Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bosnia	Switzerland
1960	3.96	2.44
1961	3.89	2.52
1962	3.81	2.58
1963	3.7	2.65
1964	3.6	2.66
1965	3.53	2.59
1966	3.39	2.5
1967	3.22	2.39
1968	3.08	2.29
1969	2.95	2.19
1970	2.79	2.1
1971	2.75	2.04
1972	2.67	1.91
1973	2.54	1.81
1974	2.45	1.73
1975	2.39	1.61
1976	2.31	1.55
1977	2.2	1.53
1978	2.08	1.51
1979	1.99	1.52
1980	1.98	1.55
1981	2.02	1.55
1982	2.05	1.56
1983	2.05	1.52
1984	2.02	1.53
1985	1.96	1.52
1986	1.91	1.53
1987	1.88	1.52
1988	1.85	1.57
1989	1.79	1.56
1990	1.79	1.58
1991	1.78	1.58
1992	1.76	1.58
1993	1.73	1.51
1994	1.7	1.49
1995	1.67	1.48
1996	1.65	1.5
1997	1.69	1.48
1998	1.56	1.47
1999	1.37	1.48
2000	1.28	1.5
2001	1.23	1.38
2002	1.23	1.39
2003	1.22	1.39
2004	1.22	1.42
2005	1.2	1.42
2006	1.18	1.44
2007	1.19	1.46
2008	1.21	1.48
2009	1.27	1.5
2010	1.26	1.52
2011	1.21	1.52
2012	1.25	1.52
2013	1.28	1.52
2014	1.26	1.54
2015	1.32	1.54
2016	1.36	1.54
2017	1.42	1.52
2018	1.5	1.52
2019	1.51	1.48
2020	1.52	1.46
2021	1.49	1.52
2022	1.48	1.39
2023	1.49	1.33
2024	1.49	1.33
2025	1.5	1.34
2026	1.5	1.34
2027	1.51	1.35
2028	1.51	1.35
2029	1.51	1.35
2030	1.52	1.35
2031	1.52	1.36
2032	1.52	1.36
2033	1.53	1.37
2034	1.53	1.37
2035	1.53	1.37
2036	1.54	1.38
2037	1.54	1.38
2038	1.54	1.38
2039	1.54	1.38
2040	1.55	1.39
2041	1.55	1.39
2042	1.55	1.39
2043	1.56	1.4
2044	1.56	1.4
2045	1.56	1.4
2046	1.56	1.4
2047	1.57	1.41
2048	1.57	1.41
2049	1.57	1.41
2050	1.57	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Switzerland
1960	38.2%	24%
1961	38.5%	24%
1962	38.6%	24.1%
1963	38.6%	24.1%
1964	38.4%	24.1%
1965	38.1%	24.1%
1966	37.8%	24.2%
1967	37.3%	24.1%
1968	36.7%	24%
1969	36%	23.8%
1970	35.2%	23.8%
1971	34.4%	23.7%
1972	33.7%	23.5%
1973	33%	23.2%
1974	32.2%	22.8%
1975	31.5%	22.4%
1976	30.7%	22%
1977	30%	21.4%
1978	29.3%	20.9%
1979	28.7%	20.3%
1980	28.1%	19.7%
1981	27.5%	19.2%
1982	26.9%	18.8%
1983	26.5%	18.3%
1984	26.2%	18%
1985	25.9%	17.6%
1986	25.7%	17.4%
1987	25.4%	17.2%
1988	25.1%	17.1%
1989	24.9%	17%
1990	24.6%	17.1%
1991	24.3%	17.2%
1992	24.7%	17.3%
1993	25.5%	17.5%
1994	25.5%	17.6%
1995	24.8%	17.6%
1996	23.5%	17.7%
1997	22.4%	17.6%
1998	21.5%	17.6%
1999	20.7%	17.5%
2000	19.9%	17.4%
2001	19.1%	17.1%
2002	18.4%	16.8%
2003	17.8%	16.6%
2004	17.3%	16.4%
2005	16.9%	16.1%
2006	16.4%	15.9%
2007	16.1%	15.6%
2008	15.8%	15.4%
2009	15.7%	15.3%
2010	15.6%	15.2%
2011	15.4%	15.1%
2012	15.1%	15%
2013	14.8%	14.9%
2014	14.5%	14.9%
2015	14.3%	14.9%
2016	14.1%	14.9%
2017	14%	14.9%
2018	13.8%	15%
2019	13.7%	15%
2020	13.6%	15.1%
2021	13.5%	15.1%
2022	13.4%	15.1%
2023	13.2%	15%
2024	13%	15%
2025	12.8%	14.9%
2026	12.7%	14.8%
2027	12.6%	14.7%
2028	12.5%	14.6%
2029	12.4%	14.5%
2030	12.4%	14.3%
2031	12.3%	14.1%
2032	12.2%	14%
2033	12.1%	13.8%
2034	12%	13.6%
2035	12%	13.5%
2036	11.9%	13.3%
2037	11.9%	13.2%
2038	11.9%	13.1%
2039	11.9%	13%
2040	11.9%	12.9%
2041	11.9%	12.8%
2042	11.9%	12.8%
2043	11.9%	12.7%
2044	11.9%	12.8%
2045	11.9%	12.8%
2046	11.8%	12.8%
2047	11.8%	12.9%
2048	11.8%	12.9%
2049	11.7%	13%
2050	11.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	76,840	42,090
1961	77,601	48,365
1962	77,582	49,050
1963	75,380	52,956
1964	74,151	59,050
1965	72,896	56,222
1966	70,085	53,854
1967	65,618	52,128
1968	61,422	47,328
1969	58,454	44,182
1970	54,455	42,648
1971	54,352	38,523
1972	54,072	35,061
1973	52,989	30,906
1974	53,600	27,902
1975	53,629	22,820
1976	52,107	17,017
1977	48,643	16,959
1978	44,800	13,820
1979	42,157	14,477
1980	42,911	14,535
1981	45,423	13,979
1982	47,023	15,339
1983	47,135	12,837
1984	46,413	16,105
1985	44,983	14,882
1986	42,884	16,261
1987	41,172	15,708
1988	39,058	21,099
1989	36,802	19,941
1990	34,993	20,146
1991	33,692	23,800
1992	-17,883	24,064
1993	-27,199	21,509
1994	4,895	20,982
1995	5,926	19,010
1996	13,327	19,801
1997	19,311	17,722
1998	18,492	16,353
1999	13,568	16,431
2000	11,722	15,806
2001	10,424	10,845
2002	10,972	10,199
2003	10,781	8,807
2004	9,549	13,302
2005	6,546	11,899
2006	2,714	12,723
2007	1,557	13,592
2008	161	15,295
2009	652	15,487
2010	-1,895	17,997
2011	-5,354	18,990
2012	-6,761	18,393
2013	-8,367	17,797
2014	-11,009	21,290
2015	-11,942	19,050
2016	-13,009	22,608
2017	-12,810	20,284
2018	-10,761	20,434
2019	-15,192	18,008
2020	-22,502	9,502
2021	-33,670	18,279
2022	-20,197	7,899
2023	-18,292	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Switzerland
1985	35	15
1986	33	14
1987	31	14
1988	29	15
1989	26	14
1990	25	14
1991	23	14
1992	30	13
1993	26	13
1994	22	12
1995	19	12
1996	17	11
1997	16	10
1998	14	10
1999	13	9
2000	11	9
2001	11	8
2002	10	9
2003	10	8
2004	10	8
2005	9	8
2006	9	8
2007	9	7
2008	8	7
2009	8	7
2010	8	7
2011	7	7
2012	7	7
2013	7	7
2014	7	6
2015	7	6
2016	7	7
2017	7	6
2018	7	6
2019	6	6
2020	7	5
2021	13	4
2022	12	4
2023	6	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	-	2.6%
1962	-	2.53%
1963	-	2.45%
1964	-	2.36%
1965	-	2.26%
1966	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.07%
1968	-	1.99%
1969	-	1.92%
1970	-	1.84%
1971	-	1.76%
1972	-	1.67%
1973	-	1.57%
1974	-	1.48%
1975	-	1.38%
1976	-	1.29%
1977	-	1.21%
1978	-	1.14%
1979	-	1.09%
1980	-	1.04%
1981	-	1%
1982	-	0.97%
1983	-	0.94%
1984	2.94%	0.92%
1985	2.7%	0.9%
1986	2.49%	0.89%
1987	2.3%	0.88%
1988	2.12%	0.86%
1989	1.96%	0.84%
1990	1.82%	0.82%
1991	1.69%	0.78%
1992	5.78%	0.75%
1993	5.87%	0.71%
1994	1.4%	0.67%
1995	1.94%	0.64%
1996	1.24%	0.62%
1997	1.17%	0.6%
1998	1.09%	0.58%
1999	1.02%	0.57%
2000	0.95%	0.56%
2001	0.89%	0.55%
2002	0.84%	0.54%
2003	0.8%	0.53%
2004	0.76%	0.52%
2005	0.74%	0.51%
2006	0.72%	0.49%
2007	0.71%	0.48%
2008	0.7%	0.47%
2009	0.69%	0.46%
2010	0.68%	0.46%
2011	0.68%	0.45%
2012	0.67%	0.44%
2013	0.67%	0.44%
2014	0.67%	0.43%
2015	0.67%	0.43%
2016	0.68%	0.42%
2017	0.68%	0.41%
2018	0.68%	0.41%
2019	0.67%	0.4%
2020	0.66%	0.4%
2021	0.64%	0.4%
2022	0.62%	0.4%
2023	0.6%	0.39%