What is birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Bolivia?

The highest recorded value was 43.91 births per 1,000 people in 1960.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Bolivia?

The lowest recorded value was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Bolivia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Bolivia ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bolivia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bolivia: Birth rate vs. death rate was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

21.25 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

70th

of 236 countries

All-time high

43.91 births per 1,000 people

in 1960

All-time low

21.25 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 21.25 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia peaked at 43.91 births per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.25 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Bolivia 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	43.38 births per 1,000 people	43.01 births per 1,000 people	43.86 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	43.59 births per 1,000 people	43.01 births per 1,000 people	43.91 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	41.4 births per 1,000 people	40.08 births per 1,000 people	42.67 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	37.98 births per 1,000 people	36.48 births per 1,000 people	39.72 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	33.21 births per 1,000 people	30.57 births per 1,000 people	36.07 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	27.73 births per 1,000 people	26.02 births per 1,000 people	29.85 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	23.88 births per 1,000 people	22.26 births per 1,000 people	25.62 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	21.65 births per 1,000 people	21.25 births per 1,000 people	22 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

67 Turkmenistan 21.74 births per 1,000 people compare
68 Kyrgyzstan 21.31 births per 1,000 people compare
69 Laos 21.27 births per 1,000 people compare
71 Marshall Islands 21.14 births per 1,000 people compare
72 Egypt 21 births per 1,000 people compare
73 Guatemala 20.81 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Bolivia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 112,016 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 109,944 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 112,413 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,119 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 112,880 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 110,411 (2025)

All data for Bolivia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Bolivia was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 43.91 births per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 21.25 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Bolivia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Bolivia ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.