Bolivia vs Nicaragua: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bolivia
2.83 million people
in 2050
Nicaragua
2.76 million people
in 2050
Bolivia rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
91st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bolivia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.83 million people against 2.76 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 67,390 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 238 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 599,996 people | 210,409 people | 389,587 people | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 659,986 people | 229,530 people | 430,456 people | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 719,956 people | 250,372 people | 469,584 people | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 779,856 people | 273,054 people | 506,802 people | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 839,533 people | 297,618 people | 541,915 people | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 898,500 people | 323,827 people | 574,673 people | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 796,000 people | 160,642 people | 635,358 people | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 788,056 people | 78,414 people | 709,642 people | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 800,947 people | 83,627 people | 717,320 people | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 814,376 people | 89,248 people | 725,128 people | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 827,792 people | 95,209 people | 732,583 people | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 841,157 people | 101,525 people | 739,632 people | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 854,425 people | 108,207 people | 746,218 people | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 867,543 people | 115,268 people | 752,275 people | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 880,448 people | 122,717 people | 757,731 people | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 893,068 people | 130,563 people | 762,505 people | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 905,322 people | 138,809 people | 766,513 people | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 917,112 people | 147,457 people | 769,655 people | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 928,328 people | 156,503 people | 771,825 people | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 1.09 million people | 165,937 people | 927,883 people | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 1.29 million people | 194,369 people | 1.09 million people | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1.29 million people | 223,871 people | 1.07 million people | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.29 million people | 257,486 people | 1.04 million people | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 1.52 million people | 269,066 people | 1.26 million people | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 1.29 million people | 279,713 people | 1.01 million people | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 312,614 people | 750,736 people | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 1.70 million people | 349,489 people | 1.35 million people | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.46 million people | 389,672 people | 1.07 million people | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 1.64 million people | 433,144 people | 1.20 million people | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.29 million people | 479,756 people | 1.81 million people | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.24 million people | 582,600 people | 1.66 million people | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.51 million people | 668,812 people | 1.84 million people | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.14 million people | 963,425 people | 1.18 million people | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.53 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.36 million people | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 3.01 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.60 million people | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 3.20 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.45 million people | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 3.19 million people | 2.09 million people | 1.10 million people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 3.34 million people | 2.35 million people | 997,020 people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.48 million people | 2.58 million people | 892,914 people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 3.57 million people | 2.82 million people | 744,466 people | Bolivia |
| 2030s | 3.51 million people | 2.97 million people | 541,087 people | Bolivia |
| 2040s | 3.16 million people | 2.90 million people | 259,338 people | Bolivia |
| 2050s | 2.83 million people | 2.76 million people | 67,390 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 Nicaragua?
- Bolivia, at 2.83 million people against 2.76 million people in Nicaragua as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 67,390 people, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bolivia and Nicaragua rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bolivia ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 91st 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.