Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.39 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.39 children per women
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
83rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.26 children per women
in 1968
All-time low
2.39 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 2.39 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 4.26 children per women in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2.39 children per women, in 2023.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 83rd 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.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.88 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.9 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 3.92 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 3.95 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 3.98 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 4.02 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 4.05 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 4.08 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 4.11 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 4.14 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 4.16 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 4.18 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 4.2 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 4.22 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.23 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 4.24 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.25 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 4.26 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.26 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.26 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.25 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.24 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.23 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.23 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 4.22 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.22 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.24 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.22 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.2 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 4.18 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.16 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.14 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.12 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.11 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.1 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.06 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 4.06 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.05 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.05 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.03 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.01 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.99 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.91 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.84 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.78 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.74 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.7 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.63 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.59 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.56 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.49 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.42 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.36 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.31 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.24 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.19 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.18 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.11 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.05 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.99 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.93 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.88 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.83 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.77 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.72 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.67 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.62 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.58 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.54 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.51 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.48 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.45 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.42 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.39 children per women | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4 children per women | 3.88 children per women | 4.14 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.22 children per women | 4.16 children per women | 4.26 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.22 children per women | 4.18 children per women | 4.25 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.09 children per women | 4.03 children per women | 4.16 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.78 children per women | 3.56 children per women | 4.01 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 children per women | 2.99 children per women | 3.49 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 children per women | 2.51 children per women | 2.93 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 2.48 children per women | 4 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5952 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 16.39 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 2.39 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 children per women in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 children per women in 2023.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).