Australia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Fertility rate, total

Australia
1.48 births per woman
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.49 births per woman
in 2024
Australia rank
155th
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
153rd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Australia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.49 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Australia, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Australia ranks 155th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 153rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina Difference Ahead
1960s 3.14 births per woman 3.51 births per woman 0.3736 births per woman Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 2.35 births per woman 2.42 births per woman 0.0656 births per woman Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 1.88 births per woman 1.95 births per woman 0.0685 births per woman Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.83 births per woman 1.67 births per woman 0.1566 births per woman Australia
2000s 1.84 births per woman 1.22 births per woman 0.6163 births per woman Australia
2010s 1.82 births per woman 1.34 births per woman 0.4784 births per woman Australia
2020s 1.58 births per woman 1.49 births per woman 0.0854 births per woman Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Australia or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.49 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
0.01 births per woman, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Australia ranks 155th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 153rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.