2011	15.4%	47.3%
2012	15.1%	47.6%
2013	14.8%	47.9%
2014	14.5%	48%
2015	14.3%	48%
2016	14.1%	48%
2017	14%	47.9%
2018	13.8%	47.8%
2019	13.7%	47.6%
2020	13.6%	47.3%
2021	13.5%	47%
2022	13.4%	46.8%
2023	13.2%	46.5%
2024	13%	46.1%
2025	12.8%	45.8%
2026	12.7%	45.4%
2027	12.6%	45.1%
2028	12.5%	44.7%
2029	12.4%	44.4%
2030	12.4%	44%
2031	12.3%	43.7%
2032	12.2%	43.4%
2033	12.1%	43%
2034	12%	42.7%
2035	12%	42.4%
2036	11.9%	42.1%
2037	11.9%	41.8%
2038	11.9%	41.5%
2039	11.9%	41.1%
2040	11.9%	40.8%
2041	11.9%	40.4%
2042	11.9%	40%
2043	11.9%	39.6%
2044	11.9%	39.2%
2045	11.9%	38.8%
2046	11.8%	38.4%
2047	11.8%	38%
2048	11.8%	37.6%
2049	11.7%	37.1%
2050	11.7%	36.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 46.1% in Mali in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 46.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mali by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +3.25% in Mali. 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	Mali
1960	76,840	88,802
1961	77,601	91,115
1962	77,582	93,101
1963	75,380	95,055
1964	74,151	97,166
1965	72,896	100,451
1966	70,085	103,684
1967	65,618	107,650
1968	61,422	111,403
1969	58,454	114,361
1970	54,455	118,952
1971	54,352	123,591
1972	54,072	129,687
1973	52,989	135,801
1974	53,600	142,448
1975	53,629	150,222
1976	52,107	157,778
1977	48,643	165,071
1978	44,800	172,652
1979	42,157	182,449
1980	42,911	190,560
1981	45,423	198,227
1982	47,023	204,892
1983	47,135	211,795
1984	46,413	218,078
1985	44,983	224,734
1986	42,884	233,799
1987	41,172	238,871
1988	39,058	245,682
1989	36,802	249,929
1990	34,993	252,308
1991	33,692	261,656
1992	-17,883	267,605
1993	-27,199	274,480
1994	4,895	282,356
1995	5,926	285,598
1996	13,327	293,953
1997	19,311	308,429
1998	18,492	323,940
1999	13,568	343,705
2000	11,722	359,159
2001	10,424	376,472
2002	10,972	396,732
2003	10,781	417,766
2004	9,549	439,717
2005	6,546	460,964
2006	2,714	477,665
2007	1,557	495,800
2008	161	514,665
2009	652	533,730
2010	-1,895	554,447
2011	-5,354	570,899
2012	-6,761	588,748
2013	-8,367	597,887
2014	-11,009	614,419
2015	-11,942	630,006
2016	-13,009	645,652
2017	-12,810	661,973
2018	-10,761	670,723
2019	-15,192	667,110
2020	-22,502	683,053
2021	-33,670	703,674
2022	-20,197	726,465
2023	-18,292	746,398

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mali

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 367 deaths in Mali.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Mali
1985	35	1,217
1986	33	1,184
1987	31	1,142
1988	29	1,128
1989	26	1,106
1990	25	1,087
1991	23	1,063
1992	30	1,024
1993	26	988
1994	22	935
1995	19	895
1996	17	875
1997	16	820
1998	14	781
1999	13	749
2000	11	741
2001	11	694
2002	10	649
2003	10	616
2004	10	592
2005	9	577
2006	9	568
2007	9	574
2008	8	573
2009	8	565
2010	8	558
2011	7	553
2012	7	549
2013	7	525
2014	7	507
2015	7	490
2016	7	472
2017	7	453
2018	7	434
2019	6	416
2020	7	405
2021	13	415
2022	12	381
2023	6	367

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 9.13% in Mali. 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	Mali
1963	-	42.6%
1964	-	41.9%
1965	-	41.2%
1966	-	40.5%
1967	-	39.8%
1968	-	39.2%
1969	-	38.6%
1970	-	38%
1971	-	37.3%
1972	-	36.7%
1973	-	36%
1974	-	35.2%
1975	-	34.4%
1976	-	33.6%
1977	-	32.7%
1978	-	31.8%
1979	-	31%
1980	-	30.2%
1981	-	29.3%
1982	-	28.5%
1983	-	27.7%
1984	2.94%	26.9%
1985	2.7%	26.1%
1986	2.49%	25.4%
1987	2.3%	24.8%
1988	2.12%	24.2%
1989	1.96%	23.6%
1990	1.82%	23.1%
1991	1.69%	22.7%
1992	5.78%	22.3%
1993	5.87%	21.9%
1994	1.4%	21.5%
1995	1.94%	21.2%
1996	1.24%	20.8%
1997	1.17%	20.4%
1998	1.09%	19.9%
1999	1.02%	19.4%
2000	0.95%	18.8%
2001	0.89%	18.2%
2002	0.84%	17.5%
2003	0.8%	16.9%
2004	0.76%	16.3%
2005	0.74%	15.7%
2006	0.72%	15.2%
2007	0.71%	14.7%
2008	0.7%	14.3%
2009	0.69%	13.8%
2010	0.68%	13.4%
2011	0.68%	13%
2012	0.67%	12.6%
2013	0.67%	12.2%
2014	0.67%	11.9%
2015	0.67%	11.6%
2016	0.68%	11.2%
2017	0.68%	10.9%
2018	0.68%	10.6%
2019	0.67%	10.3%
2020	0.66%	10%
2021	0.64%	9.69%
2022	0.62%	9.4%
2023	0.6%	9.13%