Birth rate, crude in Bolivia

Bolivia: Birth rate, crude was 21.03 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21.03 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
65th
of 215 countries
All-time high
43.91 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
21.03 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Birth rate, crude in Bolivia, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 21.03 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Bolivia peaked at 43.91 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.03 per 1,000 people, in 2024.

Bolivia ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.59 per 1,000 people 43.01 per 1,000 people 43.91 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 41.4 per 1,000 people 40.08 per 1,000 people 42.67 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 37.98 per 1,000 people 36.48 per 1,000 people 39.72 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 33.21 per 1,000 people 30.57 per 1,000 people 36.07 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 27.73 per 1,000 people 26.02 per 1,000 people 29.85 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 23.88 per 1,000 people 22.26 per 1,000 people 25.62 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 21.53 per 1,000 people 21.03 per 1,000 people 22 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 62 Haiti 21.94 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 63 East Timor 21.77 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 64 Honduras 21.65 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 66 Laos 20.93 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 67 Djibouti 20.93 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 68 Egypt 20.91 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate, crude in Bolivia?
Birth rate, crude in Bolivia was 21.03 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 43.91 per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.03 per 1,000 people in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for birth rate, crude?
Bolivia ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.