Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Bolivia
Bolivia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children was 2.55 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Bolivia is 2.55 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Bolivia peaked at 6.28 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.55 live births per woman, in 2023.
Bolivia ranks 80th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.19 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.78 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.21 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 live births per woman | 4.09 live births per woman | 4.9 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.62 live births per woman | 3.29 live births per woman | 3.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 4 |
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More population data for Bolivia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 971,603 people (2100)
- Population density 16.39 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.52 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,117 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.52 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.52 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Bolivia?
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Bolivia was 2.55 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Bolivia ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The 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.