Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and East Timor

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs East Timor 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 2.71 in East Timor in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bolivia vs East Timor 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	East Timor
1960	6.27	6.32
1961	6.26	6.27
1962	6.25	6.22
1963	6.23	6.16
1964	6.21	6.08
1965	6.18	6.01
1966	6.16	5.93
1967	6.13	5.86
1968	6.1	5.79
1969	6.06	5.72
1970	6	5.66
1971	5.95	5.58
1972	5.89	5.49
1973	5.85	5.39
1974	5.8	5.29
1975	5.75	5.19
1976	5.74	5.12
1977	5.67	5.09
1978	5.61	5.09
1979	5.54	5.14
1980	5.47	5.22
1981	5.41	5.53
1982	5.35	5.56
1983	5.29	5.59
1984	5.24	5.61
1985	5.15	5.65
1986	5.12	5.67
1987	5.06	5.68
1988	5.03	5.72
1989	4.97	5.76
1990	4.9	5.81
1991	4.85	5.84
1992	4.71	5.87
1993	4.59	5.88
1994	4.49	5.91
1995	4.41	5.94
1996	4.34	5.94
1997	4.22	5.96
1998	4.15	5.96
1999	4.09	5.97
2000	3.99	5.93
2001	3.89	5.92
2002	3.8	5.9
2003	3.72	5.85
2004	3.63	5.74
2005	3.56	5.61
2006	3.53	5.47
2007	3.45	5.33
2008	3.36	5.17
2009	3.29	4.99
2010	3.21	4.82
2011	3.14	4.61
2012	3.08	4.4
2013	3.01	4.21
2014	2.95	4
2015	2.89	3.78
2016	2.83	3.58
2017	2.78	3.4
2018	2.73	3.24
2019	2.69	3.12
2020	2.65	3.01
2021	2.62	2.89
2022	2.58	2.8
2023	2.55	2.71
2024	2.52	2.63
2025	2.5	2.56
2026	2.47	2.5
2027	2.45	2.45
2028	2.42	2.4
2029	2.4	2.36
2030	2.38	2.32
2031	2.36	2.29
2032	2.34	2.25
2033	2.32	2.22
2034	2.3	2.19
2035	2.28	2.17
2036	2.26	2.14
2037	2.24	2.12
2038	2.23	2.09
2039	2.21	2.07
2040	2.19	2.05
2041	2.18	2.03
2042	2.16	2.02
2043	2.15	2
2044	2.13	1.99
2045	2.12	1.97
2046	2.11	1.96
2047	2.09	1.95
2048	2.08	1.94
2049	2.07	1.93
2050	2.06	1.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bolivia	East Timor
1960	40.6%	40.1%
1961	40.5%	39.7%
1962	40.5%	39.3%
1963	40.5%	39%
1964	40.6%	38.8%
1965	40.8%	38.7%
1966	40.9%	38.9%
1967	41%	39.1%
1968	41.1%	39.3%
1969	41.2%	39.5%
1970	41.2%	39.6%
1971	41.3%	39.7%
1972	41.3%	39.7%
1973	41.3%	39.8%
1974	41.3%	39.7%
1975	41.3%	39.4%
1976	41.3%	39%
1977	41.3%	38.5%
1978	41.2%	38%
1979	41.2%	37.5%
1980	41.1%	37.4%
1981	41.1%	37.8%
1982	41%	38.4%
1983	40.9%	38.8%
1984	40.9%	39.3%
1985	40.8%	39.7%
1986	40.7%	40.2%
1987	40.6%	40.7%
1988	40.5%	41.3%
1989	40.4%	41.9%
1990	40.3%	42.2%
1991	40.2%	42.4%
1992	40%	42.6%
1993	39.8%	42.7%
1994	39.6%	42.9%
1995	39.3%	43%
1996	39.1%	43%
1997	38.8%	43%
1998	38.6%	42.9%
1999	38.3%	42.7%
2000	38%	42.6%
2001	37.7%	42.5%
2002	37.4%	42.4%
2003	37.1%	42.2%
2004	36.7%	42%
2005	36.3%	42.1%
2006	36%	42.2%
2007	35.6%	42.3%
2008	35.2%	42.1%
2009	34.8%	41.9%
2010	34.4%	41.6%
2011	34.1%	41.3%
2012	33.7%	40.9%
2013	33.3%	40.4%
2014	33%	39.8%
2015	32.6%	39.1%
2016	32.3%	38.4%
2017	31.9%	37.8%
2018	31.6%	37.2%
2019	31.3%	36.6%
2020	31%	36%
2021	30.8%	35.4%
2022	30.5%	34.8%
2023	30.1%	34.2%
2024	29.8%	33.7%
2025	29.4%	33.1%
2026	29.1%	32.6%
2027	28.8%	32.1%
2028	28.5%	31.6%
2029	28.1%	31%
2030	27.8%	30.4%
2031	27.6%	29.8%
2032	27.3%	29.2%
2033	27%	28.7%
2034	26.7%	28.1%
2035	26.5%	27.6%
2036	26.2%	27.2%
2037	26%	26.9%
2038	25.7%	26.7%
2039	25.4%	26.4%
2040	25.2%	26.2%
2041	24.9%	25.9%
2042	24.7%	25.6%
2043	24.4%	25.4%
2044	24.2%	25.1%
2045	24%	24.8%
2046	23.7%	24.5%
2047	23.5%	24.1%
2048	23.3%	23.8%
2049	23%	23.5%
2050	22.8%	23.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 33.7% in East Timor in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 42.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and East Timor compared.

Natural population change in Bolivia vs East Timor by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia and +1.7% in East Timor. 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	East Timor
1960	78,501	7,012
1961	81,106	7,330
1962	84,090	7,639
1963	87,010	7,938
1964	89,745	8,235
1965	92,655	8,526
1966	95,800	8,810
1967	99,339	9,089
1968	102,671	9,356
1969	105,361	9,611
1970	107,897	9,824
1971	110,749	9,964
1972	112,799	10,030
1973	116,323	10,033
1974	119,560	8,405
1975	122,864	-1,062
1976	128,552	783
1977	131,569	296
1978	134,504	-1,000
1979	137,331	987
1980	140,460	6,940
1981	143,199	9,336
1982	144,825	9,579
1983	147,129	9,686
1984	150,545	10,922
1985	152,288	10,788
1986	156,146	11,062
1987	160,458	11,945
1988	164,763	12,118
1989	168,044	17,758
1990	171,351	18,343
1991	174,836	18,605
1992	174,242	19,880
1993	175,344	20,770
1994	175,387	21,746
1995	175,141	21,962
1996	175,861	22,703
1997	173,731	23,501
1998	174,207	23,590
1999	175,051	21,871
2000	172,996	21,579
2001	171,177	23,314
2002	170,656	25,410
2003	171,846	26,900
2004	172,350	26,751
2005	173,567	26,412
2006	177,999	26,221
2007	178,309	26,074
2008	178,576	25,888
2009	178,741	25,696
2010	179,036	25,515
2011	178,840	25,237
2012	178,716	24,890
2013	177,929	24,538
2014	176,967	24,040
2015	176,169	23,391
2016	175,057	22,778
2017	173,799	22,145
2018	172,775	21,650
2019	171,593	21,307
2020	131,870	21,166
2021	119,576	20,101
2022	167,691	20,625
2023	172,336	20,495

Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia vs East Timor

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 192 deaths in East Timor.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bolivia	East Timor
1985	518	1,916
1986	503	1,860
1987	478	1,763
1988	457	1,743
1989	430	1,511
1990	407	1,477
1991	391	1,439
1992	375	1,368
1993	354	1,308
1994	336	1,254
1995	322	1,239
1996	314	1,193
1997	306	1,166
1998	298	1,157
1999	292	1,488
2000	287	796
2001	276	761
2002	262	724
2003	256	714
2004	251	683
2005	242	648
2006	236	600
2007	224	559
2008	214	518
2009	205	477
2010	196	439
2011	187	404
2012	180	374
2013	175	349
2014	171	327
2015	166	305
2016	162	287
2017	160	269
2018	157	251
2019	156	237
2020	218	257
2021	270	263
2022	164	235
2023	146	192

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia and 5% in East Timor. 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	East Timor
1960	29%	-
1961	28.4%	-
1962	27.8%	-
1963	27.2%	-
1964	26.6%	-
1965	26%	-
1966	25.4%	-
1967	24.8%	-
1968	24.2%	-
1969	23.6%	-
1970	22.9%	-
1971	22.3%	-
1972	21.7%	-
1973	21%	-
1974	20.4%	-
1975	19.8%	-
1976	19.1%	-
1977	18.5%	-
1978	17.9%	-
1979	17.4%	-
1980	16.9%	-
1981	16.5%	-
1982	16%	-
1983	15.6%	-
1984	15.1%	-
1985	14.6%	27.1%
1986	14.2%	26.3%
1987	13.7%	24.4%
1988	13.2%	24.1%
1989	12.7%	23%
1990	12.2%	22.5%
1991	11.7%	22.2%
1992	11.2%	21.1%
1993	10.8%	20%
1994	10.3%	19.2%
1995	9.84%	19.3%
1996	9.38%	18.5%
1997	8.93%	17.7%
1998	8.47%	18%
1999	8.02%	19.4%
2000	7.57%	11.1%
2001	7.14%	10.6%
2002	6.74%	10.1%
2003	6.35%	9.61%
2004	5.99%	9.17%
2005	5.64%	8.75%
2006	5.31%	8.36%
2007	5%	8.01%
2008	4.72%	7.68%
2009	4.45%	7.38%
2010	4.2%	7.11%
2011	3.97%	6.86%
2012	3.75%	6.63%
2013	3.54%	6.42%
2014	3.35%	6.23%
2015	3.18%	6.06%
2016	3.03%	5.91%
2017	2.9%	5.78%
2018	2.78%	5.66%
2019	2.67%	5.55%
2020	2.57%	5.42%
2021	2.48%	5.28%
2022	2.39%	5.14%
2023	2.31%	5%