Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	3.96	7.07
1961	3.89	7.05
1962	3.81	7.04
1963	3.7	7.03
1964	3.6	7.05
1965	3.53	7.02
1966	3.39	7
1967	3.22	6.97
1968	3.08	6.95
1969	2.95	6.97
1970	2.79	6.98
1971	2.75	6.99
1972	2.67	6.99
1973	2.54	7
1974	2.45	7.01
1975	2.39	6.99
1976	2.31	6.95
1977	2.2	6.92
1978	2.08	6.87
1979	1.99	6.82
1980	1.98	6.77
1981	2.02	6.71
1982	2.05	6.64
1983	2.05	6.57
1984	2.02	6.49
1985	1.96	6.38
1986	1.91	6.26
1987	1.88	6.12
1988	1.85	5.99
1989	1.79	5.87
1990	1.79	5.74
1991	1.78	5.62
1992	1.76	5.51
1993	1.73	5.45
1994	1.7	5.4
1995	1.67	5.34
1996	1.65	5.22
1997	1.69	5.09
1998	1.56	4.98
1999	1.37	4.86
2000	1.28	4.76
2001	1.23	4.67
2002	1.23	4.6
2003	1.22	4.54
2004	1.22	4.47
2005	1.2	4.41
2006	1.18	4.39
2007	1.19	4.37
2008	1.21	4.36
2009	1.27	4.35
2010	1.26	4.34
2011	1.21	4.34
2012	1.25	4.33
2013	1.28	4.33
2014	1.26	4.36
2015	1.32	4.29
2016	1.36	4.2
2017	1.42	4.06
2018	1.5	3.93
2019	1.51	3.8
2020	1.52	3.75
2021	1.49	3.69
2022	1.48	3.62
2023	1.49	3.56
2024	1.49	3.51
2025	1.5	3.47
2026	1.5	3.42
2027	1.51	3.37
2028	1.51	3.32
2029	1.51	3.28
2030	1.52	3.24
2031	1.52	3.2
2032	1.52	3.16
2033	1.53	3.12
2034	1.53	3.08
2035	1.53	3.04
2036	1.54	3
2037	1.54	2.97
2038	1.54	2.94
2039	1.54	2.91
2040	1.55	2.88
2041	1.55	2.84
2042	1.55	2.82
2043	1.56	2.79
2044	1.56	2.76
2045	1.56	2.73
2046	1.56	2.71
2047	1.57	2.68
2048	1.57	2.66
2049	1.57	2.63
2050	1.57	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Solomon Islands
1960	38.2%	46.3%
1961	38.5%	46.1%
1962	38.6%	46%
1963	38.6%	45.9%
1964	38.4%	45.8%
1965	38.1%	45.9%
1966	37.8%	46%
1967	37.3%	46.2%
1968	36.7%	46.4%
1969	36%	46.6%
1970	35.2%	46.7%
1971	34.4%	46.8%
1972	33.7%	46.9%
1973	33%	47.1%
1974	32.2%	47.5%
1975	31.5%	47.9%
1976	30.7%	48.2%
1977	30%	48.3%
1978	29.3%	48.3%
1979	28.7%	48.3%
1980	28.1%	48.3%
1981	27.5%	48.2%
1982	26.9%	48.1%
1983	26.5%	47.9%
1984	26.2%	47.8%
1985	25.9%	47.5%
1986	25.7%	47.3%
1987	25.4%	46.9%
1988	25.1%	46.6%
1989	24.9%	46.2%
1990	24.6%	45.8%
1991	24.3%	45.4%
1992	24.7%	45.1%
1993	25.5%	44.8%
1994	25.5%	44.5%
1995	24.8%	44.3%
1996	23.5%	44%
1997	22.4%	43.8%
1998	21.5%	43.5%
1999	20.7%	43.2%
2000	19.9%	42.9%
2001	19.1%	42.5%
2002	18.4%	42.2%
2003	17.8%	41.9%
2004	17.3%	41.7%
2005	16.9%	41.5%
2006	16.4%	41.3%
2007	16.1%	41.2%
2008	15.8%	41.2%
2009	15.7%	41.1%
2010	15.6%	41%
2011	15.4%	40.8%
2012	15.1%	40.7%
2013	14.8%	40.4%
2014	14.5%	40.2%
2015	14.3%	40%
2016	14.1%	39.7%
2017	14%	39.4%
2018	13.8%	39%
2019	13.7%	38.7%
2020	13.6%	38.4%
2021	13.5%	38.1%
2022	13.4%	37.7%
2023	13.2%	37.4%
2024	13%	37%
2025	12.8%	36.6%
2026	12.7%	36.1%
2027	12.6%	35.7%
2028	12.5%	35.2%
2029	12.4%	34.7%
2030	12.4%	34.3%
2031	12.3%	33.9%
2032	12.2%	33.5%
2033	12.1%	33.2%
2034	12%	32.9%
2035	12%	32.7%
2036	11.9%	32.4%
2037	11.9%	32.2%
2038	11.9%	31.9%
2039	11.9%	31.7%
2040	11.9%	31.5%
2041	11.9%	31.2%
2042	11.9%	31%
2043	11.9%	30.7%
2044	11.9%	30.4%
2045	11.9%	30.2%
2046	11.8%	29.9%
2047	11.8%	29.6%
2048	11.8%	29.3%
2049	11.7%	29%
2050	11.7%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	76,840	4,119
1961	77,601	4,257
1962	77,582	4,408
1963	75,380	4,571
1964	74,151	4,747
1965	72,896	4,885
1966	70,085	5,028
1967	65,618	5,151
1968	61,422	5,285
1969	58,454	5,444
1970	54,455	5,575
1971	54,352	5,814
1972	54,072	6,074
1973	52,989	6,343
1974	53,600	6,612
1975	53,629	6,635
1976	52,107	7,058
1977	48,643	7,290
1978	44,800	7,598
1979	42,157	7,874
1980	42,911	8,156
1981	45,423	8,436
1982	47,023	8,720
1983	47,135	9,011
1984	46,413	9,299
1985	44,983	9,534
1986	42,884	9,656
1987	41,172	9,943
1988	39,058	10,142
1989	36,802	10,354
1990	34,993	10,561
1991	33,692	10,789
1992	-17,883	11,029
1993	-27,199	11,396
1994	4,895	11,771
1995	5,926	12,124
1996	13,327	12,328
1997	19,311	12,478
1998	18,492	12,658
1999	13,568	12,809
2000	11,722	12,938
2001	10,424	13,061
2002	10,972	13,195
2003	10,781	13,344
2004	9,549	13,444
2005	6,546	13,568
2006	2,714	13,799
2007	1,557	13,963
2008	161	14,225
2009	652	14,381
2010	-1,895	14,604
2011	-5,354	15,095
2012	-6,761	15,585
2013	-8,367	16,038
2014	-11,009	16,652
2015	-11,942	16,909
2016	-13,009	17,027
2017	-12,810	16,897
2018	-10,761	16,790
2019	-15,192	16,649
2020	-22,502	16,488
2021	-33,670	16,626
2022	-20,197	17,253
2023	-18,292	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Solomon Islands
1985	35	209
1986	33	226
1987	31	200
1988	29	193
1989	26	188
1990	25	184
1991	23	178
1992	30	174
1993	26	173
1994	22	170
1995	19	168
1996	17	166
1997	16	164
1998	14	165
1999	13	164
2000	11	166
2001	11	167
2002	10	168
2003	10	167
2004	10	164
2005	9	161
2006	9	159
2007	9	163
2008	8	153
2009	8	152
2010	8	148
2011	7	147
2012	7	146
2013	7	147
2014	7	147
2015	7	146
2016	7	143
2017	7	140
2018	7	136
2019	6	135
2020	7	131
2021	13	153
2022	12	126
2023	6	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	-	16.7%
1961	-	16%
1962	-	15.4%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	-	14%
1965	-	13.3%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12%
1968	-	11.3%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.94%
1971	-	9.29%
1972	-	8.69%
1973	-	8.12%
1974	-	7.6%
1975	-	7.9%
1976	-	6.68%
1977	-	6.29%
1978	-	5.95%
1979	-	5.64%
1980	-	5.38%
1981	-	5.14%
1982	-	4.93%
1983	-	4.74%
1984	2.94%	4.58%
1985	2.7%	4.42%
1986	2.49%	4.28%
1987	2.3%	4.16%
1988	2.12%	4.04%
1989	1.96%	3.93%
1990	1.82%	3.82%
1991	1.69%	3.72%
1992	5.78%	3.62%
1993	5.87%	3.52%
1994	1.4%	3.43%
1995	1.94%	3.35%
1996	1.24%	3.27%
1997	1.17%	3.21%
1998	1.09%	3.16%
1999	1.02%	3.11%
2000	0.95%	3.07%
2001	0.89%	3.03%
2002	0.84%	2.99%
2003	0.8%	2.97%
2004	0.76%	2.94%
2005	0.74%	2.91%
2006	0.72%	2.88%
2007	0.71%	2.85%
2008	0.7%	2.81%
2009	0.69%	2.76%
2010	0.68%	2.72%
2011	0.68%	2.67%
2012	0.67%	2.62%
2013	0.67%	2.58%
2014	0.67%	2.53%
2015	0.67%	2.49%
2016	0.68%	2.45%
2017	0.68%	2.41%
2018	0.68%	2.36%
2019	0.67%	2.3%
2020	0.66%	2.24%
2021	0.64%	2.18%
2022	0.62%	2.12%
2023	0.6%	2.06%