The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 462,721 people in Brunei in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,716,350 people compared to 469,088 in Brunei.
Population statistics:
- Bolivia's population is 27.1 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Brunei is the 170th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.006% for Brunei.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +1.08% in Brunei.
- Since 2005, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.36M people to 12.7M (35.8% growth), while Brunei has grown from 359K to 469K (30.7% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 521K people in 2055 for Brunei.
Bolivia vs Brunei: live population counter
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| Current population |
12716350
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469088
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 170/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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2.32 hours
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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1.4 hours
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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3.65 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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1.07 years
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | +0 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +10 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +3,772 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +0.82% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 116/197 |
Bolivia and Brunei: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 88,347 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 92,517 | 2.06% | 4.72% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 96,719 | 2.08% | 4.54% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 101,159 | 2.11% | 4.59% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 105,922 | 2.13% | 4.71% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 110,838 | 2.16% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 115,874 | 2.18% | 4.54% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 121,017 | 2.22% | 4.44% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 126,222 | 2.25% | 4.3% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 131,446 | 2.26% | 4.14% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 135,138 | 2.27% | 2.81% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 137,921 | 2.27% | 2.06% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 142,189 | 2.27% | 3.09% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 147,369 | 2.27% | 3.64% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 152,656 | 2.29% | 3.59% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 158,070 | 2.29% | 3.55% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 163,607 | 2.32% | 3.5% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 169,277 | 2.33% | 3.47% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 174,884 | 2.32% | 3.31% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 180,422 | 2.3% | 3.17% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 186,111 | 2.27% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 191,977 | 2.24% | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 198,165 | 2.21% | 3.22% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 204,741 | 2.18% | 3.32% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 211,661 | 2.16% | 3.38% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 218,919 | 2.14% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 226,495 | 2.12% | 3.46% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 233,860 | 2.13% | 3.25% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 240,913 | 2.14% | 3.02% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 248,064 | 2.14% | 2.97% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 255,292 | 2.13% | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 262,596 | 2.11% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 269,839 | 2.06% | 2.76% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 276,971 | 2% | 2.64% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 284,091 | 1.95% | 2.57% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 291,195 | 1.91% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 298,276 | 1.87% | 2.43% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 305,341 | 1.82% | 2.37% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 312,385 | 1.78% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 319,411 | 1.76% | 2.25% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 326,424 | 1.73% | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 333,345 | 1.7% | 2.12% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 340,099 | 1.69% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 346,637 | 1.69% | 1.92% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 352,911 | 1.7% | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 358,916 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 364,663 | 1.72% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 370,873 | 1.73% | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 377,793 | 1.7% | 1.87% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 384,952 | 1.68% | 1.89% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 392,332 | 1.66% | 1.92% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 399,389 | 1.64% | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 405,557 | 1.61% | 1.54% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 411,202 | 1.59% | 1.39% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 416,750 | 1.56% | 1.35% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 422,212 | 1.53% | 1.31% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 427,564 | 1.5% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 432,772 | 1.47% | 1.22% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 437,810 | 1.44% | 1.16% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 442,680 | 1.42% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 447,404 | 1.24% | 1.07% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 451,721 | 1.02% | 0.96% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 455,370 | 1.17% | 0.81% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 458,949 | 1.38% | 0.79% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 462,721 | 1.38% | 0.82% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 466,324 | 1.36% | 0.78% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 469,766 | 1.33% | 0.74% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 473,148 | 1.3% | 0.72% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 476,428 | 1.28% | 0.69% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 479,491 | 1.25% | 0.64% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 482,438 | 1.22% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 485,308 | 1.19% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 487,943 | 1.16% | 0.54% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 490,424 | 1.13% | 0.51% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 492,887 | 1.11% | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 495,286 | 1.08% | 0.49% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 497,544 | 1.05% | 0.46% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 499,693 | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 501,910 | 0.99% | 0.44% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 504,061 | 0.96% | 0.43% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 505,968 | 0.93% | 0.38% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 507,800 | 0.9% | 0.36% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 509,531 | 0.88% | 0.34% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 511,124 | 0.85% | 0.31% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 512,586 | 0.82% | 0.29% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 514,047 | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 515,409 | 0.77% | 0.26% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 516,596 | 0.74% | 0.23% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 517,693 | 0.72% | 0.21% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 518,684 | 0.7% | 0.19% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 519,542 | 0.67% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,653,951 people (a 17.7% growth), while Brunei gained 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bolivia gained 1,701,645 (a 15.4% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 46,876 (a 11.1% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2005 and is 79th in 2025. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2005 and ranked 170th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 26.7% to 16,110,156 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of Brunei will increase by 10.8% to 519,542 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.
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 |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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Population differences between Bolivia and Brunei
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 75.7 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 33.9 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 33.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 53.1:46.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 227.4 ppl/mi² |
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