Birth rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Birth rate was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 21.25 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Bolivia peaked at 43.91 births per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.25 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Bolivia ranks 70th 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 | 43.38 births per 1,000 people | 43.01 births per 1,000 people | 43.86 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.59 births per 1,000 people | 43.01 births per 1,000 people | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.4 births per 1,000 people | 40.08 births per 1,000 people | 42.67 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.98 births per 1,000 people | 36.48 births per 1,000 people | 39.72 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.21 births per 1,000 people | 30.57 births per 1,000 people | 36.07 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.73 births per 1,000 people | 26.02 births per 1,000 people | 29.85 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.88 births per 1,000 people | 22.26 births per 1,000 people | 25.62 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.65 births per 1,000 people | 21.25 births per 1,000 people | 22 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 67 Turkmenistan 21.74 births per 1,000 people compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 21.31 births per 1,000 people compare
- 69 Laos 21.27 births per 1,000 people compare
- 71 Marshall Islands 21.14 births per 1,000 people compare
- 72 Egypt 21 births per 1,000 people compare
- 73 Guatemala 20.81 births per 1,000 people compare
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 birth rate in Bolivia?
- Birth rate in Bolivia was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.91 births per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for birth rate?
- Bolivia ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.