Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs Guinea-Bissau 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 3.84 in Guinea-Bissau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bolivia vs Guinea-Bissau 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	6.27	5.92
1961	6.26	5.93
1962	6.25	5.94
1963	6.23	5.95
1964	6.21	5.96
1965	6.18	5.97
1966	6.16	5.98
1967	6.13	5.99
1968	6.1	6.01
1969	6.06	6.02
1970	6	6.04
1971	5.95	6.06
1972	5.89	6.08
1973	5.85	6.1
1974	5.8	6.12
1975	5.75	6.15
1976	5.74	6.19
1977	5.67	6.25
1978	5.61	6.32
1979	5.54	6.4
1980	5.47	6.49
1981	5.41	6.57
1982	5.35	6.64
1983	5.29	6.69
1984	5.24	6.73
1985	5.15	6.74
1986	5.12	6.73
1987	5.06	6.72
1988	5.03	6.69
1989	4.97	6.66
1990	4.9	6.5
1991	4.85	6.47
1992	4.71	6.44
1993	4.59	6.37
1994	4.49	6.3
1995	4.41	6.22
1996	4.34	6.14
1997	4.22	6.06
1998	4.15	5.97
1999	4.09	5.87
2000	3.99	5.79
2001	3.89	5.69
2002	3.8	5.63
2003	3.72	5.58
2004	3.63	5.5
2005	3.56	5.46
2006	3.53	5.41
2007	3.45	5.37
2008	3.36	5.27
2009	3.29	5.18
2010	3.21	5.11
2011	3.14	5.07
2012	3.08	5
2013	3.01	4.93
2014	2.95	4.79
2015	2.89	4.66
2016	2.83	4.52
2017	2.78	4.35
2018	2.73	4.24
2019	2.69	4.15
2020	2.65	4.08
2021	2.62	4
2022	2.58	3.91
2023	2.55	3.84
2024	2.52	3.76
2025	2.5	3.68
2026	2.47	3.62
2027	2.45	3.56
2028	2.42	3.5
2029	2.4	3.44
2030	2.38	3.37
2031	2.36	3.31
2032	2.34	3.25
2033	2.32	3.2
2034	2.3	3.15
2035	2.28	3.09
2036	2.26	3.04
2037	2.24	3
2038	2.23	2.95
2039	2.21	2.91
2040	2.19	2.87
2041	2.18	2.84
2042	2.16	2.8
2043	2.15	2.77
2044	2.13	2.74
2045	2.12	2.71
2046	2.11	2.67
2047	2.09	2.64
2048	2.08	2.62
2049	2.07	2.59
2050	2.06	2.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bolivia	Guinea-Bissau
1960	40.6%	36.9%
1961	40.5%	37.1%
1962	40.5%	37.7%
1963	40.5%	38.4%
1964	40.6%	39.6%
1965	40.8%	41%
1966	40.9%	41.9%
1967	41%	42.1%
1968	41.1%	41.8%
1969	41.2%	41.9%
1970	41.2%	41.9%
1971	41.3%	41.9%
1972	41.3%	41.9%
1973	41.3%	41.6%
1974	41.3%	41.4%
1975	41.3%	41.8%
1976	41.3%	42.6%
1977	41.3%	43.7%
1978	41.2%	44.8%
1979	41.2%	45.1%
1980	41.1%	45%
1981	41.1%	45.3%
1982	41%	45.5%
1983	40.9%	45.7%
1984	40.9%	45.9%
1985	40.8%	45.9%
1986	40.7%	46%
1987	40.6%	45.9%
1988	40.5%	45.9%
1989	40.4%	45.8%
1990	40.3%	45.7%
1991	40.2%	45.5%
1992	40%	45.5%
1993	39.8%	45.4%
1994	39.6%	45.4%
1995	39.3%	45.3%
1996	39.1%	45.2%
1997	38.8%	45.1%
1998	38.6%	45%
1999	38.3%	44.8%
2000	38%	44.7%
2001	37.7%	44.5%
2002	37.4%	44.3%
2003	37.1%	44.2%
2004	36.7%	44%
2005	36.3%	43.9%
2006	36%	43.8%
2007	35.6%	43.6%
2008	35.2%	43.5%
2009	34.8%	43.3%
2010	34.4%	43.2%
2011	34.1%	43%
2012	33.7%	42.8%
2013	33.3%	42.7%
2014	33%	42.5%
2015	32.6%	42.2%
2016	32.3%	42%
2017	31.9%	41.7%
2018	31.6%	41.3%
2019	31.3%	40.9%
2020	31%	40.5%
2021	30.8%	40.1%
2022	30.5%	39.7%
2023	30.1%	39.2%
2024	29.8%	38.8%
2025	29.4%	38.3%
2026	29.1%	37.8%
2027	28.8%	37.4%
2028	28.5%	36.9%
2029	28.1%	36.4%
2030	27.8%	36%
2031	27.6%	35.5%
2032	27.3%	35.1%
2033	27%	34.8%
2034	26.7%	34.4%
2035	26.5%	34.1%
2036	26.2%	33.7%
2037	26%	33.4%
2038	25.7%	33%
2039	25.4%	32.7%
2040	25.2%	32.4%
2041	24.9%	32%
2042	24.7%	31.7%
2043	24.4%	31.4%
2044	24.2%	31%
2045	24%	30.7%
2046	23.7%	30.4%
2047	23.5%	30.1%
2048	23.3%	29.7%
2049	23%	29.4%
2050	22.8%	29.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 38.8% in Guinea-Bissau in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau compared.

Natural population change in Bolivia vs Guinea-Bissau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia and +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	78,501	10,618
1961	81,106	10,756
1962	84,090	10,662
1963	87,010	9,190
1964	89,745	8,989
1965	92,655	7,789
1966	95,800	6,955
1967	99,339	6,742
1968	102,671	7,289
1969	105,361	7,857
1970	107,897	7,632
1971	110,749	8,183
1972	112,799	7,911
1973	116,323	8,430
1974	119,560	10,321
1975	122,864	11,998
1976	128,552	13,688
1977	131,569	15,484
1978	134,504	17,468
1979	137,331	19,736
1980	140,460	21,024
1981	143,199	21,611
1982	144,825	22,131
1983	147,129	22,542
1984	150,545	22,861
1985	152,288	23,116
1986	156,146	23,301
1987	160,458	23,549
1988	164,763	23,940
1989	168,044	24,286
1990	171,351	23,936
1991	174,836	24,527
1992	174,242	25,747
1993	175,344	26,943
1994	175,387	27,895
1995	175,141	29,142
1996	175,861	29,778
1997	173,731	29,792
1998	174,207	30,390
1999	175,051	30,916
2000	172,996	32,816
2001	171,177	33,461
2002	170,656	34,561
2003	171,846	35,649
2004	172,350	36,495
2005	173,567	37,347
2006	177,999	38,886
2007	178,309	40,288
2008	178,576	40,841
2009	178,741	41,950
2010	179,036	43,067
2011	178,840	44,405
2012	178,716	45,480
2013	177,929	46,472
2014	176,967	46,615
2015	176,169	46,846
2016	175,057	46,814
2017	173,799	46,318
2018	172,775	46,659
2019	171,593	47,196
2020	131,870	46,718
2021	119,576	47,242
2022	167,691	48,920
2023	172,336	49,498

Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia vs Guinea-Bissau

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 505 deaths in Guinea-Bissau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bolivia	Guinea-Bissau
1985	518	1,851
1986	503	1,825
1987	478	1,796
1988	457	1,759
1989	430	1,698
1990	407	1,709
1991	391	1,663
1992	375	1,633
1993	354	1,613
1994	336	1,644
1995	322	1,556
1996	314	1,539
1997	306	1,642
1998	298	1,465
1999	292	1,461
2000	287	1,295
2001	276	1,222
2002	262	1,141
2003	256	1,069
2004	251	980
2005	242	956
2006	236	831
2007	224	792
2008	214	802
2009	205	753
2010	196	698
2011	187	678
2012	180	704
2013	175	707
2014	171	662
2015	166	631
2016	162	617
2017	160	597
2018	157	585
2019	156	598
2020	218	603
2021	270	617
2022	164	539
2023	146	505

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia and 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
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%	24.4%
1986	14.2%	24%
1987	13.7%	23.5%
1988	13.2%	23.1%
1989	12.7%	22.7%
1990	12.2%	22.2%
1991	11.7%	21.8%
1992	11.2%	21.3%
1993	10.8%	20.9%
1994	10.3%	20.4%
1995	9.84%	19.9%
1996	9.38%	19.4%
1997	8.93%	18.9%
1998	8.47%	18.4%
1999	8.02%	17.9%
2000	7.57%	17.4%
2001	7.14%	16.8%
2002	6.74%	16.3%
2003	6.35%	15.7%
2004	5.99%	15.1%
2005	5.64%	14.5%
2006	5.31%	13.9%
2007	5%	13.2%
2008	4.72%	12.6%
2009	4.45%	12%
2010	4.2%	11.4%
2011	3.97%	10.9%
2012	3.75%	10.4%
2013	3.54%	9.93%
2014	3.35%	9.53%
2015	3.18%	9.18%
2016	3.03%	8.84%
2017	2.9%	8.53%
2018	2.78%	8.21%
2019	2.67%	7.91%
2020	2.57%	7.66%
2021	2.48%	7.41%
2022	2.39%	7.16%
2023	2.31%	6.93%