Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.69
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.69 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 49,998 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.69
Births
49,998
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,018,227
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
10-140.00.0%8
15-1933.19.8%5,973
20-24120.535.8%18,685
25-2996.228.6%12,399
30-3456.116.7%8,206
35-3924.77.4%3,859
40-445.51.6%832
45-490.30.1%36
50-540.00.0%0