Bolivia vs Laos: Birth rate

Bolivia
21.25 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos
21.27 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bolivia rank
70th
Laos rank
69th

Birth rate over time

  • Bolivia
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 21.27 births per 1,000 people against 21.25 births per 1,000 people in Bolivia, a difference of 0.02 births per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 70th and Laos ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 43.38 births per 1,000 people 46.45 births per 1,000 people 3.07 births per 1,000 people Laos
1960s 43.59 births per 1,000 people 44.42 births per 1,000 people 0.836 births per 1,000 people Laos
1970s 41.4 births per 1,000 people 44.18 births per 1,000 people 2.78 births per 1,000 people Laos
1980s 37.98 births per 1,000 people 43.23 births per 1,000 people 5.25 births per 1,000 people Laos
1990s 33.21 births per 1,000 people 38.88 births per 1,000 people 5.68 births per 1,000 people Laos
2000s 27.73 births per 1,000 people 29.77 births per 1,000 people 2.03 births per 1,000 people Laos
2010s 23.88 births per 1,000 people 25.12 births per 1,000 people 1.24 births per 1,000 people Laos
2020s 21.65 births per 1,000 people 21.93 births per 1,000 people 0.278 births per 1,000 people Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Bolivia or Laos?
Laos, at 21.27 births per 1,000 people against 21.25 births per 1,000 people in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Bolivia and Laos?
0.02 births per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Laos?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Laos rank globally for birth rate?
Bolivia ranks 70th and Laos ranks 69th 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.