Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Norway 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 1.4 in Norway in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Norway 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	Norway
1960	3.96	2.85
1961	3.89	2.94
1962	3.81	2.91
1963	3.7	2.93
1964	3.6	2.98
1965	3.53	2.94
1966	3.39	2.9
1967	3.22	2.81
1968	3.08	2.75
1969	2.95	2.7
1970	2.79	2.5
1971	2.75	2.49
1972	2.67	2.38
1973	2.54	2.23
1974	2.45	2.13
1975	2.39	1.98
1976	2.31	1.86
1977	2.2	1.75
1978	2.08	1.77
1979	1.99	1.75
1980	1.98	1.72
1981	2.02	1.7
1982	2.05	1.71
1983	2.05	1.66
1984	2.02	1.66
1985	1.96	1.68
1986	1.91	1.71
1987	1.88	1.74
1988	1.85	1.84
1989	1.79	1.89
1990	1.79	1.93
1991	1.78	1.92
1992	1.76	1.88
1993	1.73	1.86
1994	1.7	1.87
1995	1.67	1.87
1996	1.65	1.89
1997	1.69	1.86
1998	1.56	1.81
1999	1.37	1.85
2000	1.28	1.85
2001	1.23	1.78
2002	1.23	1.75
2003	1.22	1.8
2004	1.22	1.83
2005	1.2	1.84
2006	1.18	1.9
2007	1.19	1.9
2008	1.21	1.96
2009	1.27	1.98
2010	1.26	1.95
2011	1.21	1.88
2012	1.25	1.85
2013	1.28	1.78
2014	1.26	1.75
2015	1.32	1.72
2016	1.36	1.71
2017	1.42	1.62
2018	1.5	1.56
2019	1.51	1.53
2020	1.52	1.48
2021	1.49	1.55
2022	1.48	1.41
2023	1.49	1.4
2024	1.49	1.41
2025	1.5	1.41
2026	1.5	1.41
2027	1.51	1.42
2028	1.51	1.42
2029	1.51	1.43
2030	1.52	1.43
2031	1.52	1.43
2032	1.52	1.44
2033	1.53	1.44
2034	1.53	1.45
2035	1.53	1.45
2036	1.54	1.45
2037	1.54	1.46
2038	1.54	1.46
2039	1.54	1.46
2040	1.55	1.47
2041	1.55	1.47
2042	1.55	1.47
2043	1.56	1.48
2044	1.56	1.48
2045	1.56	1.48
2046	1.56	1.48
2047	1.57	1.48
2048	1.57	1.49
2049	1.57	1.49
2050	1.57	1.49

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Norway
1960	38.2%	25.9%
1961	38.5%	25.6%
1962	38.6%	25.2%
1963	38.6%	25%
1964	38.4%	24.8%
1965	38.1%	24.8%
1966	37.8%	24.7%
1967	37.3%	24.7%
1968	36.7%	24.6%
1969	36%	24.5%
1970	35.2%	24.5%
1971	34.4%	24.4%
1972	33.7%	24.3%
1973	33%	24.2%
1974	32.2%	24%
1975	31.5%	23.8%
1976	30.7%	23.5%
1977	30%	23.3%
1978	29.3%	22.9%
1979	28.7%	22.6%
1980	28.1%	22.2%
1981	27.5%	21.8%
1982	26.9%	21.3%
1983	26.5%	20.9%
1984	26.2%	20.4%
1985	25.9%	20%
1986	25.7%	19.6%
1987	25.4%	19.3%
1988	25.1%	19.1%
1989	24.9%	19%
1990	24.6%	18.9%
1991	24.3%	19%
1992	24.7%	19.1%
1993	25.5%	19.3%
1994	25.5%	19.4%
1995	24.8%	19.5%
1996	23.5%	19.6%
1997	22.4%	19.7%
1998	21.5%	19.8%
1999	20.7%	19.9%
2000	19.9%	20%
2001	19.1%	20%
2002	18.4%	20%
2003	17.8%	19.9%
2004	17.3%	19.8%
2005	16.9%	19.6%
2006	16.4%	19.4%
2007	16.1%	19.3%
2008	15.8%	19.1%
2009	15.7%	18.9%
2010	15.6%	18.8%
2011	15.4%	18.6%
2012	15.1%	18.4%
2013	14.8%	18.3%
2014	14.5%	18.1%
2015	14.3%	18%
2016	14.1%	17.9%
2017	14%	17.8%
2018	13.8%	17.6%
2019	13.7%	17.4%
2020	13.6%	17.2%
2021	13.5%	17%
2022	13.4%	16.8%
2023	13.2%	16.5%
2024	13%	16.2%
2025	12.8%	15.9%
2026	12.7%	15.7%
2027	12.6%	15.4%
2028	12.5%	15.2%
2029	12.4%	15%
2030	12.4%	14.8%
2031	12.3%	14.7%
2032	12.2%	14.5%
2033	12.1%	14.4%
2034	12%	14.3%
2035	12%	14.2%
2036	11.9%	14.1%
2037	11.9%	14%
2038	11.9%	14%
2039	11.9%	14%
2040	11.9%	13.9%
2041	11.9%	13.9%
2042	11.9%	13.9%
2043	11.9%	13.9%
2044	11.9%	13.9%
2045	11.9%	13.9%
2046	11.8%	13.9%
2047	11.8%	13.9%
2048	11.8%	13.9%
2049	11.7%	13.9%
2050	11.7%	13.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 16.2% in Norway in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 18.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Norway by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +0.26% in Norway. 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	Norway
1960	76,840	29,366
1961	77,601	29,239
1962	77,582	28,020
1963	75,380	26,766
1964	74,151	30,293
1965	72,896	31,275
1966	70,085	31,150
1967	65,618	30,276
1968	61,422	29,387
1969	58,454	28,858
1970	54,455	25,968
1971	54,352	26,541
1972	54,072	24,777
1973	52,989	21,387
1974	53,600	20,324
1975	53,629	16,430
1976	52,107	13,286
1977	48,643	11,321
1978	44,800	11,364
1979	42,157	10,181
1980	42,911	9,806
1981	45,423	9,020
1982	47,023	9,875
1983	47,135	7,844
1984	46,413	7,452
1985	44,983	6,644
1986	42,884	8,751
1987	41,172	9,212
1988	39,058	12,207
1989	36,802	13,949
1990	34,993	14,845
1991	33,692	16,194
1992	-17,883	15,431
1993	-27,199	12,936
1994	4,895	16,045
1995	5,926	14,821
1996	13,327	17,087
1997	19,311	15,418
1998	18,492	14,181
1999	13,568	14,278
2000	11,722	15,269
2001	10,424	13,090
2002	10,972	10,892
2003	10,781	14,151
2004	9,549	15,612
2005	6,546	15,719
2006	2,714	17,244
2007	1,557	16,482
2008	161	19,073
2009	652	20,280
2010	-1,895	20,046
2011	-5,354	18,822
2012	-6,761	18,066
2013	-8,367	17,779
2014	-11,009	18,494
2015	-11,942	18,160
2016	-13,009	17,797
2017	-12,810	15,831
2018	-10,761	14,342
2019	-15,192	13,904
2020	-22,502	12,372
2021	-33,670	14,062
2022	-20,197	5,457
2023	-18,292	8,280

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Norway

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 1 deaths in Norway.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Norway
1985	35	9
1986	33	9
1987	31	9
1988	29	9
1989	26	9
1990	25	9
1991	23	8
1992	30	8
1993	26	7
1994	22	7
1995	19	6
1996	17	6
1997	16	5
1998	14	5
1999	13	5
2000	11	5
2001	11	5
2002	10	5
2003	10	5
2004	10	6
2005	9	6
2006	9	5
2007	9	5
2008	8	5
2009	8	4
2010	8	4
2011	7	4
2012	7	3
2013	7	3
2014	7	2
2015	7	2
2016	7	2
2017	7	2
2018	7	2
2019	6	2
2020	7	2
2021	13	2
2022	12	3
2023	6	1

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.24% in Norway. 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	Norway
1960	-	2.26%
1961	-	2.21%
1962	-	2.15%
1963	-	2.1%
1964	-	2.04%
1965	-	1.97%
1966	-	1.9%
1967	-	1.82%
1968	-	1.75%
1969	-	1.69%
1970	-	1.62%
1971	-	1.56%
1972	-	1.5%
1973	-	1.43%
1974	-	1.36%
1975	-	1.29%
1976	-	1.22%
1977	-	1.15%
1978	-	1.09%
1979	-	1.04%
1980	-	1.01%
1981	-	0.99%
1982	-	0.99%
1983	-	1%
1984	2.94%	1.01%
1985	2.7%	1.02%
1986	2.49%	1.02%
1987	2.3%	1.01%
1988	2.12%	0.98%
1989	1.96%	0.93%
1990	1.82%	0.87%
1991	1.69%	0.79%
1992	5.78%	0.72%
1993	5.87%	0.66%
1994	1.4%	0.61%
1995	1.94%	0.57%
1996	1.24%	0.54%
1997	1.17%	0.52%
1998	1.09%	0.51%
1999	1.02%	0.5%
2000	0.95%	0.49%
2001	0.89%	0.47%
2002	0.84%	0.46%
2003	0.8%	0.44%
2004	0.76%	0.42%
2005	0.74%	0.41%
2006	0.72%	0.39%
2007	0.71%	0.37%
2008	0.7%	0.36%
2009	0.69%	0.34%
2010	0.68%	0.33%
2011	0.68%	0.31%
2012	0.67%	0.3%
2013	0.67%	0.29%
2014	0.67%	0.28%
2015	0.67%	0.27%
2016	0.68%	0.26%
2017	0.68%	0.25%
2018	0.68%	0.25%
2019	0.67%	0.24%
2020	0.66%	0.24%
2021	0.64%	0.23%
2022	0.62%	0.23%
2023	0.6%	0.24%