Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Nicaragua 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 2.22 in Nicaragua in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Nicaragua population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bosnia	Nicaragua
1960	3.96	7.16
1961	3.89	7.11
1962	3.81	7.1
1963	3.7	7.08
1964	3.6	7.06
1965	3.53	7.03
1966	3.39	6.99
1967	3.22	6.94
1968	3.08	6.89
1969	2.95	6.83
1970	2.79	6.77
1971	2.75	6.71
1972	2.67	6.65
1973	2.54	6.59
1974	2.45	6.52
1975	2.39	6.45
1976	2.31	6.37
1977	2.2	6.28
1978	2.08	6.16
1979	1.99	6.07
1980	1.98	5.96
1981	2.02	5.84
1982	2.05	5.74
1983	2.05	5.61
1984	2.02	5.49
1985	1.96	5.36
1986	1.91	5.22
1987	1.88	5.07
1988	1.85	4.93
1989	1.79	4.76
1990	1.79	4.6
1991	1.78	4.43
1992	1.76	4.27
1993	1.73	4.1
1994	1.7	3.94
1995	1.67	3.78
1996	1.65	3.62
1997	1.69	3.47
1998	1.56	3.34
1999	1.37	3.22
2000	1.28	3.12
2001	1.23	3
2002	1.23	2.89
2003	1.22	2.83
2004	1.22	2.78
2005	1.2	2.77
2006	1.18	2.73
2007	1.19	2.7
2008	1.21	2.66
2009	1.27	2.63
2010	1.26	2.6
2011	1.21	2.56
2012	1.25	2.53
2013	1.28	2.49
2014	1.26	2.46
2015	1.32	2.43
2016	1.36	2.41
2017	1.42	2.38
2018	1.5	2.35
2019	1.51	2.32
2020	1.52	2.3
2021	1.49	2.27
2022	1.48	2.24
2023	1.49	2.22
2024	1.49	2.21
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.5	2.16
2027	1.51	2.14
2028	1.51	2.11
2029	1.51	2.09
2030	1.52	2.07
2031	1.52	2.05
2032	1.52	2.04
2033	1.53	2.02
2034	1.53	2.01
2035	1.53	2
2036	1.54	1.98
2037	1.54	1.97
2038	1.54	1.96
2039	1.54	1.95
2040	1.55	1.94
2041	1.55	1.93
2042	1.55	1.92
2043	1.56	1.91
2044	1.56	1.9
2045	1.56	1.89
2046	1.56	1.89
2047	1.57	1.88
2048	1.57	1.87
2049	1.57	1.87
2050	1.57	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Nicaragua
1960	38.2%	47.6%
1961	38.5%	47.8%
1962	38.6%	48%
1963	38.6%	48.2%
1964	38.4%	48.2%
1965	38.1%	48.1%
1966	37.8%	47.9%
1967	37.3%	47.8%
1968	36.7%	47.7%
1969	36%	47.6%
1970	35.2%	47.5%
1971	34.4%	47.5%
1972	33.7%	47.4%
1973	33%	47.4%
1974	32.2%	47.3%
1975	31.5%	47.3%
1976	30.7%	47.3%
1977	30%	47.2%
1978	29.3%	47.3%
1979	28.7%	47.3%
1980	28.1%	47.3%
1981	27.5%	47.3%
1982	26.9%	47.3%
1983	26.5%	47.2%
1984	26.2%	47.2%
1985	25.9%	47.1%
1986	25.7%	47%
1987	25.4%	46.9%
1988	25.1%	46.7%
1989	24.9%	46.4%
1990	24.6%	46.1%
1991	24.3%	45.7%
1992	24.7%	45.2%
1993	25.5%	44.8%
1994	25.5%	44.3%
1995	24.8%	43.7%
1996	23.5%	43.1%
1997	22.4%	42.4%
1998	21.5%	41.7%
1999	20.7%	41%
2000	19.9%	40.3%
2001	19.1%	39.6%
2002	18.4%	38.9%
2003	17.8%	38.2%
2004	17.3%	37.5%
2005	16.9%	36.8%
2006	16.4%	36.2%
2007	16.1%	35.7%
2008	15.8%	35.2%
2009	15.7%	34.7%
2010	15.6%	34.2%
2011	15.4%	33.8%
2012	15.1%	33.3%
2013	14.8%	32.9%
2014	14.5%	32.6%
2015	14.3%	32.2%
2016	14.1%	31.8%
2017	14%	31.5%
2018	13.8%	31.1%
2019	13.7%	30.8%
2020	13.6%	30.4%
2021	13.5%	30.1%
2022	13.4%	29.6%
2023	13.2%	29.2%
2024	13%	28.8%
2025	12.8%	28.3%
2026	12.7%	27.9%
2027	12.6%	27.4%
2028	12.5%	27%
2029	12.4%	26.6%
2030	12.4%	26.2%
2031	12.3%	25.8%
2032	12.2%	25.4%
2033	12.1%	25%
2034	12%	24.7%
2035	12%	24.4%
2036	11.9%	24%
2037	11.9%	23.7%
2038	11.9%	23.4%
2039	11.9%	23.1%
2040	11.9%	22.8%
2041	11.9%	22.5%
2042	11.9%	22.2%
2043	11.9%	22%
2044	11.9%	21.7%
2045	11.9%	21.4%
2046	11.8%	21.2%
2047	11.8%	20.9%
2048	11.8%	20.7%
2049	11.7%	20.5%
2050	11.7%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.58% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	76,840	55,664
1961	77,601	57,499
1962	77,582	59,547
1963	75,380	61,738
1964	74,151	64,227
1965	72,896	67,056
1966	70,085	69,883
1967	65,618	72,722
1968	61,422	75,458
1969	58,454	78,237
1970	54,455	81,127
1971	54,352	84,139
1972	54,072	76,906
1973	52,989	89,662
1974	53,600	92,505
1975	53,629	95,230
1976	52,107	98,100
1977	48,643	100,498
1978	44,800	98,419
1979	42,157	96,429
1980	42,911	108,604
1981	45,423	110,421
1982	47,023	112,468
1983	47,135	110,618
1984	46,413	110,133
1985	44,983	110,949
1986	42,884	113,054
1987	41,172	112,885
1988	39,058	117,299
1989	36,802	120,128
1990	34,993	120,677
1991	33,692	121,787
1992	-17,883	121,204
1993	-27,199	120,469
1994	4,895	119,565
1995	5,926	118,325
1996	13,327	116,849
1997	19,311	114,415
1998	18,492	108,862
1999	13,568	110,217
2000	11,722	109,192
2001	10,424	107,109
2002	10,972	105,805
2003	10,781	106,142
2004	9,549	106,904
2005	6,546	108,984
2006	2,714	110,073
2007	1,557	110,341
2008	161	110,395
2009	652	110,213
2010	-1,895	110,475
2011	-5,354	110,026
2012	-6,761	110,065
2013	-8,367	109,032
2014	-11,009	108,420
2015	-11,942	107,344
2016	-13,009	106,585
2017	-12,810	105,468
2018	-10,761	104,814
2019	-15,192	102,817
2020	-22,502	90,515
2021	-33,670	89,213
2022	-20,197	100,987
2023	-18,292	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Nicaragua

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 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Nicaragua
1985	35	319
1986	33	313
1987	31	316
1988	29	301
1989	26	286
1990	25	281
1991	23	273
1992	30	272
1993	26	265
1994	22	256
1995	19	251
1996	17	244
1997	16	236
1998	14	239
1999	13	228
2000	11	213
2001	11	194
2002	10	170
2003	10	154
2004	10	140
2005	9	124
2006	9	113
2007	9	106
2008	8	101
2009	8	99
2010	8	96
2011	7	93
2012	7	88
2013	7	86
2014	7	83
2015	7	81
2016	7	77
2017	7	72
2018	7	67
2019	6	69
2020	7	87
2021	13	124
2022	12	61
2023	6	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.34% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	-	19.8%
1961	-	19.6%
1962	-	19.4%
1963	-	19.2%
1964	-	19%
1965	-	18.7%
1966	-	18.4%
1967	-	18.1%
1968	-	17.8%
1969	-	17.4%
1970	-	17.1%
1971	-	16.6%
1972	-	18.7%
1973	-	15.6%
1974	-	15%
1975	-	14.4%
1976	-	13.7%
1977	-	12.9%
1978	-	12.2%
1979	-	11.5%
1980	-	10.8%
1981	-	10.2%
1982	-	9.58%
1983	-	9.07%
1984	2.94%	8.62%
1985	2.7%	8.21%
1986	2.49%	7.85%
1987	2.3%	7.53%
1988	2.12%	7.22%
1989	1.96%	6.92%
1990	1.82%	6.62%
1991	1.69%	6.31%
1992	5.78%	6%
1993	5.87%	5.69%
1994	1.4%	5.39%
1995	1.94%	5.09%
1996	1.24%	4.81%
1997	1.17%	4.54%
1998	1.09%	5.01%
1999	1.02%	4.04%
2000	0.95%	3.82%
2001	0.89%	3.62%
2002	0.84%	3.43%
2003	0.8%	3.26%
2004	0.76%	3.1%
2005	0.74%	2.95%
2006	0.72%	2.81%
2007	0.71%	2.68%
2008	0.7%	2.55%
2009	0.69%	2.44%
2010	0.68%	2.33%
2011	0.68%	2.22%
2012	0.67%	2.13%
2013	0.67%	2.03%
2014	0.67%	1.94%
2015	0.67%	1.86%
2016	0.68%	1.78%
2017	0.68%	1.71%
2018	0.68%	1.64%
2019	0.67%	1.57%
2020	0.66%	1.51%
2021	0.64%	1.45%
2022	0.62%	1.39%
2023	0.6%	1.34%