Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands 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 1.43 in the Netherlands 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	Netherlands
1960	3.96	3.12
1961	3.89	3.22
1962	3.81	3.18
1963	3.7	3.19
1964	3.6	3.17
1965	3.53	3.04
1966	3.39	2.9
1967	3.22	2.81
1968	3.08	2.72
1969	2.95	2.75
1970	2.79	2.57
1971	2.75	2.36
1972	2.67	2.15
1973	2.54	1.9
1974	2.45	1.77
1975	2.39	1.66
1976	2.31	1.63
1977	2.2	1.58
1978	2.08	1.58
1979	1.99	1.56
1980	1.98	1.6
1981	2.02	1.56
1982	2.05	1.5
1983	2.05	1.47
1984	2.02	1.49
1985	1.96	1.51
1986	1.91	1.55
1987	1.88	1.56
1988	1.85	1.55
1989	1.79	1.55
1990	1.79	1.62
1991	1.78	1.61
1992	1.76	1.59
1993	1.73	1.57
1994	1.7	1.57
1995	1.67	1.53
1996	1.65	1.53
1997	1.69	1.56
1998	1.56	1.63
1999	1.37	1.65
2000	1.28	1.72
2001	1.23	1.71
2002	1.23	1.73
2003	1.22	1.75
2004	1.22	1.72
2005	1.2	1.71
2006	1.18	1.72
2007	1.19	1.72
2008	1.21	1.77
2009	1.27	1.79
2010	1.26	1.79
2011	1.21	1.76
2012	1.25	1.72
2013	1.28	1.68
2014	1.26	1.71
2015	1.32	1.66
2016	1.36	1.66
2017	1.42	1.62
2018	1.5	1.59
2019	1.51	1.57
2020	1.52	1.54
2021	1.49	1.62
2022	1.48	1.49
2023	1.49	1.43
2024	1.49	1.43
2025	1.5	1.44
2026	1.5	1.44
2027	1.51	1.45
2028	1.51	1.45
2029	1.51	1.45
2030	1.52	1.46
2031	1.52	1.46
2032	1.52	1.47
2033	1.53	1.47
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	1.49
2040	1.55	1.49
2041	1.55	1.49
2042	1.55	1.5
2043	1.56	1.5
2044	1.56	1.5
2045	1.56	1.5
2046	1.56	1.5
2047	1.57	1.51
2048	1.57	1.51
2049	1.57	1.51
2050	1.57	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Netherlands
1960	38.2%	30%
1961	38.5%	29.7%
1962	38.6%	29.1%
1963	38.6%	28.7%
1964	38.4%	28.5%
1965	38.1%	28.3%
1966	37.8%	28.1%
1967	37.3%	27.8%
1968	36.7%	27.6%
1969	36%	27.5%
1970	35.2%	27.3%
1971	34.4%	27.1%
1972	33.7%	26.8%
1973	33%	26.4%
1974	32.2%	25.9%
1975	31.5%	25.3%
1976	30.7%	24.8%
1977	30%	24.2%
1978	29.3%	23.5%
1979	28.7%	22.9%
1980	28.1%	22.3%
1981	27.5%	21.8%
1982	26.9%	21.3%
1983	26.5%	20.7%
1984	26.2%	20.1%
1985	25.9%	19.5%
1986	25.7%	19.1%
1987	25.4%	18.7%
1988	25.1%	18.5%
1989	24.9%	18.4%
1990	24.6%	18.4%
1991	24.3%	18.4%
1992	24.7%	18.5%
1993	25.5%	18.5%
1994	25.5%	18.6%
1995	24.8%	18.6%
1996	23.5%	18.6%
1997	22.4%	18.6%
1998	21.5%	18.6%
1999	20.7%	18.7%
2000	19.9%	18.8%
2001	19.1%	18.8%
2002	18.4%	18.8%
2003	17.8%	18.7%
2004	17.3%	18.6%
2005	16.9%	18.5%
2006	16.4%	18.3%
2007	16.1%	18.1%
2008	15.8%	17.9%
2009	15.7%	17.7%
2010	15.6%	17.6%
2011	15.4%	17.4%
2012	15.1%	17.3%
2013	14.8%	17.1%
2014	14.5%	16.9%
2015	14.3%	16.6%
2016	14.1%	16.4%
2017	14%	16.2%
2018	13.8%	16%
2019	13.7%	15.8%
2020	13.6%	15.6%
2021	13.5%	15.5%
2022	13.4%	15.4%
2023	13.2%	15.2%
2024	13%	15%
2025	12.8%	14.9%
2026	12.7%	14.9%
2027	12.6%	14.8%
2028	12.5%	14.8%
2029	12.4%	14.8%
2030	12.4%	14.8%
2031	12.3%	14.8%
2032	12.2%	14.7%
2033	12.1%	14.7%
2034	12%	14.7%
2035	12%	14.7%
2036	11.9%	14.7%
2037	11.9%	14.6%
2038	11.9%	14.6%
2039	11.9%	14.6%
2040	11.9%	14.5%
2041	11.9%	14.5%
2042	11.9%	14.4%
2043	11.9%	14.4%
2044	11.9%	14.3%
2045	11.9%	14.2%
2046	11.8%	14.1%
2047	11.8%	14.1%
2048	11.8%	14%
2049	11.7%	13.9%
2050	11.7%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands 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 the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	76,840	151,623
1961	77,601	159,450
1962	77,582	153,474
1963	75,380	154,361
1964	74,151	157,653
1965	72,896	146,308
1966	70,085	138,265
1967	65,618	138,580
1968	61,422	132,389
1969	58,454	139,082
1970	54,455	129,082
1971	54,352	116,112
1972	54,072	101,297
1973	52,989	84,668
1974	53,600	75,853
1975	53,629	64,232
1976	52,107	63,361
1977	48,643	63,739
1978	44,800	61,344
1979	42,157	63,172
1980	42,911	66,504
1981	45,423	62,688
1982	47,023	54,388
1983	47,135	51,722
1984	46,413	54,812
1985	44,983	55,069
1986	42,884	59,746
1987	41,172	64,526
1988	39,058	61,993
1989	36,802	59,396
1990	34,993	68,777
1991	33,692	69,321
1992	-17,883	66,811
1993	-27,199	58,103
1994	4,895	61,532
1995	5,926	54,106
1996	13,327	51,251
1997	19,311	56,198
1998	18,492	61,258
1999	13,568	60,086
2000	11,722	66,887
2001	10,424	62,580
2002	10,972	59,751
2003	10,781	58,411
2004	9,549	56,987
2005	6,546	50,592
2006	2,714	49,038
2007	1,557	49,145
2008	161	49,337
2009	652	51,244
2010	-1,895	48,184
2011	-5,354	45,072
2012	-6,761	35,186
2013	-8,367	30,248
2014	-11,009	35,417
2015	-11,942	23,716
2016	-13,009	23,843
2017	-12,810	18,844
2018	-10,761	15,508
2019	-15,192	17,345
2020	-22,502	0
2021	-33,670	7,014
2022	-20,197	-1,770
2023	-18,292	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands

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 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Netherlands
1985	35	12
1986	33	12
1987	31	12
1988	29	12
1989	26	12
1990	25	12
1991	23	12
1992	30	12
1993	26	12
1994	22	12
1995	19	12
1996	17	12
1997	16	13
1998	14	12
1999	13	13
2000	11	13
2001	11	13
2002	10	13
2003	10	12
2004	10	11
2005	9	10
2006	9	9
2007	9	8
2008	8	8
2009	8	7
2010	8	6
2011	7	7
2012	7	6
2013	7	6
2014	7	5
2015	7	5
2016	7	5
2017	7	5
2018	7	5
2019	6	5
2020	7	4
2021	13	5
2022	12	4
2023	6	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.4% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	-	2.08%
1961	-	2.03%
1962	-	1.97%
1963	-	1.92%
1964	-	1.88%
1965	-	1.83%
1966	-	1.79%
1967	-	1.74%
1968	-	1.69%
1969	-	1.64%
1970	-	1.58%
1971	-	1.53%
1972	-	1.47%
1973	-	1.41%
1974	-	1.36%
1975	-	1.31%
1976	-	1.26%
1977	-	1.21%
1978	-	1.16%
1979	-	1.12%
1980	-	1.09%
1981	-	1.06%
1982	-	1.04%
1983	-	1.02%
1984	2.94%	0.99%
1985	2.7%	0.97%
1986	2.49%	0.95%
1987	2.3%	0.92%
1988	2.12%	0.89%
1989	1.96%	0.86%
1990	1.82%	0.83%
1991	1.69%	0.8%
1992	5.78%	0.77%
1993	5.87%	0.74%
1994	1.4%	0.71%
1995	1.94%	0.69%
1996	1.24%	0.67%
1997	1.17%	0.66%
1998	1.09%	0.64%
1999	1.02%	0.63%
2000	0.95%	0.62%
2001	0.89%	0.61%
2002	0.84%	0.59%
2003	0.8%	0.57%
2004	0.76%	0.55%
2005	0.74%	0.53%
2006	0.72%	0.51%
2007	0.71%	0.49%
2008	0.7%	0.47%
2009	0.69%	0.46%
2010	0.68%	0.44%
2011	0.68%	0.43%
2012	0.67%	0.42%
2013	0.67%	0.42%
2014	0.67%	0.41%
2015	0.67%	0.41%
2016	0.68%	0.41%
2017	0.68%	0.4%
2018	0.68%	0.4%
2019	0.67%	0.4%
2020	0.66%	0.4%
2021	0.64%	0.4%
2022	0.62%	0.4%
2023	0.6%	0.4%