Bolivia vs Venezuela: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bolivia
2.83 million people
in 2050
Venezuela
3.06 million people
in 2050
Bolivia rank
90th
Venezuela rank
89th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bolivia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 3.06 million people against 2.83 million people in Bolivia, a difference of 234,860 people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 90th and Venezuela ranks 89th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 34 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 599,996 people | 299,994 people | 300,002 people | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 659,986 people | 319,981 people | 340,005 people | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 719,956 people | 339,938 people | 380,018 people | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 779,856 people | 359,805 people | 420,051 people | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 839,533 people | 379,381 people | 460,152 people | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 898,500 people | 398,046 people | 500,454 people | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 796,000 people | 394,138 people | 401,862 people | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 788,056 people | 478,319 people | 309,737 people | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 800,947 people | 481,552 people | 319,395 people | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 814,376 people | 485,228 people | 329,148 people | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 827,792 people | 488,686 people | 339,106 people | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 841,157 people | 491,894 people | 349,263 people | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 854,425 people | 494,819 people | 359,606 people | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 867,543 people | 497,420 people | 370,123 people | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 880,448 people | 499,655 people | 380,793 people | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 893,068 people | 501,475 people | 391,593 people | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 905,322 people | 502,826 people | 402,496 people | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 917,112 people | 503,650 people | 413,462 people | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 928,328 people | 503,879 people | 424,449 people | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 1.09 million people | 610,136 people | 483,684 people | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 1.29 million people | 737,699 people | 549,801 people | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1.29 million people | 890,432 people | 400,728 people | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.29 million people | 1.07 million people | 220,150 people | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 1.52 million people | 1.29 million people | 234,600 people | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 1.29 million people | 1.42 million people | 125,870 people | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 1.55 million people | 490,450 people | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 1.70 million people | 1.71 million people | 11,970 people | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 1.46 million people | 1.70 million people | 240,420 people | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 1.64 million people | 1.65 million people | 18,680 people | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 2.29 million people | 1.60 million people | 686,010 people | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.24 million people | 2.00 million people | 241,850 people | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.51 million people | 2.25 million people | 256,960 people | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.14 million people | 2.83 million people | 686,026 people | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 2.53 million people | 3.19 million people | 653,569 people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 3.01 million people | 3.19 million people | 176,802 people | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 3.20 million people | 3.18 million people | 22,957 people | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 3.19 million people | 3.04 million people | 150,611 people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 3.34 million people | 3.03 million people | 315,202 people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.48 million people | 3.30 million people | 175,179 people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 3.57 million people | 3.05 million people | 514,788 people | Bolivia |
| 2030s | 3.51 million people | 3.08 million people | 430,109 people | Bolivia |
| 2040s | 3.16 million people | 3.09 million people | 70,030 people | Bolivia |
| 2050s | 2.83 million people | 3.06 million people | 234,860 people | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bolivia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 3.06 million people against 2.83 million people in Bolivia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bolivia and Venezuela?
- 234,860 people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Venezuela?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bolivia and Venezuela rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bolivia ranks 90th and Venezuela ranks 89th 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.