Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Africa 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 2.22 in South Africa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Africa 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	South Africa
1960	3.96	6.11
1961	3.89	6.08
1962	3.81	6.05
1963	3.7	6.01
1964	3.6	5.96
1965	3.53	5.89
1966	3.39	5.91
1967	3.22	5.85
1968	3.08	5.78
1969	2.95	5.72
1970	2.79	5.63
1971	2.75	5.57
1972	2.67	5.49
1973	2.54	5.41
1974	2.45	5.3
1975	2.39	5.19
1976	2.31	5.07
1977	2.2	4.94
1978	2.08	4.85
1979	1.99	4.82
1980	1.98	4.78
1981	2.02	4.71
1982	2.05	4.7
1983	2.05	4.63
1984	2.02	4.57
1985	1.96	4.5
1986	1.91	4.41
1987	1.88	4.35
1988	1.85	4.18
1989	1.79	3.98
1990	1.79	3.72
1991	1.78	3.62
1992	1.76	3.48
1993	1.73	3.37
1994	1.7	3.26
1995	1.67	3.17
1996	1.65	2.99
1997	1.69	2.73
1998	1.56	2.63
1999	1.37	2.56
2000	1.28	2.41
2001	1.23	2.37
2002	1.23	2.32
2003	1.22	2.36
2004	1.22	2.44
2005	1.2	2.51
2006	1.18	2.55
2007	1.19	2.55
2008	1.21	2.68
2009	1.27	2.5
2010	1.26	2.44
2011	1.21	2.44
2012	1.25	2.45
2013	1.28	2.43
2014	1.26	2.42
2015	1.32	2.36
2016	1.36	2.26
2017	1.42	2.28
2018	1.5	2.27
2019	1.51	2.26
2020	1.52	2.26
2021	1.49	2.25
2022	1.48	2.23
2023	1.49	2.22
2024	1.49	2.21
2025	1.5	2.19
2026	1.5	2.17
2027	1.51	2.15
2028	1.51	2.13
2029	1.51	2.12
2030	1.52	2.1
2031	1.52	2.09
2032	1.52	2.07
2033	1.53	2.06
2034	1.53	2.05
2035	1.53	2.04
2036	1.54	2.03
2037	1.54	2.02
2038	1.54	2
2039	1.54	1.99
2040	1.55	1.98
2041	1.55	1.98
2042	1.55	1.97
2043	1.56	1.96
2044	1.56	1.95
2045	1.56	1.94
2046	1.56	1.93
2047	1.57	1.92
2048	1.57	1.91
2049	1.57	1.9
2050	1.57	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	South Africa
1960	38.2%	42.1%
1961	38.5%	42.1%
1962	38.6%	42.1%
1963	38.6%	42.1%
1964	38.4%	42.1%
1965	38.1%	42.1%
1966	37.8%	42.1%
1967	37.3%	42.2%
1968	36.7%	42.2%
1969	36%	42.2%
1970	35.2%	42.3%
1971	34.4%	42.2%
1972	33.7%	42.2%
1973	33%	42.1%
1974	32.2%	42%
1975	31.5%	41.9%
1976	30.7%	41.8%
1977	30%	41.7%
1978	29.3%	41.5%
1979	28.7%	41.3%
1980	28.1%	40.9%
1981	27.5%	40.5%
1982	26.9%	40.1%
1983	26.5%	39.8%
1984	26.2%	39.5%
1985	25.9%	39.2%
1986	25.7%	38.9%
1987	25.4%	38.7%
1988	25.1%	38.4%
1989	24.9%	38.1%
1990	24.6%	37.7%
1991	24.3%	37.5%
1992	24.7%	37.6%
1993	25.5%	37.3%
1994	25.5%	37.2%
1995	24.8%	37.5%
1996	23.5%	37.5%
1997	22.4%	37.2%
1998	21.5%	36.5%
1999	20.7%	35.7%
2000	19.9%	34.9%
2001	19.1%	34%
2002	18.4%	33.2%
2003	17.8%	32.3%
2004	17.3%	31.6%
2005	16.9%	31.1%
2006	16.4%	30.6%
2007	16.1%	30.2%
2008	15.8%	29.9%
2009	15.7%	29.7%
2010	15.6%	29.4%
2011	15.4%	29.1%
2012	15.1%	28.9%
2013	14.8%	28.7%
2014	14.5%	28.5%
2015	14.3%	28.3%
2016	14.1%	28.3%
2017	14%	28.3%
2018	13.8%	27.9%
2019	13.7%	27.4%
2020	13.6%	27%
2021	13.5%	26.6%
2022	13.4%	26.3%
2023	13.2%	26.1%
2024	13%	25.9%
2025	12.8%	25.7%
2026	12.7%	25.6%
2027	12.6%	25.4%
2028	12.5%	25.3%
2029	12.4%	25.2%
2030	12.4%	25.2%
2031	12.3%	25.1%
2032	12.2%	25%
2033	12.1%	24.8%
2034	12%	24.5%
2035	12%	24.3%
2036	11.9%	23.9%
2037	11.9%	23.6%
2038	11.9%	23.4%
2039	11.9%	23.1%
2040	11.9%	22.9%
2041	11.9%	22.7%
2042	11.9%	22.5%
2043	11.9%	22.4%
2044	11.9%	22.2%
2045	11.9%	22.1%
2046	11.8%	21.9%
2047	11.8%	21.8%
2048	11.8%	21.7%
2049	11.7%	21.6%
2050	11.7%	21.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 25.9% in South Africa in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 37.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Africa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.05% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1960	76,840	421,263
1961	77,601	437,851
1962	77,582	455,634
1963	75,380	473,821
1964	74,151	490,606
1965	72,896	506,632
1966	70,085	534,862
1967	65,618	553,741
1968	61,422	571,841
1969	58,454	590,794
1970	54,455	605,102
1971	54,352	624,761
1972	54,072	638,754
1973	52,989	651,596
1974	53,600	658,438
1975	53,629	667,862
1976	52,107	675,011
1977	48,643	680,929
1978	44,800	694,341
1979	42,157	716,541
1980	42,911	738,415
1981	45,423	767,833
1982	47,023	807,550
1983	47,135	837,013
1984	46,413	869,011
1985	44,983	893,889
1986	42,884	903,644
1987	41,172	922,330
1988	39,058	909,221
1989	36,802	884,629
1990	34,993	835,421
1991	33,692	827,296
1992	-17,883	794,415
1993	-27,199	789,220
1994	4,895	698,609
1995	5,926	743,488
1996	13,327	710,868
1997	19,311	667,969
1998	18,492	627,027
1999	13,568	594,643
2000	11,722	526,963
2001	10,424	484,801
2002	10,972	430,926
2003	10,781	415,018
2004	9,549	442,540
2005	6,546	464,464
2006	2,714	487,584
2007	1,557	503,567
2008	161	595,332
2009	652	554,115
2010	-1,895	566,834
2011	-5,354	601,708
2012	-6,761	643,723
2013	-8,367	652,427
2014	-11,009	674,754
2015	-11,942	668,771
2016	-13,009	641,365
2017	-12,810	645,975
2018	-10,761	648,319
2019	-15,192	652,130
2020	-22,502	595,873
2021	-33,670	456,411
2022	-20,197	603,636
2023	-18,292	602,793

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Africa

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 118 deaths in South Africa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	South Africa
1985	35	208
1986	33	200
1987	31	192
1988	29	184
1989	26	177
1990	25	170
1991	23	162
1992	30	152
1993	26	145
1994	22	133
1995	19	125
1996	17	150
1997	16	152
1998	14	152
1999	13	151
2000	11	175
2001	11	192
2002	10	225
2003	10	245
2004	10	259
2005	9	279
2006	9	283
2007	9	272
2008	8	272
2009	8	241
2010	8	226
2011	7	202
2012	7	194
2013	7	180
2014	7	162
2015	7	150
2016	7	141
2017	7	134
2018	7	128
2019	6	119
2020	7	118
2021	13	191
2022	12	129
2023	6	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3.47% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1974	-	13.2%
1975	-	12.5%
1976	-	11.8%
1977	-	11.1%
1978	-	10.5%
1979	-	9.88%
1980	-	9.35%
1981	-	8.84%
1982	-	8.39%
1983	-	7.98%
1984	2.94%	7.6%
1985	2.7%	7.24%
1986	2.49%	6.89%
1987	2.3%	6.56%
1988	2.12%	6.26%
1989	1.96%	6.01%
1990	1.82%	5.82%
1991	1.69%	5.7%
1992	5.78%	5.66%
1993	5.87%	5.7%
1994	1.4%	5.82%
1995	1.94%	5.95%
1996	1.24%	6.11%
1997	1.17%	6.29%
1998	1.09%	6.56%
1999	1.02%	6.85%
2000	0.95%	7.11%
2001	0.89%	7.43%
2002	0.84%	7.69%
2003	0.8%	7.93%
2004	0.76%	8.1%
2005	0.74%	8.03%
2006	0.72%	7.75%
2007	0.71%	7.19%
2008	0.7%	6.42%
2009	0.69%	5.7%
2010	0.68%	5%
2011	0.68%	4.5%
2012	0.67%	4.25%
2013	0.67%	4.1%
2014	0.67%	3.96%
2015	0.67%	3.82%
2016	0.68%	3.68%
2017	0.68%	3.58%
2018	0.68%	3.49%
2019	0.67%	3.45%
2020	0.66%	3.41%
2021	0.64%	3.41%
2022	0.62%	3.44%
2023	0.6%	3.47%