Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.56
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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.56 children per woman in 1998 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 49,052 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.56
Births
49,052
Births per 1,000 people
12.0
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
4,089,356
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%6
15-1927.08.6%5,013
20-24112.436.0%19,118
25-2992.329.6%12,750
30-3451.616.5%7,603
35-3923.27.4%3,704
40-445.31.7%820
45-490.30.1%39
50-540.00.0%0