Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1987

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.88
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.88 children per woman in 1987 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 74,049 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.88
Births
74,049
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
4,390,246
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
10-140.10.0%17
15-1937.59.9%7,218
20-24139.036.8%29,050
25-29117.131.0%23,514
30-3456.615.0%10,254
35-3921.75.7%3,303
40-445.51.5%639
45-490.40.1%55
50-540.00.0%0