Number of children under 5 in Bolivia
Bolivia: Number of children under 5 was 1.25 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children under 5 in Bolivia stood at 1.25 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Bolivia peaked at 1.25 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 496,820 people, in 1950.
Bolivia ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 532,905 people | 496,820 people | 585,797 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 668,069 people | 600,254 people | 738,131 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 825,907 people | 754,244 people | 902,560 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 991,860 people | 920,455 people | 1.07 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.16 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.22 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.24 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.25 million people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.1506 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 197.72 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Bolivia?
- Number of children under 5 in Bolivia was 1.25 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 496,820 people in 1950.
- How does Bolivia rank for number of children under 5?
- Bolivia ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.