Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Finland: Birth rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland
7.78 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
215th
Finland rank
214th

Birth rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Finland
10203040187819502023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 7.78 births per 1,000 people against 7.71 births per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 215th and Finland ranks 214th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland Difference Ahead
1950s 37.43 births per 1,000 people 21.36 births per 1,000 people 16.06 births per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 29.49 births per 1,000 people 17.26 births per 1,000 people 12.24 births per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 20.18 births per 1,000 people 13.42 births per 1,000 people 6.76 births per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 17.43 births per 1,000 people 12.99 births per 1,000 people 4.45 births per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 12.78 births per 1,000 people 12.27 births per 1,000 people 0.5067 births per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 9.87 births per 1,000 people 10.98 births per 1,000 people 1.11 births per 1,000 people Finland
2010s 8.73 births per 1,000 people 10 births per 1,000 people 1.27 births per 1,000 people Finland
2020s 7.96 births per 1,000 people 8.28 births per 1,000 people 0.3265 births per 1,000 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Finland?
Finland, at 7.78 births per 1,000 people against 7.71 births per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland?
0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland rank globally for birth rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 215th and Finland ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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

Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.