Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1988

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.85
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.85 children per woman in 1988 — 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 26.1 years old. In total, 72,562 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.85
Births
72,562
Births per 1,000 people
16.4
Mean age of mothers
26.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
4,414,404
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
15-1938.310.3%7,231
20-24138.837.4%28,345
25-29114.030.7%23,102
30-3454.414.6%9,976
35-3920.45.5%3,233
40-445.11.4%614
45-490.40.1%47
50-540.00.0%0