Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Peru

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Peru 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 1.98 in Peru 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	Peru
1960	3.96	6.94
1961	3.89	6.92
1962	3.81	6.9
1963	3.7	6.86
1964	3.6	6.81
1965	3.53	6.75
1966	3.39	6.68
1967	3.22	6.6
1968	3.08	6.51
1969	2.95	6.42
1970	2.79	6.32
1971	2.75	6.21
1972	2.67	6.09
1973	2.54	5.97
1974	2.45	5.84
1975	2.39	5.71
1976	2.31	5.58
1977	2.2	5.44
1978	2.08	5.31
1979	1.99	5.17
1980	1.98	5.04
1981	2.02	4.92
1982	2.05	4.8
1983	2.05	4.68
1984	2.02	4.57
1985	1.96	4.46
1986	1.91	4.35
1987	1.88	4.25
1988	1.85	4.14
1989	1.79	4.03
1990	1.79	3.91
1991	1.78	3.79
1992	1.76	3.67
1993	1.73	3.55
1994	1.7	3.43
1995	1.67	3.32
1996	1.65	3.2
1997	1.69	3.1
1998	1.56	3
1999	1.37	2.92
2000	1.28	2.85
2001	1.23	2.74
2002	1.23	2.69
2003	1.22	2.66
2004	1.22	2.67
2005	1.2	2.64
2006	1.18	2.62
2007	1.19	2.58
2008	1.21	2.53
2009	1.27	2.48
2010	1.26	2.42
2011	1.21	2.41
2012	1.25	2.36
2013	1.28	2.32
2014	1.26	2.27
2015	1.32	2.23
2016	1.36	2.19
2017	1.42	2.15
2018	1.5	2.12
2019	1.51	2.09
2020	1.52	2.06
2021	1.49	2.03
2022	1.48	2
2023	1.49	1.98
2024	1.49	1.96
2025	1.5	1.94
2026	1.5	1.92
2027	1.51	1.91
2028	1.51	1.9
2029	1.51	1.88
2030	1.52	1.87
2031	1.52	1.86
2032	1.52	1.85
2033	1.53	1.84
2034	1.53	1.83
2035	1.53	1.83
2036	1.54	1.82
2037	1.54	1.81
2038	1.54	1.81
2039	1.54	1.8
2040	1.55	1.79
2041	1.55	1.79
2042	1.55	1.78
2043	1.56	1.78
2044	1.56	1.77
2045	1.56	1.77
2046	1.56	1.76
2047	1.57	1.75
2048	1.57	1.75
2049	1.57	1.75
2050	1.57	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Peru
1960	38.2%	44%
1961	38.5%	44.2%
1962	38.6%	44.3%
1963	38.6%	44.3%
1964	38.4%	44.3%
1965	38.1%	44.3%
1966	37.8%	44.2%
1967	37.3%	44.2%
1968	36.7%	44.2%
1969	36%	44.1%
1970	35.2%	44%
1971	34.4%	43.9%
1972	33.7%	43.8%
1973	33%	43.7%
1974	32.2%	43.6%
1975	31.5%	43.5%
1976	30.7%	43.4%
1977	30%	43.2%
1978	29.3%	43%
1979	28.7%	42.8%
1980	28.1%	42.6%
1981	27.5%	42.4%
1982	26.9%	42.1%
1983	26.5%	41.8%
1984	26.2%	41.5%
1985	25.9%	41.2%
1986	25.7%	40.8%
1987	25.4%	40.5%
1988	25.1%	40.2%
1989	24.9%	39.8%
1990	24.6%	39.4%
1991	24.3%	39.1%
1992	24.7%	38.7%
1993	25.5%	38.3%
1994	25.5%	37.9%
1995	24.8%	37.4%
1996	23.5%	36.9%
1997	22.4%	36.4%
1998	21.5%	35.8%
1999	20.7%	35.3%
2000	19.9%	34.7%
2001	19.1%	34.1%
2002	18.4%	33.5%
2003	17.8%	32.9%
2004	17.3%	32.3%
2005	16.9%	31.7%
2006	16.4%	31.2%
2007	16.1%	30.7%
2008	15.8%	30.2%
2009	15.7%	29.7%
2010	15.6%	29.3%
2011	15.4%	28.9%
2012	15.1%	28.5%
2013	14.8%	28.2%
2014	14.5%	27.8%
2015	14.3%	27.5%
2016	14.1%	27.2%
2017	14%	26.8%
2018	13.8%	26.4%
2019	13.7%	25.9%
2020	13.6%	25.5%
2021	13.5%	25.1%
2022	13.4%	24.8%
2023	13.2%	24.4%
2024	13%	24%
2025	12.8%	23.6%
2026	12.7%	23.3%
2027	12.6%	22.9%
2028	12.5%	22.6%
2029	12.4%	22.3%
2030	12.4%	22.1%
2031	12.3%	21.8%
2032	12.2%	21.6%
2033	12.1%	21.3%
2034	12%	21%
2035	12%	20.8%
2036	11.9%	20.5%
2037	11.9%	20.3%
2038	11.9%	20.1%
2039	11.9%	19.8%
2040	11.9%	19.6%
2041	11.9%	19.4%
2042	11.9%	19.1%
2043	11.9%	18.9%
2044	11.9%	18.7%
2045	11.9%	18.5%
2046	11.8%	18.3%
2047	11.8%	18.1%
2048	11.8%	17.9%
2049	11.7%	17.8%
2050	11.7%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Peru compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.05% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	76,840	302,924
1961	77,601	313,385
1962	77,582	321,716
1963	75,380	332,352
1964	74,151	341,570
1965	72,896	349,245
1966	70,085	356,819
1967	65,618	365,224
1968	61,422	372,379
1969	58,454	379,347
1970	54,455	318,022
1971	54,352	391,506
1972	54,072	396,960
1973	52,989	400,752
1974	53,600	408,299
1975	53,629	414,400
1976	52,107	420,284
1977	48,643	425,428
1978	44,800	432,127
1979	42,157	439,110
1980	42,911	445,100
1981	45,423	453,158
1982	47,023	461,107
1983	47,135	469,781
1984	46,413	477,968
1985	44,983	488,887
1986	42,884	496,712
1987	41,172	502,229
1988	39,058	508,429
1989	36,802	512,152
1990	34,993	515,233
1991	33,692	513,867
1992	-17,883	514,618
1993	-27,199	513,769
1994	4,895	512,735
1995	5,926	507,894
1996	13,327	501,855
1997	19,311	495,348
1998	18,492	489,436
1999	13,568	487,095
2000	11,722	484,222
2001	10,424	470,154
2002	10,972	463,709
2003	10,781	459,243
2004	9,549	459,617
2005	6,546	454,199
2006	2,714	445,884
2007	1,557	435,122
2008	161	413,640
2009	652	396,522
2010	-1,895	382,510
2011	-5,354	383,268
2012	-6,761	376,501
2013	-8,367	372,694
2014	-11,009	368,708
2015	-11,942	362,781
2016	-13,009	355,859
2017	-12,810	349,333
2018	-10,761	343,123
2019	-15,192	346,981
2020	-22,502	301,950
2021	-33,670	235,440
2022	-20,197	327,859
2023	-18,292	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Peru

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 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Peru
1985	35	198
1986	33	193
1987	31	192
1988	29	190
1989	26	190
1990	25	191
1991	23	201
1992	30	195
1993	26	192
1994	22	188
1995	19	179
1996	17	166
1997	16	152
1998	14	139
1999	13	124
2000	11	115
2001	11	109
2002	10	106
2003	10	104
2004	10	107
2005	9	103
2006	9	99
2007	9	94
2008	8	91
2009	8	89
2010	8	86
2011	7	83
2012	7	79
2013	7	75
2014	7	73
2015	7	71
2016	7	69
2017	7	67
2018	7	66
2019	6	60
2020	7	75
2021	13	141
2022	12	81
2023	6	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.58% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	-	22.9%
1961	-	22.2%
1962	-	21.6%
1963	-	20.9%
1964	-	20.2%
1965	-	19.4%
1966	-	18.7%
1967	-	18.1%
1968	-	17.5%
1969	-	17%
1970	-	19.7%
1971	-	16.1%
1972	-	15.6%
1973	-	15.1%
1974	-	14.7%
1975	-	14.2%
1976	-	13.8%
1977	-	13.5%
1978	-	13.2%
1979	-	12.9%
1980	-	12.7%
1981	-	12.4%
1982	-	12%
1983	-	11.6%
1984	2.94%	11.1%
1985	2.7%	10.5%
1986	2.49%	9.97%
1987	2.3%	9.43%
1988	2.12%	8.92%
1989	1.96%	8.46%
1990	1.82%	8.04%
1991	1.69%	7.63%
1992	5.78%	7.2%
1993	5.87%	6.75%
1994	1.4%	6.29%
1995	1.94%	5.82%
1996	1.24%	5.36%
1997	1.17%	4.92%
1998	1.09%	4.51%
1999	1.02%	4.13%
2000	0.95%	3.79%
2001	0.89%	3.49%
2002	0.84%	3.24%
2003	0.8%	3.01%
2004	0.76%	2.82%
2005	0.74%	2.65%
2006	0.72%	2.5%
2007	0.71%	2.37%
2008	0.7%	2.25%
2009	0.69%	2.14%
2010	0.68%	2.04%
2011	0.68%	1.96%
2012	0.67%	1.89%
2013	0.67%	1.84%
2014	0.67%	1.79%
2015	0.67%	1.76%
2016	0.68%	1.73%
2017	0.68%	1.71%
2018	0.68%	1.69%
2019	0.67%	1.68%
2020	0.66%	1.66%
2021	0.64%	1.64%
2022	0.62%	1.61%
2023	0.6%	1.58%