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Population in Bolivia

Bolivia: Population was 12.24 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
12.24 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
79th
of 238 countries
All-time high
12.24 million people
in 2023
All-time low
600,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Bolivia, 1000–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 12.24 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Bolivia peaked at 12.24 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 600,000 people, in 1000.

That places Bolivia 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1100s 660,000 people 660,000 people 660,000 people 1
1200s 720,000 people 720,000 people 720,000 people 1
1300s 780,000 people 780,000 people 780,000 people 1
1400s 840,000 people 840,000 people 840,000 people 1
1500s 900,000 people 900,000 people 900,000 people 1
1600s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1700s 800,057 people 800,057 people 800,057 people 1
1710s 815,296 people 815,296 people 815,296 people 1
1720s 830,825 people 830,825 people 830,825 people 1
1730s 846,651 people 846,651 people 846,651 people 1
1740s 862,777 people 862,777 people 862,777 people 1
1750s 879,211 people 879,211 people 879,211 people 1
1760s 895,958 people 895,958 people 895,958 people 1
1770s 913,024 people 913,024 people 913,024 people 1
1780s 930,415 people 930,415 people 930,415 people 1
1790s 948,137 people 948,137 people 948,137 people 1
1800s 931,454 people 887,000 people 977,203 people 10
1810s 1.04 million people 987,890 people 1.09 million people 10
1820s 1.14 million people 1.10 million people 1.18 million people 10
1830s 1.23 million people 1.18 million people 1.27 million people 10
1840s 1.32 million people 1.28 million people 1.36 million people 10
1850s 1.41 million people 1.37 million people 1.45 million people 10
1860s 1.49 million people 1.46 million people 1.52 million people 10
1870s 1.35 million people 1.20 million people 1.51 million people 10
1880s 1.28 million people 1.19 million people 1.42 million people 10
1890s 1.61 million people 1.45 million people 1.78 million people 10
1900s 1.91 million people 1.81 million people 1.99 million people 10
1910s 2.17 million people 2.02 million people 2.32 million people 10
1920s 2.49 million people 2.35 million people 2.62 million people 10
1930s 2.79 million people 2.65 million people 2.93 million people 10
1940s 3.01 million people 2.96 million people 3.06 million people 10
1950s 3.34 million people 3.09 million people 3.63 million people 10
1960s 4.08 million people 3.70 million people 4.49 million people 10
1970s 5.09 million people 4.59 million people 5.63 million people 10
1980s 6.36 million people 5.76 million people 6.98 million people 10
1990s 7.80 million people 7.13 million people 8.46 million people 10
2000s 9.29 million people 8.61 million people 10.02 million people 10
2010s 10.93 million people 10.18 million people 11.67 million people 10
2020s 12.02 million people 11.82 million people 12.24 million people 4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 76 Benin 14.11 million people compare
  2. 77 Rwanda 13.95 million people compare
  3. 78 Burundi 13.69 million people compare
  4. 80 Tunisia 12.20 million people compare
  5. 81 Belgium 11.71 million people compare
  6. 82 Haiti 11.64 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Bolivia?
Population in Bolivia was 12.24 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 12.24 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 600,000 people in 1000.
How does Bolivia rank for population?
Bolivia ranks 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.