Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.49 live births per woman
in 2024
Serbia
1.5 live births per woman
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
171st
Serbia rank
170th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.5 live births per woman against 1.49 live births per woman in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 171st and Serbia ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.58 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 3.51 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 2.42 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.4923 live births per woman | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.1574 live births per woman | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.1778 live births per woman | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 0.1233 live births per woman | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.1168 live births per woman | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 0.0112 live births per woman | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.5 live births per woman against 1.49 live births per woman in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 171st and Serbia ranks 170th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.