Bolivia vs Rwanda: Has the population peaked?

Bolivia
12.24 million people
in 2023
Rwanda
13.95 million people
in 2023
Bolivia rank
79th
Rwanda rank
77th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Bolivia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 13.95 million people against 12.24 million people in Bolivia, a difference of 1.71 million people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 79th and Rwanda ranks 77th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 3.34 million people 2.53 million people 806,959 people Bolivia
1960s 4.08 million people 3.41 million people 669,103 people Bolivia
1970s 5.09 million people 4.56 million people 533,921 people Bolivia
1980s 6.36 million people 6.24 million people 121,776 people Bolivia
1990s 7.80 million people 7.37 million people 425,805 people Bolivia
2000s 9.29 million people 9.01 million people 287,666 people Bolivia
2010s 10.93 million people 11.52 million people 590,710 people Rwanda
2020s 12.02 million people 13.51 million people 1.49 million people Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Bolivia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 13.95 million people against 12.24 million people in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Bolivia and Rwanda?
1.71 million people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Rwanda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Rwanda rank globally for has the population peaked??
Bolivia ranks 79th and Rwanda ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.