Bolivia Population (LIVE)

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Bolivia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is 12,537,143 as of Friday, March 28, 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)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Bolivia
Global
Rank
2025 12,581,843 1.36% 168,528 −3,179 25.2 2.5 12 70.6% 8,887,268 0.15% 8,231,613,070 79
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% 8,567,158 0.15% 8,091,734,930 79
2022 12,077,154 1.1% 130,428 −3,008 24.4 2.58 11 69.6% 8,408,607 0.15% 8,021,407,192 80
2020 11,816,299 1.41% 160,319 −4,663 24 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 1.7% 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 4.9 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 4 39% 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 88
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).

Bolivia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Bolivia
Global
Rank
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% 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 −3,398 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

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.