Population ages 0-14 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Population ages 0-14 was 29.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 29.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 41.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2025.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 74th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.6% | — |
| 1961 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 40.6% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.8% | 40.5% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.3% | 41.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 40.4% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 38.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.4% | 31.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,309 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,401 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Population ages 0-14 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 29.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2025.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for population ages 0-14?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.