Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.47 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.47 children per women
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.03 children per women
in 1952
All-time low
1.17 children per women
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 1.47 children per women.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 4.03 children per women in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.17 children per women, in 2006.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 172nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.95 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.83 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 4.03 children per women | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 4.02 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.97 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 3.81 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 3.67 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1957 | 3.47 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 3.48 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.45 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 3.45 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 3.41 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 3.36 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 3.29 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 3.22 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 3.18 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.07 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 2.93 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 2.82 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 2.72 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.58 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 2.56 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.5 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.38 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 2.31 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.26 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.2 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 2.09 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.99 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.91 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.9 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.95 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.98 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.97 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.94 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.89 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.84 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.81 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.78 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.73 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.72 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.71 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.67 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.66 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.66 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.63 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.62 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.66 children per women | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.54 children per women | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.34 children per women | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 1.26 children per women | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.21 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.21 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.21 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.19 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.17 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.18 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.25 children per women | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.25 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 children per women | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.26 children per women | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.25 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 children per women | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 children per women | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4 children per women | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.49 children per women | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.49 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.48 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.47 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.47 children per women | +0.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.47 children per women is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 children per women, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.47 children per women is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48 children per women, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.77 children per women | 3.45 children per women | 4.03 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.15 children per women | 2.72 children per women | 3.45 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.28 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 1.98 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 children per women | 1.17 children per women | 1.26 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 children per women | 1.2 children per women | 1.49 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9162 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,739 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4708 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 26.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 49,993 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.47 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 children per women in 1952.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 children per women in 2006.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).