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
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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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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

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