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Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and Guinea

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has an annual birth rate of 21.2 births per 1,000 people, compared to 33.8 for Guinea. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.55 in Bolivia and 4.22 in Guinea — 65.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -59.4% in Bolivia and by -31% in Guinea — in 1960, it was 6.27 and 6.11, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Bolivia is ranked 66/196 by birth rate compared to 15/196 for Guinea.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 21.1 years in Bolivia, compared to 19.9 years in Guinea.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.1 in Bolivia — it's 28.1 in Guinea.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 64.8 in Bolivia vs 118.6 in Guinea.
  • In Bolivia, 26.6% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.5% in Guinea.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.41% in Bolivia and +2.47% in Guinea.

Birth rate data compared

Bolivia Guinea
Fertility rate 2.55 4.22
Birth rate 21.2 33.8
Birth rate rank 66/196 15/196
Age at first childbirth 21.1 years 19.9 years
Average age at childbearing 28.1 years 28.1 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 64 114.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 121 189.3
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 32.6 58.9
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.6% 24.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 45.1% 10.6%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 81.1% 55.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.15% 0.49%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.22% 3.03%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2% 6.15%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.31% 9.5%
Population change due to births and deaths +172,336 +356,147
Natural population change rank 66/196 48/196
Natural population change rate +1.41% +2.47%
Population growth +1.38% +2.42%
Population growth rank 77/197 34/197
Life expectancy 68.9 years 61.1 years

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs Guinea 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 4.22 in Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Bolivia
Factual

UN forecast
Guinea
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Guinea
1960 6.27 6.11
1961 6.26 6.13
1962 6.25 6.14
1963 6.23 6.15
1964 6.21 6.17
1965 6.18 6.18
1966 6.16 6.19
1967 6.13 6.2
1968 6.1 6.21
1969 6.06 6.23
1970 6 6.24
1971 5.95 6.26
1972 5.89 6.28
1973 5.85 6.31
1974 5.8 6.34
1975 5.75 6.37
1976 5.74 6.4
1977 5.67 6.43
1978 5.61 6.44
1979 5.54 6.45
1980 5.47 6.46
1981 5.41 6.46
1982 5.35 6.49
1983 5.29 6.49
1984 5.24 6.51
1985 5.15 6.53
1986 5.12 6.55
1987 5.06 6.57
1988 5.03 6.56
1989 4.97 6.55
1990 4.9 6.52
1991 4.85 6.48
1992 4.71 6.45
1993 4.59 6.41
1994 4.49 6.36
1995 4.41 6.29
1996 4.34 6.21
1997 4.22 6.12
1998 4.15 6.05
1999 4.09 5.99
2000 3.99 5.92
2001 3.89 5.83
2002 3.8 5.78
2003 3.72 5.74
2004 3.63 5.73
2005 3.56 5.73
2006 3.53 5.7
2007 3.45 5.66
2008 3.36 5.6
2009 3.29 5.53
2010 3.21 5.44
2011 3.14 5.34
2012 3.08 5.23
2013 3.01 5.15
2014 2.95 5.07
2015 2.89 5
2016 2.83 4.92
2017 2.78 4.79
2018 2.73 4.67
2019 2.69 4.58
2020 2.65 4.49
2021 2.62 4.4
2022 2.58 4.3
2023 2.55 4.22
2024 2.52 4.13
2025 2.5 4.04
2026 2.47 3.96
2027 2.45 3.89
2028 2.42 3.81
2029 2.4 3.73
2030 2.38 3.66
2031 2.36 3.59
2032 2.34 3.52
2033 2.32 3.45
2034 2.3 3.38
2035 2.28 3.32
2036 2.26 3.27
2037 2.24 3.21
2038 2.23 3.16
2039 2.21 3.12
2040 2.19 3.07
2041 2.18 3.02
2042 2.16 2.98
2043 2.15 2.94
2044 2.13 2.9
2045 2.12 2.86
2046 2.11 2.82
2047 2.09 2.79
2048 2.08 2.75
2049 2.07 2.73
2050 2.06 2.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Bolivia
Factual

UN forecast
Guinea
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Bolivia Guinea
1960 40.6% 39.6%
1961 40.5% 39.7%
1962 40.5% 39.9%
1963 40.5% 39.9%
1964 40.6% 40%
1965 40.8% 40.1%
1966 40.9% 40.2%
1967 41% 40.2%
1968 41.1% 40.3%
1969 41.2% 40.3%
1970 41.2% 40.4%
1971 41.3% 40.5%
1972 41.3% 40.7%
1973 41.3% 40.9%
1974 41.3% 41.1%
1975 41.3% 41.3%
1976 41.3% 41.5%
1977 41.3% 41.8%
1978 41.2% 42%
1979 41.2% 42.2%
1980 41.1% 42.4%
1981 41.1% 42.6%
1982 41% 42.7%
1983 40.9% 42.8%
1984 40.9% 42.9%
1985 40.8% 43%
1986 40.7% 43%
1987 40.6% 43.1%
1988 40.5% 43.1%
1989 40.4% 43.2%
1990 40.3% 43.3%
1991 40.2% 43.4%
1992 40% 43.5%
1993 39.8% 43.6%
1994 39.6% 43.7%
1995 39.3% 43.8%
1996 39.1% 43.9%
1997 38.8% 44.2%
1998 38.6% 44.5%
1999 38.3% 44.7%
2000 38% 44.9%
2001 37.7% 45.3%
2002 37.4% 45.5%
2003 37.1% 45.4%
2004 36.7% 45.3%
2005 36.3% 45.3%
2006 36% 45.3%
2007 35.6% 45.1%
2008 35.2% 44.9%
2009 34.8% 44.7%
2010 34.4% 44.5%
2011 34.1% 44.2%
2012 33.7% 44%
2013 33.3% 43.8%
2014 33% 43.5%
2015 32.6% 43.3%
2016 32.3% 43.1%
2017 31.9% 42.9%
2018 31.6% 42.6%
2019 31.3% 42.4%
2020 31% 42.1%
2021 30.8% 41.9%
2022 30.5% 41.6%
2023 30.1% 41.2%
2024 29.8% 40.9%
2025 29.4% 40.5%
2026 29.1% 40.2%
2027 28.8% 39.8%
2028 28.5% 39.5%
2029 28.1% 39.1%
2030 27.8% 38.7%
2031 27.6% 38.3%
2032 27.3% 37.9%
2033 27% 37.5%
2034 26.7% 37%
2035 26.5% 36.6%
2036 26.2% 36.2%
2037 26% 35.7%
2038 25.7% 35.3%
2039 25.4% 34.9%
2040 25.2% 34.5%
2041 24.9% 34.1%
2042 24.7% 33.7%
2043 24.4% 33.3%
2044 24.2% 32.9%
2045 24% 32.5%
2046 23.7% 32.2%
2047 23.5% 31.8%
2048 23.3% 31.5%
2049 23% 31.2%
2050 22.8% 30.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 40.9% in Guinea in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 43.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Bolivia vs Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia and +2.6% in Guinea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Bolivia
Guinea

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Bolivia Guinea
1960 78,501 61,848
1961 81,106 63,766
1962 84,090 65,672
1963 87,010 67,690
1964 89,745 69,848
1965 92,655 72,134
1966 95,800 74,748
1967 99,339 77,251
1968 102,671 79,892
1969 105,361 82,799
1970 107,897 85,418
1971 110,749 88,358
1972 112,799 91,147
1973 116,323 93,764
1974 119,560 96,315
1975 122,864 99,267
1976 128,552 102,449
1977 131,569 105,990
1978 134,504 109,415
1979 137,331 113,141
1980 140,460 117,186
1981 143,199 121,223
1982 144,825 126,831
1983 147,129 130,629
1984 150,545 136,640
1985 152,288 142,313
1986 156,146 148,137
1987 160,458 154,178
1988 164,763 159,566
1989 168,044 164,707
1990 171,351 169,926
1991 174,836 181,299
1992 174,242 189,682
1993 175,344 195,612
1994 175,387 201,439
1995 175,141 205,644
1996 175,861 214,896
1997 173,731 220,373
1998 174,207 219,385
1999 175,051 223,968
2000 172,996 227,081
2001 171,177 227,642
2002 170,656 229,022
2003 171,846 234,774
2004 172,350 242,075
2005 173,567 251,209
2006 177,999 258,518
2007 178,309 266,070
2008 178,576 274,327
2009 178,741 281,920
2010 179,036 288,512
2011 178,840 293,318
2012 178,716 298,094
2013 177,929 304,430
2014 176,967 309,539
2015 176,169 316,604
2016 175,057 324,608
2017 173,799 328,542
2018 172,775 332,585
2019 171,593 338,984
2020 131,870 342,289
2021 119,576 345,121
2022 167,691 352,517
2023 172,336 356,147

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Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia vs Guinea

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 494 deaths in Guinea.

Bolivia
Guinea
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Bolivia Guinea
1985 518 1,248
1986 503 1,234
1987 478 1,218
1988 457 1,202
1989 430 1,188
1990 407 1,162
1991 391 1,143
1992 375 1,124
1993 354 1,094
1994 336 1,081
1995 322 1,042
1996 314 1,010
1997 306 994
1998 298 971
1999 292 960
2000 287 951
2001 276 946
2002 262 916
2003 256 892
2004 251 869
2005 242 843
2006 236 825
2007 224 802
2008 214 772
2009 205 766
2010 196 750
2011 187 728
2012 180 703
2013 175 682
2014 171 664
2015 166 642
2016 162 606
2017 160 582
2018 157 560
2019 156 548
2020 218 528
2021 270 533
2022 164 500
2023 146 494

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia and 9.5% in Guinea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Bolivia
Guinea

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Bolivia Guinea
1960 29% 35%
1961 28.4% 34.7%
1962 27.8% 34.4%
1963 27.2% 34.2%
1964 26.6% 33.9%
1965 26% 33.6%
1966 25.4% 33.4%
1967 24.8% 33.1%
1968 24.2% 32.8%
1969 23.6% 32.5%
1970 22.9% 32.2%
1971 22.3% 31.9%
1972 21.7% 31.6%
1973 21% 31.3%
1974 20.4% 30.9%
1975 19.8% 30.6%
1976 19.1% 30.1%
1977 18.5% 29.7%
1978 17.9% 29.2%
1979 17.4% 28.7%
1980 16.9% 28.2%
1981 16.5% 27.7%
1982 16% 27.2%
1983 15.6% 26.7%
1984 15.1% 26.2%
1985 14.6% 25.8%
1986 14.2% 25.3%
1987 13.7% 24.8%
1988 13.2% 24.4%
1989 12.7% 23.9%
1990 12.2% 23.3%
1991 11.7% 22.7%
1992 11.2% 22.1%
1993 10.8% 21.4%
1994 10.3% 20.7%
1995 9.84% 20%
1996 9.38% 19.3%
1997 8.93% 18.6%
1998 8.47% 17.9%
1999 8.02% 17.2%
2000 7.57% 16.5%
2001 7.14% 15.9%
2002 6.74% 15.2%
2003 6.35% 14.6%
2004 5.99% 14.1%
2005 5.64% 13.7%
2006 5.31% 13.3%
2007 5% 12.9%
2008 4.72% 12.7%
2009 4.45% 12.4%
2010 4.2% 12.2%
2011 3.97% 12%
2012 3.75% 11.8%
2013 3.54% 11.7%
2014 3.35% 11.6%
2015 3.18% 11.4%
2016 3.03% 11.2%
2017 2.9% 11%
2018 2.78% 10.8%
2019 2.67% 10.6%
2020 2.57% 10.3%
2021 2.48% 10.1%
2022 2.39% 9.78%
2023 2.31% 9.5%

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