Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and Colombia

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bolivia was 2.55 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.65 in Colombia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bolivia vs Colombia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bolivia	Colombia
1960	6.27	6.74
1961	6.26	6.71
1962	6.25	6.66
1963	6.23	6.58
1964	6.21	6.48
1965	6.18	6.33
1966	6.16	6.16
1967	6.13	5.96
1968	6.1	5.74
1969	6.06	5.51
1970	6	5.28
1971	5.95	5.06
1972	5.89	4.86
1973	5.85	4.68
1974	5.8	4.53
1975	5.75	4.4
1976	5.74	4.29
1977	5.67	4.16
1978	5.61	4
1979	5.54	3.89
1980	5.47	3.8
1981	5.41	3.71
1982	5.35	3.62
1983	5.29	3.5
1984	5.24	3.35
1985	5.15	3.23
1986	5.12	3.15
1987	5.06	3.09
1988	5.03	3.04
1989	4.97	3.01
1990	4.9	3
1991	4.85	2.98
1992	4.71	2.98
1993	4.59	2.98
1994	4.49	2.94
1995	4.41	2.85
1996	4.34	2.77
1997	4.22	2.74
1998	4.15	2.72
1999	4.09	2.64
2000	3.99	2.57
2001	3.89	2.52
2002	3.8	2.49
2003	3.72	2.45
2004	3.63	2.38
2005	3.56	2.31
2006	3.53	2.24
2007	3.45	2.19
2008	3.36	2.15
2009	3.29	2.1
2010	3.21	2.01
2011	3.14	1.94
2012	3.08	1.9
2013	3.01	1.86
2014	2.95	1.82
2015	2.89	1.77
2016	2.83	1.72
2017	2.78	1.72
2018	2.73	1.72
2019	2.69	1.71
2020	2.65	1.69
2021	2.62	1.68
2022	2.58	1.66
2023	2.55	1.65
2024	2.52	1.63
2025	2.5	1.62
2026	2.47	1.6
2027	2.45	1.6
2028	2.42	1.59
2029	2.4	1.59
2030	2.38	1.58
2031	2.36	1.58
2032	2.34	1.57
2033	2.32	1.57
2034	2.3	1.57
2035	2.28	1.57
2036	2.26	1.57
2037	2.24	1.57
2038	2.23	1.57
2039	2.21	1.57
2040	2.19	1.57
2041	2.18	1.57
2042	2.16	1.57
2043	2.15	1.57
2044	2.13	1.57
2045	2.12	1.57
2046	2.11	1.57
2047	2.09	1.58
2048	2.08	1.58
2049	2.07	1.58
2050	2.06	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bolivia	Colombia
1960	40.6%	46.8%
1961	40.5%	47%
1962	40.5%	47.1%
1963	40.5%	47.2%
1964	40.6%	47.3%
1965	40.8%	47.2%
1966	40.9%	47.1%
1967	41%	46.9%
1968	41.1%	46.7%
1969	41.2%	46.4%
1970	41.2%	46%
1971	41.3%	45.6%
1972	41.3%	45.1%
1973	41.3%	44.6%
1974	41.3%	44%
1975	41.3%	43.4%
1976	41.3%	42.8%
1977	41.3%	42.2%
1978	41.2%	41.5%
1979	41.2%	40.9%
1980	41.1%	40.3%
1981	41.1%	39.7%
1982	41%	39.1%
1983	40.9%	38.6%
1984	40.9%	38.1%
1985	40.8%	37.6%
1986	40.7%	37.2%
1987	40.6%	36.9%
1988	40.5%	36.5%
1989	40.4%	36.2%
1990	40.3%	35.9%
1991	40.2%	35.6%
1992	40%	35.3%
1993	39.8%	35%
1994	39.6%	34.7%
1995	39.3%	34.4%
1996	39.1%	34%
1997	38.8%	33.7%
1998	38.6%	33.3%
1999	38.3%	32.9%
2000	38%	32.5%
2001	37.7%	32.1%
2002	37.4%	31.7%
2003	37.1%	31.3%
2004	36.7%	30.9%
2005	36.3%	30.4%
2006	36%	29.9%
2007	35.6%	29.3%
2008	35.2%	28.7%
2009	34.8%	28.1%
2010	34.4%	27.5%
2011	34.1%	26.9%
2012	33.7%	26.3%
2013	33.3%	25.7%
2014	33%	25.1%
2015	32.6%	24.5%
2016	32.3%	23.9%
2017	31.9%	23.3%
2018	31.6%	22.7%
2019	31.3%	22.1%
2020	31%	21.7%
2021	30.8%	21.3%
2022	30.5%	21%
2023	30.1%	20.6%
2024	29.8%	20.3%
2025	29.4%	20%
2026	29.1%	19.7%
2027	28.8%	19.5%
2028	28.5%	19.3%
2029	28.1%	19.1%
2030	27.8%	18.8%
2031	27.6%	18.6%
2032	27.3%	18.4%
2033	27%	18.2%
2034	26.7%	18%
2035	26.5%	17.7%
2036	26.2%	17.4%
2037	26%	17.2%
2038	25.7%	16.9%
2039	25.4%	16.7%
2040	25.2%	16.4%
2041	24.9%	16.2%
2042	24.7%	16%
2043	24.4%	15.7%
2044	24.2%	15.5%
2045	24%	15.4%
2046	23.7%	15.2%
2047	23.5%	15%
2048	23.3%	14.8%
2049	23%	14.7%
2050	22.8%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Bolivia vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia and +0.85% in Colombia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bolivia	Colombia
1960	78,501	529,316
1961	81,106	545,627
1962	84,090	559,985
1963	87,010	572,355
1964	89,745	581,435
1965	92,655	587,677
1966	95,800	590,855
1967	99,339	591,649
1968	102,671	589,407
1969	105,361	586,559
1970	107,897	583,396
1971	110,749	582,011
1972	112,799	581,361
1973	116,323	583,608
1974	119,560	589,035
1975	122,864	598,580
1976	128,552	612,265
1977	131,569	622,814
1978	134,504	626,378
1979	137,331	635,747
1980	140,460	649,872
1981	143,199	662,195
1982	144,825	675,339
1983	147,129	674,767
1984	150,545	666,315
1985	152,288	625,379
1986	156,146	659,701
1987	160,458	659,429
1988	164,763	663,796
1989	168,044	674,102
1990	171,351	682,409
1991	174,836	690,266
1992	174,242	697,763
1993	175,344	709,287
1994	175,387	708,660
1995	175,141	694,968
1996	175,861	682,547
1997	173,731	686,073
1998	174,207	687,704
1999	175,051	668,576
2000	172,996	652,176
2001	171,177	642,933
2002	170,656	640,840
2003	171,846	642,144
2004	172,350	628,424
2005	173,567	610,618
2006	177,999	594,388
2007	178,309	583,115
2008	178,576	576,654
2009	178,741	559,017
2010	179,036	533,657
2011	178,840	511,524
2012	178,716	503,285
2013	177,929	489,069
2014	176,967	470,916
2015	176,169	446,778
2016	175,057	425,087
2017	173,799	426,538
2018	172,775	433,622
2019	171,593	441,087
2020	131,870	378,965
2021	119,576	311,122
2022	167,691	406,143
2023	172,336	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 146 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bolivia, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bolivia	Colombia
1985	518	143
1986	503	123
1987	478	120
1988	457	113
1989	430	106
1990	407	102
1991	391	99
1992	375	97
1993	354	94
1994	336	93
1995	322	91
1996	314	89
1997	306	90
1998	298	92
1999	292	96
2000	287	95
2001	276	94
2002	262	91
2003	256	87
2004	251	84
2005	242	82
2006	236	81
2007	224	80
2008	214	78
2009	205	77
2010	196	76
2011	187	75
2012	180	73
2013	175	72
2014	171	71
2015	166	70
2016	162	69
2017	160	68
2018	157	67
2019	156	66
2020	218	94
2021	270	147
2022	164	74
2023	146	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia and 1.2% in Colombia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bolivia	Colombia
1960	29%	13.4%
1961	28.4%	13%
1962	27.8%	12.6%
1963	27.2%	12.2%
1964	26.6%	11.8%
1965	26%	11.5%
1966	25.4%	11.1%
1967	24.8%	10.8%
1968	24.2%	10.4%
1969	23.6%	10.1%
1970	22.9%	9.72%
1971	22.3%	9.36%
1972	21.7%	8.99%
1973	21%	8.6%
1974	20.4%	8.2%
1975	19.8%	7.8%
1976	19.1%	7.39%
1977	18.5%	6.98%
1978	17.9%	6.58%
1979	17.4%	6.2%
1980	16.9%	5.84%
1981	16.5%	5.5%
1982	16%	5.17%
1983	15.6%	4.88%
1984	15.1%	4.62%
1985	14.6%	4.89%
1986	14.2%	4.17%
1987	13.7%	3.99%
1988	13.2%	3.84%
1989	12.7%	3.7%
1990	12.2%	3.57%
1991	11.7%	3.45%
1992	11.2%	3.33%
1993	10.8%	3.21%
1994	10.3%	3.1%
1995	9.84%	2.99%
1996	9.38%	2.88%
1997	8.93%	2.78%
1998	8.47%	2.68%
1999	8.02%	2.59%
2000	7.57%	2.51%
2001	7.14%	2.43%
2002	6.74%	2.35%
2003	6.35%	2.28%
2004	5.99%	2.22%
2005	5.64%	2.15%
2006	5.31%	2.09%
2007	5%	2.02%
2008	4.72%	1.96%
2009	4.45%	1.89%
2010	4.2%	1.83%
2011	3.97%	1.77%
2012	3.75%	1.72%
2013	3.54%	1.66%
2014	3.35%	1.61%
2015	3.18%	1.56%
2016	3.03%	1.51%
2017	2.9%	1.46%
2018	2.78%	1.41%
2019	2.67%	1.37%
2020	2.57%	1.32%
2021	2.48%	1.28%
2022	2.39%	1.24%
2023	2.31%	1.2%