Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Zambia

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Zambia 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 4.1 in Zambia 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	Zambia
1960	3.96	6.95
1961	3.89	6.98
1962	3.81	7.01
1963	3.7	7.06
1964	3.6	7.09
1965	3.53	7.12
1966	3.39	7.14
1967	3.22	7.15
1968	3.08	7.18
1969	2.95	7.18
1970	2.79	7.22
1971	2.75	7.26
1972	2.67	7.3
1973	2.54	7.34
1974	2.45	7.36
1975	2.39	7.42
1976	2.31	7.39
1977	2.2	7.35
1978	2.08	7.29
1979	1.99	7.22
1980	1.98	7.14
1981	2.02	7.07
1982	2.05	7.04
1983	2.05	7.01
1984	2.02	6.97
1985	1.96	6.93
1986	1.91	6.87
1987	1.88	6.8
1988	1.85	6.7
1989	1.79	6.64
1990	1.79	6.57
1991	1.78	6.46
1992	1.76	6.35
1993	1.73	6.3
1994	1.7	6.26
1995	1.67	6.23
1996	1.65	6.18
1997	1.69	6.12
1998	1.56	6.07
1999	1.37	6
2000	1.28	5.92
2001	1.23	5.85
2002	1.23	5.77
2003	1.22	5.71
2004	1.22	5.7
2005	1.2	5.7
2006	1.18	5.68
2007	1.19	5.61
2008	1.21	5.53
2009	1.27	5.45
2010	1.26	5.36
2011	1.21	5.26
2012	1.25	5.14
2013	1.28	5.01
2014	1.26	4.89
2015	1.32	4.78
2016	1.36	4.67
2017	1.42	4.57
2018	1.5	4.49
2019	1.51	4.42
2020	1.52	4.32
2021	1.49	4.25
2022	1.48	4.18
2023	1.49	4.1
2024	1.49	4.04
2025	1.5	3.97
2026	1.5	3.91
2027	1.51	3.85
2028	1.51	3.77
2029	1.51	3.72
2030	1.52	3.67
2031	1.52	3.61
2032	1.52	3.56
2033	1.53	3.5
2034	1.53	3.45
2035	1.53	3.4
2036	1.54	3.35
2037	1.54	3.3
2038	1.54	3.25
2039	1.54	3.19
2040	1.55	3.15
2041	1.55	3.11
2042	1.55	3.07
2043	1.56	3.03
2044	1.56	3
2045	1.56	2.96
2046	1.56	2.93
2047	1.57	2.9
2048	1.57	2.87
2049	1.57	2.84
2050	1.57	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Zambia
1960	38.2%	46%
1961	38.5%	46.2%
1962	38.6%	46.3%
1963	38.6%	46.5%
1964	38.4%	46.7%
1965	38.1%	46.9%
1966	37.8%	46.9%
1967	37.3%	47%
1968	36.7%	47.1%
1969	36%	47.2%
1970	35.2%	47.4%
1971	34.4%	47.7%
1972	33.7%	48%
1973	33%	48.3%
1974	32.2%	48.6%
1975	31.5%	48.8%
1976	30.7%	49.1%
1977	30%	49.2%
1978	29.3%	49.4%
1979	28.7%	49.5%
1980	28.1%	49.5%
1981	27.5%	49.4%
1982	26.9%	49.3%
1983	26.5%	49.1%
1984	26.2%	49%
1985	25.9%	48.9%
1986	25.7%	48.8%
1987	25.4%	48.7%
1988	25.1%	48.6%
1989	24.9%	48.5%
1990	24.6%	48.4%
1991	24.3%	48.3%
1992	24.7%	48.2%
1993	25.5%	48.2%
1994	25.5%	48.2%
1995	24.8%	48.2%
1996	23.5%	48.2%
1997	22.4%	48.2%
1998	21.5%	48.2%
1999	20.7%	48.1%
2000	19.9%	48%
2001	19.1%	47.8%
2002	18.4%	47.6%
2003	17.8%	47.4%
2004	17.3%	47.3%
2005	16.9%	47.1%
2006	16.4%	47%
2007	16.1%	46.8%
2008	15.8%	46.6%
2009	15.7%	46.4%
2010	15.6%	46.3%
2011	15.4%	46.1%
2012	15.1%	45.9%
2013	14.8%	45.7%
2014	14.5%	45.5%
2015	14.3%	45.2%
2016	14.1%	44.9%
2017	14%	44.5%
2018	13.8%	44.1%
2019	13.7%	43.8%
2020	13.6%	43.3%
2021	13.5%	42.9%
2022	13.4%	42.4%
2023	13.2%	42%
2024	13%	41.5%
2025	12.8%	41%
2026	12.7%	40.5%
2027	12.6%	40%
2028	12.5%	39.6%
2029	12.4%	39.2%
2030	12.4%	38.8%
2031	12.3%	38.5%
2032	12.2%	38.1%
2033	12.1%	37.8%
2034	12%	37.5%
2035	12%	37.1%
2036	11.9%	36.8%
2037	11.9%	36.5%
2038	11.9%	36.1%
2039	11.9%	35.8%
2040	11.9%	35.4%
2041	11.9%	35.1%
2042	11.9%	34.7%
2043	11.9%	34.4%
2044	11.9%	34%
2045	11.9%	33.7%
2046	11.8%	33.3%
2047	11.8%	33%
2048	11.8%	32.6%
2049	11.7%	32.3%
2050	11.7%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.87% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	76,840	102,335
1961	77,601	106,318
1962	77,582	110,173
1963	75,380	114,555
1964	74,151	117,197
1965	72,896	122,814
1966	70,085	127,164
1967	65,618	131,938
1968	61,422	137,315
1969	58,454	142,660
1970	54,455	149,380
1971	54,352	155,249
1972	54,072	161,648
1973	52,989	168,258
1974	53,600	174,484
1975	53,629	182,258
1976	52,107	186,762
1977	48,643	191,557
1978	44,800	194,933
1979	42,157	197,578
1980	42,911	198,817
1981	45,423	202,822
1982	47,023	207,621
1983	47,135	212,712
1984	46,413	216,695
1985	44,983	221,351
1986	42,884	224,768
1987	41,172	227,813
1988	39,058	230,118
1989	36,802	233,429
1990	34,993	235,835
1991	33,692	237,957
1992	-17,883	239,953
1993	-27,199	245,917
1994	4,895	252,023
1995	5,926	257,897
1996	13,327	262,468
1997	19,311	268,198
1998	18,492	275,568
1999	13,568	283,297
2000	11,722	293,186
2001	10,424	302,682
2002	10,972	316,041
2003	10,781	331,189
2004	9,549	349,352
2005	6,546	368,756
2006	2,714	387,891
2007	1,557	403,729
2008	161	419,560
2009	652	434,458
2010	-1,895	448,337
2011	-5,354	459,743
2012	-6,761	469,406
2013	-8,367	476,846
2014	-11,009	483,663
2015	-11,942	491,021
2016	-13,009	497,521
2017	-12,810	504,630
2018	-10,761	515,644
2019	-15,192	528,089
2020	-22,502	536,484
2021	-33,670	535,629
2022	-20,197	563,456
2023	-18,292	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Zambia

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 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Zambia
1985	35	596
1986	33	619
1987	31	630
1988	29	635
1989	26	635
1990	25	625
1991	23	611
1992	30	581
1993	26	532
1994	22	507
1995	19	466
1996	17	433
1997	16	403
1998	14	392
1999	13	378
2000	11	340
2001	11	306
2002	10	274
2003	10	250
2004	10	260
2005	9	264
2006	9	262
2007	9	324
2008	8	394
2009	8	406
2010	8	332
2011	7	291
2012	7	256
2013	7	213
2014	7	174
2015	7	154
2016	7	158
2017	7	141
2018	7	117
2019	6	103
2020	7	99
2021	13	140
2022	12	89
2023	6	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 4.47% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	-	20.5%
1961	-	20.1%
1962	-	19.8%
1963	-	19.5%
1964	-	19.2%
1965	-	19%
1966	-	18.9%
1967	-	18.7%
1968	-	18.5%
1969	-	18.3%
1970	-	17.9%
1971	-	17.4%
1972	-	16.9%
1973	-	16.3%
1974	-	15.9%
1975	-	15.5%
1976	-	15.4%
1977	-	15.3%
1978	-	15.3%
1979	-	15.4%
1980	-	15.5%
1981	-	15.6%
1982	-	15.7%
1983	-	15.9%
1984	2.94%	16.2%
1985	2.7%	16.6%
1986	2.49%	17%
1987	2.3%	17.3%
1988	2.12%	17.7%
1989	1.96%	17.9%
1990	1.82%	18.1%
1991	1.69%	18.1%
1992	5.78%	18.1%
1993	5.87%	17.9%
1994	1.4%	17.7%
1995	1.94%	17.3%
1996	1.24%	17%
1997	1.17%	16.7%
1998	1.09%	16.3%
1999	1.02%	15.9%
2000	0.95%	15.3%
2001	0.89%	14.4%
2002	0.84%	13.4%
2003	0.8%	12.4%
2004	0.76%	11.4%
2005	0.74%	10.5%
2006	0.72%	9.71%
2007	0.71%	9.14%
2008	0.7%	8.62%
2009	0.69%	8%
2010	0.68%	7.57%
2011	0.68%	7.31%
2012	0.67%	7.04%
2013	0.67%	6.72%
2014	0.67%	6.38%
2015	0.67%	6.15%
2016	0.68%	5.9%
2017	0.68%	5.61%
2018	0.68%	5.52%
2019	0.67%	5.41%
2020	0.66%	5.24%
2021	0.64%	4.92%
2022	0.62%	4.67%
2023	0.6%	4.47%