Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bolivia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 75.4% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bolivia peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1960.
Bolivia ranks 161st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.4% | — |
| 1961 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 60.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 75.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 75.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.5% | 40.4% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 45.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 50.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 57.4% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 65.2% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 71.1% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 61.1% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More gender data for Bolivia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,733 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1438 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,673 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,673 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 124,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 123,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 123,147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bolivia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bolivia was 75.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1960.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Bolivia ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.