Bolivia vs Peru
Bolivia vs Peru: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.55 births per woman in Bolivia and 1.98 births per woman in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.57 births per woman, or 1.29 times that in Peru.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Peru.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bolivia at 1.79 births per woman and Peru at 1.69 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Bolivia | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.55 | 1.98 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.58 | 2 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.62 | 2.03 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.65 | 2.06 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.69 | 2.09 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.73 | 2.12 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.78 | 2.15 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.83 | 2.19 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.89 | 2.23 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.95 | 2.27 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3.01 | 2.32 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 3.08 | 2.36 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 3.14 | 2.41 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 3.21 | 2.42 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 3.29 | 2.48 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 3.37 | 2.53 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 3.45 | 2.58 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 3.53 | 2.62 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 3.56 | 2.64 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 3.63 | 2.67 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 3.72 | 2.66 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.89 | 2.74 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.99 | 2.85 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 4.09 | 2.92 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 4.15 | 3 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 4.22 | 3.1 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 4.34 | 3.2 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 4.41 | 3.32 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 4.49 | 3.43 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 4.59 | 3.55 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 4.71 | 3.67 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 4.85 | 3.79 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 4.9 | 3.91 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 4.97 | 4.03 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 5.03 | 4.14 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 5.06 | 4.25 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 5.12 | 4.35 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 5.15 | 4.46 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 5.24 | 4.57 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 5.29 | 4.68 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 5.35 | 4.8 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 5.41 | 4.92 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 5.47 | 5.04 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 5.54 | 5.17 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 5.61 | 5.31 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.67 | 5.44 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.74 | 5.58 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.75 | 5.71 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.8 | 5.84 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.85 | 5.97 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.89 | 6.09 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.95 | 6.21 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6 | 6.32 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.06 | 6.42 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.1 | 6.51 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.13 | 6.6 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.16 | 6.68 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.18 | 6.75 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.21 | 6.81 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.23 | 6.86 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.25 | 6.9 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.26 | 6.92 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.27 | 6.94 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.28 | 6.95 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.27 | 6.96 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.26 | 6.96 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.25 | 6.96 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.24 | 6.96 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.21 | 6.96 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.2 | 6.95 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.18 | 6.95 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.19 | 6.94 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.19 | 6.94 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bolivia | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.521.84–3.25 | 1.971.63–2.31 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.51.8–3.25 | 1.941.57–2.34 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.471.74–3.25 | 1.931.53–2.35 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.451.72–3.25 | 1.911.48–2.37 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.421.67–3.24 | 1.91.41–2.37 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.41.65–3.22 | 1.881.4–2.38 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.381.61–3.22 | 1.871.34–2.41 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.361.59–3.23 | 1.861.33–2.41 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.341.57–3.21 | 1.851.32–2.39 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.321.54–3.21 | 1.841.29–2.4 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.31.53–3.21 | 1.841.27–2.42 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.281.52–3.21 | 1.831.24–2.44 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.261.49–3.21 | 1.821.23–2.43 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.241.47–3.19 | 1.811.2–2.41 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.231.47–3.17 | 1.811.19–2.41 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.211.44–3.17 | 1.81.2–2.41 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.191.44–3.2 | 1.791.18–2.43 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.181.42–3.18 | 1.791.17–2.43 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.161.4–3.18 | 1.781.15–2.42 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.151.38–3.19 | 1.781.15–2.41 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.131.37–3.18 | 1.771.15–2.41 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.121.34–3.18 | 1.771.14–2.42 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.111.33–3.18 | 1.761.13–2.4 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.11.32–3.13 | 1.751.1–2.4 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.081.32–3.11 | 1.751.08–2.39 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.071.3–3.11 | 1.751.08–2.41 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.061.29–3.07 | 1.741.09–2.39 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.051.28–3.12 | 1.741.1–2.4 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.041.29–3.13 | 1.741.1–2.39 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.031.28–3.08 | 1.741.11–2.38 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.021.27–3.06 | 1.741.09–2.39 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.011.25–3.04 | 1.731.08–2.39 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 21.26–3.02 | 1.731.09–2.39 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.991.25–2.99 | 1.731.08–2.37 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.981.23–2.99 | 1.721.09–2.38 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.971.24–2.96 | 1.721.07–2.4 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.961.24–2.99 | 1.721.06–2.38 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.961.21–2.98 | 1.721.07–2.39 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.951.23–2.97 | 1.711.06–2.39 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.951.21–2.98 | 1.711.06–2.37 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.941.22–3.01 | 1.711.03–2.37 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.931.22–2.98 | 1.711.04–2.36 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.931.21–2.99 | 1.711.07–2.37 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.921.21–2.98 | 1.711.05–2.39 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.911.2–2.99 | 1.71.05–2.38 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.911.19–2.96 | 1.71.05–2.38 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.911.19–2.99 | 1.71.04–2.39 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.91.19–2.95 | 1.71.05–2.39 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.91.2–2.96 | 1.71.05–2.38 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.891.17–2.96 | 1.71.05–2.38 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.891.18–2.99 | 1.71.03–2.4 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.881.17–2.93 | 1.71.03–2.39 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.881.15–2.88 | 1.71.03–2.39 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.871.15–2.87 | 1.71.03–2.38 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.861.14–2.83 | 1.71.02–2.41 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.861.15–2.81 | 1.71.03–2.42 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.851.13–2.77 | 1.71–2.4 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.851.11–2.79 | 1.71–2.4 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.851.12–2.79 | 1.71–2.4 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.851.12–2.77 | 1.691–2.39 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.841.11–2.77 | 1.691.01–2.39 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.841.13–2.76 | 1.691.01–2.41 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.841.13–2.74 | 1.691.02–2.41 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.831.11–2.76 | 1.691–2.41 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.831.1–2.78 | 1.690.98–2.43 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.831.11–2.76 | 1.690.99–2.44 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.831.1–2.75 | 1.690.96–2.43 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.821.09–2.75 | 1.690.97–2.43 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.821.1–2.75 | 1.690.98–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.821.08–2.76 | 1.690.98–2.43 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.811.09–2.71 | 1.690.98–2.4 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.811.08–2.7 | 1.690.96–2.42 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.81.09–2.66 | 1.690.96–2.44 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.81.07–2.65 | 1.690.95–2.43 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.81.09–2.65 | 1.690.99–2.43 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.81.08–2.66 | 1.681–2.44 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.791.06–2.66 | 1.690.99–2.45 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025