Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sierra Leone 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 3.79 in Sierra Leone in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sierra Leone 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	Sierra Leone
1960	3.96	6.18
1961	3.89	6.21
1962	3.81	6.22
1963	3.7	6.26
1964	3.6	6.29
1965	3.53	6.31
1966	3.39	6.35
1967	3.22	6.38
1968	3.08	6.39
1969	2.95	6.39
1970	2.79	6.41
1971	2.75	6.43
1972	2.67	6.45
1973	2.54	6.47
1974	2.45	6.53
1975	2.39	6.55
1976	2.31	6.55
1977	2.2	6.57
1978	2.08	6.59
1979	1.99	6.58
1980	1.98	6.56
1981	2.02	6.55
1982	2.05	6.56
1983	2.05	6.57
1984	2.02	6.59
1985	1.96	6.59
1986	1.91	6.6
1987	1.88	6.61
1988	1.85	6.59
1989	1.79	6.57
1990	1.79	6.57
1991	1.78	6.55
1992	1.76	6.56
1993	1.73	6.57
1994	1.7	6.56
1995	1.67	6.56
1996	1.65	6.55
1997	1.69	6.53
1998	1.56	6.5
1999	1.37	6.42
2000	1.28	6.36
2001	1.23	6.31
2002	1.23	6.23
2003	1.22	6.09
2004	1.22	5.92
2005	1.2	5.81
2006	1.18	5.74
2007	1.19	5.64
2008	1.21	5.56
2009	1.27	5.45
2010	1.26	5.33
2011	1.21	5.21
2012	1.25	5.06
2013	1.28	4.87
2014	1.26	4.7
2015	1.32	4.55
2016	1.36	4.47
2017	1.42	4.39
2018	1.5	4.29
2019	1.51	4.19
2020	1.52	4.08
2021	1.49	3.98
2022	1.48	3.88
2023	1.49	3.79
2024	1.49	3.7
2025	1.5	3.61
2026	1.5	3.53
2027	1.51	3.47
2028	1.51	3.37
2029	1.51	3.3
2030	1.52	3.23
2031	1.52	3.18
2032	1.52	3.12
2033	1.53	3.07
2034	1.53	3.02
2035	1.53	2.97
2036	1.54	2.92
2037	1.54	2.88
2038	1.54	2.84
2039	1.54	2.79
2040	1.55	2.76
2041	1.55	2.72
2042	1.55	2.68
2043	1.56	2.65
2044	1.56	2.62
2045	1.56	2.58
2046	1.56	2.55
2047	1.57	2.53
2048	1.57	2.5
2049	1.57	2.47
2050	1.57	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Sierra Leone
1960	38.2%	38.2%
1961	38.5%	38.3%
1962	38.6%	38.3%
1963	38.6%	38.5%
1964	38.4%	38.8%
1965	38.1%	39.1%
1966	37.8%	39.4%
1967	37.3%	39.6%
1968	36.7%	39.9%
1969	36%	40.1%
1970	35.2%	40.3%
1971	34.4%	40.6%
1972	33.7%	40.7%
1973	33%	40.9%
1974	32.2%	41.1%
1975	31.5%	41.3%
1976	30.7%	41.4%
1977	30%	41.6%
1978	29.3%	41.7%
1979	28.7%	41.8%
1980	28.1%	41.9%
1981	27.5%	42%
1982	26.9%	42.1%
1983	26.5%	42.2%
1984	26.2%	42.3%
1985	25.9%	42.5%
1986	25.7%	42.6%
1987	25.4%	42.7%
1988	25.1%	42.8%
1989	24.9%	42.9%
1990	24.6%	42.9%
1991	24.3%	43%
1992	24.7%	43.1%
1993	25.5%	43.2%
1994	25.5%	43.3%
1995	24.8%	43.4%
1996	23.5%	43.5%
1997	22.4%	43.5%
1998	21.5%	43.6%
1999	20.7%	43.7%
2000	19.9%	43.8%
2001	19.1%	43.9%
2002	18.4%	43.9%
2003	17.8%	43.9%
2004	17.3%	43.9%
2005	16.9%	43.8%
2006	16.4%	43.7%
2007	16.1%	43.6%
2008	15.8%	43.5%
2009	15.7%	43.4%
2010	15.6%	43.2%
2011	15.4%	43%
2012	15.1%	42.8%
2013	14.8%	42.5%
2014	14.5%	42.2%
2015	14.3%	41.8%
2016	14.1%	41.4%
2017	14%	41%
2018	13.8%	40.6%
2019	13.7%	40.2%
2020	13.6%	39.8%
2021	13.5%	39.4%
2022	13.4%	39%
2023	13.2%	38.5%
2024	13%	38.1%
2025	12.8%	37.7%
2026	12.7%	37.2%
2027	12.6%	36.8%
2028	12.5%	36.3%
2029	12.4%	35.9%
2030	12.4%	35.5%
2031	12.3%	35.2%
2032	12.2%	34.8%
2033	12.1%	34.4%
2034	12%	34%
2035	12%	33.6%
2036	11.9%	33.2%
2037	11.9%	32.8%
2038	11.9%	32.4%
2039	11.9%	32%
2040	11.9%	31.6%
2041	11.9%	31.2%
2042	11.9%	30.9%
2043	11.9%	30.5%
2044	11.9%	30.2%
2045	11.9%	29.8%
2046	11.8%	29.5%
2047	11.8%	29.2%
2048	11.8%	28.8%
2049	11.7%	28.5%
2050	11.7%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 38.1% in Sierra Leone in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sierra Leone compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sierra Leone by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.31% in Sierra Leone. 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	Sierra Leone
1960	76,840	38,192
1961	77,601	40,022
1962	77,582	41,603
1963	75,380	43,569
1964	74,151	45,487
1965	72,896	47,223
1966	70,085	49,486
1967	65,618	51,734
1968	61,422	53,126
1969	58,454	54,768
1970	54,455	56,513
1971	54,352	58,484
1972	54,072	60,279
1973	52,989	62,443
1974	53,600	65,357
1975	53,629	67,560
1976	52,107	69,506
1977	48,643	71,663
1978	44,800	74,130
1979	42,157	75,992
1980	42,911	77,932
1981	45,423	80,111
1982	47,023	82,457
1983	47,135	84,628
1984	46,413	87,072
1985	44,983	88,869
1986	42,884	90,902
1987	41,172	94,235
1988	39,058	96,344
1989	36,802	98,298
1990	34,993	100,778
1991	33,692	105,477
1992	-17,883	103,251
1993	-27,199	103,317
1994	4,895	101,486
1995	5,926	100,885
1996	13,327	104,140
1997	19,311	105,433
1998	18,492	103,906
1999	13,568	102,295
2000	11,722	110,754
2001	10,424	116,647
2002	10,972	126,429
2003	10,781	130,312
2004	9,549	132,661
2005	6,546	137,234
2006	2,714	144,127
2007	1,557	145,740
2008	161	149,855
2009	652	152,669
2010	-1,895	155,338
2011	-5,354	158,858
2012	-6,761	160,915
2013	-8,367	161,265
2014	-11,009	160,137
2015	-11,942	162,275
2016	-13,009	168,784
2017	-12,810	173,259
2018	-10,761	178,772
2019	-15,192	181,068
2020	-22,502	181,015
2021	-33,670	183,326
2022	-20,197	186,625
2023	-18,292	188,788

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sierra Leone

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 354 deaths in Sierra Leone.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Sierra Leone
1985	35	1,506
1986	33	1,530
1987	31	1,533
1988	29	1,549
1989	26	1,575
1990	25	1,572
1991	23	1,699
1992	30	1,681
1993	26	1,696
1994	22	1,755
1995	19	1,777
1996	17	1,726
1997	16	1,721
1998	14	1,753
1999	13	1,731
2000	11	1,603
2001	11	1,518
2002	10	1,492
2003	10	1,433
2004	10	1,366
2005	9	1,294
2006	9	1,168
2007	9	1,132
2008	8	1,093
2009	8	1,054
2010	8	1,018
2011	7	967
2012	7	915
2013	7	842
2014	7	821
2015	7	730
2016	7	633
2017	7	578
2018	7	491
2019	6	464
2020	7	422
2021	13	403
2022	12	370
2023	6	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 9.43% in Sierra Leone. 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	Sierra Leone
1960	-	39.1%
1961	-	38.5%
1962	-	38%
1963	-	37.4%
1964	-	36.8%
1965	-	36.2%
1966	-	35.6%
1967	-	35%
1968	-	34.5%
1969	-	33.9%
1970	-	33.4%
1971	-	32.9%
1972	-	32.3%
1973	-	31.9%
1974	-	31.4%
1975	-	30.9%
1976	-	30.5%
1977	-	30%
1978	-	29.6%
1979	-	29.2%
1980	-	28.9%
1981	-	28.5%
1982	-	28.1%
1983	-	27.8%
1984	2.94%	27.5%
1985	2.7%	27.2%
1986	2.49%	26.9%
1987	2.3%	26.6%
1988	2.12%	26.4%
1989	1.96%	26.2%
1990	1.82%	25.9%
1991	1.69%	25.7%
1992	5.78%	25.5%
1993	5.87%	25.3%
1994	1.4%	25%
1995	1.94%	24.7%
1996	1.24%	24.3%
1997	1.17%	23.9%
1998	1.09%	23.4%
1999	1.02%	22.9%
2000	0.95%	22.4%
2001	0.89%	21.8%
2002	0.84%	21.3%
2003	0.8%	20.7%
2004	0.76%	20.1%
2005	0.74%	19.4%
2006	0.72%	18.8%
2007	0.71%	18.1%
2008	0.7%	17.3%
2009	0.69%	16.6%
2010	0.68%	15.9%
2011	0.68%	15.2%
2012	0.67%	14.5%
2013	0.67%	13.9%
2014	0.67%	13.7%
2015	0.67%	13.8%
2016	0.68%	12.3%
2017	0.68%	11.8%
2018	0.68%	11.3%
2019	0.67%	10.9%
2020	0.66%	10.5%
2021	0.64%	10.1%
2022	0.62%	9.77%
2023	0.6%	9.43%