Population estimates and projections in Bolivia

Bolivia had an estimated population of 12,244,160 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Bolivia, 2023 (latest estimate) 12,244,160 People
Change from 2022 +1.4% 2022: 12,077,154 people
Projection for 2030 13,405,564 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 16,110,162 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 17,760,564 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 78th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Bolivia over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Bolivia
2100 17,760,564 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 17,850,427 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 17,899,006 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 17,907,416 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 17,867,661 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 17,765,645 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 17,590,206 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 17,338,469 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 17,007,283 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 16,598,475 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 16,110,162 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 15,542,791 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 14,899,396 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 14,183,822 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 13,405,564 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 12,581,842 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 12,244,160 people
2022 12,077,154 people
2021 11,937,360 people
2020 11,816,299 people
2019 11,671,386 people
2018 11,508,368 people
2017 11,344,588 people
2016 11,180,020 people
2015 11,014,705 people
2014 10,848,888 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 12,077,154 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 10,682,608 people, the figure has changed by +14.6%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bolivia has the 78th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Bolivia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024