Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1972

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.67
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.67 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (177 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 83,818 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.67
Births
83,818
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
3,848,270
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.20.0%37
15-1948.49.1%10,545
20-24177.033.2%30,886
25-29144.427.0%18,539
30-3493.517.5%13,708
35-3949.99.3%7,488
40-4417.73.3%2,314
45-492.80.5%303
50-540.00.0%0