Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Moldova 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 1.73 in Moldova 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	Moldova
1960	3.96	3.32
1961	3.89	3.23
1962	3.81	3.04
1963	3.7	2.89
1964	3.6	2.71
1965	3.53	2.69
1966	3.39	2.65
1967	3.22	2.62
1968	3.08	2.59
1969	2.95	2.57
1970	2.79	2.57
1971	2.75	2.56
1972	2.67	2.56
1973	2.54	2.57
1974	2.45	2.56
1975	2.39	2.52
1976	2.31	2.47
1977	2.2	2.42
1978	2.08	2.39
1979	1.99	2.38
1980	1.98	2.38
1981	2.02	2.4
1982	2.05	2.45
1983	2.05	2.58
1984	2.02	2.67
1985	1.96	2.67
1986	1.91	2.74
1987	1.88	2.78
1988	1.85	2.63
1989	1.79	2.46
1990	1.79	2.39
1991	1.78	2.28
1992	1.76	2.22
1993	1.73	2.11
1994	1.7	1.99
1995	1.67	1.83
1996	1.65	1.71
1997	1.69	1.79
1998	1.56	1.65
1999	1.37	1.56
2000	1.28	1.5
2001	1.23	1.47
2002	1.23	1.45
2003	1.22	1.48
2004	1.22	1.54
2005	1.2	1.53
2006	1.18	1.54
2007	1.19	1.58
2008	1.21	1.64
2009	1.27	1.72
2010	1.26	1.7
2011	1.21	1.65
2012	1.25	1.66
2013	1.28	1.62
2014	1.26	1.82
2015	1.32	1.87
2016	1.36	1.89
2017	1.42	1.81
2018	1.5	1.81
2019	1.51	1.78
2020	1.52	1.77
2021	1.49	1.75
2022	1.48	1.69
2023	1.49	1.73
2024	1.49	1.73
2025	1.5	1.72
2026	1.5	1.72
2027	1.51	1.72
2028	1.51	1.72
2029	1.51	1.72
2030	1.52	1.72
2031	1.52	1.72
2032	1.52	1.72
2033	1.53	1.71
2034	1.53	1.71
2035	1.53	1.71
2036	1.54	1.71
2037	1.54	1.71
2038	1.54	1.71
2039	1.54	1.71
2040	1.55	1.71
2041	1.55	1.71
2042	1.55	1.71
2043	1.56	1.7
2044	1.56	1.7
2045	1.56	1.7
2046	1.56	1.7
2047	1.57	1.7
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	Moldova
1960	38.2%	34.5%
1961	38.5%	34.9%
1962	38.6%	35.1%
1963	38.6%	35.1%
1964	38.4%	34.7%
1965	38.1%	34.2%
1966	37.8%	33.5%
1967	37.3%	32.8%
1968	36.7%	32.1%
1969	36%	31.3%
1970	35.2%	30.7%
1971	34.4%	30.1%
1972	33.7%	29.5%
1973	33%	28.9%
1974	32.2%	28.3%
1975	31.5%	27.7%
1976	30.7%	27.2%
1977	30%	26.8%
1978	29.3%	26.5%
1979	28.7%	26.7%
1980	28.1%	26.9%
1981	27.5%	26.9%
1982	26.9%	27%
1983	26.5%	27.1%
1984	26.2%	27.3%
1985	25.9%	27.5%
1986	25.7%	27.7%
1987	25.4%	27.8%
1988	25.1%	27.9%
1989	24.9%	27.8%
1990	24.6%	27.7%
1991	24.3%	27.6%
1992	24.7%	27.4%
1993	25.5%	27.2%
1994	25.5%	27%
1995	24.8%	26.7%
1996	23.5%	26.3%
1997	22.4%	25.8%
1998	21.5%	25.1%
1999	20.7%	24.4%
2000	19.9%	23.5%
2001	19.1%	22.5%
2002	18.4%	21.6%
2003	17.8%	20.7%
2004	17.3%	19.9%
2005	16.9%	19.3%
2006	16.4%	18.8%
2007	16.1%	18.4%
2008	15.8%	18%
2009	15.7%	17.7%
2010	15.6%	17.5%
2011	15.4%	17.4%
2012	15.1%	17.3%
2013	14.8%	17.4%
2014	14.5%	17.8%
2015	14.3%	18.2%
2016	14.1%	18.7%
2017	14%	19.1%
2018	13.8%	19.5%
2019	13.7%	19.8%
2020	13.6%	20%
2021	13.5%	20.1%
2022	13.4%	20.1%
2023	13.2%	20%
2024	13%	19.8%
2025	12.8%	19.5%
2026	12.7%	19.2%
2027	12.6%	18.9%
2028	12.5%	18.4%
2029	12.4%	17.9%
2030	12.4%	17.3%
2031	12.3%	16.8%
2032	12.2%	16.3%
2033	12.1%	15.9%
2034	12%	15.6%
2035	12%	15.4%
2036	11.9%	15.2%
2037	11.9%	15.1%
2038	11.9%	15.1%
2039	11.9%	15.1%
2040	11.9%	15.2%
2041	11.9%	15.3%
2042	11.9%	15.4%
2043	11.9%	15.6%
2044	11.9%	15.7%
2045	11.9%	15.9%
2046	11.8%	16.1%
2047	11.8%	16.3%
2048	11.8%	16.5%
2049	11.7%	16.6%
2050	11.7%	16.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 19.8% in Moldova in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 27.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Moldova by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and -0.08% in Moldova. 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	Moldova
1960	76,840	36,352
1961	77,601	35,180
1962	77,582	32,082
1963	75,380	29,382
1964	74,151	25,860
1965	72,896	24,916
1966	70,085	23,720
1967	65,618	22,654
1968	61,422	22,005
1969	58,454	21,768
1970	54,455	22,314
1971	54,352	23,359
1972	54,072	24,626
1973	52,989	25,967
1974	53,600	27,219
1975	53,629	27,677
1976	52,107	27,801
1977	48,643	27,707
1978	44,800	27,622
1979	42,157	28,322
1980	42,911	30,053
1981	45,423	31,360
1982	47,023	32,814
1983	47,135	36,076
1984	46,413	38,108
1985	44,983	38,060
1986	42,884	39,463
1987	41,172	40,122
1988	39,058	35,608
1989	36,802	29,638
1990	34,993	25,824
1991	33,692	21,127
1992	-17,883	17,373
1993	-27,199	13,886
1994	4,895	9,921
1995	5,926	5,534
1996	13,327	2,655
1997	19,311	4,669
1998	18,492	2,140
1999	13,568	642
2000	11,722	-324
2001	10,424	-718
2002	10,972	-1,249
2003	10,781	-322
2004	9,549	1,714
2005	6,546	2,005
2006	2,714	2,406
2007	1,557	3,490
2008	161	5,210
2009	652	7,492
2010	-1,895	7,456
2011	-5,354	5,948
2012	-6,761	5,581
2013	-8,367	3,537
2014	-11,009	7,248
2015	-11,942	6,049
2016	-13,009	4,580
2017	-12,810	1,402
2018	-10,761	-961
2019	-15,192	-3,416
2020	-22,502	-7,067
2021	-33,670	-13,444
2022	-20,197	-6,385
2023	-18,292	-7,007

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Moldova

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 19 deaths in Moldova.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Moldova
1985	35	62
1986	33	60
1987	31	56
1988	29	53
1989	26	52
1990	25	53
1991	23	53
1992	30	55
1993	26	55
1994	22	56
1995	19	54
1996	17	53
1997	16	52
1998	14	48
1999	13	43
2000	11	38
2001	11	35
2002	10	31
2003	10	29
2004	10	28
2005	9	26
2006	9	25
2007	9	24
2008	8	23
2009	8	22
2010	8	20
2011	7	19
2012	7	19
2013	7	19
2014	7	20
2015	7	20
2016	7	21
2017	7	20
2018	7	20
2019	6	21
2020	7	29
2021	13	24
2022	12	19
2023	6	19

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.47% in Moldova. 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	Moldova
1971	-	6.39%
1972	-	6.2%
1973	-	6.03%
1974	-	5.86%
1975	-	5.68%
1976	-	5.53%
1977	-	5.38%
1978	-	5.23%
1979	-	5.08%
1980	-	4.93%
1981	-	4.78%
1982	-	4.61%
1983	-	4.41%
1984	2.94%	4.2%
1985	2.7%	4%
1986	2.49%	3.8%
1987	2.3%	3.62%
1988	2.12%	3.48%
1989	1.96%	3.38%
1990	1.82%	3.35%
1991	1.69%	3.39%
1992	5.78%	3.48%
1993	5.87%	3.62%
1994	1.4%	3.75%
1995	1.94%	3.84%
1996	1.24%	3.85%
1997	1.17%	3.78%
1998	1.09%	3.62%
1999	1.02%	3.4%
2000	0.95%	3.13%
2001	0.89%	2.85%
2002	0.84%	2.58%
2003	0.8%	2.34%
2004	0.76%	2.16%
2005	0.74%	2.01%
2006	0.72%	1.91%
2007	0.71%	1.83%
2008	0.7%	1.77%
2009	0.69%	1.73%
2010	0.68%	1.69%
2011	0.68%	1.66%
2012	0.67%	1.63%
2013	0.67%	1.6%
2014	0.67%	1.58%
2015	0.67%	1.55%
2016	0.68%	1.53%
2017	0.68%	1.52%
2018	0.68%	1.51%
2019	0.67%	1.5%
2020	0.66%	1.49%
2021	0.64%	1.48%
2022	0.62%	1.48%
2023	0.6%	1.47%