Fertility Rate: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Analysis# Bosnia and Herzegovina Fertility Rate Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded a fertility rate of 1.492 births per woman in 2024, representing a modest recovery from recent lows. The country has experienced dramatic demographic change since 1960, when the fertility rate peaked at 3.963 births per woman. A 62.4% decline over six decades reflects the shift toward smaller families and later childbearing typical of developed nations. The rate hit its historical low of 1.18 in 2006, well below the replacement level of 2.1 needed for population stability. Recent data from 2015 onward reveals a gradual upward trajectory, with the fertility rate climbing from 1.322 to 1.492 over nine years. This stabilization suggests the most severe fertility decline has plateaued, though rates remain substantially below mid-century levels. Whether this modest uptick signals sustained demographic recovery or represents temporary fluctuation remains uncertain, but the current trend indicates fertility has largely stabilized after decades of sharp decline.