Belgium vs Bolivia: Population
Belgium
11.71 million people
in 2023
Bolivia
12.24 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
82nd
Bolivia rank
80th
Population over time
- Belgium
- Bolivia
How they compare
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 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Belgium ranks 82nd and Bolivia ranks 80th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 36 and Bolivia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 600,000 people | 200,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 600,000 people | 660,000 people | 60,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 900,000 people | 720,000 people | 180,000 people | Belgium |
| 1300s | 1.25 million people | 780,000 people | 470,000 people | Belgium |
| 1400s | 800,000 people | 840,000 people | 40,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 1.25 million people | 900,000 people | 350,000 people | Belgium |
| 1600s | 1.50 million people | 800,000 people | 700,000 people | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.75 million people | 800,057 people | 949,943 people | Belgium |
| 1710s | 1.92 million people | 815,296 people | 1.10 million people | Belgium |
| 1720s | 2.08 million people | 830,825 people | 1.25 million people | Belgium |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 846,651 people | 1.40 million people | Belgium |
| 1740s | 2.41 million people | 862,777 people | 1.55 million people | Belgium |
| 1750s | 2.58 million people | 879,211 people | 1.70 million people | Belgium |
| 1760s | 2.74 million people | 895,958 people | 1.85 million people | Belgium |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 913,024 people | 2.00 million people | Belgium |
| 1780s | 3.08 million people | 930,415 people | 2.15 million people | Belgium |
| 1790s | 3.24 million people | 948,137 people | 2.29 million people | Belgium |
| 1800s | 3.29 million people | 931,454 people | 2.36 million people | Belgium |
| 1810s | 3.38 million people | 1.04 million people | 2.35 million people | Belgium |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 1.14 million people | 2.44 million people | Belgium |
| 1830s | 3.90 million people | 1.23 million people | 2.67 million people | Belgium |
| 1840s | 4.24 million people | 1.32 million people | 2.92 million people | Belgium |
| 1850s | 4.58 million people | 1.41 million people | 3.17 million people | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.89 million people | 1.49 million people | 3.40 million people | Belgium |
| 1870s | 5.29 million people | 1.35 million people | 3.93 million people | Belgium |
| 1880s | 5.78 million people | 1.28 million people | 4.49 million people | Belgium |
| 1890s | 6.36 million people | 1.61 million people | 4.74 million people | Belgium |
| 1900s | 7.04 million people | 1.91 million people | 5.13 million people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 7.49 million people | 2.17 million people | 5.32 million people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 7.76 million people | 2.49 million people | 5.27 million people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 8.16 million people | 2.79 million people | 5.37 million people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 8.45 million people | 3.01 million people | 5.44 million people | Belgium |
| 1950s | 8.82 million people | 3.34 million people | 5.48 million people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 9.36 million people | 4.08 million people | 5.28 million people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 9.73 million people | 5.09 million people | 4.64 million people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.88 million people | 6.36 million people | 3.52 million people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.11 million people | 7.80 million people | 2.31 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.48 million people | 9.29 million people | 1.19 million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.24 million people | 10.93 million people | 305,930 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.62 million people | 12.02 million people | 402,375 people | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Belgium or Bolivia?
- Bolivia, at 12.24 million people against 11.71 million people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Belgium and Bolivia?
- 531,300 people, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bolivia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Bolivia rank globally for population?
- Belgium ranks 82nd and Bolivia ranks 80th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.