Bolivia vs Puerto Rico: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Bolivia
679,323 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
783,335 people
in 2023
Bolivia rank
93rd
Puerto Rico rank
90th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Bolivia
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 783,335 people against 679,323 people in Bolivia, a difference of 104,012 people.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.

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

Bolivia ranks 93rd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 189,374 people 92,695 people 96,678 people Bolivia
1960s 189,097 people 148,166 people 40,931 people Bolivia
1970s 209,395 people 218,626 people 9,232 people Puerto Rico
1980s 256,059 people 285,758 people 29,698 people Puerto Rico
1990s 356,081 people 380,513 people 24,433 people Puerto Rico
2000s 498,929 people 509,726 people 10,797 people Puerto Rico
2010s 609,540 people 637,463 people 27,922 people Puerto Rico
2020s 666,831 people 759,399 people 92,568 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bolivia or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 783,335 people against 679,323 people in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bolivia and Puerto Rico?
104,012 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Bolivia ranks 93rd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 65+.