Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Somalia

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Somalia 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 6.13 in Somalia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Somalia 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	Somalia
1960	3.96	7.25
1961	3.89	7.25
1962	3.81	7.26
1963	3.7	7.26
1964	3.6	7.26
1965	3.53	7.26
1966	3.39	7.26
1967	3.22	7.25
1968	3.08	7.23
1969	2.95	7.21
1970	2.79	7.18
1971	2.75	7.15
1972	2.67	7.12
1973	2.54	7.09
1974	2.45	7.06
1975	2.39	7.03
1976	2.31	7.02
1977	2.2	7
1978	2.08	7.13
1979	1.99	7.16
1980	1.98	7.18
1981	2.02	7.23
1982	2.05	7.25
1983	2.05	7.28
1984	2.02	7.3
1985	1.96	7.33
1986	1.91	7.35
1987	1.88	7.37
1988	1.85	7.4
1989	1.79	7.42
1990	1.79	7.44
1991	1.78	7.47
1992	1.76	7.5
1993	1.73	7.53
1994	1.7	7.54
1995	1.67	7.58
1996	1.65	7.62
1997	1.69	7.66
1998	1.56	7.66
1999	1.37	7.66
2000	1.28	7.65
2001	1.23	7.64
2002	1.23	7.63
2003	1.22	7.6
2004	1.22	7.57
2005	1.2	7.53
2006	1.18	7.49
2007	1.19	7.46
2008	1.21	7.42
2009	1.27	7.38
2010	1.26	7.32
2011	1.21	7.27
2012	1.25	7.21
2013	1.28	7.14
2014	1.26	7.06
2015	1.32	6.98
2016	1.36	6.88
2017	1.42	6.77
2018	1.5	6.66
2019	1.51	6.56
2020	1.52	6.45
2021	1.49	6.35
2022	1.48	6.26
2023	1.49	6.13
2024	1.49	6.01
2025	1.5	5.91
2026	1.5	5.8
2027	1.51	5.68
2028	1.51	5.58
2029	1.51	5.47
2030	1.52	5.35
2031	1.52	5.25
2032	1.52	5.14
2033	1.53	5.04
2034	1.53	4.94
2035	1.53	4.84
2036	1.54	4.74
2037	1.54	4.63
2038	1.54	4.52
2039	1.54	4.44
2040	1.55	4.35
2041	1.55	4.26
2042	1.55	4.16
2043	1.56	4.07
2044	1.56	3.99
2045	1.56	3.91
2046	1.56	3.84
2047	1.57	3.78
2048	1.57	3.71
2049	1.57	3.65
2050	1.57	3.6

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Somalia
1960	38.2%	44.4%
1961	38.5%	44.7%
1962	38.6%	44.8%
1963	38.6%	45%
1964	38.4%	45.1%
1965	38.1%	45.1%
1966	37.8%	44.9%
1967	37.3%	44.8%
1968	36.7%	44.7%
1969	36%	44.6%
1970	35.2%	44.5%
1971	34.4%	44.5%
1972	33.7%	44.4%
1973	33%	44.4%
1974	32.2%	44.4%
1975	31.5%	44.3%
1976	30.7%	44.3%
1977	30%	44.3%
1978	29.3%	44.4%
1979	28.7%	44.5%
1980	28.1%	44.6%
1981	27.5%	44.8%
1982	26.9%	45%
1983	26.5%	45.2%
1984	26.2%	45.4%
1985	25.9%	45.6%
1986	25.7%	45.8%
1987	25.4%	46%
1988	25.1%	46.3%
1989	24.9%	46.7%
1990	24.6%	47%
1991	24.3%	47%
1992	24.7%	46.5%
1993	25.5%	46.4%
1994	25.5%	46.5%
1995	24.8%	46.7%
1996	23.5%	46.9%
1997	22.4%	47%
1998	21.5%	47.1%
1999	20.7%	47.2%
2000	19.9%	47.4%
2001	19.1%	47.5%
2002	18.4%	47.6%
2003	17.8%	47.7%
2004	17.3%	47.9%
2005	16.9%	48.2%
2006	16.4%	48.6%
2007	16.1%	48.9%
2008	15.8%	48.9%
2009	15.7%	48.8%
2010	15.6%	48.7%
2011	15.4%	48.3%
2012	15.1%	47.9%
2013	14.8%	47.8%
2014	14.5%	47.7%
2015	14.3%	47.6%
2016	14.1%	47.5%
2017	14%	47.4%
2018	13.8%	47.3%
2019	13.7%	47.1%
2020	13.6%	47%
2021	13.5%	47%
2022	13.4%	46.8%
2023	13.2%	46.7%
2024	13%	46.6%
2025	12.8%	46.6%
2026	12.7%	46.5%
2027	12.6%	46.4%
2028	12.5%	46.1%
2029	12.4%	45.8%
2030	12.4%	45.4%
2031	12.3%	45.1%
2032	12.2%	44.7%
2033	12.1%	44.3%
2034	12%	43.9%
2035	12%	43.5%
2036	11.9%	43.1%
2037	11.9%	42.6%
2038	11.9%	42.1%
2039	11.9%	41.7%
2040	11.9%	41.2%
2041	11.9%	40.8%
2042	11.9%	40.3%
2043	11.9%	39.9%
2044	11.9%	39.4%
2045	11.9%	39%
2046	11.8%	38.6%
2047	11.8%	38.2%
2048	11.8%	37.8%
2049	11.7%	37.4%
2050	11.7%	37%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 46.6% in Somalia in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Somalia compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Somalia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +3.34% in Somalia. 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	Somalia
1960	76,840	73,850
1961	77,601	75,513
1962	77,582	77,737
1963	75,380	79,859
1964	74,151	82,042
1965	72,896	84,448
1966	70,085	86,930
1967	65,618	89,497
1968	61,422	92,208
1969	58,454	95,045
1970	54,455	98,025
1971	54,352	101,196
1972	54,072	104,493
1973	52,989	108,038
1974	53,600	104,813
1975	53,629	108,998
1976	52,107	113,319
1977	48,643	124,818
1978	44,800	132,689
1979	42,157	151,016
1980	42,911	174,790
1981	45,423	185,211
1982	47,023	182,793
1983	47,135	190,775
1984	46,413	199,017
1985	44,983	207,960
1986	42,884	218,416
1987	41,172	231,580
1988	39,058	215,599
1989	36,802	225,255
1990	34,993	225,162
1991	33,692	53,052
1992	-17,883	57,495
1993	-27,199	232,960
1994	4,895	246,950
1995	5,926	254,509
1996	13,327	264,807
1997	19,311	271,894
1998	18,492	284,779
1999	13,568	295,523
2000	11,722	306,651
2001	10,424	319,059
2002	10,972	331,215
2003	10,781	341,192
2004	9,549	351,959
2005	6,546	363,117
2006	2,714	372,597
2007	1,557	380,303
2008	161	394,258
2009	652	405,784
2010	-1,895	385,571
2011	-5,354	203,213
2012	-6,761	399,468
2013	-8,367	448,518
2014	-11,009	464,481
2015	-11,942	481,573
2016	-13,009	495,132
2017	-12,810	478,556
2018	-10,761	514,244
2019	-15,192	548,756
2020	-22,502	561,311
2021	-33,670	566,399
2022	-20,197	551,450
2023	-18,292	608,203

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Somalia

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 563 deaths in Somalia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Somalia
1985	35	1,465
1986	33	1,452
1987	31	1,393
1988	29	1,423
1989	26	1,395
1990	25	1,358
1991	23	1,431
1992	30	1,339
1993	26	1,195
1994	22	1,254
1995	19	1,210
1996	17	1,225
1997	16	1,206
1998	14	1,177
1999	13	1,170
2000	11	1,150
2001	11	1,129
2002	10	1,121
2003	10	1,111
2004	10	1,104
2005	9	1,086
2006	9	1,085
2007	9	1,074
2008	8	1,035
2009	8	995
2010	8	1,062
2011	7	972
2012	7	894
2013	7	855
2014	7	816
2015	7	784
2016	7	754
2017	7	716
2018	7	727
2019	6	656
2020	7	655
2021	13	726
2022	12	622
2023	6	563

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 10.4% in Somalia. 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	Somalia
1982	-	20.1%
1983	-	19.8%
1984	2.94%	19.5%
1985	2.7%	19.3%
1986	2.49%	19%
1987	2.3%	18.8%
1988	2.12%	18.6%
1989	1.96%	18.3%
1990	1.82%	18%
1991	1.69%	44.3%
1992	5.78%	45.6%
1993	5.87%	17.3%
1994	1.4%	17.2%
1995	1.94%	17.2%
1996	1.24%	17.2%
1997	1.17%	17.2%
1998	1.09%	17.2%
1999	1.02%	17.2%
2000	0.95%	17.2%
2001	0.89%	17.2%
2002	0.84%	17.2%
2003	0.8%	17.2%
2004	0.76%	17.2%
2005	0.74%	17.2%
2006	0.72%	17.2%
2007	0.71%	17%
2008	0.7%	16.6%
2009	0.69%	16.2%
2010	0.68%	18.6%
2011	0.68%	35.9%
2012	0.67%	18.4%
2013	0.67%	14.3%
2014	0.67%	13.8%
2015	0.67%	13.4%
2016	0.68%	13%
2017	0.68%	15.5%
2018	0.68%	13.6%
2019	0.67%	11.8%
2020	0.66%	11.4%
2021	0.64%	11.1%
2022	0.62%	14.3%
2023	0.6%	10.4%