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Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and Kiribati

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has an annual birth rate of 21.2 births per 1,000 people, compared to 25.8 for Kiribati. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.55 in Bolivia and 3.15 in Kiribati — 23.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -59.4% in Bolivia and by -51.1% in Kiribati — in 1960, it was 6.27 and 6.44, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Bolivia is ranked 66/196 by birth rate compared to 50/196 for Kiribati.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 21.1 years in Bolivia, compared to 23.1 years in Kiribati.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.1 in Bolivia — it's 29 in Kiribati.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 64.8 in Bolivia vs 44 in Kiribati.
  • In Bolivia, 26.6% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 26% in Kiribati.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.41% in Bolivia and +1.88% in Kiribati.

Birth rate data compared

Bolivia Kiribati
Fertility rate 2.55 3.15
Birth rate 21.2 25.8
Birth rate rank 66/196 50/196
Age at first childbirth 21.1 years 23.1 years
Average age at childbearing 28.1 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 64 44.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 121 155.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 32.6 46
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.6% 26%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 45.1% 27.3%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 81.1% 91.9%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.15% 0.08%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.22% 2.24%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2% 3.97%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.31% 5.51%
Population change due to births and deaths +172,336 +2,487
Natural population change rank 66/196 135/196
Natural population change rate +1.41% +1.88%
Population growth +1.38% +1.5%
Population growth rank 77/197 74/197
Life expectancy 68.9 years 66.7 years

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs Kiribati 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 3.15 in Kiribati in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Bolivia
Factual

UN forecast
Kiribati
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Kiribati
1960 6.27 6.44
1961 6.26 6.48
1962 6.25 6.42
1963 6.23 6.35
1964 6.21 6.29
1965 6.18 6.26
1966 6.16 6.23
1967 6.13 6.11
1968 6.1 5.98
1969 6.06 5.85
1970 6 5.71
1971 5.95 5.55
1972 5.89 5.37
1973 5.85 5.2
1974 5.8 5.09
1975 5.75 5.02
1976 5.74 4.96
1977 5.67 4.96
1978 5.61 4.97
1979 5.54 4.97
1980 5.47 4.96
1981 5.41 4.96
1982 5.35 4.95
1983 5.29 4.91
1984 5.24 4.91
1985 5.15 4.91
1986 5.12 4.87
1987 5.06 4.81
1988 5.03 4.73
1989 4.97 4.69
1990 4.9 4.67
1991 4.85 4.64
1992 4.71 4.57
1993 4.59 4.49
1994 4.49 4.44
1995 4.41 4.42
1996 4.34 4.43
1997 4.22 4.37
1998 4.15 4.29
1999 4.09 4.18
2000 3.99 4.07
2001 3.89 3.96
2002 3.8 3.81
2003 3.72 3.7
2004 3.63 3.73
2005 3.56 3.76
2006 3.53 3.82
2007 3.45 3.87
2008 3.36 3.9
2009 3.29 3.91
2010 3.21 3.9
2011 3.14 3.88
2012 3.08 3.77
2013 3.01 3.64
2014 2.95 3.52
2015 2.89 3.44
2016 2.83 3.38
2017 2.78 3.34
2018 2.73 3.32
2019 2.69 3.29
2020 2.65 3.25
2021 2.62 3.22
2022 2.58 3.18
2023 2.55 3.15
2024 2.52 3.12
2025 2.5 3.09
2026 2.47 3.06
2027 2.45 3.03
2028 2.42 3
2029 2.4 2.97
2030 2.38 2.94
2031 2.36 2.92
2032 2.34 2.89
2033 2.32 2.86
2034 2.3 2.84
2035 2.28 2.81
2036 2.26 2.79
2037 2.24 2.77
2038 2.23 2.74
2039 2.21 2.72
2040 2.19 2.69
2041 2.18 2.67
2042 2.16 2.64
2043 2.15 2.62
2044 2.13 2.6
2045 2.12 2.58
2046 2.11 2.56
2047 2.09 2.54
2048 2.08 2.52
2049 2.07 2.5
2050 2.06 2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Bolivia
Factual

UN forecast
Kiribati
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Bolivia Kiribati
1960 40.6% 43.2%
1961 40.5% 43.5%
1962 40.5% 43.8%
1963 40.5% 44%
1964 40.6% 44%
1965 40.8% 43.9%
1966 40.9% 44.1%
1967 41% 44.5%
1968 41.1% 44.9%
1969 41.2% 45%
1970 41.2% 44.9%
1971 41.3% 44.8%
1972 41.3% 44.8%
1973 41.3% 44.6%
1974 41.3% 44.2%
1975 41.3% 43.7%
1976 41.3% 43.2%
1977 41.3% 42.8%
1978 41.2% 42.3%
1979 41.2% 41.8%
1980 41.1% 41.1%
1981 41.1% 40.5%
1982 41% 39.9%
1983 40.9% 39.5%
1984 40.9% 39.2%
1985 40.8% 39.2%
1986 40.7% 39.2%
1987 40.6% 39.4%
1988 40.5% 39.7%
1989 40.4% 39.9%
1990 40.3% 40.2%
1991 40.2% 40.5%
1992 40% 40.8%
1993 39.8% 41%
1994 39.6% 41.2%
1995 39.3% 41.2%
1996 39.1% 41.1%
1997 38.8% 41%
1998 38.6% 40.8%
1999 38.3% 40.5%
2000 38% 40.1%
2001 37.7% 39.8%
2002 37.4% 39.3%
2003 37.1% 38.9%
2004 36.7% 38.4%
2005 36.3% 38%
2006 36% 37.6%
2007 35.6% 37.3%
2008 35.2% 37%
2009 34.8% 36.8%
2010 34.4% 36.6%
2011 34.1% 36.4%
2012 33.7% 36.1%
2013 33.3% 35.7%
2014 33% 35.4%
2015 32.6% 35.2%
2016 32.3% 35%
2017 31.9% 35%
2018 31.6% 35.1%
2019 31.3% 35.1%
2020 31% 35.2%
2021 30.8% 35.2%
2022 30.5% 35.1%
2023 30.1% 34.9%
2024 29.8% 34.7%
2025 29.4% 34.4%
2026 29.1% 34%
2027 28.8% 33.5%
2028 28.5% 33.1%
2029 28.1% 32.7%
2030 27.8% 32.4%
2031 27.6% 32%
2032 27.3% 31.7%
2033 27% 31.3%
2034 26.7% 31%
2035 26.5% 30.6%
2036 26.2% 30.3%
2037 26% 30%
2038 25.7% 29.7%
2039 25.4% 29.4%
2040 25.2% 29.2%
2041 24.9% 29%
2042 24.7% 28.8%
2043 24.4% 28.6%
2044 24.2% 28.4%
2045 24% 28.3%
2046 23.7% 28.1%
2047 23.5% 27.9%
2048 23.3% 27.8%
2049 23% 27.6%
2050 22.8% 27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 34.7% in Kiribati in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and Kiribati compared.

Natural population change in Bolivia vs Kiribati by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia and +2.05% in Kiribati. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Bolivia
Kiribati

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Bolivia Kiribati
1960 78,501 1,141
1961 81,106 1,199
1962 84,090 1,233
1963 87,010 1,273
1964 89,745 1,318
1965 92,655 1,376
1966 95,800 1,437
1967 99,339 1,417
1968 102,671 1,393
1969 105,361 1,367
1970 107,897 1,388
1971 110,749 1,406
1972 112,799 1,406
1973 116,323 1,409
1974 119,560 1,430
1975 122,864 1,423
1976 128,552 1,425
1977 131,569 1,426
1978 134,504 1,480
1979 137,331 1,509
1980 140,460 1,571
1981 143,199 1,635
1982 144,825 1,697
1983 147,129 1,748
1984 150,545 1,813
1985 152,288 1,881
1986 156,146 1,933
1987 160,458 1,982
1988 164,763 2,022
1989 168,044 2,073
1990 171,351 2,127
1991 174,836 2,176
1992 174,242 2,173
1993 175,344 2,161
1994 175,387 2,168
1995 175,141 2,183
1996 175,861 2,217
1997 173,731 2,220
1998 174,207 2,210
1999 175,051 2,186
2000 172,996 2,153
2001 171,177 2,121
2002 170,656 2,074
2003 171,846 2,045
2004 172,350 2,118
2005 173,567 2,188
2006 177,999 2,285
2007 178,309 2,393
2008 178,576 2,493
2009 178,741 2,573
2010 179,036 2,644
2011 178,840 2,709
2012 178,716 2,678
2013 177,929 2,629
2014 176,967 2,577
2015 176,169 2,555
2016 175,057 2,546
2017 173,799 2,549
2018 172,775 2,561
2019 171,593 2,560
2020 131,870 2,497
2021 119,576 2,408
2022 167,691 2,522
2023 172,336 2,487

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia vs Kiribati

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 80 deaths in Kiribati.

Bolivia
Kiribati
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Bolivia Kiribati
1985 518 246
1986 503 232
1987 478 231
1988 457 220
1989 430 212
1990 407 199
1991 391 188
1992 375 175
1993 354 162
1994 336 150
1995 322 148
1996 314 141
1997 306 132
1998 298 126
1999 292 121
2000 287 119
2001 276 113
2002 262 109
2003 256 105
2004 251 106
2005 242 104
2006 236 102
2007 224 101
2008 214 100
2009 205 99
2010 196 102
2011 187 98
2012 180 98
2013 175 93
2014 171 91
2015 166 90
2016 162 88
2017 160 90
2018 157 87
2019 156 89
2020 218 89
2021 270 122
2022 164 86
2023 146 80

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia and 5.51% in Kiribati. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Bolivia
Kiribati

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 Kiribati
1960 29% 19.9%
1961 28.4% 19.5%
1962 27.8% 18.9%
1963 27.2% 18.3%
1964 26.6% 17.7%
1965 26% 17.1%
1966 25.4% 16.4%
1967 24.8% 15.8%
1968 24.2% 15.2%
1969 23.6% 14.6%
1970 22.9% 14.1%
1971 22.3% 13.7%
1972 21.7% 13.3%
1973 21% 13%
1974 20.4% 12.7%
1975 19.8% 12.5%
1976 19.1% 12.4%
1977 18.5% 12.3%
1978 17.9% 12.2%
1979 17.4% 12%
1980 16.9% 11.9%
1981 16.5% 11.7%
1982 16% 11.6%
1983 15.6% 11.4%
1984 15.1% 11.1%
1985 14.6% 10.9%
1986 14.2% 10.6%
1987 13.7% 10.2%
1988 13.2% 9.87%
1989 12.7% 9.5%
1990 12.2% 9.13%
1991 11.7% 8.77%
1992 11.2% 8.44%
1993 10.8% 8.13%
1994 10.3% 7.87%
1995 9.84% 7.64%
1996 9.38% 7.42%
1997 8.93% 7.22%
1998 8.47% 7.02%
1999 8.02% 6.83%
2000 7.57% 6.64%
2001 7.14% 6.46%
2002 6.74% 6.31%
2003 6.35% 6.2%
2004 5.99% 6.13%
2005 5.64% 6.07%
2006 5.31% 6.03%
2007 5% 5.99%
2008 4.72% 5.93%
2009 4.45% 5.87%
2010 4.2% 5.82%
2011 3.97% 5.79%
2012 3.75% 5.78%
2013 3.54% 5.8%
2014 3.35% 5.84%
2015 3.18% 5.89%
2016 3.03% 5.95%
2017 2.9% 5.99%
2018 2.78% 5.98%
2019 2.67% 5.93%
2020 2.57% 5.86%
2021 2.48% 5.76%
2022 2.39% 5.65%
2023 2.31% 5.51%

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