Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1978

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.61
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 5.61 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 223,022 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.61
Births
223,022
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
5,504,124
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-145.00.4%1,607
15-19104.29.3%29,249
20-24240.421.4%57,676
25-29256.822.9%52,578
30-34227.520.3%41,958
35-39173.015.4%25,894
40-4491.18.1%11,416
45-4922.72.0%2,520
50-541.30.1%123