Bolivia vs Egypt: Birth rate

Bolivia
21.25 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Egypt
21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bolivia rank
70th
Egypt rank
72nd

Birth rate over time

  • Bolivia
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 21.25 births per 1,000 people against 21 births per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.25 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Bolivia ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Egypt Difference Ahead
1950s 43.38 births per 1,000 people 52.15 births per 1,000 people 8.77 births per 1,000 people Egypt
1960s 43.59 births per 1,000 people 44.43 births per 1,000 people 0.8457 births per 1,000 people Egypt
1970s 41.4 births per 1,000 people 41.25 births per 1,000 people 0.1519 births per 1,000 people Bolivia
1980s 37.98 births per 1,000 people 37.99 births per 1,000 people 0.0076 births per 1,000 people Egypt
1990s 33.21 births per 1,000 people 29.76 births per 1,000 people 3.45 births per 1,000 people Bolivia
2000s 27.73 births per 1,000 people 26.93 births per 1,000 people 0.8009 births per 1,000 people Bolivia
2010s 23.88 births per 1,000 people 26.69 births per 1,000 people 2.81 births per 1,000 people Egypt
2020s 21.65 births per 1,000 people 21.31 births per 1,000 people 0.341 births per 1,000 people Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Bolivia or Egypt?
Bolivia, at 21.25 births per 1,000 people against 21 births per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Bolivia and Egypt?
0.25 births per 1,000 people, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Egypt?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Egypt rank globally for birth rate?
Bolivia ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.