Belgium vs Bolivia: Has the population peaked?

Belgium

11.71 million people

in 2023

Bolivia

12.24 million people

in 2023

Belgium rank

81st

Bolivia rank

79th

Has the population peaked? over time

Bolivia currently reports 12.24 million people against 11.71 million people in Belgium, a difference of 531,300 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 81st and Bolivia ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.