Bolivia Population

Population now

12,353,325

World: 78th
South America: 8th

Male:	6,191,763	(50.12 %)
Female:	6,161,562	(49.88 %)

Births in 2024:	315,348
Deaths in 2024:	106,311

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	69.84 years
Female:	75.72 years
Total:	72.70 years
Median Age:	25.75 years

Birth Rate:	20.23
Death Rate:	6.82
Growth Rate:	1.97 %
Fertility Rate:	2.53

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Bolivia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.86%	43.81	23.58	6.36	41.82	40.52	43.13	18.34	36.76%	3.33
1961	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.89%	43.72	23.19	6.34	42.15	40.86	43.45	18.27	37.06%	3.39
1962	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.91%	43.61	22.80	6.31	42.49	41.21	43.77	18.23	37.36%	3.46
1963	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.94%	43.48	22.42	6.28	42.84	41.57	44.11	18.22	37.66%	3.53
1964	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.97%	43.34	22.05	6.25	43.20	41.94	44.46	18.24	37.96%	3.60
1965	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.99%	43.18	21.67	6.21	43.57	42.32	44.83	18.27	38.26%	3.68
1966	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.02%	43.01	21.29	6.17	43.95	42.71	45.20	18.24	38.56%	3.75
1967	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.05%	42.83	20.92	6.13	44.34	43.10	45.58	18.24	38.86%	3.83
1968	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.08%	42.66	20.54	6.09	44.74	43.51	45.98	18.26	39.17%	3.91
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.11%	42.48	20.17	6.05	45.15	43.92	46.39	18.30	39.47%	4.00
1970	4M	2M	2M	0.99	1.14%	42.31	19.80	6.00	45.57	44.34	46.80	18.34	39.78%	4.08
1971	5M	2M	2M	1	1.17%	42.13	19.43	5.96	46.00	44.78	47.23	18.32	40.08%	4.17
1972	5M	2M	2M	1	1.20%	41.93	19.06	5.92	46.44	45.22	47.68	18.33	40.39%	4.26
1973	5M	2M	2M	1	1.23%	41.72	18.69	5.88	46.89	45.67	48.13	18.34	40.70%	4.36
1974	5M	2M	2M	1	1.27%	41.48	18.31	5.84	47.36	46.13	48.59	18.37	41.00%	4.45
1975	5M	3M	3M	1	1.30%	41.21	17.94	5.79	47.83	46.60	49.07	18.40	41.31%	4.55
1976	5M	3M	3M	1	1.33%	40.89	17.56	5.73	48.31	47.08	49.56	18.39	41.62%	4.65
1977	5M	3M	3M	1	1.36%	40.52	17.18	5.67	48.81	47.57	50.07	18.39	42.45%	4.76
1978	5M	3M	3M	1	1.39%	40.11	16.79	5.61	49.31	48.06	50.58	18.41	43.44%	4.87
1979	5M	3M	3M	1	1.42%	39.66	16.40	5.54	49.82	48.57	51.11	18.45	44.44%	4.97
1980	6M	3M	3M	1	1.45%	39.19	16.02	5.47	50.35	49.08	51.64	18.50	45.45%	5.08
1981	6M	3M	3M	1	1.48%	38.74	15.64	5.41	50.88	49.60	52.19	18.51	46.46%	5.19
1982	6M	3M	3M	1.01	1.51%	38.30	15.28	5.35	51.43	50.13	52.76	18.55	47.47%	5.29
1983	6M	3M	3M	1.01	1.54%	37.90	14.92	5.29	51.98	50.66	53.33	18.60	48.49%	5.40
1984	6M	3M	3M	1.01	1.57%	37.54	14.58	5.24	52.54	51.21	53.91	18.66	49.50%	5.51
1985	6M	3M	3M	1.01	1.61%	37.21	14.25	5.19	53.12	51.76	54.51	18.72	50.52%	5.62
1986	6M	3M	3M	1.01	1.65%	36.88	13.92	5.14	53.70	52.32	55.11	18.76	51.54%	5.74
1987	6M	3M	3M	1.01	1.69%	36.55	13.60	5.09	54.28	52.88	55.73	18.80	52.55%	5.86
1988	7M	3M	3M	1.01	1.73%	36.18	13.27	5.03	54.88	53.45	56.36	18.85	53.56%	5.99
1989	7M	3M	3M	1.01	1.77%	35.78	12.94	4.96	55.49	54.03	56.99	18.91	54.57%	6.12
1990	7M	3M	3M	1.01	1.80%	35.34	12.60	4.89	56.10	54.61	57.64	18.99	55.58%	6.25
1991	7M	4M	3M	1.01	1.85%	34.86	12.25	4.81	56.72	55.20	58.29	19.04	56.58%	6.38
1992	7M	4M	4M	1.01	1.88%	34.36	11.91	4.73	57.35	55.80	58.96	19.13	57.54%	6.52
1993	7M	4M	4M	1.01	1.93%	33.86	11.57	4.64	57.99	56.40	59.63	19.23	58.08%	6.66
1994	7M	4M	4M	1.01	1.97%	33.35	11.23	4.55	58.63	57.01	60.31	19.35	58.62%	6.80
1995	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.02%	32.84	10.89	4.47	59.28	57.62	61.00	19.48	59.15%	6.94
1996	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.06%	32.33	10.57	4.38	59.92	58.23	61.68	19.59	59.68%	7.08
1997	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.10%	31.83	10.26	4.30	60.57	58.83	62.37	19.71	60.21%	7.23
1998	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.15%	31.33	9.96	4.21	61.20	59.43	63.05	19.84	60.74%	7.37
1999	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.18%	30.82	9.68	4.13	61.84	60.02	63.73	19.97	61.26%	7.52
2000	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.22%	30.31	9.41	4.05	62.45	60.59	64.40	20.12	61.79%	7.66
2001	9M	4M	4M	1.01	2.25%	29.80	9.16	3.97	63.05	61.14	65.05	20.25	62.31%	7.81
2002	9M	4M	4M	1.01	2.28%	29.26	8.93	3.89	63.64	61.68	65.70	20.40	62.78%	7.96
2003	9M	4M	4M	1.01	2.30%	28.72	8.71	3.80	64.21	62.20	66.32	20.56	63.25%	8.11
2004	9M	5M	5M	1.01	2.31%	28.16	8.50	3.71	64.77	62.70	66.93	20.73	63.71%	8.26
2005	9M	5M	5M	1.01	2.32%	27.60	8.31	3.62	65.31	63.19	67.54	20.91	64.17%	8.40
2006	9M	5M	5M	1.01	2.33%	27.05	8.12	3.53	65.85	63.68	68.14	21.08	64.63%	8.55
2007	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.34%	26.51	7.94	3.45	66.40	64.17	68.74	21.28	65.08%	8.70
2008	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.34%	25.99	7.77	3.36	66.94	64.66	69.33	21.48	65.54%	8.85
2009	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.35%	25.49	7.60	3.29	67.48	65.14	69.93	21.70	65.98%	9.00
2010	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.36%	25.01	7.45	3.21	68.01	65.62	70.52	21.91	66.43%	9.15
2011	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.36%	24.55	7.30	3.14	68.52	66.08	71.09	22.15	66.87%	9.30
2012	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.36%	24.10	7.18	3.08	69.01	66.51	71.64	22.38	67.32%	9.45
2013	11M	5M	5M	1.01	2.35%	23.66	7.06	3.01	69.47	66.91	72.17	22.62	67.70%	9.60
2014	11M	5M	5M	1.01	2.33%	23.23	6.97	2.95	69.89	67.27	72.66	22.87	68.05%	9.75
2015	11M	5M	5M	1.01	2.31%	22.82	6.89	2.89	70.28	67.60	73.11	23.12	68.39%	9.89
2016	11M	6M	5M	1.01	2.28%	22.43	6.83	2.83	70.63	67.90	73.51	23.38	68.74%	10.04
2017	11M	6M	6M	1.01	2.25%	22.08	6.80	2.78	70.95	68.17	73.88	23.66	69.08%	10.19
2018	11M	6M	6M	1.01	2.21%	21.75	6.77	2.73	71.24	68.43	74.21	23.94	69.43%	10.33
2019	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.17%	21.46	6.76	2.69	71.51	68.68	74.51	24.25	69.77%	10.48
2020	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.13%	21.19	6.76	2.65	71.77	68.93	74.78	24.56	70.12%	10.63
2021	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.13%	21.19	6.76	2.65	71.77	68.93	74.78	24.86	70.48%	10.77
2022	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.13%	21.19	6.76	2.65	71.77	68.93	74.78	25.17	70.83%	10.92
2023	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.01%	20.47	6.80	2.56	72.47	69.61	75.48	25.45	71.19%	11.06
2024	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.97%	20.23	6.82	2.53	72.70	69.84	75.72	25.75	71.55%	11.21

Bolivia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	12M	6M	6M	1	1.93%	19.99	6.83	2.50	72.93	70.07	75.95	26.05	71.91%	11.35
2026	13M	6M	6M	1	1.88%	19.74	6.85	2.47	73.14	70.28	76.16	26.33	72.27%	11.49
2027	13M	6M	6M	1	1.84%	19.48	6.87	2.45	73.35	70.49	76.37	26.62	72.63%	11.63
2028	13M	6M	6M	1	1.80%	19.23	6.88	2.42	73.56	70.70	76.58	26.92	72.99%	11.78
2029	13M	7M	7M	1	1.75%	18.97	6.90	2.40	73.77	70.91	76.79	27.22	73.36%	11.91
2030	13M	7M	7M	1	1.71%	18.72	6.92	2.37	73.98	71.12	77.00	27.52	73.72%	12.05
2031	13M	7M	7M	1	1.66%	18.47	6.94	2.35	74.17	71.32	77.18	27.81	74.09%	12.19
2032	14M	7M	7M	1	1.62%	18.22	6.96	2.33	74.36	71.52	77.37	28.10	74.45%	12.32
2033	14M	7M	7M	1	1.57%	17.98	6.99	2.31	74.56	71.71	77.55	28.38	74.82%	12.46
2034	14M	7M	7M	1	1.53%	17.73	7.01	2.29	74.75	71.91	77.74	28.68	75.18%	12.59
2035	14M	7M	7M	1	1.49%	17.48	7.03	2.27	74.94	72.11	77.92	28.98	75.55%	12.72
2036	14M	7M	7M	1	1.44%	17.25	7.06	2.25	75.12	72.30	78.08	29.28	75.91%	12.84
2037	14M	7M	7M	1	1.40%	17.03	7.09	2.23	75.30	72.49	78.25	29.57	76.28%	12.97
2038	14M	7M	7M	1	1.36%	16.80	7.11	2.22	75.48	72.68	78.41	29.85	76.64%	13.10
2039	15M	7M	7M	1	1.32%	16.58	7.14	2.20	75.66	72.87	78.58	30.17	77.00%	13.22
2040	15M	7M	7M	1	1.28%	16.35	7.17	2.18	75.84	73.06	78.74	30.45	77.36%	13.34
2041	15M	7M	7M	1	1.24%	16.14	7.21	2.16	76.01	73.24	78.89	30.74	77.71%	13.46
2042	15M	7M	7M	1	1.20%	15.94	7.24	2.15	76.18	73.42	79.04	31.02	78.07%	13.57
2043	15M	7M	8M	1	1.16%	15.73	7.28	2.13	76.34	73.61	79.19	31.31	78.42%	13.69
2044	15M	8M	8M	0.99	1.12%	15.53	7.31	2.12	76.51	73.79	79.34	31.60	78.76%	13.80
2045	15M	8M	8M	0.99	1.08%	15.32	7.35	2.10	76.68	73.97	79.49	31.89	79.11%	13.91
2046	15M	8M	8M	0.99	1.05%	15.14	7.40	2.09	76.84	74.15	79.63	32.16	79.45%	14.01
2047	16M	8M	8M	0.99	1.01%	14.96	7.45	2.08	77.01	74.33	79.77	32.43	79.78%	14.12
2048	16M	8M	8M	0.99	0.97%	14.78	7.49	2.06	77.17	74.52	79.92	32.72	80.11%	14.22
2049	16M	8M	8M	0.99	0.94%	14.60	7.54	2.05	77.34	74.70	80.06	33.00	80.44%	14.32
2050	16M	8M	8M	0.99	0.90%	14.42	7.59	2.04	77.50	74.88	80.20	33.29	80.76%	14.42

Highest City Populations in Bolivia

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	La Paz	1,914,940	1,908,000
2	Santa Cruz	1,793,342	1,784,000
3	Cochabamba	1,377,542	841,276
4	Oruro	333,868	208,684

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