The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 2,521,139 people in Botswana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,751,108 people compared to 2,603,835 in Botswana.
Population statistics:
- Bolivia's population is 4.9 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Botswana is the 142nd.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.03% for Botswana.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +1.5% in Botswana.
- Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (33.9% growth), while Botswana has grown from 1.87M to 2.6M (38.9% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 3.89M people in 2088 for Botswana.
Bolivia vs Botswana: live population counter
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| Current population |
12751108
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2603835
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 142/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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12.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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8.58 minutes
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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37 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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1.52 hours
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | -5,778 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +112 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +40,895 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +1.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 66/197 |
Bolivia and Botswana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 516,165 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 527,942 | 2.06% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 540,186 | 2.08% | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 552,966 | 2.11% | 2.37% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 566,266 | 2.13% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 574,664 | 2.16% | 1.48% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 577,866 | 2.18% | 0.56% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 580,933 | 2.22% | 0.53% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 583,966 | 2.25% | 0.52% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 587,066 | 2.26% | 0.53% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 590,334 | 2.27% | 0.56% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 600,481 | 2.27% | 1.72% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 622,407 | 2.27% | 3.65% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 652,408 | 2.27% | 4.82% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 685,448 | 2.29% | 5.06% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 720,380 | 2.29% | 5.1% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 758,508 | 2.32% | 5.29% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 799,574 | 2.33% | 5.41% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 849,239 | 2.32% | 6.21% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 901,742 | 2.3% | 6.18% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 937,485 | 2.27% | 3.96% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 969,996 | 2.24% | 3.47% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 1,009,269 | 2.21% | 4.05% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 1,046,137 | 2.18% | 3.65% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 1,083,660 | 2.16% | 3.59% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 1,121,945 | 2.14% | 3.53% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 1,160,650 | 2.12% | 3.45% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 1,199,167 | 2.13% | 3.32% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 1,235,476 | 2.14% | 3.03% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 1,270,274 | 2.14% | 2.82% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 1,305,696 | 2.13% | 2.79% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 1,341,756 | 2.11% | 2.76% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 1,380,033 | 2.06% | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 1,420,115 | 2% | 2.9% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 1,460,023 | 1.95% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 1,498,836 | 1.91% | 2.66% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 1,535,914 | 1.87% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 1,571,691 | 1.82% | 2.33% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 1,606,899 | 1.78% | 2.24% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 1,641,997 | 1.76% | 2.18% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 1,677,382 | 1.73% | 2.15% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 1,712,254 | 1.7% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 1,744,763 | 1.69% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 1,775,736 | 1.69% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 1,807,146 | 1.7% | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 1,839,877 | 1.7% | 1.81% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 1,874,516 | 1.72% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 1,911,201 | 1.73% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 1,949,970 | 1.7% | 2.03% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 1,990,673 | 1.68% | 2.09% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 2,033,111 | 1.66% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 2,073,535 | 1.64% | 1.99% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 2,108,617 | 1.61% | 1.69% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 2,140,682 | 1.59% | 1.52% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 2,172,044 | 1.56% | 1.47% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 2,203,273 | 1.53% | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 2,234,776 | 1.5% | 1.43% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 2,266,747 | 1.47% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 2,299,141 | 1.44% | 1.43% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 2,332,083 | 1.42% | 1.43% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 2,365,894 | 1.24% | 1.45% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 2,401,441 | 1.02% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 2,439,892 | 1.17% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 2,480,244 | 1.38% | 1.65% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 2,521,139 | 1.38% | 1.65% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 2,562,118 | 1.36% | 1.63% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 2,603,385 | 1.33% | 1.61% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 2,644,640 | 1.3% | 1.58% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 2,685,602 | 1.28% | 1.55% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 2,726,042 | 1.25% | 1.51% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 2,765,913 | 1.22% | 1.46% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 2,804,987 | 1.19% | 1.41% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 2,843,228 | 1.16% | 1.36% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 2,880,982 | 1.13% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 2,917,972 | 1.11% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 2,954,411 | 1.08% | 1.25% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 2,990,130 | 1.05% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 3,025,222 | 1.02% | 1.17% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 3,059,525 | 0.99% | 1.13% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 3,093,371 | 0.96% | 1.11% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 3,126,637 | 0.93% | 1.08% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 3,159,130 | 0.9% | 1.04% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 3,190,968 | 0.88% | 1.01% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 3,222,560 | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 3,254,012 | 0.82% | 0.98% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 3,285,297 | 0.79% | 0.96% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 3,316,997 | 0.77% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 3,348,491 | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 3,379,103 | 0.72% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 3,408,763 | 0.7% | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 3,437,424 | 0.67% | 0.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Botswana gained 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,571,088 (a 14.1% growth), while Botswana's population increased by 369,059 (a 16.5% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Botswana was ranked 145th in 2006 and ranked 142nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 26.3% to 16,110,156 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of Botswana will increase by 32% to 3,437,424 people and rank change from 142nd to 137th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 3.15M |
| El Alto | 842K |
| La Paz | 756K |
| Cochabamba | 632K |
| Sucre | 361K |
| Oruro | 265K |
| Potosi | 190K |
| Tarija | 180K |
| Sacaba | 172K |
| Trinidad | 124K |
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| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
| Kanye | 48K |
| Serowe | 47.4K |
| Mahalapye | 41.3K |
| Palapye | 36.2K |
| Lobatse | 26.9K |
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Population differences between Bolivia and Botswana
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| Life expectancy | 69.1 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 24.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 11.5 ppl/mi² |
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