Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1973

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1973
Total fertility rate: 2.54
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.54 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 81,382 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.54
Births
81,382
Births per 1,000 people
20.9
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
3,887,376
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%39
15-1947.79.4%10,380
20-24167.533.0%30,587
25-29140.527.7%18,722
30-3487.317.2%12,202
35-3946.59.2%7,049
40-4415.93.1%2,131
45-492.40.5%271
50-540.00.0%0