Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Panama

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama 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	Panama
1960	3.96	5.83
1961	3.89	5.87
1962	3.81	5.87
1963	3.7	5.87
1964	3.6	5.81
1965	3.53	5.73
1966	3.39	5.65
1967	3.22	5.53
1968	3.08	5.41
1969	2.95	5.29
1970	2.79	5.18
1971	2.75	5.05
1972	2.67	4.91
1973	2.54	4.74
1974	2.45	4.58
1975	2.39	4.41
1976	2.31	4.26
1977	2.2	4.12
1978	2.08	3.98
1979	1.99	3.88
1980	1.98	3.8
1981	2.02	3.72
1982	2.05	3.66
1983	2.05	3.6
1984	2.02	3.52
1985	1.96	3.43
1986	1.91	3.34
1987	1.88	3.25
1988	1.85	3.17
1989	1.79	3.12
1990	1.79	3.07
1991	1.78	3
1992	1.76	2.95
1993	1.73	2.91
1994	1.7	2.88
1995	1.67	2.85
1996	1.65	2.83
1997	1.69	2.81
1998	1.56	2.79
1999	1.37	2.77
2000	1.28	2.74
2001	1.23	2.72
2002	1.23	2.7
2003	1.22	2.68
2004	1.22	2.68
2005	1.2	2.64
2006	1.18	2.62
2007	1.19	2.61
2008	1.21	2.61
2009	1.27	2.59
2010	1.26	2.59
2011	1.21	2.6
2012	1.25	2.59
2013	1.28	2.57
2014	1.26	2.55
2015	1.32	2.53
2016	1.36	2.5
2017	1.42	2.46
2018	1.5	2.4
2019	1.51	2.29
2020	1.52	2.18
2021	1.49	2.15
2022	1.48	2.14
2023	1.49	2.12
2024	1.49	2.11
2025	1.5	2.09
2026	1.5	2.07
2027	1.51	2.06
2028	1.51	2.04
2029	1.51	2.02
2030	1.52	2.01
2031	1.52	2
2032	1.52	1.99
2033	1.53	1.97
2034	1.53	1.96
2035	1.53	1.95
2036	1.54	1.95
2037	1.54	1.94
2038	1.54	1.93
2039	1.54	1.92
2040	1.55	1.91
2041	1.55	1.91
2042	1.55	1.9
2043	1.56	1.89
2044	1.56	1.89
2045	1.56	1.88
2046	1.56	1.88
2047	1.57	1.87
2048	1.57	1.87
2049	1.57	1.86
2050	1.57	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Panama
1960	38.2%	44.2%
1961	38.5%	44.3%
1962	38.6%	44.5%
1963	38.6%	44.6%
1964	38.4%	44.7%
1965	38.1%	44.8%
1966	37.8%	44.8%
1967	37.3%	44.8%
1968	36.7%	44.7%
1969	36%	44.6%
1970	35.2%	44.5%
1971	34.4%	44.3%
1972	33.7%	44.1%
1973	33%	43.9%
1974	32.2%	43.6%
1975	31.5%	43.3%
1976	30.7%	42.9%
1977	30%	42.4%
1978	29.3%	41.9%
1979	28.7%	41.4%
1980	28.1%	40.8%
1981	27.5%	40.3%
1982	26.9%	39.8%
1983	26.5%	39.3%
1984	26.2%	38.8%
1985	25.9%	38.3%
1986	25.7%	37.8%
1987	25.4%	37.4%
1988	25.1%	36.9%
1989	24.9%	36.5%
1990	24.6%	36.1%
1991	24.3%	35.7%
1992	24.7%	35.3%
1993	25.5%	34.9%
1994	25.5%	34.6%
1995	24.8%	34.2%
1996	23.5%	33.9%
1997	22.4%	33.5%
1998	21.5%	33.1%
1999	20.7%	32.8%
2000	19.9%	32.4%
2001	19.1%	32%
2002	18.4%	31.6%
2003	17.8%	31.3%
2004	17.3%	31%
2005	16.9%	30.6%
2006	16.4%	30.3%
2007	16.1%	30%
2008	15.8%	29.7%
2009	15.7%	29.5%
2010	15.6%	29.2%
2011	15.4%	28.9%
2012	15.1%	28.7%
2013	14.8%	28.4%
2014	14.5%	28.2%
2015	14.3%	27.9%
2016	14.1%	27.6%
2017	14%	27.4%
2018	13.8%	27.1%
2019	13.7%	26.7%
2020	13.6%	26.4%
2021	13.5%	26%
2022	13.4%	25.7%
2023	13.2%	25.3%
2024	13%	24.9%
2025	12.8%	24.5%
2026	12.7%	24.1%
2027	12.6%	23.8%
2028	12.5%	23.4%
2029	12.4%	23%
2030	12.4%	22.6%
2031	12.3%	22.2%
2032	12.2%	21.9%
2033	12.1%	21.6%
2034	12%	21.3%
2035	12%	21%
2036	11.9%	20.9%
2037	11.9%	20.7%
2038	11.9%	20.5%
2039	11.9%	20.3%
2040	11.9%	20.1%
2041	11.9%	20%
2042	11.9%	19.8%
2043	11.9%	19.6%
2044	11.9%	19.4%
2045	11.9%	19.3%
2046	11.8%	19.1%
2047	11.8%	18.9%
2048	11.8%	18.8%
2049	11.7%	18.6%
2050	11.7%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	76,840	35,431
1961	77,601	37,100
1962	77,582	38,537
1963	75,380	39,872
1964	74,151	40,806
1965	72,896	41,604
1966	70,085	42,457
1967	65,618	43,054
1968	61,422	43,641
1969	58,454	44,278
1970	54,455	45,075
1971	54,352	45,867
1972	54,072	46,311
1973	52,989	46,540
1974	53,600	46,932
1975	53,629	47,149
1976	52,107	47,307
1977	48,643	47,438
1978	44,800	47,694
1979	42,157	48,362
1980	42,911	49,077
1981	45,423	50,018
1982	47,023	50,858
1983	47,135	51,880
1984	46,413	52,436
1985	44,983	52,573
1986	42,884	52,681
1987	41,172	52,690
1988	39,058	52,767
1989	36,802	52,295
1990	34,993	53,451
1991	33,692	53,079
1992	-17,883	53,186
1993	-27,199	53,591
1994	4,895	53,845
1995	5,926	54,069
1996	13,327	54,512
1997	19,311	55,060
1998	18,492	55,482
1999	13,568	55,911
2000	11,722	56,236
2001	10,424	56,654
2002	10,972	57,011
2003	10,781	57,458
2004	9,549	58,281
2005	6,546	58,014
2006	2,714	58,067
2007	1,557	58,454
2008	161	58,961
2009	652	59,168
2010	-1,895	59,418
2011	-5,354	60,411
2012	-6,761	60,471
2013	-8,367	60,295
2014	-11,009	60,227
2015	-11,942	59,896
2016	-13,009	59,454
2017	-12,810	58,607
2018	-10,761	57,508
2019	-15,192	54,420
2020	-22,502	46,599
2021	-33,670	46,747
2022	-20,197	50,556
2023	-18,292	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Panama
1985	35	95
1986	33	94
1987	31	93
1988	29	93
1989	26	96
1990	25	89
1991	23	87
1992	30	85
1993	26	81
1994	22	78
1995	19	77
1996	17	73
1997	16	70
1998	14	68
1999	13	65
2000	11	64
2001	11	62
2002	10	59
2003	10	58
2004	10	57
2005	9	57
2006	9	56
2007	9	55
2008	8	55
2009	8	55
2010	8	56
2011	7	55
2012	7	53
2013	7	52
2014	7	49
2015	7	48
2016	7	47
2017	7	47
2018	7	43
2019	6	41
2020	7	74
2021	13	59
2022	12	40
2023	6	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	-	9.31%
1961	-	9.04%
1962	-	8.78%
1963	-	8.52%
1964	-	8.28%
1965	-	8.05%
1966	-	7.83%
1967	-	7.62%
1968	-	7.38%
1969	-	7.1%
1970	-	6.78%
1971	-	6.43%
1972	-	6.07%
1973	-	5.72%
1974	-	5.41%
1975	-	5.15%
1976	-	4.93%
1977	-	4.76%
1978	-	4.61%
1979	-	4.47%
1980	-	4.34%
1981	-	4.19%
1982	-	4.05%
1983	-	3.9%
1984	2.94%	3.75%
1985	2.7%	3.61%
1986	2.49%	3.47%
1987	2.3%	3.35%
1988	2.12%	3.24%
1989	1.96%	3.14%
1990	1.82%	3.05%
1991	1.69%	2.97%
1992	5.78%	2.91%
1993	5.87%	2.87%
1994	1.4%	2.83%
1995	1.94%	2.8%
1996	1.24%	2.77%
1997	1.17%	2.73%
1998	1.09%	2.68%
1999	1.02%	2.63%
2000	0.95%	2.56%
2001	0.89%	2.49%
2002	0.84%	2.41%
2003	0.8%	2.33%
2004	0.76%	2.25%
2005	0.74%	2.17%
2006	0.72%	2.1%
2007	0.71%	2.03%
2008	0.7%	1.97%
2009	0.69%	1.91%
2010	0.68%	1.86%
2011	0.68%	1.81%
2012	0.67%	1.77%
2013	0.67%	1.75%
2014	0.67%	1.73%
2015	0.67%	1.72%
2016	0.68%	1.7%
2017	0.68%	1.68%
2018	0.68%	1.65%
2019	0.67%	1.59%
2020	0.66%	1.52%
2021	0.64%	1.45%
2022	0.62%	1.39%
2023	0.6%	1.33%