Bolivia vs Guatemala: Birth rate
Bolivia
21.25 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala
20.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bolivia rank
70th
Guatemala rank
73rd
Birth rate over time
- Bolivia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 21.25 births per 1,000 people against 20.81 births per 1,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.44 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Bolivia ranks 70th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.38 births per 1,000 people | 50.6 births per 1,000 people | 7.21 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 43.59 births per 1,000 people | 46.56 births per 1,000 people | 2.97 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 41.4 births per 1,000 people | 44.17 births per 1,000 people | 2.77 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 37.98 births per 1,000 people | 41.85 births per 1,000 people | 3.87 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 33.21 births per 1,000 people | 37.73 births per 1,000 people | 4.52 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 27.73 births per 1,000 people | 31.34 births per 1,000 people | 3.61 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 23.88 births per 1,000 people | 26.05 births per 1,000 people | 2.17 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 21.65 births per 1,000 people | 21.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.3237 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 Guatemala?
- Bolivia, at 21.25 births per 1,000 people against 20.81 births per 1,000 people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Bolivia and Guatemala?
- 0.44 births per 1,000 people, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Guatemala rank globally for birth rate?
- Bolivia ranks 70th and Guatemala ranks 73rd 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.