Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs Saint Vincent 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 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bolivia vs Saint Vincent 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	Saint Vincent
1960	6.27	7.25
1961	6.26	7.16
1962	6.25	7.03
1963	6.23	6.92
1964	6.21	6.83
1965	6.18	6.74
1966	6.16	6.64
1967	6.13	6.53
1968	6.1	6.42
1969	6.06	6.28
1970	6	6.12
1971	5.95	5.95
1972	5.89	5.77
1973	5.85	5.59
1974	5.8	5.38
1975	5.75	5.17
1976	5.74	4.95
1977	5.67	4.75
1978	5.61	4.55
1979	5.54	4.29
1980	5.47	3.92
1981	5.41	3.85
1982	5.35	3.74
1983	5.29	3.56
1984	5.24	3.28
1985	5.15	3.08
1986	5.12	2.92
1987	5.06	2.82
1988	5.03	2.75
1989	4.97	2.73
1990	4.9	2.73
1991	4.85	2.75
1992	4.71	2.76
1993	4.59	2.74
1994	4.49	2.68
1995	4.41	2.61
1996	4.34	2.53
1997	4.22	2.43
1998	4.15	2.35
1999	4.09	2.31
2000	3.99	2.31
2001	3.89	2.3
2002	3.8	2.22
2003	3.72	2.14
2004	3.63	2.09
2005	3.56	2.07
2006	3.53	2.03
2007	3.45	2.06
2008	3.36	2.15
2009	3.29	2.17
2010	3.21	2.14
2011	3.14	2.08
2012	3.08	2.11
2013	3.01	2.11
2014	2.95	2.14
2015	2.89	2.13
2016	2.83	2.06
2017	2.78	1.94
2018	2.73	1.9
2019	2.69	1.86
2020	2.65	1.83
2021	2.62	1.81
2022	2.58	1.79
2023	2.55	1.78
2024	2.52	1.76
2025	2.5	1.75
2026	2.47	1.73
2027	2.45	1.72
2028	2.42	1.71
2029	2.4	1.71
2030	2.38	1.7
2031	2.36	1.7
2032	2.34	1.69
2033	2.32	1.69
2034	2.3	1.68
2035	2.28	1.68
2036	2.26	1.68
2037	2.24	1.68
2038	2.23	1.67
2039	2.21	1.67
2040	2.19	1.67
2041	2.18	1.67
2042	2.16	1.67
2043	2.15	1.67
2044	2.13	1.66
2045	2.12	1.66
2046	2.11	1.66
2047	2.09	1.66
2048	2.08	1.66
2049	2.07	1.66
2050	2.06	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bolivia	Saint Vincent
1960	40.6%	49%
1961	40.5%	48.8%
1962	40.5%	48.6%
1963	40.5%	48.2%
1964	40.6%	47.7%
1965	40.8%	47.4%
1966	40.9%	47.1%
1967	41%	46.8%
1968	41.1%	46.6%
1969	41.2%	46.4%
1970	41.2%	46.2%
1971	41.3%	46%
1972	41.3%	45.8%
1973	41.3%	45.7%
1974	41.3%	45.5%
1975	41.3%	45.3%
1976	41.3%	45%
1977	41.3%	44.7%
1978	41.2%	44.4%
1979	41.2%	44.1%
1980	41.1%	43.5%
1981	41.1%	42.6%
1982	41%	41.7%
1983	40.9%	41%
1984	40.9%	40.4%
1985	40.8%	39.9%
1986	40.7%	39.4%
1987	40.6%	38.9%
1988	40.5%	38.4%
1989	40.4%	38%
1990	40.3%	37.5%
1991	40.2%	36.8%
1992	40%	36%
1993	39.8%	35.1%
1994	39.6%	34.4%
1995	39.3%	33.7%
1996	39.1%	33.1%
1997	38.8%	32.5%
1998	38.6%	32%
1999	38.3%	31.6%
2000	38%	31.4%
2001	37.7%	31%
2002	37.4%	30.3%
2003	37.1%	29.7%
2004	36.7%	29%
2005	36.3%	28.4%
2006	36%	27.8%
2007	35.6%	27.2%
2008	35.2%	26.7%
2009	34.8%	26.1%
2010	34.4%	25.7%
2011	34.1%	25.2%
2012	33.7%	24.8%
2013	33.3%	24.4%
2014	33%	24%
2015	32.6%	23.7%
2016	32.3%	23.4%
2017	31.9%	23%
2018	31.6%	22.7%
2019	31.3%	22.5%
2020	31%	22.2%
2021	30.8%	22.1%
2022	30.5%	21.9%
2023	30.1%	21.6%
2024	29.8%	21.3%
2025	29.4%	20.9%
2026	29.1%	20.4%
2027	28.8%	20%
2028	28.5%	19.5%
2029	28.1%	19%
2030	27.8%	18.6%
2031	27.6%	18.1%
2032	27.3%	17.8%
2033	27%	17.5%
2034	26.7%	17.3%
2035	26.5%	17.1%
2036	26.2%	17%
2037	26%	16.9%
2038	25.7%	16.9%
2039	25.4%	16.9%
2040	25.2%	16.9%
2041	24.9%	16.9%
2042	24.7%	16.9%
2043	24.4%	16.9%
2044	24.2%	17%
2045	24%	17%
2046	23.7%	17%
2047	23.5%	17%
2048	23.3%	16.9%
2049	23%	16.9%
2050	22.8%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Bolivia vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. 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	Saint Vincent
1960	78,501	3,029
1961	81,106	3,059
1962	84,090	3,073
1963	87,010	3,086
1964	89,745	3,130
1965	92,655	3,165
1966	95,800	3,194
1967	99,339	3,212
1968	102,671	3,218
1969	105,361	3,200
1970	107,897	3,161
1971	110,749	3,102
1972	112,799	3,033
1973	116,323	2,952
1974	119,560	2,863
1975	122,864	2,775
1976	128,552	2,694
1977	131,569	2,622
1978	134,504	2,581
1979	137,331	2,575
1980	140,460	2,362
1981	143,199	2,429
1982	144,825	2,477
1983	147,129	2,411
1984	150,545	2,248
1985	152,288	2,128
1986	156,146	2,020
1987	160,458	1,937
1988	164,763	1,876
1989	168,044	1,843
1990	171,351	1,825
1991	174,836	1,821
1992	174,242	1,849
1993	175,344	1,832
1994	175,387	1,786
1995	175,141	1,715
1996	175,861	1,610
1997	173,731	1,496
1998	174,207	1,379
1999	175,051	1,315
2000	172,996	1,279
2001	171,177	1,231
2002	170,656	1,166
2003	171,846	1,063
2004	172,350	992
2005	173,567	949
2006	177,999	881
2007	178,309	867
2008	178,576	904
2009	178,741	881
2010	179,036	796
2011	178,840	676
2012	178,716	637
2013	177,929	580
2014	176,967	580
2015	176,169	542
2016	175,057	443
2017	173,799	340
2018	172,775	271
2019	171,593	206
2020	131,870	-10
2021	119,576	-9
2022	167,691	96
2023	172,336	66

Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia vs Saint Vincent

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 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bolivia	Saint Vincent
1985	518	77
1986	503	71
1987	478	69
1988	457	67
1989	430	70
1990	407	72
1991	391	71
1992	375	89
1993	354	76
1994	336	78
1995	322	80
1996	314	79
1997	306	78
1998	298	77
1999	292	72
2000	287	68
2001	276	64
2002	262	62
2003	256	59
2004	251	56
2005	242	55
2006	236	54
2007	224	54
2008	214	56
2009	205	56
2010	196	59
2011	187	59
2012	180	61
2013	175	73
2014	171	64
2015	166	59
2016	162	52
2017	160	58
2018	157	56
2019	156	58
2020	218	57
2021	270	105
2022	164	56
2023	146	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. 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	Saint Vincent
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%	6.03%
1970	22.9%	6.42%
1971	22.3%	6.82%
1972	21.7%	7.2%
1973	21%	7.52%
1974	20.4%	7.71%
1975	19.8%	7.7%
1976	19.1%	7.45%
1977	18.5%	7.03%
1978	17.9%	6.49%
1979	17.4%	5.91%
1980	16.9%	5.34%
1981	16.5%	4.82%
1982	16%	4.34%
1983	15.6%	3.91%
1984	15.1%	3.54%
1985	14.6%	3.22%
1986	14.2%	2.96%
1987	13.7%	2.75%
1988	13.2%	2.59%
1989	12.7%	2.47%
1990	12.2%	2.38%
1991	11.7%	2.31%
1992	11.2%	2.26%
1993	10.8%	2.24%
1994	10.3%	2.23%
1995	9.84%	2.23%
1996	9.38%	2.23%
1997	8.93%	2.24%
1998	8.47%	2.25%
1999	8.02%	2.25%
2000	7.57%	2.25%
2001	7.14%	2.25%
2002	6.74%	2.24%
2003	6.35%	2.25%
2004	5.99%	2.25%
2005	5.64%	2.26%
2006	5.31%	2.26%
2007	5%	2.25%
2008	4.72%	2.23%
2009	4.45%	2.19%
2010	4.2%	2.14%
2011	3.97%	2.06%
2012	3.75%	1.98%
2013	3.54%	1.88%
2014	3.35%	1.79%
2015	3.18%	1.69%
2016	3.03%	1.59%
2017	2.9%	1.49%
2018	2.78%	1.39%
2019	2.67%	1.31%
2020	2.57%	1.23%
2021	2.48%	1.17%
2022	2.39%	1.11%
2023	2.31%	1.06%