Bolivia Demographics

Population of Bolivia (2025)

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Bolivia Population
12,581,843
see live
Yearly Change
+1.36%
Global Share
0.15%
Global Rank
79

Median Age

The median age in Bolivia is 25.2 years (2025).

Fertility in Bolivia

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
2.5
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Bolivia

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
68.9
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
71.5
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
66.4
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Bolivia


Infant Mortality
30.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
39.5
(per 1,000 live births)


Bolivia Urban Population

Currently, 70.6% of the population of Bolivia is urban (8,887,268 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Bolivia is 12 people per Km2 (30 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 1,083,300 Km2 (418,264 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Bolivia

# City 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

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.