Life expectancy at birth, total in Bolivia
Bolivia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 68.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Bolivia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Bolivia is 68.74 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Bolivia peaked at 68.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.34 years, in 1960.
That places Bolivia 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.95 years | 43.34 years | 46.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 47.1 years | 51.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.74 years | 51.83 years | 56.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.38 years | 56.8 years | 61.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.95 years | 62.06 years | 65.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.03 years | 66 years | 67.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.82 years | 61.43 years | 68.74 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 121,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 125,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 120,889 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.06 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 125,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 120,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 124,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Bolivia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Bolivia was 68.74 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.34 years in 1960.
- How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Bolivia ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.