Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 8.52 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 8.52 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 18.7 per 1,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.52 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6 per 1,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 17.4 per 1,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 18.7 per 1,000 population | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 17.4 per 1,000 population | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 17.2 per 1,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.5 per 1,000 population | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 16.4 per 1,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2 per 1,000 population | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 15.8 per 1,000 population | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8 per 1,000 population | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 13.5 per 1,000 population | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2 per 1,000 population | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3 per 1,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11 per 1,000 population | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 10.7 per 1,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.11 per 1,000 population | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 9.89 per 1,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.4 per 1,000 population | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 9.34 per 1,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.52 per 1,000 population | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6 per 1,000 population | 14.8 per 1,000 population | 18.7 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.39 per 1,000 population | 9.89 per 1,000 population | 13.5 per 1,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.09 per 1,000 population | 8.52 per 1,000 population | 9.4 per 1,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 161 Latvia 8.74 per 1,000 population compare
- 162 Montenegro 8.71 per 1,000 population compare
- 163 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.56 per 1,000 population compare
- 165 Maldives 8.34 per 1,000 population compare
- 166 Saudi Arabia 8.28 per 1,000 population compare
- 167 Martinique 8.25 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9162 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 49,993 people (2100)
- Population density 26.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4708 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 8.52 per 1,000 population in 2022, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 per 1,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.52 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years).