Bolivia vs Liberia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bolivia
2.83 million people
in 2050
Liberia
2.62 million people
in 2050
Bolivia rank
90th
Liberia rank
92nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bolivia
- Liberia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.83 million people against 2.62 million people in Liberia, a difference of 207,100 people.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 90th and Liberia ranks 92nd of 238 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 599,996 people | 262,832 people | 337,164 people | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 659,986 people | 276,663 people | 383,323 people | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 719,956 people | 291,215 people | 428,741 people | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 779,856 people | 306,513 people | 473,343 people | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 839,533 people | 322,554 people | 516,979 people | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 898,500 people | 339,241 people | 559,259 people | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 796,000 people | 356,183 people | 439,817 people | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 788,056 people | 372,046 people | 416,010 people | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 800,947 people | 374,872 people | 426,075 people | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 814,376 people | 377,947 people | 436,429 people | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 827,792 people | 381,158 people | 446,634 people | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 841,157 people | 384,518 people | 456,639 people | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 854,425 people | 388,042 people | 466,383 people | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 867,543 people | 391,748 people | 475,795 people | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 880,448 people | 395,656 people | 484,792 people | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 893,068 people | 399,793 people | 493,275 people | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 905,322 people | 404,187 people | 501,135 people | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 917,112 people | 408,877 people | 508,235 people | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 928,328 people | 413,908 people | 514,420 people | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 1.09 million people | 419,337 people | 674,483 people | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 1.29 million people | 425,240 people | 862,260 people | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1.29 million people | 431,710 people | 859,450 people | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.29 million people | 438,873 people | 854,017 people | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 1.52 million people | 446,901 people | 1.08 million people | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 1.29 million people | 456,030 people | 835,650 people | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 466,601 people | 596,749 people | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 1.70 million people | 479,126 people | 1.22 million people | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.46 million people | 494,412 people | 961,558 people | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 1.64 million people | 513,832 people | 1.12 million people | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.29 million people | 539,958 people | 1.75 million people | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.24 million people | 578,410 people | 1.66 million people | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.51 million people | 645,154 people | 1.87 million people | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.14 million people | 854,345 people | 1.29 million people | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.53 million people | 997,823 people | 1.54 million people | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 3.01 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.86 million people | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 3.20 million people | 1.35 million people | 1.85 million people | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 3.19 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.99 million people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 3.34 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.52 million people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.48 million people | 2.27 million people | 1.21 million people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 3.57 million people | 2.51 million people | 1.06 million people | Bolivia |
| 2030s | 3.51 million people | 2.68 million people | 835,518 people | Bolivia |
| 2040s | 3.16 million people | 2.70 million people | 460,927 people | Bolivia |
| 2050s | 2.83 million people | 2.62 million people | 207,100 people | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bolivia or Liberia?
- Bolivia, at 2.83 million people against 2.62 million people in Liberia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bolivia and Liberia?
- 207,100 people, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Liberia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bolivia and Liberia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bolivia ranks 90th and Liberia ranks 92nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.