Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.47 children per women
in 2023
Croatia
1.46 children per women
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
172nd
Croatia rank
174th

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.47 children per women against 1.46 children per women in Croatia, a difference of 0.01 children per women.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 172nd and Croatia ranks 174th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 5 and Croatia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.77 children per women 2.26 children per women 1.5 children per women Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 3.15 children per women 2.01 children per women 1.13 children per women Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 2.28 children per women 1.89 children per women 0.3859 children per women Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 1.88 children per women 1.78 children per women 0.1008 children per women Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.62 children per women 1.53 children per women 0.0924 children per women Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 1.21 children per women 1.46 children per women 0.2495 children per women Croatia
2010s 1.32 children per women 1.45 children per women 0.1307 children per women Croatia
2020s 1.48 children per women 1.51 children per women 0.036 children per women Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Croatia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.47 children per women against 1.46 children per women in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?
0.01 children per women, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 172nd and Croatia ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit
children per women
Source
Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).