Population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia

Bolivia: Population growth rate vs median age was 1.41 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.41
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.45
in 1977
All-time low
1
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 1.41 for population growth rate vs median age in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia peaked at 2.45 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2021.

That places Bolivia 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 1.72 —
1951 1.76 +2.2%
1952 1.78 +1.4%
1953 1.84 +3.2%
1954 1.88 +2.3%
1955 1.93 +2.6%
1956 1.97 +1.8%
1957 2.01 +2.1%
1958 2.05 +1.9%
1959 2.08 +1.9%
1960 2.12 +1.8%
1961 2.15 +1.2%
1962 2.18 +1.6%
1963 2.21 +1.3%
1964 2.23 +1.0%
1965 2.25 +1.1%
1966 2.28 +1.2%
1967 2.31 +1.4%
1968 2.34 +1.1%
1969 2.35 +0.4%
1970 2.35 +0.1%
1971 2.36 +0.4%
1972 2.35 -0.4%
1973 2.37 +0.8%
1974 2.38 +0.5%
1975 2.39 +0.5%
1976 2.45 +2.3%
1977 2.45 +0.0%
1978 2.44 -0.1%
1979 2.44 -0.2%
1980 2.44 +0.0%
1981 2.43 -0.3%
1982 2.41 -1.0%
1983 2.39 -0.6%
1984 2.4 +0.2%
1985 2.37 -1.0%
1986 2.38 +0.4%
1987 2.4 +0.6%
1988 2.41 +0.5%
1989 2.41 -0.1%
1990 2.4 -0.2%
1991 2.4 -0.1%
1992 2.35 -2.4%
1993 2.31 -1.3%
1994 2.27 -1.9%
1995 2.22 -2.0%
1996 2.19 -1.4%
1997 2.13 -3.0%
1998 2.1 -1.5%
1999 2.07 -1.3%
2000 2.01 -2.9%
2001 1.96 -2.7%
2002 1.92 -2.0%
2003 1.9 -1.0%
2004 1.87 -1.4%
2005 1.85 -1.0%
2006 1.87 +0.8%
2007 1.84 -1.5%
2008 1.81 -1.5%
2009 1.78 -1.6%
2010 1.76 -1.5%
2011 1.73 -1.7%
2012 1.7 -1.7%
2013 1.67 -2.0%
2014 1.63 -2.1%
2015 1.6 -1.9%
2016 1.57 -2.1%
2017 1.53 -2.2%
2018 1.5 -2.0%
2019 1.47 -2.1%
2020 1.12 -24.1%
2021 1 -10.2%
2022 1.39 +38.6%
2023 1.41 +1.4%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 1.41 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.93, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 1.41 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4839, 2.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +38.6% 1 1.39

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.9 1.72 2.08 10
1960s 2.24 2.12 2.35 10
1970s 2.4 2.35 2.45 10
1980s 2.4 2.37 2.44 10
1990s 2.24 2.07 2.4 10
2000s 1.88 1.78 2.01 10
2010s 1.62 1.47 1.76 10
2020s 1.23 1 1.41 4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 75 Cambodia 1.44 compare
  2. 76 Paraguay 1.43 compare
  3. 77 Marshall Islands 1.42 compare
  4. 78 Saudi Arabia 1.41 compare
  5. 80 Tuvalu 1.39 compare
  6. 81 Tokelau 1.39 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia?
Population growth rate vs median age in Bolivia was 1.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 in 1977.
What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
How does Bolivia rank for population growth rate vs median age?
Bolivia ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population growth rate vs median age
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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