Bolivia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Bolivia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Bolivia is 2.55, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.59 — a -44.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bolivia	World
1960	6.27	4.69
1961	6.26	4.56
1962	6.25	5.02
1963	6.23	5.31
1964	6.21	5.13
1965	6.18	5.08
1966	6.16	4.97
1967	6.13	4.87
1968	6.1	4.98
1969	6.06	4.88
1970	6	4.84
1971	5.95	4.69
1972	5.89	4.55
1973	5.85	4.42
1974	5.8	4.26
1975	5.75	4.07
1976	5.74	3.97
1977	5.67	3.84
1978	5.61	3.77
1979	5.54	3.76
1980	5.47	3.73
1981	5.41	3.71
1982	5.35	3.72
1983	5.29	3.59
1984	5.24	3.57
1985	5.15	3.53
1986	5.12	3.51
1987	5.06	3.48
1988	5.03	3.39
1989	4.97	3.35
1990	4.9	3.31
1991	4.85	3.13
1992	4.71	3.04
1993	4.59	2.97
1994	4.49	2.92
1995	4.41	2.87
1996	4.34	2.82
1997	4.22	2.78
1998	4.15	2.75
1999	4.09	2.72
2000	3.99	2.73
2001	3.89	2.69
2002	3.8	2.66
2003	3.72	2.64
2004	3.63	2.63
2005	3.56	2.61
2006	3.53	2.61
2007	3.45	2.6
2008	3.36	2.6
2009	3.29	2.59
2010	3.21	2.57
2011	3.14	2.55
2012	3.08	2.56
2013	3.01	2.53
2014	2.95	2.52
2015	2.89	2.49
2016	2.83	2.49
2017	2.78	2.46
2018	2.73	2.39
2019	2.69	2.35
2020	2.65	2.28
2021	2.62	2.25
2022	2.58	2.22
2023	2.55	2.2
2024	2.52	2.19
2025	2.5	2.18
2026	2.47	2.18
2027	2.45	2.17
2028	2.42	2.16
2029	2.4	2.15
2030	2.38	2.14
2031	2.36	2.13
2032	2.34	2.12
2033	2.32	2.12
2034	2.3	2.11
2035	2.28	2.1
2036	2.26	2.09
2037	2.24	2.09
2038	2.23	2.08
2039	2.21	2.08
2040	2.19	2.08
2041	2.18	2.07
2042	2.16	2.07
2043	2.15	2.07
2044	2.13	2.07
2045	2.12	2.06
2046	2.11	2.06
2047	2.09	2.06
2048	2.08	2.05
2049	2.07	2.05
2050	2.06	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 14.4% were to women under 20 years old, 50.9% to women ages 20-29, and 34.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.1%, 52.2%, and 33.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Bolivia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Bolivia	World
1960	40.6%	37.4%
1961	40.5%	37.5%
1962	40.5%	37.6%
1963	40.5%	37.8%
1964	40.6%	38%
1965	40.8%	38%
1966	40.9%	38%
1967	41%	38%
1968	41.1%	37.9%
1969	41.2%	37.8%
1970	41.2%	37.7%
1971	41.3%	37.6%
1972	41.3%	37.5%
1973	41.3%	37.3%
1974	41.3%	37.2%
1975	41.3%	37.1%
1976	41.3%	36.9%
1977	41.3%	36.7%
1978	41.2%	36.3%
1979	41.2%	35.9%
1980	41.1%	35.5%
1981	41.1%	35.2%
1982	41%	34.9%
1983	40.9%	34.6%
1984	40.9%	34.3%
1985	40.8%	34%
1986	40.7%	33.8%
1987	40.6%	33.6%
1988	40.5%	33.4%
1989	40.4%	33.2%
1990	40.3%	33%
1991	40.2%	32.9%
1992	40%	32.7%
1993	39.8%	32.5%
1994	39.6%	32.3%
1995	39.3%	32.1%
1996	39.1%	31.8%
1997	38.8%	31.5%
1998	38.6%	31.1%
1999	38.3%	30.8%
2000	38%	30.4%
2001	37.7%	30%
2002	37.4%	29.6%
2003	37.1%	29.2%
2004	36.7%	28.8%
2005	36.3%	28.5%
2006	36%	28.1%
2007	35.6%	27.9%
2008	35.2%	27.6%
2009	34.8%	27.5%
2010	34.4%	27.3%
2011	34.1%	27.1%
2012	33.7%	27%
2013	33.3%	26.9%
2014	33%	26.8%
2015	32.6%	26.6%
2016	32.3%	26.5%
2017	31.9%	26.4%
2018	31.6%	26.2%
2019	31.3%	26%
2020	31%	25.8%
2021	30.8%	25.6%
2022	30.5%	25.3%
2023	30.1%	25%
2024	29.8%	24.7%
2025	29.4%	24.4%
2026	29.1%	24.1%
2027	28.8%	23.8%
2028	28.5%	23.4%
2029	28.1%	23.1%
2030	27.8%	22.8%
2031	27.6%	22.6%
2032	27.3%	22.3%
2033	27%	22.1%
2034	26.7%	21.9%
2035	26.5%	21.7%
2036	26.2%	21.6%
2037	26%	21.5%
2038	25.7%	21.4%
2039	25.4%	21.3%
2040	25.2%	21.2%
2041	24.9%	21.1%
2042	24.7%	21%
2043	24.4%	21%
2044	24.2%	20.9%
2045	24%	20.8%
2046	23.7%	20.7%
2047	23.5%	20.7%
2048	23.3%	20.6%
2049	23%	20.5%
2050	22.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Bolivia was 40.6% in 1960, 39.8% in 1993, and 29.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Bolivia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Bolivia, excluding migration, has been +1.42% annually. On average, 163,783 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bolivia
1960	78,501
1961	81,106
1962	84,090
1963	87,010
1964	89,745
1965	92,655
1966	95,800
1967	99,339
1968	102,671
1969	105,361
1970	107,897
1971	110,749
1972	112,799
1973	116,323
1974	119,560
1975	122,864
1976	128,552
1977	131,569
1978	134,504
1979	137,331
1980	140,460
1981	143,199
1982	144,825
1983	147,129
1984	150,545
1985	152,288
1986	156,146
1987	160,458
1988	164,763
1989	168,044
1990	171,351
1991	174,836
1992	174,242
1993	175,344
1994	175,387
1995	175,141
1996	175,861
1997	173,731
1998	174,207
1999	175,051
2000	172,996
2001	171,177
2002	170,656
2003	171,846
2004	172,350
2005	173,567
2006	177,999
2007	178,309
2008	178,576
2009	178,741
2010	179,036
2011	178,840
2012	178,716
2013	177,929
2014	176,967
2015	176,169
2016	175,057
2017	173,799
2018	172,775
2019	171,593
2020	131,870
2021	119,576
2022	167,691
2023	172,336

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Bolivia was 146 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.15% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -49.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bolivia	World
1985	518	460
1986	503	438
1987	478	429
1988	457	414
1989	430	401
1990	407	391
1991	391	395
1992	375	395
1993	354	389
1994	336	382
1995	322	371
1996	314	366
1997	306	358
1998	298	360
1999	292	340
2000	287	328
2001	276	321
2002	262	311
2003	256	301
2004	251	291
2005	242	283
2006	236	276
2007	224	269
2008	214	264
2009	205	258
2010	196	253
2011	187	247
2012	180	239
2013	175	235
2014	171	231
2015	166	228
2016	162	220
2017	160	215
2018	157	211
2019	156	207
2020	218	211
2021	270	242
2022	164	203
2023	146	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Bolivia was 23.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.31% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 75.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bolivia	World
1960	29%	18.5%
1961	28.4%	18.1%
1962	27.8%	17.8%
1963	27.2%	17.5%
1964	26.6%	17.7%
1965	26%	17.5%
1966	25.4%	17.3%
1967	24.8%	17%
1968	24.2%	16.5%
1969	23.6%	15.5%
1970	22.9%	15.2%
1971	22.3%	15.1%
1972	21.7%	14.4%
1973	21%	14.1%
1974	20.4%	13.7%
1975	19.8%	13.4%
1976	19.1%	13%
1977	18.5%	12.5%
1978	17.9%	12.1%
1979	17.4%	11.7%
1980	16.9%	11.4%
1981	16.5%	11%
1982	16%	10.8%
1983	15.6%	10.6%
1984	15.1%	10.4%
1985	14.6%	10.1%
1986	14.2%	9.81%
1987	13.7%	9.47%
1988	13.2%	9.31%
1989	12.7%	9.02%
1990	12.2%	8.81%
1991	11.7%	8.66%
1992	11.2%	8.46%
1993	10.8%	8.19%
1994	10.3%	7.98%
1995	9.84%	7.76%
1996	9.38%	7.52%
1997	8.93%	7.28%
1998	8.47%	7.05%
1999	8.02%	6.76%
2000	7.57%	6.48%
2001	7.14%	6.21%
2002	6.74%	5.94%
2003	6.35%	5.65%
2004	5.99%	5.43%
2005	5.64%	5.16%
2006	5.31%	4.92%
2007	5%	4.7%
2008	4.72%	4.5%
2009	4.45%	4.31%
2010	4.2%	4.11%
2011	3.97%	3.97%
2012	3.75%	3.77%
2013	3.54%	3.61%
2014	3.35%	3.48%
2015	3.18%	3.35%
2016	3.03%	3.23%
2017	2.9%	3.11%
2018	2.78%	2.97%
2019	2.67%	2.86%
2020	2.57%	2.75%
2021	2.48%	2.66%
2022	2.39%	2.59%
2023	2.31%	2.49%