Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paraguay

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay 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	Paraguay
1960	3.96	6.5
1961	3.89	6.49
1962	3.81	6.47
1963	3.7	6.45
1964	3.6	6.42
1965	3.53	6.35
1966	3.39	6.23
1967	3.22	6.1
1968	3.08	5.97
1969	2.95	5.84
1970	2.79	5.72
1971	2.75	5.59
1972	2.67	5.46
1973	2.54	5.35
1974	2.45	5.27
1975	2.39	5.18
1976	2.31	5.12
1977	2.2	5.08
1978	2.08	5.04
1979	1.99	5.06
1980	1.98	5.1
1981	2.02	5.15
1982	2.05	5.13
1983	2.05	5.09
1984	2.02	5.04
1985	1.96	4.97
1986	1.91	4.93
1987	1.88	4.85
1988	1.85	4.77
1989	1.79	4.68
1990	1.79	4.57
1991	1.78	4.48
1992	1.76	4.4
1993	1.73	4.28
1994	1.7	4.2
1995	1.67	4.11
1996	1.65	4.01
1997	1.69	3.91
1998	1.56	3.8
1999	1.37	3.67
2000	1.28	3.51
2001	1.23	3.36
2002	1.23	3.23
2003	1.22	3.12
2004	1.22	3.05
2005	1.2	2.97
2006	1.18	2.89
2007	1.19	2.82
2008	1.21	2.79
2009	1.27	2.76
2010	1.26	2.7
2011	1.21	2.67
2012	1.25	2.66
2013	1.28	2.64
2014	1.26	2.65
2015	1.32	2.65
2016	1.36	2.62
2017	1.42	2.59
2018	1.5	2.56
2019	1.51	2.53
2020	1.52	2.5
2021	1.49	2.47
2022	1.48	2.44
2023	1.49	2.42
2024	1.49	2.42
2025	1.5	2.39
2026	1.5	2.37
2027	1.51	2.35
2028	1.51	2.33
2029	1.51	2.31
2030	1.52	2.29
2031	1.52	2.27
2032	1.52	2.26
2033	1.53	2.24
2034	1.53	2.22
2035	1.53	2.21
2036	1.54	2.19
2037	1.54	2.17
2038	1.54	2.16
2039	1.54	2.14
2040	1.55	2.13
2041	1.55	2.12
2042	1.55	2.11
2043	1.56	2.09
2044	1.56	2.08
2045	1.56	2.07
2046	1.56	2.06
2047	1.57	2.05
2048	1.57	2.04
2049	1.57	2.03
2050	1.57	2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Paraguay
1960	38.2%	46.3%
1961	38.5%	46.2%
1962	38.6%	46.1%
1963	38.6%	46%
1964	38.4%	46%
1965	38.1%	46%
1966	37.8%	46%
1967	37.3%	45.9%
1968	36.7%	45.8%
1969	36%	45.7%
1970	35.2%	45.5%
1971	34.4%	45.2%
1972	33.7%	45%
1973	33%	44.6%
1974	32.2%	44.2%
1975	31.5%	43.7%
1976	30.7%	43.3%
1977	30%	42.8%
1978	29.3%	42.4%
1979	28.7%	42%
1980	28.1%	41.6%
1981	27.5%	41.4%
1982	26.9%	41.2%
1983	26.5%	41.2%
1984	26.2%	41.2%
1985	25.9%	41.2%
1986	25.7%	41.3%
1987	25.4%	41.3%
1988	25.1%	41.4%
1989	24.9%	41.5%
1990	24.6%	41.5%
1991	24.3%	41.5%
1992	24.7%	41.5%
1993	25.5%	41.4%
1994	25.5%	41.3%
1995	24.8%	41.1%
1996	23.5%	40.8%
1997	22.4%	40.4%
1998	21.5%	40%
1999	20.7%	39.5%
2000	19.9%	39%
2001	19.1%	38.4%
2002	18.4%	37.9%
2003	17.8%	37.3%
2004	17.3%	36.6%
2005	16.9%	35.8%
2006	16.4%	35.1%
2007	16.1%	34.4%
2008	15.8%	33.8%
2009	15.7%	33.2%
2010	15.6%	32.5%
2011	15.4%	32%
2012	15.1%	31.4%
2013	14.8%	30.9%
2014	14.5%	30.5%
2015	14.3%	30.2%
2016	14.1%	29.9%
2017	14%	29.7%
2018	13.8%	29.5%
2019	13.7%	29.3%
2020	13.6%	29.1%
2021	13.5%	29%
2022	13.4%	28.9%
2023	13.2%	28.8%
2024	13%	28.6%
2025	12.8%	28.4%
2026	12.7%	28.1%
2027	12.6%	27.9%
2028	12.5%	27.6%
2029	12.4%	27.3%
2030	12.4%	26.9%
2031	12.3%	26.5%
2032	12.2%	26.1%
2033	12.1%	25.8%
2034	12%	25.4%
2035	12%	25%
2036	11.9%	24.7%
2037	11.9%	24.4%
2038	11.9%	24.1%
2039	11.9%	23.8%
2040	11.9%	23.5%
2041	11.9%	23.2%
2042	11.9%	23%
2043	11.9%	22.7%
2044	11.9%	22.5%
2045	11.9%	22.3%
2046	11.8%	22.1%
2047	11.8%	22%
2048	11.8%	21.8%
2049	11.7%	21.6%
2050	11.7%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.56% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	76,840	60,009
1961	77,601	61,536
1962	77,582	63,079
1963	75,380	64,741
1964	74,151	65,681
1965	72,896	66,063
1966	70,085	66,002
1967	65,618	65,695
1968	61,422	65,575
1969	58,454	65,616
1970	54,455	65,905
1971	54,352	66,142
1972	54,072	66,625
1973	52,989	67,803
1974	53,600	69,059
1975	53,629	70,285
1976	52,107	71,973
1977	48,643	74,359
1978	44,800	76,691
1979	42,157	80,345
1980	42,911	84,568
1981	45,423	89,456
1982	47,023	92,917
1983	47,135	96,406
1984	46,413	99,937
1985	44,983	102,859
1986	42,884	105,776
1987	41,172	107,962
1988	39,058	110,348
1989	36,802	111,727
1990	34,993	112,864
1991	33,692	114,472
1992	-17,883	115,442
1993	-27,199	115,211
1994	4,895	115,662
1995	5,926	115,777
1996	13,327	115,623
1997	19,311	115,095
1998	18,492	114,122
1999	13,568	112,726
2000	11,722	109,979
2001	10,424	107,225
2002	10,972	104,658
2003	10,781	102,427
2004	9,549	101,896
2005	6,546	101,035
2006	2,714	99,808
2007	1,557	99,141
2008	161	99,821
2009	652	100,296
2010	-1,895	99,456
2011	-5,354	100,442
2012	-6,761	102,508
2013	-8,367	103,383
2014	-11,009	105,585
2015	-11,942	106,817
2016	-13,009	106,804
2017	-12,810	105,634
2018	-10,761	104,908
2019	-15,192	103,179
2020	-22,502	98,667
2021	-33,670	78,667
2022	-20,197	94,627
2023	-18,292	97,748

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Paraguay
1985	35	237
1986	33	230
1987	31	225
1988	29	220
1989	26	209
1990	25	198
1991	23	192
1992	30	195
1993	26	197
1994	22	201
1995	19	202
1996	17	203
1997	16	205
1998	14	207
1999	13	207
2000	11	207
2001	11	207
2002	10	206
2003	10	203
2004	10	199
2005	9	194
2006	9	186
2007	9	177
2008	8	166
2009	8	152
2010	8	136
2011	7	120
2012	7	100
2013	7	84
2014	7	70
2015	7	64
2016	7	60
2017	7	58
2018	7	58
2019	6	58
2020	7	69
2021	13	140
2022	12	78
2023	6	58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.7% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	-	8.18%
1961	-	8.11%
1962	-	8.06%
1963	-	8.02%
1964	-	7.99%
1965	-	7.96%
1966	-	7.94%
1967	-	7.91%
1968	-	7.88%
1969	-	7.84%
1970	-	7.79%
1971	-	7.73%
1972	-	7.66%
1973	-	7.57%
1974	-	7.46%
1975	-	7.34%
1976	-	7.21%
1977	-	7.06%
1978	-	6.91%
1979	-	6.74%
1980	-	6.55%
1981	-	6.35%
1982	-	6.14%
1983	-	5.92%
1984	2.94%	5.71%
1985	2.7%	5.5%
1986	2.49%	5.3%
1987	2.3%	5.1%
1988	2.12%	4.92%
1989	1.96%	4.73%
1990	1.82%	4.55%
1991	1.69%	4.38%
1992	5.78%	4.23%
1993	5.87%	4.08%
1994	1.4%	3.95%
1995	1.94%	3.83%
1996	1.24%	3.72%
1997	1.17%	3.62%
1998	1.09%	3.53%
1999	1.02%	3.45%
2000	0.95%	3.36%
2001	0.89%	3.29%
2002	0.84%	3.22%
2003	0.8%	3.14%
2004	0.76%	3.07%
2005	0.74%	2.99%
2006	0.72%	2.91%
2007	0.71%	2.83%
2008	0.7%	2.75%
2009	0.69%	2.67%
2010	0.68%	2.59%
2011	0.68%	2.51%
2012	0.67%	2.44%
2013	0.67%	2.37%
2014	0.67%	2.3%
2015	0.67%	2.22%
2016	0.68%	2.15%
2017	0.68%	2.08%
2018	0.68%	2.01%
2019	0.67%	1.94%
2020	0.66%	1.88%
2021	0.64%	1.82%
2022	0.62%	1.76%
2023	0.6%	1.7%