Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mexico

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mexico 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 1.91 in Mexico 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	Mexico
1960	3.96	6.76
1961	3.89	6.78
1962	3.81	6.8
1963	3.7	6.82
1964	3.6	6.83
1965	3.53	6.82
1966	3.39	6.79
1967	3.22	6.75
1968	3.08	6.71
1969	2.95	6.63
1970	2.79	6.53
1971	2.75	6.42
1972	2.67	6.28
1973	2.54	6.12
1974	2.45	5.95
1975	2.39	5.74
1976	2.31	5.54
1977	2.2	5.36
1978	2.08	5.2
1979	1.99	4.96
1980	1.98	4.74
1981	2.02	4.57
1982	2.05	4.43
1983	2.05	4.3
1984	2.02	4.18
1985	1.96	4.09
1986	1.91	3.97
1987	1.88	3.8
1988	1.85	3.64
1989	1.79	3.53
1990	1.79	3.44
1991	1.78	3.36
1992	1.76	3.29
1993	1.73	3.21
1994	1.7	3.13
1995	1.67	3.04
1996	1.65	2.96
1997	1.69	2.89
1998	1.56	2.82
1999	1.37	2.76
2000	1.28	2.71
2001	1.23	2.67
2002	1.23	2.63
2003	1.22	2.58
2004	1.22	2.54
2005	1.2	2.5
2006	1.18	2.46
2007	1.19	2.42
2008	1.21	2.39
2009	1.27	2.36
2010	1.26	2.34
2011	1.21	2.32
2012	1.25	2.29
2013	1.28	2.27
2014	1.26	2.21
2015	1.32	2.14
2016	1.36	2.09
2017	1.42	2.04
2018	1.5	2.03
2019	1.51	2.02
2020	1.52	1.99
2021	1.49	1.97
2022	1.48	1.94
2023	1.49	1.91
2024	1.49	1.89
2025	1.5	1.87
2026	1.5	1.85
2027	1.51	1.83
2028	1.51	1.82
2029	1.51	1.81
2030	1.52	1.79
2031	1.52	1.78
2032	1.52	1.77
2033	1.53	1.77
2034	1.53	1.76
2035	1.53	1.76
2036	1.54	1.75
2037	1.54	1.75
2038	1.54	1.74
2039	1.54	1.74
2040	1.55	1.73
2041	1.55	1.73
2042	1.55	1.72
2043	1.56	1.72
2044	1.56	1.72
2045	1.56	1.71
2046	1.56	1.71
2047	1.57	1.71
2048	1.57	1.7
2049	1.57	1.7
2050	1.57	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Mexico
1960	38.2%	46.8%
1961	38.5%	47%
1962	38.6%	47.1%
1963	38.6%	47.2%
1964	38.4%	47.3%
1965	38.1%	47.4%
1966	37.8%	47.5%
1967	37.3%	47.6%
1968	36.7%	47.6%
1969	36%	47.7%
1970	35.2%	47.7%
1971	34.4%	47.8%
1972	33.7%	47.7%
1973	33%	47.7%
1974	32.2%	47.6%
1975	31.5%	47.5%
1976	30.7%	47.2%
1977	30%	47%
1978	29.3%	46.7%
1979	28.7%	46.3%
1980	28.1%	45.8%
1981	27.5%	45.2%
1982	26.9%	44.4%
1983	26.5%	43.7%
1984	26.2%	43%
1985	25.9%	42.3%
1986	25.7%	41.6%
1987	25.4%	41%
1988	25.1%	40.3%
1989	24.9%	39.7%
1990	24.6%	39%
1991	24.3%	38.4%
1992	24.7%	37.8%
1993	25.5%	37.3%
1994	25.5%	36.9%
1995	24.8%	36.5%
1996	23.5%	36%
1997	22.4%	35.6%
1998	21.5%	35.2%
1999	20.7%	34.8%
2000	19.9%	34.3%
2001	19.1%	33.9%
2002	18.4%	33.4%
2003	17.8%	33%
2004	17.3%	32.5%
2005	16.9%	32.1%
2006	16.4%	31.6%
2007	16.1%	31.1%
2008	15.8%	30.6%
2009	15.7%	30.2%
2010	15.6%	29.8%
2011	15.4%	29.4%
2012	15.1%	29%
2013	14.8%	28.7%
2014	14.5%	28.3%
2015	14.3%	28%
2016	14.1%	27.6%
2017	14%	27.2%
2018	13.8%	26.7%
2019	13.7%	26.3%
2020	13.6%	26%
2021	13.5%	25.7%
2022	13.4%	25.3%
2023	13.2%	24.9%
2024	13%	24.5%
2025	12.8%	24.1%
2026	12.7%	23.7%
2027	12.6%	23.2%
2028	12.5%	22.8%
2029	12.4%	22.4%
2030	12.4%	22.1%
2031	12.3%	21.7%
2032	12.2%	21.4%
2033	12.1%	21.2%
2034	12%	20.9%
2035	12%	20.6%
2036	11.9%	20.3%
2037	11.9%	20.1%
2038	11.9%	19.9%
2039	11.9%	19.6%
2040	11.9%	19.4%
2041	11.9%	19.2%
2042	11.9%	19%
2043	11.9%	18.8%
2044	11.9%	18.6%
2045	11.9%	18.4%
2046	11.8%	18.2%
2047	11.8%	18%
2048	11.8%	17.8%
2049	11.7%	17.7%
2050	11.7%	17.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 24.5% in Mexico in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 39% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mexico compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mexico by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.05% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	76,840	1,206,955
1961	77,601	1,265,833
1962	77,582	1,328,319
1963	75,380	1,387,678
1964	74,151	1,447,360
1965	72,896	1,508,344
1966	70,085	1,566,170
1967	65,618	1,620,534
1968	61,422	1,671,918
1969	58,454	1,711,297
1970	54,455	1,753,370
1971	54,352	1,790,990
1972	54,072	1,823,302
1973	52,989	1,845,593
1974	53,600	1,868,809
1975	53,629	1,880,241
1976	52,107	1,891,958
1977	48,643	1,902,964
1978	44,800	1,921,419
1979	42,157	1,908,018
1980	42,911	1,893,158
1981	45,423	1,904,384
1982	47,023	1,921,772
1983	47,135	1,939,193
1984	46,413	1,960,428
1985	44,983	1,983,622
1986	42,884	1,998,043
1987	41,172	1,971,231
1988	39,058	1,936,601
1989	36,802	1,927,752
1990	34,993	1,926,480
1991	33,692	1,942,832
1992	-17,883	1,956,659
1993	-27,199	1,963,708
1994	4,895	1,959,775
1995	5,926	1,941,458
1996	13,327	1,922,554
1997	19,311	1,898,383
1998	18,492	1,871,650
1999	13,568	1,859,475
2000	11,722	1,845,383
2001	10,424	1,836,418
2002	10,972	1,820,665
2003	10,781	1,788,016
2004	9,549	1,759,250
2005	6,546	1,732,663
2006	2,714	1,706,084
2007	1,557	1,684,915
2008	161	1,670,846
2009	652	1,661,180
2010	-1,895	1,658,682
2011	-5,354	1,659,161
2012	-6,761	1,656,599
2013	-8,367	1,642,609
2014	-11,009	1,587,620
2015	-11,942	1,508,439
2016	-13,009	1,445,256
2017	-12,810	1,384,178
2018	-10,761	1,366,076
2019	-15,192	1,357,485
2020	-22,502	1,031,637
2021	-33,670	936,682
2022	-20,197	1,224,397
2023	-18,292	1,238,366

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mexico

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 42 deaths in Mexico.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Mexico
1985	35	107
1986	33	100
1987	31	93
1988	29	88
1989	26	85
1990	25	81
1991	23	77
1992	30	73
1993	26	71
1994	22	69
1995	19	66
1996	17	64
1997	16	62
1998	14	60
1999	13	58
2000	11	56
2001	11	55
2002	10	55
2003	10	54
2004	10	53
2005	9	52
2006	9	51
2007	9	50
2008	8	51
2009	8	51
2010	8	50
2011	7	47
2012	7	46
2013	7	45
2014	7	44
2015	7	43
2016	7	43
2017	7	44
2018	7	44
2019	6	43
2020	7	61
2021	13	104
2022	12	45
2023	6	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.25% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	-	15.5%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.3%
1963	-	13.7%
1964	-	13.2%
1965	-	12.7%
1966	-	12.3%
1967	-	11.9%
1968	-	11.5%
1969	-	11.1%
1970	-	10.7%
1971	-	10.3%
1972	-	9.93%
1973	-	9.56%
1974	-	9.21%
1975	-	8.86%
1976	-	8.52%
1977	-	8.18%
1978	-	7.85%
1979	-	7.51%
1980	-	7.18%
1981	-	6.86%
1982	-	6.55%
1983	-	6.26%
1984	2.94%	5.98%
1985	2.7%	5.71%
1986	2.49%	5.46%
1987	2.3%	5.21%
1988	2.12%	4.98%
1989	1.96%	4.75%
1990	1.82%	4.53%
1991	1.69%	4.32%
1992	5.78%	4.12%
1993	5.87%	3.92%
1994	1.4%	3.74%
1995	1.94%	3.57%
1996	1.24%	3.4%
1997	1.17%	3.24%
1998	1.09%	3.09%
1999	1.02%	2.94%
2000	0.95%	2.81%
2001	0.89%	2.68%
2002	0.84%	2.57%
2003	0.8%	2.46%
2004	0.76%	2.36%
2005	0.74%	2.27%
2006	0.72%	2.19%
2007	0.71%	2.11%
2008	0.7%	2.04%
2009	0.69%	1.98%
2010	0.68%	1.91%
2011	0.68%	1.85%
2012	0.67%	1.79%
2013	0.67%	1.73%
2014	0.67%	1.68%
2015	0.67%	1.62%
2016	0.68%	1.57%
2017	0.68%	1.52%
2018	0.68%	1.47%
2019	0.67%	1.42%
2020	0.66%	1.38%
2021	0.64%	1.33%
2022	0.62%	1.29%
2023	0.6%	1.25%