Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Sudan 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 Sudan
1960	3.96	7.16
1961	3.89	7.18
1962	3.81	7.2
1963	3.7	7.2
1964	3.6	7.22
1965	3.53	7.22
1966	3.39	7.25
1967	3.22	7.26
1968	3.08	7.26
1969	2.95	7.28
1970	2.79	7.29
1971	2.75	7.3
1972	2.67	7.31
1973	2.54	7.31
1974	2.45	7.31
1975	2.39	7.33
1976	2.31	7.33
1977	2.2	7.33
1978	2.08	7.33
1979	1.99	7.32
1980	1.98	7.33
1981	2.02	7.33
1982	2.05	7.34
1983	2.05	7.34
1984	2.02	7.35
1985	1.96	7.36
1986	1.91	7.38
1987	1.88	7.39
1988	1.85	7.38
1989	1.79	7.37
1990	1.79	7.38
1991	1.78	7.38
1992	1.76	7.37
1993	1.73	7.36
1994	1.7	7.35
1995	1.67	7.34
1996	1.65	7.32
1997	1.69	7.2
1998	1.56	7.08
1999	1.37	6.94
2000	1.28	6.8
2001	1.23	6.65
2002	1.23	6.52
2003	1.22	6.35
2004	1.22	6.19
2005	1.2	6.02
2006	1.18	5.85
2007	1.19	5.7
2008	1.21	5.57
2009	1.27	5.45
2010	1.26	5.32
2011	1.21	5.19
2012	1.25	5.06
2013	1.28	4.94
2014	1.26	4.82
2015	1.32	4.7
2016	1.36	4.58
2017	1.42	4.48
2018	1.5	4.37
2019	1.51	4.26
2020	1.52	4.16
2021	1.49	4.05
2022	1.48	3.96
2023	1.49	3.86
2024	1.49	3.79
2025	1.5	3.71
2026	1.5	3.63
2027	1.51	3.56
2028	1.51	3.49
2029	1.51	3.43
2030	1.52	3.37
2031	1.52	3.31
2032	1.52	3.26
2033	1.53	3.2
2034	1.53	3.15
2035	1.53	3.1
2036	1.54	3.06
2037	1.54	3.01
2038	1.54	2.96
2039	1.54	2.92
2040	1.55	2.88
2041	1.55	2.84
2042	1.55	2.8
2043	1.56	2.76
2044	1.56	2.73
2045	1.56	2.69
2046	1.56	2.66
2047	1.57	2.63
2048	1.57	2.6
2049	1.57	2.58
2050	1.57	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	South Sudan
1960	38.2%	42.5%
1961	38.5%	42.6%
1962	38.6%	42.6%
1963	38.6%	42.8%
1964	38.4%	43%
1965	38.1%	43.3%
1966	37.8%	43.5%
1967	37.3%	43.8%
1968	36.7%	44%
1969	36%	44.3%
1970	35.2%	44.5%
1971	34.4%	44.7%
1972	33.7%	44.8%
1973	33%	45%
1974	32.2%	45.1%
1975	31.5%	45.2%
1976	30.7%	45.3%
1977	30%	45.4%
1978	29.3%	45.5%
1979	28.7%	45.7%
1980	28.1%	45.8%
1981	27.5%	46%
1982	26.9%	46.2%
1983	26.5%	46.3%
1984	26.2%	46.5%
1985	25.9%	46.6%
1986	25.7%	46.7%
1987	25.4%	46.9%
1988	25.1%	46.2%
1989	24.9%	45.4%
1990	24.6%	45.4%
1991	24.3%	45.5%
1992	24.7%	45.6%
1993	25.5%	45.7%
1994	25.5%	45.8%
1995	24.8%	45.8%
1996	23.5%	46%
1997	22.4%	46%
1998	21.5%	45.8%
1999	20.7%	45.6%
2000	19.9%	45.5%
2001	19.1%	45.5%
2002	18.4%	45.7%
2003	17.8%	45.9%
2004	17.3%	45.8%
2005	16.9%	45.3%
2006	16.4%	44.8%
2007	16.1%	44.3%
2008	15.8%	43.8%
2009	15.7%	43.4%
2010	15.6%	42.8%
2011	15.4%	42.2%
2012	15.1%	41.9%
2013	14.8%	41.9%
2014	14.5%	42.5%
2015	14.3%	43.1%
2016	14.1%	43.7%
2017	14%	45%
2018	13.8%	44.9%
2019	13.7%	43.6%
2020	13.6%	42.4%
2021	13.5%	41.6%
2022	13.4%	40.9%
2023	13.2%	39.9%
2024	13%	38.9%
2025	12.8%	38%
2026	12.7%	37.1%
2027	12.6%	36.2%
2028	12.5%	35.5%
2029	12.4%	35%
2030	12.4%	34.7%
2031	12.3%	34.5%
2032	12.2%	34.4%
2033	12.1%	34.3%
2034	12%	34.3%
2035	12%	34.2%
2036	11.9%	34.1%
2037	11.9%	34%
2038	11.9%	33.8%
2039	11.9%	33.7%
2040	11.9%	33.4%
2041	11.9%	33.2%
2042	11.9%	32.9%
2043	11.9%	32.5%
2044	11.9%	32.2%
2045	11.9%	31.8%
2046	11.8%	31.4%
2047	11.8%	31%
2048	11.8%	30.5%
2049	11.7%	30.1%
2050	11.7%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Sudan compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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 Sudan
1960	76,840	42,945
1961	77,601	45,186
1962	77,582	47,406
1963	75,380	46,333
1964	74,151	64,786
1965	72,896	51,682
1966	70,085	38,523
1967	65,618	41,357
1968	61,422	44,213
1969	58,454	42,015
1970	54,455	44,776
1971	54,352	72,308
1972	54,072	74,803
1973	52,989	94,765
1974	53,600	97,181
1975	53,629	99,882
1976	52,107	102,346
1977	48,643	104,886
1978	44,800	107,352
1979	42,157	109,540
1980	42,911	112,307
1981	45,423	115,163
1982	47,023	118,641
1983	47,135	104,107
1984	46,413	90,970
1985	44,983	95,342
1986	42,884	99,502
1987	41,172	5,756
1988	39,058	-125,447
1989	36,802	83,735
1990	34,993	82,900
1991	33,692	87,873
1992	-17,883	28,874
1993	-27,199	32,779
1994	4,895	165,407
1995	5,926	110,417
1996	13,327	116,728
1997	19,311	121,454
1998	18,492	-12,157
1999	13,568	180,721
2000	11,722	196,055
2001	10,424	204,108
2002	10,972	212,014
2003	10,781	225,822
2004	9,549	231,877
2005	6,546	239,272
2006	2,714	246,706
2007	1,557	256,546
2008	161	268,268
2009	652	278,859
2010	-1,895	287,409
2011	-5,354	303,181
2012	-6,761	312,974
2013	-8,367	315,983
2014	-11,009	227,611
2015	-11,942	148,542
2016	-13,009	110,553
2017	-12,810	72,193
2018	-10,761	168,497
2019	-15,192	209,708
2020	-22,502	212,332
2021	-33,670	213,567
2022	-20,197	211,166
2023	-18,292	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	South Sudan
1985	35	3,845
1986	33	3,720
1987	31	8,045
1988	29	5,535
1989	26	5,103
1990	25	4,877
1991	23	4,764
1992	30	7,597
1993	26	7,537
1994	22	1,666
1995	19	4,430
1996	17	4,357
1997	16	4,172
1998	14	7,514
1999	13	2,048
2000	11	1,658
2001	11	1,580
2002	10	1,521
2003	10	1,199
2004	10	1,150
2005	9	1,074
2006	9	1,005
2007	9	933
2008	8	858
2009	8	823
2010	8	776
2011	7	770
2012	7	755
2013	7	771
2014	7	1,216
2015	7	1,436
2016	7	1,629
2017	7	1,662
2018	7	913
2019	6	745
2020	7	729
2021	13	749
2022	12	704
2023	6	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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 Sudan
1960	-	35.5%
1961	-	35.2%
1962	-	34.9%
1963	-	34.6%
1964	-	34.3%
1965	-	34%
1966	-	33.6%
1967	-	33.3%
1968	-	32.9%
1969	-	32.6%
1970	-	32.3%
1971	-	31.9%
1972	-	31.6%
1973	-	31.3%
1974	-	30.9%
1975	-	30.6%
1976	-	30.2%
1977	-	29.9%
1978	-	29.5%
1979	-	29.2%
1980	-	28.9%
1981	-	28.5%
1982	-	28.2%
1983	-	27.8%
1984	2.94%	27.5%
1985	2.7%	27.1%
1986	2.49%	26.7%
1987	2.3%	36%
1988	2.12%	76.7%
1989	1.96%	30.7%
1990	1.82%	30.3%
1991	1.69%	29.7%
1992	5.78%	33.8%
1993	5.87%	33.1%
1994	1.4%	23%
1995	1.94%	27%
1996	1.24%	26.1%
1997	1.17%	25.2%
1998	1.09%	42.6%
1999	1.02%	19.2%
2000	0.95%	18.3%
2001	0.89%	17.4%
2002	0.84%	16.5%
2003	0.8%	15.7%
2004	0.76%	14.8%
2005	0.74%	14.1%
2006	0.72%	13.4%
2007	0.71%	12.7%
2008	0.7%	12.1%
2009	0.69%	11.5%
2010	0.68%	10.9%
2011	0.68%	10.5%
2012	0.67%	10.1%
2013	0.67%	9.92%
2014	0.67%	18.2%
2015	0.67%	23.7%
2016	0.68%	26.4%
2017	0.68%	27.8%
2018	0.68%	13.2%
2019	0.67%	9.87%
2020	0.66%	9.87%
2021	0.64%	9.87%
2022	0.62%	9.87%
2023	0.6%	9.87%