Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	3.96	6.78
1961	3.89	6.73
1962	3.81	6.67
1963	3.7	6.62
1964	3.6	6.57
1965	3.53	6.52
1966	3.39	6.51
1967	3.22	6.51
1968	3.08	6.46
1969	2.95	6.41
1970	2.79	6.35
1971	2.75	6.29
1972	2.67	6.23
1973	2.54	6.15
1974	2.45	6.06
1975	2.39	5.98
1976	2.31	5.89
1977	2.2	5.81
1978	2.08	5.77
1979	1.99	5.73
1980	1.98	5.69
1981	2.02	5.65
1982	2.05	5.6
1983	2.05	5.55
1984	2.02	5.49
1985	1.96	5.43
1986	1.91	5.38
1987	1.88	5.33
1988	1.85	5.27
1989	1.79	5.21
1990	1.79	5.17
1991	1.78	5.13
1992	1.76	5.09
1993	1.73	5.02
1994	1.7	4.94
1995	1.67	4.85
1996	1.65	4.75
1997	1.69	4.66
1998	1.56	4.6
1999	1.37	4.56
2000	1.28	4.54
2001	1.23	4.5
2002	1.23	4.38
2003	1.22	4.29
2004	1.22	4.21
2005	1.2	4.13
2006	1.18	4.1
2007	1.19	4.12
2008	1.21	4.16
2009	1.27	4.16
2010	1.26	4.13
2011	1.21	4.09
2012	1.25	4.06
2013	1.28	4.04
2014	1.26	4
2015	1.32	3.95
2016	1.36	3.92
2017	1.42	3.88
2018	1.5	3.83
2019	1.51	3.79
2020	1.52	3.74
2021	1.49	3.7
2022	1.48	3.65
2023	1.49	3.6
2024	1.49	3.57
2025	1.5	3.53
2026	1.5	3.5
2027	1.51	3.46
2028	1.51	3.42
2029	1.51	3.39
2030	1.52	3.35
2031	1.52	3.32
2032	1.52	3.28
2033	1.53	3.25
2034	1.53	3.21
2035	1.53	3.18
2036	1.54	3.15
2037	1.54	3.13
2038	1.54	3.1
2039	1.54	3.08
2040	1.55	3.05
2041	1.55	3.03
2042	1.55	3
2043	1.56	2.97
2044	1.56	2.94
2045	1.56	2.92
2046	1.56	2.9
2047	1.57	2.88
2048	1.57	2.85
2049	1.57	2.83
2050	1.57	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Vanuatu
1960	38.2%	44.6%
1961	38.5%	44.8%
1962	38.6%	45.1%
1963	38.6%	45.2%
1964	38.4%	45.4%
1965	38.1%	45.5%
1966	37.8%	45.7%
1967	37.3%	45.8%
1968	36.7%	45.8%
1969	36%	45.8%
1970	35.2%	45.7%
1971	34.4%	45.7%
1972	33.7%	45.6%
1973	33%	45.5%
1974	32.2%	45.5%
1975	31.5%	45.4%
1976	30.7%	45.2%
1977	30%	45.1%
1978	29.3%	45%
1979	28.7%	44.5%
1980	28.1%	44%
1981	27.5%	43.9%
1982	26.9%	44%
1983	26.5%	44%
1984	26.2%	44.1%
1985	25.9%	44.2%
1986	25.7%	44.2%
1987	25.4%	44.1%
1988	25.1%	44.1%
1989	24.9%	44%
1990	24.6%	43.9%
1991	24.3%	43.9%
1992	24.7%	44.1%
1993	25.5%	44.8%
1994	25.5%	45.2%
1995	24.8%	45%
1996	23.5%	44.8%
1997	22.4%	44.4%
1998	21.5%	44%
1999	20.7%	43.5%
2000	19.9%	42.9%
2001	19.1%	42.4%
2002	18.4%	41.8%
2003	17.8%	41.3%
2004	17.3%	40.7%
2005	16.9%	40.2%
2006	16.4%	39.6%
2007	16.1%	39.2%
2008	15.8%	38.8%
2009	15.7%	38.5%
2010	15.6%	38.2%
2011	15.4%	38.1%
2012	15.1%	38.2%
2013	14.8%	38.2%
2014	14.5%	38.4%
2015	14.3%	38.5%
2016	14.1%	38.7%
2017	14%	38.8%
2018	13.8%	38.9%
2019	13.7%	39%
2020	13.6%	39%
2021	13.5%	39%
2022	13.4%	38.8%
2023	13.2%	38.6%
2024	13%	38.3%
2025	12.8%	38%
2026	12.7%	37.6%
2027	12.6%	37.1%
2028	12.5%	36.7%
2029	12.4%	36.2%
2030	12.4%	35.8%
2031	12.3%	35.3%
2032	12.2%	34.9%
2033	12.1%	34.5%
2034	12%	34.1%
2035	12%	33.7%
2036	11.9%	33.4%
2037	11.9%	33.2%
2038	11.9%	32.9%
2039	11.9%	32.7%
2040	11.9%	32.5%
2041	11.9%	32.3%
2042	11.9%	32.2%
2043	11.9%	32%
2044	11.9%	31.8%
2045	11.9%	31.6%
2046	11.8%	31.5%
2047	11.8%	31.3%
2048	11.8%	31.1%
2049	11.7%	30.9%
2050	11.7%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	76,840	1,796
1961	77,601	1,872
1962	77,582	1,947
1963	75,380	2,025
1964	74,151	2,098
1965	72,896	2,180
1966	70,085	2,278
1967	65,618	2,384
1968	61,422	2,470
1969	58,454	2,529
1970	54,455	2,597
1971	54,352	2,685
1972	54,072	2,775
1973	52,989	2,876
1974	53,600	2,968
1975	53,629	3,074
1976	52,107	3,174
1977	48,643	3,285
1978	44,800	3,428
1979	42,157	3,590
1980	42,911	3,383
1981	45,423	3,592
1982	47,023	3,778
1983	47,135	3,944
1984	46,413	4,088
1985	44,983	4,219
1986	42,884	4,360
1987	41,172	4,427
1988	39,058	4,577
1989	36,802	4,656
1990	34,993	4,762
1991	33,692	4,859
1992	-17,883	4,941
1993	-27,199	4,973
1994	4,895	4,973
1995	5,926	4,945
1996	13,327	4,897
1997	19,311	4,854
1998	18,492	4,866
1999	13,568	4,871
2000	11,722	5,026
2001	10,424	5,144
2002	10,972	5,181
2003	10,781	5,258
2004	9,549	5,353
2005	6,546	5,454
2006	2,714	5,606
2007	1,557	5,842
2008	161	6,138
2009	652	6,362
2010	-1,895	6,548
2011	-5,354	6,715
2012	-6,761	6,877
2013	-8,367	7,036
2014	-11,009	7,143
2015	-11,942	7,220
2016	-13,009	7,315
2017	-12,810	7,371
2018	-10,761	7,379
2019	-15,192	7,364
2020	-22,502	7,233
2021	-33,670	7,199
2022	-20,197	7,358
2023	-18,292	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Vanuatu
1985	35	211
1986	33	194
1987	31	200
1988	29	172
1989	26	162
1990	25	151
1991	23	140
1992	30	140
1993	26	133
1994	22	131
1995	19	131
1996	17	129
1997	16	131
1998	14	134
1999	13	146
2000	11	133
2001	11	132
2002	10	128
2003	10	131
2004	10	131
2005	9	127
2006	9	123
2007	9	120
2008	8	117
2009	8	114
2010	8	114
2011	7	112
2012	7	109
2013	7	110
2014	7	110
2015	7	109
2016	7	107
2017	7	107
2018	7	108
2019	6	105
2020	7	107
2021	13	124
2022	12	105
2023	6	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.7%
1962	-	14.3%
1963	-	13.8%
1964	-	13.4%
1965	-	12.9%
1966	-	12.4%
1967	-	12%
1968	-	11.5%
1969	-	11%
1970	-	10.6%
1971	-	10.2%
1972	-	9.73%
1973	-	9.34%
1974	-	8.95%
1975	-	8.58%
1976	-	8.21%
1977	-	7.84%
1978	-	7.45%
1979	-	7.07%
1980	-	6.67%
1981	-	6.27%
1982	-	5.87%
1983	-	5.48%
1984	2.94%	5.12%
1985	2.7%	4.78%
1986	2.49%	4.47%
1987	2.3%	4.2%
1988	2.12%	3.96%
1989	1.96%	3.76%
1990	1.82%	3.58%
1991	1.69%	3.43%
1992	5.78%	3.29%
1993	5.87%	3.18%
1994	1.4%	3.08%
1995	1.94%	3%
1996	1.24%	2.92%
1997	1.17%	2.86%
1998	1.09%	2.79%
1999	1.02%	2.74%
2000	0.95%	2.68%
2001	0.89%	2.63%
2002	0.84%	2.58%
2003	0.8%	2.54%
2004	0.76%	2.5%
2005	0.74%	2.45%
2006	0.72%	2.4%
2007	0.71%	2.34%
2008	0.7%	2.27%
2009	0.69%	2.2%
2010	0.68%	2.12%
2011	0.68%	2.05%
2012	0.67%	1.99%
2013	0.67%	1.94%
2014	0.67%	1.9%
2015	0.67%	1.87%
2016	0.68%	1.84%
2017	0.68%	1.82%
2018	0.68%	1.8%
2019	0.67%	1.78%
2020	0.66%	1.77%
2021	0.64%	1.74%
2022	0.62%	1.71%
2023	0.6%	1.68%