Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Turkey 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 1.51 in Turkey 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	Turkey
1960	3.96	6.38
1961	3.89	6.42
1962	3.81	6.38
1963	3.7	6.34
1964	3.6	6.29
1965	3.53	6.22
1966	3.39	6.15
1967	3.22	6.06
1968	3.08	5.96
1969	2.95	5.87
1970	2.79	5.78
1971	2.75	5.67
1972	2.67	5.55
1973	2.54	5.41
1974	2.45	5.24
1975	2.39	5.09
1976	2.31	4.93
1977	2.2	4.78
1978	2.08	4.69
1979	1.99	4.58
1980	1.98	4.45
1981	2.02	4.35
1982	2.05	4.21
1983	2.05	4.06
1984	2.02	3.91
1985	1.96	3.78
1986	1.91	3.66
1987	1.88	3.54
1988	1.85	3.45
1989	1.79	3.34
1990	1.79	3.11
1991	1.78	3
1992	1.76	2.94
1993	1.73	2.92
1994	1.7	2.87
1995	1.67	2.84
1996	1.65	2.78
1997	1.69	2.74
1998	1.56	2.71
1999	1.37	2.63
2000	1.28	2.49
2001	1.23	2.39
2002	1.23	2.27
2003	1.22	2.2
2004	1.22	2.2
2005	1.2	2.2
2006	1.18	2.19
2007	1.19	2.16
2008	1.21	2.15
2009	1.27	2.1
2010	1.26	2.08
2011	1.21	2.05
2012	1.25	2.11
2013	1.28	2.11
2014	1.26	2.19
2015	1.32	2.16
2016	1.36	2.11
2017	1.42	2.08
2018	1.5	2
2019	1.51	1.89
2020	1.52	1.77
2021	1.49	1.71
2022	1.48	1.63
2023	1.49	1.51
2024	1.49	1.51
2025	1.5	1.5
2026	1.5	1.5
2027	1.51	1.5
2028	1.51	1.5
2029	1.51	1.5
2030	1.52	1.5
2031	1.52	1.5
2032	1.52	1.5
2033	1.53	1.5
2034	1.53	1.5
2035	1.53	1.5
2036	1.54	1.5
2037	1.54	1.5
2038	1.54	1.5
2039	1.54	1.5
2040	1.55	1.5
2041	1.55	1.5
2042	1.55	1.5
2043	1.56	1.5
2044	1.56	1.5
2045	1.56	1.5
2046	1.56	1.5
2047	1.57	1.5
2048	1.57	1.5
2049	1.57	1.5
2050	1.57	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Turkey
1960	38.2%	42%
1961	38.5%	42.2%
1962	38.6%	42.4%
1963	38.6%	42.5%
1964	38.4%	42.7%
1965	38.1%	42.8%
1966	37.8%	42.8%
1967	37.3%	42.9%
1968	36.7%	42.9%
1969	36%	42.8%
1970	35.2%	42.7%
1971	34.4%	42.5%
1972	33.7%	42.3%
1973	33%	42.1%
1974	32.2%	41.8%
1975	31.5%	41.5%
1976	30.7%	41.1%
1977	30%	40.7%
1978	29.3%	40.4%
1979	28.7%	40.1%
1980	28.1%	39.8%
1981	27.5%	39.6%
1982	26.9%	39.3%
1983	26.5%	38.9%
1984	26.2%	38.5%
1985	25.9%	38.1%
1986	25.7%	37.6%
1987	25.4%	37.2%
1988	25.1%	36.7%
1989	24.9%	36.3%
1990	24.6%	35.8%
1991	24.3%	35.3%
1992	24.7%	34.8%
1993	25.5%	34.3%
1994	25.5%	33.8%
1995	24.8%	33.2%
1996	23.5%	32.6%
1997	22.4%	32%
1998	21.5%	31.4%
1999	20.7%	30.8%
2000	19.9%	30.2%
2001	19.1%	29.7%
2002	18.4%	29.2%
2003	17.8%	28.7%
2004	17.3%	28.3%
2005	16.9%	27.9%
2006	16.4%	27.5%
2007	16.1%	27.1%
2008	15.8%	26.7%
2009	15.7%	26.3%
2010	15.6%	25.9%
2011	15.4%	25.5%
2012	15.1%	25.1%
2013	14.8%	24.7%
2014	14.5%	24.3%
2015	14.3%	23.9%
2016	14.1%	23.6%
2017	14%	23.3%
2018	13.8%	23.1%
2019	13.7%	23%
2020	13.6%	22.8%
2021	13.5%	22.5%
2022	13.4%	22.2%
2023	13.2%	21.8%
2024	13%	21.4%
2025	12.8%	21%
2026	12.7%	20.6%
2027	12.6%	20.1%
2028	12.5%	19.6%
2029	12.4%	19.2%
2030	12.4%	18.7%
2031	12.3%	18.2%
2032	12.2%	17.8%
2033	12.1%	17.4%
2034	12%	17.1%
2035	12%	16.8%
2036	11.9%	16.5%
2037	11.9%	16.3%
2038	11.9%	16.2%
2039	11.9%	16.1%
2040	11.9%	16%
2041	11.9%	15.8%
2042	11.9%	15.7%
2043	11.9%	15.6%
2044	11.9%	15.5%
2045	11.9%	15.4%
2046	11.8%	15.3%
2047	11.8%	15.2%
2048	11.8%	15.1%
2049	11.7%	15%
2050	11.7%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +0.91% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	76,840	773,009
1961	77,601	816,911
1962	77,582	837,473
1963	75,380	862,626
1964	74,151	884,152
1965	72,896	904,016
1966	70,085	925,790
1967	65,618	936,727
1968	61,422	950,778
1969	58,454	970,958
1970	54,455	991,950
1971	54,352	1,014,165
1972	54,072	1,023,781
1973	52,989	1,025,675
1974	53,600	1,020,053
1975	53,629	1,012,904
1976	52,107	1,009,999
1977	48,643	1,023,779
1978	44,800	1,054,863
1979	42,157	1,076,707
1980	42,911	1,090,538
1981	45,423	1,100,082
1982	47,023	1,091,863
1983	47,135	1,095,106
1984	46,413	1,096,529
1985	44,983	1,098,846
1986	42,884	1,102,660
1987	41,172	1,099,042
1988	39,058	1,101,266
1989	36,802	1,094,036
1990	34,993	1,044,467
1991	33,692	1,041,229
1992	-17,883	1,039,125
1993	-27,199	1,064,168
1994	4,895	1,078,208
1995	5,926	1,090,630
1996	13,327	1,091,827
1997	19,311	1,099,738
1998	18,492	1,103,242
1999	13,568	1,063,312
2000	11,722	1,020,515
2001	10,424	980,560
2002	10,972	922,927
2003	10,781	893,683
2004	9,549	896,025
2005	6,546	898,650
2006	2,714	897,351
2007	1,557	876,626
2008	161	868,749
2009	652	900,491
2010	-1,895	892,334
2011	-5,354	875,839
2012	-6,761	917,145
2013	-8,367	921,386
2014	-11,009	957,055
2015	-11,942	930,799
2016	-13,009	895,841
2017	-12,810	875,408
2018	-10,761	830,353
2019	-15,192	751,472
2020	-22,502	608,708
2021	-33,670	521,713
2022	-20,197	535,373
2023	-18,292	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Turkey

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 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Turkey
1985	35	56
1986	33	53
1987	31	50
1988	29	47
1989	26	44
1990	25	42
1991	23	41
1992	30	40
1993	26	39
1994	22	38
1995	19	37
1996	17	36
1997	16	35
1998	14	34
1999	13	34
2000	11	32
2001	11	31
2002	10	30
2003	10	29
2004	10	28
2005	9	27
2006	9	26
2007	9	25
2008	8	24
2009	8	23
2010	8	23
2011	7	23
2012	7	21
2013	7	20
2014	7	20
2015	7	19
2016	7	19
2017	7	18
2018	7	17
2019	6	17
2020	7	19
2021	13	20
2022	12	21
2023	6	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.28% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	-	25.8%
1961	-	25%
1962	-	24.1%
1963	-	23.3%
1964	-	22.5%
1965	-	21.7%
1966	-	21%
1967	-	20.4%
1968	-	19.7%
1969	-	19.2%
1970	-	18.6%
1971	-	18%
1972	-	17.5%
1973	-	16.9%
1974	-	16.3%
1975	-	15.7%
1976	-	15.1%
1977	-	14.5%
1978	-	13.9%
1979	-	13.3%
1980	-	12.7%
1981	-	12.1%
1982	-	11.5%
1983	-	10.9%
1984	2.94%	10.3%
1985	2.7%	9.79%
1986	2.49%	9.27%
1987	2.3%	8.77%
1988	2.12%	8.29%
1989	1.96%	7.83%
1990	1.82%	7.38%
1991	1.69%	6.95%
1992	5.78%	6.52%
1993	5.87%	6.11%
1994	1.4%	5.73%
1995	1.94%	5.35%
1996	1.24%	5%
1997	1.17%	4.66%
1998	1.09%	4.33%
1999	1.02%	4.03%
2000	0.95%	3.74%
2001	0.89%	3.47%
2002	0.84%	3.22%
2003	0.8%	2.99%
2004	0.76%	2.77%
2005	0.74%	2.57%
2006	0.72%	2.38%
2007	0.71%	2.21%
2008	0.7%	2.06%
2009	0.69%	1.92%
2010	0.68%	1.79%
2011	0.68%	1.68%
2012	0.67%	1.58%
2013	0.67%	1.49%
2014	0.67%	1.4%
2015	0.67%	1.33%
2016	0.68%	1.26%
2017	0.68%	1.2%
2018	0.68%	1.15%
2019	0.67%	1.1%
2020	0.66%	1.05%
2021	0.64%	1.01%
2022	0.62%	0.96%
2023	0.6%	1.28%