Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania 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 1.71 in Romania 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	Romania
1960	3.96	2.34
1961	3.89	2.17
1962	3.81	2.04
1963	3.7	2.01
1964	3.6	1.96
1965	3.53	1.91
1966	3.39	1.9
1967	3.22	3.66
1968	3.08	3.63
1969	2.95	3.19
1970	2.79	2.89
1971	2.75	2.67
1972	2.67	2.55
1973	2.54	2.44
1974	2.45	2.71
1975	2.39	2.59
1976	2.31	2.54
1977	2.2	2.57
1978	2.08	2.52
1979	1.99	2.49
1980	1.98	2.43
1981	2.02	2.36
1982	2.05	2.17
1983	2.05	2.06
1984	2.02	2.26
1985	1.96	2.31
1986	1.91	2.39
1987	1.88	2.38
1988	1.85	2.3
1989	1.79	2.22
1990	1.79	1.83
1991	1.78	1.59
1992	1.76	1.51
1993	1.73	1.43
1994	1.7	1.4
1995	1.67	1.33
1996	1.65	1.3
1997	1.69	1.32
1998	1.56	1.32
1999	1.37	1.3
2000	1.28	1.31
2001	1.23	1.27
2002	1.23	1.27
2003	1.22	1.3
2004	1.22	1.33
2005	1.2	1.4
2006	1.18	1.42
2007	1.19	1.45
2008	1.21	1.6
2009	1.27	1.66
2010	1.26	1.59
2011	1.21	1.47
2012	1.25	1.52
2013	1.28	1.46
2014	1.26	1.56
2015	1.32	1.62
2016	1.36	1.69
2017	1.42	1.78
2018	1.5	1.76
2019	1.51	1.77
2020	1.52	1.8
2021	1.49	1.81
2022	1.48	1.71
2023	1.49	1.71
2024	1.49	1.71
2025	1.5	1.71
2026	1.5	1.7
2027	1.51	1.7
2028	1.51	1.7
2029	1.51	1.7
2030	1.52	1.7
2031	1.52	1.7
2032	1.52	1.7
2033	1.53	1.69
2034	1.53	1.69
2035	1.53	1.69
2036	1.54	1.69
2037	1.54	1.69
2038	1.54	1.69
2039	1.54	1.69
2040	1.55	1.69
2041	1.55	1.68
2042	1.55	1.68
2043	1.56	1.68
2044	1.56	1.68
2045	1.56	1.68
2046	1.56	1.68
2047	1.57	1.68
2048	1.57	1.68
2049	1.57	1.68
2050	1.57	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Romania
1960	38.2%	28.1%
1961	38.5%	28%
1962	38.6%	27.7%
1963	38.6%	27.3%
1964	38.4%	26.7%
1965	38.1%	26%
1966	37.8%	25.2%
1967	37.3%	25%
1968	36.7%	25.1%
1969	36%	25.1%
1970	35.2%	25.1%
1971	34.4%	24.9%
1972	33.7%	24.9%
1973	33%	24.9%
1974	32.2%	25.1%
1975	31.5%	25.3%
1976	30.7%	25.7%
1977	30%	26%
1978	29.3%	26.3%
1979	28.7%	26.5%
1980	28.1%	26.8%
1981	27.5%	27.1%
1982	26.9%	26.8%
1983	26.5%	25.9%
1984	26.2%	25.1%
1985	25.9%	24.6%
1986	25.7%	24.3%
1987	25.4%	24%
1988	25.1%	23.9%
1989	24.9%	23.7%
1990	24.6%	23.3%
1991	24.3%	22.8%
1992	24.7%	22.2%
1993	25.5%	21.6%
1994	25.5%	21%
1995	24.8%	20.5%
1996	23.5%	20%
1997	22.4%	19.6%
1998	21.5%	19.3%
1999	20.7%	19.1%
2000	19.9%	18.6%
2001	19.1%	18.1%
2002	18.4%	17.5%
2003	17.8%	16.9%
2004	17.3%	16.4%
2005	16.9%	16%
2006	16.4%	15.8%
2007	16.1%	15.7%
2008	15.8%	15.7%
2009	15.7%	15.7%
2010	15.6%	15.7%
2011	15.4%	15.8%
2012	15.1%	15.7%
2013	14.8%	15.7%
2014	14.5%	15.7%
2015	14.3%	15.7%
2016	14.1%	15.7%
2017	14%	15.8%
2018	13.8%	15.9%
2019	13.7%	16%
2020	13.6%	16.1%
2021	13.5%	16.1%
2022	13.4%	16%
2023	13.2%	15.9%
2024	13%	15.7%
2025	12.8%	15.6%
2026	12.7%	15.4%
2027	12.6%	15.3%
2028	12.5%	15.2%
2029	12.4%	15.1%
2030	12.4%	15%
2031	12.3%	14.9%
2032	12.2%	14.7%
2033	12.1%	14.6%
2034	12%	14.4%
2035	12%	14.4%
2036	11.9%	14.3%
2037	11.9%	14.3%
2038	11.9%	14.3%
2039	11.9%	14.2%
2040	11.9%	14.2%
2041	11.9%	14.3%
2042	11.9%	14.3%
2043	11.9%	14.3%
2044	11.9%	14.3%
2045	11.9%	14.4%
2046	11.8%	14.4%
2047	11.8%	14.4%
2048	11.8%	14.4%
2049	11.7%	14.4%
2050	11.7%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 15.7% in Romania in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and -0.4% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	76,840	191,431
1961	77,601	163,286
1962	77,582	130,736
1963	75,380	139,104
1964	74,151	134,326
1965	72,896	114,190
1966	70,085	115,293
1967	65,618	347,709
1968	61,422	338,577
1969	58,454	264,120
1970	54,455	234,905
1971	54,352	206,662
1972	54,072	198,316
1973	52,989	175,020
1974	53,600	235,530
1975	53,629	219,324
1976	52,107	213,361
1977	48,643	215,385
1978	44,800	204,148
1979	42,157	194,397
1980	42,911	168,776
1981	45,423	156,472
1982	47,023	119,121
1983	47,135	87,986
1984	46,413	117,731
1985	44,983	111,392
1986	42,884	134,737
1987	41,172	128,517
1988	39,058	126,817
1989	36,802	122,756
1990	34,993	69,605
1991	33,692	25,301
1992	-17,883	-4,559
1993	-27,199	-13,658
1994	4,895	-18,184
1995	5,926	-36,295
1996	13,327	-56,548
1997	19,311	-42,853
1998	18,492	-33,761
1999	13,568	-31,461
2000	11,722	-22,443
2001	10,424	-37,625
2002	10,972	-58,673
2003	10,781	-56,093
2004	9,549	-42,904
2005	6,546	-40,508
2006	2,714	-38,148
2007	1,557	-37,590
2008	161	-30,806
2009	652	-34,625
2010	-1,895	-46,567
2011	-5,354	-56,413
2012	-6,761	-54,157
2013	-8,367	-59,951
2014	-11,009	-55,745
2015	-11,942	-59,447
2016	-13,009	-53,196
2017	-12,810	-50,930
2018	-10,761	-62,316
2019	-15,192	-60,053
2020	-22,502	-100,179
2021	-33,670	-141,504
2022	-20,197	-93,338
2023	-18,292	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania

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 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Romania
1985	35	184
1986	33	180
1987	31	173
1988	29	159
1989	26	143
1990	25	118
1991	23	104
1992	30	95
1993	26	87
1994	22	80
1995	19	75
1996	17	72
1997	16	66
1998	14	58
1999	13	51
2000	11	45
2001	11	41
2002	10	38
2003	10	35
2004	10	32
2005	9	30
2006	9	27
2007	9	25
2008	8	25
2009	8	25
2010	8	23
2011	7	20
2012	7	19
2013	7	18
2014	7	18
2015	7	18
2016	7	17
2017	7	17
2018	7	15
2019	6	14
2020	7	16
2021	13	20
2022	12	13
2023	6	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.66% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	-	8.82%
1961	-	7.98%
1962	-	6.98%
1963	-	6.03%
1964	-	5.45%
1965	-	5.44%
1966	-	5.83%
1967	-	6.27%
1968	-	6.44%
1969	-	6.23%
1970	-	5.69%
1971	-	5.06%
1972	-	4.64%
1973	-	4.49%
1974	-	4.43%
1975	-	4.27%
1976	-	4.05%
1977	-	3.86%
1978	-	3.76%
1979	-	3.68%
1980	-	3.57%
1981	-	3.44%
1982	-	3.28%
1983	-	3.14%
1984	2.94%	3.08%
1985	2.7%	3.16%
1986	2.49%	3.33%
1987	2.3%	3.45%
1988	2.12%	3.43%
1989	1.96%	3.31%
1990	1.82%	3.14%
1991	1.69%	2.97%
1992	5.78%	2.84%
1993	5.87%	2.79%
1994	1.4%	2.76%
1995	1.94%	2.73%
1996	1.24%	2.68%
1997	1.17%	2.58%
1998	1.09%	2.44%
1999	1.02%	2.29%
2000	0.95%	2.16%
2001	0.89%	2.06%
2002	0.84%	2.01%
2003	0.8%	1.99%
2004	0.76%	1.94%
2005	0.74%	1.82%
2006	0.72%	1.66%
2007	0.71%	1.51%
2008	0.7%	1.4%
2009	0.69%	1.31%
2010	0.68%	1.24%
2011	0.68%	1.18%
2012	0.67%	1.12%
2013	0.67%	1.05%
2014	0.67%	0.99%
2015	0.67%	0.92%
2016	0.68%	0.85%
2017	0.68%	0.79%
2018	0.68%	0.73%
2019	0.67%	0.68%
2020	0.66%	0.66%
2021	0.64%	0.65%
2022	0.62%	0.66%
2023	0.6%	0.66%