Bolivia Population (LIVE)

retrieving data...
Bolivia Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is 12,495,867 as of Friday, December 27, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Bolivia 2024 population is estimated at 12,413,315 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 11 per Km2 (30 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 1,083,300 Km2 (418,264 sq. miles).
  • 70.3 % of the population is urban (8,726,746 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Bolivia is 24.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Bolivia (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBolivia
Global Rank
2024 12,413,315 1.38 % 169,156 -3,000 24.9 2.52 11 70.3 % 8,726,746 0.15 % 8,161,972,572 79
2023 12,244,159 1.38 % 167,005 -3,008 24.7 2.55 11 70.0 % 8,567,158 0.15 % 8,091,734,930 79
2022 12,077,154 1.17 % 139,794 -3,008 24.4 2.58 11 69.6 % 8,408,607 0.15 % 8,021,407,192 80
2020 11,816,299 1.24 % 144,913 -4,663 24.0 2.65 11 68.5 % 8,094,974 0.15 % 7,887,001,292 80
2015 11,014,705 1.58 % 166,472 -10,525 22.8 2.89 10 66.6 % 7,334,993 0.15 % 7,470,491,872 83
2010 10,182,345 1.70 % 164,318 -12,590 21.5 3.21 9 64.7 % 6,588,702 0.15 % 7,021,732,148 83
2005 9,360,754 1.69 % 150,886 -15,594 20.6 3.56 9 62.6 % 5,855,799 0.14 % 6,586,970,132 83
2000 8,606,326 1.79 % 146,330-26,940 19.9 3.99 8 59.9 % 5,152,761 0.14 % 6,171,702,993 83
1995 7,874,676 2.01 % 148,907 -28,204 19.1 4.41 7 56.8 % 4,475,674 0.14 % 5,758,878,982 85
1990 7,130,142 2.13 % 142,791 -21,917 18.6 4.90 7 53.4 % 3,810,515 0.13 % 5,327,803,110 88
1985 6,416,185 2.19 % 131,457 -17,558 18.4 5.15 6 48.9 % 3,137,990 0.13 % 4,868,943,465 88
1980 5,758,900 2.31 % 124,272 -11,762 18.3 5.47 5 44.1 % 2,540,502 0.13 % 4,447,606,236 87
1975 5,137,539 2.28 % 109,506 -6,424 18.3 5.75 5 40.3 % 2,069,502 0.13 % 4,070,735,277 85
1970 4,590,010 2.23 % 96,043 -4,915 18.4 6.00 4 39.0 % 1,792,197 0.12 % 3,694,683,794 88
1965 4,109,796 2.11 % 81,495 -4,444 18.5 6.18 4 37.9 % 1,557,303 0.12 % 3,334,533,703 87
1960 3,702,323 1.97 % 68,864 -3,144 18.6 6.27 3 36.7 % 1,357,798 0.12 % 3,015,470,894 87
1955 3,358,004 1.68 % 53,607 -2,993 19.1 6.24 3 35.4 % 1,187,684 0.12 % 2,740,213,792 87
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).
back to top ↑

Bolivia Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBolivia
Global Rank
2025 12,581,843 1.26 % 153,109 -3,179 25.2 2.50 12 70.6 % 8,887,268 0.15 % 8,231,613,070 79
2030 13,405,564 1.28 % 164,744 -3,074 26.6 2.38 12 72.4 % 9,700,301 0.16 % 8,569,124,911 80
2035 14,183,823 1.14 % 155,652 -3,534 27.9 2.28 13 74.2 % 10,520,182 0.16 % 8,885,210,181 80
2040 14,899,397 0.99 % 143,115 -3,549 29.3 2.19 14 76.0 % 11,327,685 0.16 % 9,177,190,203 80
2045 15,542,791 0.85 % 128,679 -3,450 30.6 2.12 14 77.9 % 12,106,893 0.16 % 9,439,639,668 80
2050 16,110,162 0.72 % 113,474   31.9 2.06 15 79.7 % 12,843,627 0.17 % 9,664,378,587 80
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

Main Page: Demographics of Bolivia
Life Expectancy
68.74 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
31.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart
Deaths under age 5
40.4
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Bolivia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 La Paz 2,004,652
2 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1,831,434
3 Cochabamba 841,276
4 Sucre 224,838
5 Oruro 208,684
6 Sacaba 180,726
7 Quillacollo 172,405
8 Tarija 159,269
9 Potosi 141,251
10 Riberalta 99,070
11 Montero 88,616
12 Viacha 86,218
13 Trinidad 84,259
14 Yacuiba 82,803
15 Tiquipaya 62,675
16 Vinto 58,739
17 Colcapirhua 52,732
18 Sipe Sipe 47,000
19 Caranavi 45,747
20 Villamontes 39,800
21 Guayaramerin 36,008
22 Bermejo 35,411
23 Mizque 30,481
24 Villazon 30,253
25 Llallagua 28,069
26 Camiri 27,961
27 Cobija 26,585
28 San Borja 24,610
29 San Ignacio de Velasco 23,569
30 Tupiza 22,233
31 Warnes 22,036
32 Achocalla 19,583
33 Ascencion de Guarayos 18,816
34 Cotoca 18,347
35 Villa Yapacani 18,187
36 Laja 18,023
37 El Torno 15,543
38 Huanuni 15,492
39 Punata 15,194

See also

Notes

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

The Population of Bolivia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. 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.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Bolivia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.