Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and United States

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bolivia vs the United States 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	United States
1960	6.27	3.65
1961	6.26	3.62
1962	6.25	3.46
1963	6.23	3.32
1964	6.21	3.19
1965	6.18	2.91
1966	6.16	2.72
1967	6.13	2.56
1968	6.1	2.46
1969	6.06	2.46
1970	6	2.48
1971	5.95	2.27
1972	5.89	2.01
1973	5.85	1.88
1974	5.8	1.84
1975	5.75	1.77
1976	5.74	1.74
1977	5.67	1.79
1978	5.61	1.76
1979	5.54	1.81
1980	5.47	1.84
1981	5.41	1.81
1982	5.35	1.83
1983	5.29	1.8
1984	5.24	1.81
1985	5.15	1.84
1986	5.12	1.84
1987	5.06	1.87
1988	5.03	1.93
1989	4.97	2.01
1990	4.9	2.08
1991	4.85	2.06
1992	4.71	2.05
1993	4.59	2.02
1994	4.49	2
1995	4.41	1.98
1996	4.34	1.98
1997	4.22	1.97
1998	4.15	2
1999	4.09	2.01
2000	3.99	2.06
2001	3.89	2.03
2002	3.8	2.02
2003	3.72	2.05
2004	3.63	2.05
2005	3.56	2.06
2006	3.53	2.11
2007	3.45	2.12
2008	3.36	2.07
2009	3.29	2
2010	3.21	1.93
2011	3.14	1.89
2012	3.08	1.88
2013	3.01	1.86
2014	2.95	1.86
2015	2.89	1.84
2016	2.83	1.82
2017	2.78	1.77
2018	2.73	1.73
2019	2.69	1.71
2020	2.65	1.64
2021	2.62	1.66
2022	2.58	1.66
2023	2.55	1.62
2024	2.52	1.62
2025	2.5	1.62
2026	2.47	1.62
2027	2.45	1.62
2028	2.42	1.62
2029	2.4	1.62
2030	2.38	1.62
2031	2.36	1.62
2032	2.34	1.62
2033	2.32	1.63
2034	2.3	1.62
2035	2.28	1.63
2036	2.26	1.63
2037	2.24	1.63
2038	2.23	1.63
2039	2.21	1.63
2040	2.19	1.63
2041	2.18	1.63
2042	2.16	1.63
2043	2.15	1.63
2044	2.13	1.63
2045	2.12	1.64
2046	2.11	1.64
2047	2.09	1.63
2048	2.08	1.64
2049	2.07	1.63
2050	2.06	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bolivia	United States
1960	40.6%	31.3%
1961	40.5%	31.4%
1962	40.5%	31.3%
1963	40.5%	31.1%
1964	40.6%	30.9%
1965	40.8%	30.7%
1966	40.9%	30.4%
1967	41%	30%
1968	41.1%	29.5%
1969	41.2%	29%
1970	41.2%	28.6%
1971	41.3%	28%
1972	41.3%	27.4%
1973	41.3%	26.6%
1974	41.3%	25.9%
1975	41.3%	25.2%
1976	41.3%	24.4%
1977	41.3%	23.8%
1978	41.2%	23.2%
1979	41.2%	22.8%
1980	41.1%	22.4%
1981	41.1%	22.1%
1982	41%	22%
1983	40.9%	21.8%
1984	40.9%	21.7%
1985	40.8%	21.5%
1986	40.7%	21.3%
1987	40.6%	21.3%
1988	40.5%	21.3%
1989	40.4%	21.5%
1990	40.3%	21.6%
1991	40.2%	21.7%
1992	40%	21.8%
1993	39.8%	21.9%
1994	39.6%	21.9%
1995	39.3%	21.8%
1996	39.1%	21.7%
1997	38.8%	21.5%
1998	38.6%	21.4%
1999	38.3%	21.3%
2000	38%	21.2%
2001	37.7%	21%
2002	37.4%	20.9%
2003	37.1%	20.7%
2004	36.7%	20.5%
2005	36.3%	20.3%
2006	36%	20.2%
2007	35.6%	20%
2008	35.2%	19.9%
2009	34.8%	19.8%
2010	34.4%	19.7%
2011	34.1%	19.6%
2012	33.7%	19.5%
2013	33.3%	19.4%
2014	33%	19.3%
2015	32.6%	19.2%
2016	32.3%	19.1%
2017	31.9%	18.9%
2018	31.6%	18.8%
2019	31.3%	18.6%
2020	31%	18.4%
2021	30.8%	18.1%
2022	30.5%	17.9%
2023	30.1%	17.6%
2024	29.8%	17.3%
2025	29.4%	17.1%
2026	29.1%	16.9%
2027	28.8%	16.7%
2028	28.5%	16.6%
2029	28.1%	16.4%
2030	27.8%	16.3%
2031	27.6%	16.1%
2032	27.3%	16%
2033	27%	16%
2034	26.7%	15.9%
2035	26.5%	15.9%
2036	26.2%	15.9%
2037	26%	15.9%
2038	25.7%	15.9%
2039	25.4%	15.9%
2040	25.2%	15.9%
2041	24.9%	16%
2042	24.7%	16%
2043	24.4%	16%
2044	24.2%	16%
2045	24%	16%
2046	23.7%	16%
2047	23.5%	16%
2048	23.3%	16%
2049	23%	15.9%
2050	22.8%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Bolivia vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	78,501	2,565,530
1961	81,106	2,571,681
1962	84,090	2,406,337
1963	87,010	2,289,826
1964	89,745	2,245,099
1965	92,655	1,943,030
1966	95,800	1,749,387
1967	99,339	1,669,181
1968	102,671	1,565,507
1969	105,361	1,702,487
1970	107,897	1,824,965
1971	110,749	1,640,519
1972	112,799	1,301,355
1973	116,323	1,165,499
1974	119,560	1,218,968
1975	122,864	1,252,644
1976	128,552	1,264,604
1977	131,569	1,431,556
1978	134,504	1,402,283
1979	137,331	1,597,894
1980	140,460	1,608,450
1981	143,199	1,652,153
1982	144,825	1,714,317
1983	147,129	1,636,544
1984	150,545	1,627,192
1985	152,288	1,689,258
1986	156,146	1,656,917
1987	160,458	1,720,252
1988	164,763	1,735,943
1989	168,044	1,875,826
1990	171,351	2,026,068
1991	174,836	1,926,543
1992	174,242	1,875,328
1993	175,344	1,717,685
1994	175,387	1,633,302
1995	175,141	1,546,031
1996	175,861	1,510,137
1997	173,731	1,501,014
1998	174,207	1,573,857
1999	175,051	1,564,050
2000	172,996	1,664,758
2001	171,177	1,595,826
2002	170,656	1,581,938
2003	171,846	1,653,615
2004	172,350	1,698,271
2005	173,567	1,684,445
2006	177,999	1,849,955
2007	178,309	1,897,757
2008	178,576	1,794,154
2009	178,741	1,717,920
2010	179,036	1,548,182
2011	178,840	1,441,697
2012	178,716	1,411,822
2013	177,929	1,322,711
2014	176,967	1,357,281
2015	176,169	1,270,126
2016	175,057	1,197,627
2017	173,799	1,028,037
2018	172,775	955,022
2019	171,593	887,476
2020	131,870	208,862
2021	119,576	199,137
2022	167,691	399,926
2023	172,336	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bolivia	United States
1985	518	11
1986	503	11
1987	478	11
1988	457	12
1989	430	12
1990	407	12
1991	391	12
1992	375	11
1993	354	12
1994	336	11
1995	322	12
1996	314	11
1997	306	11
1998	298	11
1999	292	12
2000	287	12
2001	276	13
2002	262	13
2003	256	13
2004	251	13
2005	242	13
2006	236	13
2007	224	13
2008	214	14
2009	205	15
2010	196	15
2011	187	15
2012	180	16
2013	175	16
2014	171	17
2015	166	17
2016	162	18
2017	160	18
2018	157	18
2019	156	18
2020	218	22
2021	270	31
2022	164	20
2023	146	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	29%	3.01%
1961	28.4%	2.95%
1962	27.8%	2.89%
1963	27.2%	2.83%
1964	26.6%	2.77%
1965	26%	2.71%
1966	25.4%	2.64%
1967	24.8%	2.57%
1968	24.2%	2.49%
1969	23.6%	2.41%
1970	22.9%	2.32%
1971	22.3%	2.24%
1972	21.7%	2.15%
1973	21%	2.06%
1974	20.4%	1.97%
1975	19.8%	1.88%
1976	19.1%	1.79%
1977	18.5%	1.71%
1978	17.9%	1.63%
1979	17.4%	1.56%
1980	16.9%	1.5%
1981	16.5%	1.44%
1982	16%	1.39%
1983	15.6%	1.34%
1984	15.1%	1.3%
1985	14.6%	1.27%
1986	14.2%	1.24%
1987	13.7%	1.21%
1988	13.2%	1.19%
1989	12.7%	1.16%
1990	12.2%	1.12%
1991	11.7%	1.09%
1992	11.2%	1.05%
1993	10.8%	1.01%
1994	10.3%	0.98%
1995	9.84%	0.95%
1996	9.38%	0.92%
1997	8.93%	0.89%
1998	8.47%	0.87%
1999	8.02%	0.86%
2000	7.57%	0.84%
2001	7.14%	0.83%
2002	6.74%	0.82%
2003	6.35%	0.81%
2004	5.99%	0.81%
2005	5.64%	0.8%
2006	5.31%	0.79%
2007	5%	0.77%
2008	4.72%	0.76%
2009	4.45%	0.75%
2010	4.2%	0.73%
2011	3.97%	0.72%
2012	3.75%	0.7%
2013	3.54%	0.69%
2014	3.35%	0.68%
2015	3.18%	0.68%
2016	3.03%	0.67%
2017	2.9%	0.66%
2018	2.78%	0.65%
2019	2.67%	0.65%
2020	2.57%	0.65%
2021	2.48%	0.65%
2022	2.39%	0.65%
2023	2.31%	0.65%