Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Senegal

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Senegal 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 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Senegal population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bosnia	Senegal
1960	3.96	7
1961	3.89	7.04
1962	3.81	7.08
1963	3.7	7.12
1964	3.6	7.16
1965	3.53	7.19
1966	3.39	7.22
1967	3.22	7.24
1968	3.08	7.25
1969	2.95	7.26
1970	2.79	7.26
1971	2.75	7.26
1972	2.67	7.26
1973	2.54	7.26
1974	2.45	7.25
1975	2.39	7.25
1976	2.31	7.26
1977	2.2	7.27
1978	2.08	7.28
1979	1.99	7.29
1980	1.98	7.29
1981	2.02	7.28
1982	2.05	7.25
1983	2.05	7.19
1984	2.02	7.11
1985	1.96	7.01
1986	1.91	6.9
1987	1.88	6.79
1988	1.85	6.58
1989	1.79	6.48
1990	1.79	6.4
1991	1.78	6.27
1992	1.76	6.15
1993	1.73	6.05
1994	1.7	5.92
1995	1.67	5.82
1996	1.65	5.72
1997	1.69	5.64
1998	1.56	5.58
1999	1.37	5.57
2000	1.28	5.5
2001	1.23	5.4
2002	1.23	5.3
2003	1.22	5.25
2004	1.22	5.19
2005	1.2	5.13
2006	1.18	5.06
2007	1.19	5.02
2008	1.21	5.02
2009	1.27	5.03
2010	1.26	5.06
2011	1.21	5.1
2012	1.25	5.13
2013	1.28	5.05
2014	1.26	4.88
2015	1.32	4.75
2016	1.36	4.65
2017	1.42	4.49
2018	1.5	4.29
2019	1.51	4.1
2020	1.52	4
2021	1.49	3.94
2022	1.48	3.86
2023	1.49	3.82
2024	1.49	3.76
2025	1.5	3.71
2026	1.5	3.66
2027	1.51	3.61
2028	1.51	3.57
2029	1.51	3.53
2030	1.52	3.49
2031	1.52	3.44
2032	1.52	3.4
2033	1.53	3.35
2034	1.53	3.32
2035	1.53	3.28
2036	1.54	3.24
2037	1.54	3.22
2038	1.54	3.17
2039	1.54	3.15
2040	1.55	3.11
2041	1.55	3.08
2042	1.55	3.05
2043	1.56	3.02
2044	1.56	2.99
2045	1.56	2.96
2046	1.56	2.93
2047	1.57	2.9
2048	1.57	2.87
2049	1.57	2.85
2050	1.57	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Senegal
1960	38.2%	44.2%
1961	38.5%	44.3%
1962	38.6%	44.3%
1963	38.6%	44.3%
1964	38.4%	44.3%
1965	38.1%	44.3%
1966	37.8%	44.3%
1967	37.3%	44.3%
1968	36.7%	44.2%
1969	36%	44.2%
1970	35.2%	44.2%
1971	34.4%	44.2%
1972	33.7%	44.2%
1973	33%	44.3%
1974	32.2%	44.4%
1975	31.5%	44.6%
1976	30.7%	44.8%
1977	30%	45.2%
1978	29.3%	45.6%
1979	28.7%	46%
1980	28.1%	46.4%
1981	27.5%	46.7%
1982	26.9%	46.9%
1983	26.5%	47.1%
1984	26.2%	47.2%
1985	25.9%	47.3%
1986	25.7%	47.3%
1987	25.4%	47.2%
1988	25.1%	47%
1989	24.9%	46.9%
1990	24.6%	46.6%
1991	24.3%	46.4%
1992	24.7%	46.1%
1993	25.5%	45.8%
1994	25.5%	45.4%
1995	24.8%	45.1%
1996	23.5%	44.9%
1997	22.4%	44.6%
1998	21.5%	44.4%
1999	20.7%	44.2%
2000	19.9%	43.9%
2001	19.1%	43.7%
2002	18.4%	43.5%
2003	17.8%	43.2%
2004	17.3%	43.1%
2005	16.9%	42.9%
2006	16.4%	42.8%
2007	16.1%	42.7%
2008	15.8%	42.7%
2009	15.7%	42.7%
2010	15.6%	42.7%
2011	15.4%	42.7%
2012	15.1%	42.7%
2013	14.8%	42.7%
2014	14.5%	42.6%
2015	14.3%	42.4%
2016	14.1%	42.1%
2017	14%	41.8%
2018	13.8%	41.3%
2019	13.7%	40.9%
2020	13.6%	40.3%
2021	13.5%	39.8%
2022	13.4%	39.2%
2023	13.2%	38.6%
2024	13%	38.2%
2025	12.8%	37.7%
2026	12.7%	37.3%
2027	12.6%	36.9%
2028	12.5%	36.6%
2029	12.4%	36.2%
2030	12.4%	35.9%
2031	12.3%	35.6%
2032	12.2%	35.4%
2033	12.1%	35.1%
2034	12%	34.9%
2035	12%	34.6%
2036	11.9%	34.4%
2037	11.9%	34.1%
2038	11.9%	33.9%
2039	11.9%	33.5%
2040	11.9%	33.2%
2041	11.9%	32.9%
2042	11.9%	32.6%
2043	11.9%	32.2%
2044	11.9%	31.9%
2045	11.9%	31.5%
2046	11.8%	31.2%
2047	11.8%	30.8%
2048	11.8%	30.5%
2049	11.7%	30.2%
2050	11.7%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.55% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	76,840	84,735
1961	77,601	87,322
1962	77,582	89,937
1963	75,380	92,264
1964	74,151	94,797
1965	72,896	97,912
1966	70,085	101,359
1967	65,618	104,824
1968	61,422	108,240
1969	58,454	112,393
1970	54,455	117,264
1971	54,352	122,511
1972	54,072	128,024
1973	52,989	133,834
1974	53,600	139,974
1975	53,629	147,311
1976	52,107	154,776
1977	48,643	161,636
1978	44,800	167,744
1979	42,157	173,425
1980	42,911	179,707
1981	45,423	185,917
1982	47,023	191,309
1983	47,135	197,673
1984	46,413	203,125
1985	44,983	208,218
1986	42,884	212,887
1987	41,172	218,522
1988	39,058	221,772
1989	36,802	227,797
1990	34,993	234,155
1991	33,692	237,713
1992	-17,883	241,482
1993	-27,199	245,742
1994	4,895	249,115
1995	5,926	252,552
1996	13,327	255,418
1997	19,311	261,200
1998	18,492	267,404
1999	13,568	277,944
2000	11,722	283,946
2001	10,424	289,690
2002	10,972	298,842
2003	10,781	308,856
2004	9,549	317,286
2005	6,546	323,908
2006	2,714	331,364
2007	1,557	339,963
2008	161	351,661
2009	652	362,238
2010	-1,895	372,934
2011	-5,354	387,290
2012	-6,761	402,243
2013	-8,367	406,582
2014	-11,009	405,019
2015	-11,942	407,008
2016	-13,009	411,480
2017	-12,810	410,366
2018	-10,761	405,454
2019	-15,192	399,436
2020	-22,502	400,910
2021	-33,670	403,019
2022	-20,197	415,507
2023	-18,292	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Senegal

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 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Senegal
1985	35	899
1986	33	820
1987	31	760
1988	29	709
1989	26	662
1990	25	640
1991	23	616
1992	30	598
1993	26	589
1994	22	579
1995	19	586
1996	17	601
1997	16	599
1998	14	605
1999	13	602
2000	11	581
2001	11	560
2002	10	531
2003	10	520
2004	10	501
2005	9	488
2006	9	462
2007	9	457
2008	8	463
2009	8	441
2010	8	436
2011	7	415
2012	7	405
2013	7	385
2014	7	373
2015	7	357
2016	7	345
2017	7	325
2018	7	305
2019	6	286
2020	7	252
2021	13	263
2022	12	228
2023	6	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3.85% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	-	29.3%
1961	-	29.4%
1962	-	29.5%
1963	-	29.6%
1964	-	29.7%
1965	-	29.7%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	29.6%
1968	-	29.4%
1969	-	29.2%
1970	-	28.8%
1971	-	28.4%
1972	-	27.8%
1973	-	27%
1974	-	26.2%
1975	-	25.3%
1976	-	24.2%
1977	-	23.1%
1978	-	22.1%
1979	-	21.2%
1980	-	20.4%
1981	-	19.7%
1982	-	19.1%
1983	-	18.5%
1984	2.94%	17.9%
1985	2.7%	17.1%
1986	2.49%	16.3%
1987	2.3%	15.4%
1988	2.12%	14.7%
1989	1.96%	14.1%
1990	1.82%	13.7%
1991	1.69%	13.6%
1992	5.78%	13.5%
1993	5.87%	13.6%
1994	1.4%	13.7%
1995	1.94%	13.8%
1996	1.24%	13.8%
1997	1.17%	13.9%
1998	1.09%	13.7%
1999	1.02%	13.4%
2000	0.95%	12.9%
2001	0.89%	12.2%
2002	0.84%	11.4%
2003	0.8%	10.5%
2004	0.76%	9.59%
2005	0.74%	8.8%
2006	0.72%	8.11%
2007	0.71%	7.52%
2008	0.7%	7.03%
2009	0.69%	6.63%
2010	0.68%	6.3%
2011	0.68%	6.01%
2012	0.67%	5.77%
2013	0.67%	5.57%
2014	0.67%	5.39%
2015	0.67%	5.24%
2016	0.68%	5.11%
2017	0.68%	4.97%
2018	0.68%	4.82%
2019	0.67%	4.65%
2020	0.66%	4.46%
2021	0.64%	4.25%
2022	0.62%	4.04%
2023	0.6%	3.85%