Bolivia vs UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Bolivia
35.15
in 2025
UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean
26.9
in 2025
Bolivia rank
4th
UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean rank
5th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Bolivia
- UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 35.15 against 26.9 in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 8.25.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.3 times UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Bolivia ranks 4th and UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 5th of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 5 and UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.1 | 48.09 | 1.98 | UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1960s | 47.02 | 49.55 | 2.53 | UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 47.5 | 48.31 | 0.8139 | UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 47.2 | 44.91 | 2.28 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 45.82 | 40.91 | 4.91 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 42.93 | 36.11 | 6.82 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 38.98 | 31.27 | 7.71 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 36.07 | 27.91 | 8.16 | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Bolivia or UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Bolivia, at 35.15 against 26.9 in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Bolivia and UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 8.25, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Bolivia ranks 4th and UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 5th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.