Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	3.96	7.63
1961	3.89	7.63
1962	3.81	7.64
1963	3.7	7.65
1964	3.6	7.67
1965	3.53	7.66
1966	3.39	7.66
1967	3.22	7.66
1968	3.08	7.63
1969	2.95	7.6
1970	2.79	7.58
1971	2.75	7.56
1972	2.67	7.54
1973	2.54	7.48
1974	2.45	7.43
1975	2.39	7.37
1976	2.31	7.33
1977	2.2	7.3
1978	2.08	7.26
1979	1.99	7.23
1980	1.98	7.15
1981	2.02	7.07
1982	2.05	6.98
1983	2.05	6.88
1984	2.02	6.78
1985	1.96	6.65
1986	1.91	6.52
1987	1.88	6.34
1988	1.85	6.15
1989	1.79	5.98
1990	1.79	5.8
1991	1.78	5.64
1992	1.76	5.49
1993	1.73	5.33
1994	1.7	5.16
1995	1.67	4.99
1996	1.65	4.81
1997	1.69	4.66
1998	1.56	4.52
1999	1.37	4.35
2000	1.28	4.21
2001	1.23	3.96
2002	1.23	3.71
2003	1.22	3.47
2004	1.22	3.26
2005	1.2	3.16
2006	1.18	3.18
2007	1.19	3.19
2008	1.21	3.07
2009	1.27	2.95
2010	1.26	2.81
2011	1.21	2.8
2012	1.25	2.78
2013	1.28	2.67
2014	1.26	2.68
2015	1.32	2.63
2016	1.36	2.65
2017	1.42	2.67
2018	1.5	2.67
2019	1.51	2.49
2020	1.52	2.27
2021	1.49	2.17
2022	1.48	2.14
2023	1.49	2.28
2024	1.49	2.31
2025	1.5	2.29
2026	1.5	2.27
2027	1.51	2.25
2028	1.51	2.22
2029	1.51	2.2
2030	1.52	2.17
2031	1.52	2.15
2032	1.52	2.13
2033	1.53	2.11
2034	1.53	2.09
2035	1.53	2.07
2036	1.54	2.05
2037	1.54	2.03
2038	1.54	2.01
2039	1.54	1.99
2040	1.55	1.98
2041	1.55	1.97
2042	1.55	1.95
2043	1.56	1.94
2044	1.56	1.93
2045	1.56	1.92
2046	1.56	1.91
2047	1.57	1.9
2048	1.57	1.89
2049	1.57	1.88
2050	1.57	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Saudi Arabia
1960	38.2%	43.4%
1961	38.5%	43.6%
1962	38.6%	43.9%
1963	38.6%	44.3%
1964	38.4%	44.6%
1965	38.1%	44.8%
1966	37.8%	45.1%
1967	37.3%	45.3%
1968	36.7%	45.4%
1969	36%	45.5%
1970	35.2%	45.5%
1971	34.4%	45.5%
1972	33.7%	45.3%
1973	33%	45.2%
1974	32.2%	45%
1975	31.5%	44.8%
1976	30.7%	44.6%
1977	30%	44.5%
1978	29.3%	44.3%
1979	28.7%	44.2%
1980	28.1%	44.1%
1981	27.5%	43.9%
1982	26.9%	43.8%
1983	26.5%	43.7%
1984	26.2%	43.6%
1985	25.9%	43.6%
1986	25.7%	43.5%
1987	25.4%	43.4%
1988	25.1%	43.3%
1989	24.9%	43.2%
1990	24.6%	43%
1991	24.3%	42.7%
1992	24.7%	42.4%
1993	25.5%	42.1%
1994	25.5%	41.7%
1995	24.8%	41.2%
1996	23.5%	40.7%
1997	22.4%	40.1%
1998	21.5%	39.5%
1999	20.7%	38.9%
2000	19.9%	38.3%
2001	19.1%	37.7%
2002	18.4%	36.8%
2003	17.8%	35.7%
2004	17.3%	34.5%
2005	16.9%	33.2%
2006	16.4%	31.9%
2007	16.1%	30.6%
2008	15.8%	29.5%
2009	15.7%	28.5%
2010	15.6%	27.6%
2011	15.4%	26.9%
2012	15.1%	26.3%
2013	14.8%	25.8%
2014	14.5%	25.4%
2015	14.3%	25.1%
2016	14.1%	24.9%
2017	14%	25.2%
2018	13.8%	25.7%
2019	13.7%	25.8%
2020	13.6%	25.5%
2021	13.5%	25.2%
2022	13.4%	24.6%
2023	13.2%	24.1%
2024	13%	23.8%
2025	12.8%	23.6%
2026	12.7%	23.4%
2027	12.6%	23.3%
2028	12.5%	23.1%
2029	12.4%	22.9%
2030	12.4%	22.8%
2031	12.3%	22.6%
2032	12.2%	22.5%
2033	12.1%	22.4%
2034	12%	22.3%
2035	12%	22.2%
2036	11.9%	22.2%
2037	11.9%	22.1%
2038	11.9%	22%
2039	11.9%	21.9%
2040	11.9%	21.7%
2041	11.9%	21.5%
2042	11.9%	21.3%
2043	11.9%	21.2%
2044	11.9%	21%
2045	11.9%	20.8%
2046	11.8%	20.7%
2047	11.8%	20.5%
2048	11.8%	20.4%
2049	11.7%	20.2%
2050	11.7%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	76,840	74,143
1961	77,601	77,743
1962	77,582	81,393
1963	75,380	85,480
1964	74,151	89,776
1965	72,896	93,820
1966	70,085	98,361
1967	65,618	103,343
1968	61,422	108,281
1969	58,454	113,859
1970	54,455	120,440
1971	54,352	127,600
1972	54,072	136,360
1973	52,989	145,450
1974	53,600	155,478
1975	53,629	166,223
1976	52,107	178,024
1977	48,643	191,103
1978	44,800	205,331
1979	42,157	220,186
1980	42,911	234,372
1981	45,423	249,156
1982	47,023	264,831
1983	47,135	280,616
1984	46,413	296,615
1985	44,983	310,558
1986	42,884	322,340
1987	41,172	333,088
1988	39,058	342,865
1989	36,802	349,399
1990	34,993	355,495
1991	33,692	361,329
1992	-17,883	366,763
1993	-27,199	372,621
1994	4,895	377,351
1995	5,926	380,231
1996	13,327	382,248
1997	19,311	385,033
1998	18,492	389,499
1999	13,568	390,112
2000	11,722	392,407
2001	10,424	382,153
2002	10,972	372,099
2003	10,781	364,520
2004	9,549	362,843
2005	6,546	375,938
2006	2,714	399,333
2007	1,557	425,199
2008	161	433,457
2009	652	438,557
2010	-1,895	418,641
2011	-5,354	443,675
2012	-6,761	465,649
2013	-8,367	475,299
2014	-11,009	493,431
2015	-11,942	511,023
2016	-13,009	537,829
2017	-12,810	546,751
2018	-10,761	528,767
2019	-15,192	474,407
2020	-22,502	447,036
2021	-33,670	409,032
2022	-20,197	406,920
2023	-18,292	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Saudi Arabia
1985	35	40
1986	33	38
1987	31	36
1988	29	34
1989	26	32
1990	25	30
1991	23	29
1992	30	27
1993	26	26
1994	22	25
1995	19	24
1996	17	23
1997	16	23
1998	14	22
1999	13	21
2000	11	20
2001	11	19
2002	10	18
2003	10	16
2004	10	16
2005	9	15
2006	9	14
2007	9	13
2008	8	12
2009	8	11
2010	8	11
2011	7	10
2012	7	9
2013	7	9
2014	7	8
2015	7	8
2016	7	8
2017	7	8
2018	7	8
2019	6	8
2020	7	11
2021	13	12
2022	12	9
2023	6	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1972	-	16%
1973	-	14.9%
1974	-	14%
1975	-	13.1%
1976	-	12.2%
1977	-	11.4%
1978	-	10.7%
1979	-	9.99%
1980	-	9.34%
1981	-	8.71%
1982	-	8.12%
1983	-	7.56%
1984	2.94%	7.04%
1985	2.7%	6.55%
1986	2.49%	6.07%
1987	2.3%	5.62%
1988	2.12%	5.19%
1989	1.96%	4.8%
1990	1.82%	4.44%
1991	1.69%	4.11%
1992	5.78%	3.81%
1993	5.87%	3.54%
1994	1.4%	3.29%
1995	1.94%	3.06%
1996	1.24%	2.86%
1997	1.17%	2.67%
1998	1.09%	2.5%
1999	1.02%	2.35%
2000	0.95%	2.21%
2001	0.89%	2.08%
2002	0.84%	1.96%
2003	0.8%	1.85%
2004	0.76%	1.75%
2005	0.74%	1.65%
2006	0.72%	1.56%
2007	0.71%	1.47%
2008	0.7%	1.38%
2009	0.69%	1.3%
2010	0.68%	1.22%
2011	0.68%	1.15%
2012	0.67%	1.08%
2013	0.67%	1.02%
2014	0.67%	0.96%
2015	0.67%	0.9%
2016	0.68%	0.85%
2017	0.68%	0.8%
2018	0.68%	0.76%
2019	0.67%	0.72%
2020	0.66%	0.69%
2021	0.64%	0.66%
2022	0.62%	0.64%
2023	0.6%	0.62%