Total fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Total fertility rate was 1.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.52 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 2006.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 | — |
| 2001 | 1.23 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.22 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.18 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.26 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.32 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.36 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.42 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.51 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.49 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.48 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.49 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.49 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.5 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.21 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 6 |
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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 total fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Total fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.5 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 2006.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for total fertility rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate (UN DESA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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