Bolivia Population (LIVE)

12,538,907
Bolivia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is 12,538,060 as of Sunday, March 30, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Bolivia 2025 population is estimated at 12,581,843 people at mid-year.
  • Bolivia population is equivalent to 0.15% of the total world population.
  • Bolivia ranks number 79 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Bolivia is 12 per Km² (30 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 1,083,300 Km² (418,264 sq. miles).
  • 70.64% of the population is urban (8,887,268 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Bolivia is 25.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Bolivia (2025 and historical)

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bolivia Population Forecast

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bolivia Demographics

Life Expectancy
68.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
30.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
39.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Bolivia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Bolivia delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Bolivia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.