The current population of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is as of , 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

Main Page: Demographics of Bolivia

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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Main Cities by Population in Bolivia

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

#	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
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

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.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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.

Bolivia Population (LIVE)