Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1979

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.54
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 5.54 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 225,676 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.54
Births
225,676
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
5,630,849
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
10-144.60.4%1,517
15-19101.19.1%29,095
20-24240.821.7%59,269
25-29255.423.0%53,508
30-34223.720.2%41,849
35-39170.715.4%26,465
40-4488.78.0%11,347
45-4922.32.0%2,503
50-541.30.1%123