Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Latvia: Birth rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
7.57 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
215th
Latvia rank
216th
Birth rate over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Latvia
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 7.71 births per 1,000 people against 7.57 births per 1,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.14 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 215th and Latvia ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.43 births per 1,000 people | 16.31 births per 1,000 people | 21.12 births per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 29.49 births per 1,000 people | 14.84 births per 1,000 people | 14.65 births per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 20.18 births per 1,000 people | 14 births per 1,000 people | 6.18 births per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 17.43 births per 1,000 people | 15.05 births per 1,000 people | 2.38 births per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 12.78 births per 1,000 people | 9.9 births per 1,000 people | 2.88 births per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 9.87 births per 1,000 people | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | 0.1466 births per 1,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 8.73 births per 1,000 people | 10.35 births per 1,000 people | 1.62 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 7.96 births per 1,000 people | 8.64 births per 1,000 people | 0.6845 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Latvia?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 7.71 births per 1,000 people against 7.57 births per 1,000 people in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Latvia?
- 0.14 births per 1,000 people, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Latvia rank globally for birth rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 215th and Latvia ranks 216th 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.