The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 6,444,366 people in Bulgaria in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,716,350 people compared to 6,403,235 in Bulgaria.
Population statistics:
- Bolivia's population is 1.99 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Bulgaria is the 111th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.08% for Bulgaria.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs -0.95% in Bulgaria.
- Since 2005, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.36M people to 12.7M (35.8% growth), while Bulgaria has declined from 7.66M to 6.4M (16.4% decline).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Bolivia vs Bulgaria: live population counter
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| Current population |
12716350
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6403235
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 111/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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3.93 hours
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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9.16 minutes
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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5.19 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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16.7 hours
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | +524 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | -6 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | -2,230 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | -0.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 168/197 |
Bolivia and Bulgaria: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 7,867,374 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 7,943,118 | 2.06% | 0.96% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 8,012,946 | 2.08% | 0.88% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 8,078,145 | 2.11% | 0.81% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 8,144,340 | 2.13% | 0.82% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 8,204,168 | 2.16% | 0.73% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 8,258,057 | 2.18% | 0.66% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 8,310,226 | 2.22% | 0.63% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 8,369,603 | 2.25% | 0.71% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 8,434,172 | 2.26% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 8,489,574 | 2.27% | 0.66% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 8,536,395 | 2.27% | 0.55% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 8,576,200 | 2.27% | 0.47% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 8,620,967 | 2.27% | 0.52% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 8,678,745 | 2.29% | 0.67% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 8,720,742 | 2.29% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 8,758,599 | 2.32% | 0.43% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 8,804,183 | 2.33% | 0.52% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 8,814,032 | 2.32% | 0.11% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 8,825,940 | 2.3% | 0.14% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 8,861,535 | 2.27% | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 8,891,117 | 2.24% | 0.33% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 8,917,457 | 2.21% | 0.3% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 8,939,738 | 2.18% | 0.25% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 8,960,679 | 2.16% | 0.23% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 8,960,547 | 2.14% | -0.001% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 8,958,171 | 2.12% | -0.03% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 8,971,359 | 2.13% | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 8,981,446 | 2.14% | 0.11% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 8,876,972 | 2.14% | -1.16% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 8,718,289 | 2.13% | -1.79% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 8,632,367 | 2.11% | -0.99% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 8,540,164 | 2.06% | -1.07% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 8,472,313 | 2% | -0.79% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 8,443,591 | 1.95% | -0.34% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 8,406,067 | 1.91% | -0.44% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 8,362,826 | 1.87% | -0.51% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 8,312,068 | 1.82% | -0.61% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 8,256,786 | 1.78% | -0.67% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 8,210,624 | 1.76% | -0.56% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 8,170,172 | 1.73% | -0.49% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 8,009,142 | 1.7% | -1.97% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 7,837,161 | 1.69% | -2.15% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 7,775,327 | 1.69% | -0.79% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 7,716,860 | 1.7% | -0.75% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 7,658,972 | 1.7% | -0.75% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 7,601,022 | 1.72% | -0.76% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 7,545,338 | 1.73% | -0.73% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 7,492,561 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 7,444,443 | 1.68% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 7,395,599 | 1.66% | -0.66% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 7,348,328 | 1.64% | -0.64% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 7,305,888 | 1.61% | -0.58% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 7,160,005 | 1.59% | -2% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 7,073,572 | 1.56% | -1.21% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 6,984,225 | 1.53% | -1.26% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 6,894,139 | 1.5% | -1.29% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 6,803,468 | 1.47% | -1.32% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 6,710,798 | 1.44% | -1.36% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 6,616,726 | 1.42% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 6,550,696 | 1.24% | -1% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 6,507,301 | 1.02% | -0.66% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 6,465,097 | 1.17% | -0.65% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 6,446,596 | 1.38% | -0.29% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 6,444,366 | 1.38% | -0.03% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 6,403,235 | 1.36% | -0.64% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 6,358,515 | 1.33% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 6,310,991 | 1.3% | -0.75% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 6,261,580 | 1.28% | -0.78% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 6,210,816 | 1.25% | -0.81% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 6,158,806 | 1.22% | -0.84% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 6,106,271 | 1.19% | -0.85% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 6,054,057 | 1.16% | -0.86% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 6,001,675 | 1.13% | -0.87% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 5,948,975 | 1.11% | -0.88% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 5,896,427 | 1.08% | -0.88% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 5,843,557 | 1.05% | -0.9% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 5,790,371 | 1.02% | -0.91% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 5,737,870 | 0.99% | -0.91% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 5,685,753 | 0.96% | -0.91% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 5,633,818 | 0.93% | -0.91% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 5,582,636 | 0.9% | -0.91% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 5,532,405 | 0.88% | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 5,483,086 | 0.85% | -0.89% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 5,434,397 | 0.82% | -0.89% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 5,386,376 | 0.79% | -0.88% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 5,338,852 | 0.77% | -0.88% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 5,291,441 | 0.74% | -0.89% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 5,244,419 | 0.72% | -0.89% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 5,197,955 | 0.7% | -0.89% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 5,151,745 | 0.67% | -0.89% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,653,951 people (a 17.7% growth), while Bulgaria lost 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bolivia gained 1,701,645 (a 15.4% growth), while Bulgaria's population decreased by -580,990 (a 8.32% decline).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2005 and is 79th in 2025. Bulgaria was ranked 92nd in 2005 and ranked 111th 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 Bulgaria will decrease by 19.5% to 5,151,745 people and rank change from 111th to 128th.
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Population differences between Bolivia and Bulgaria
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 76 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 44.1 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 45.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 153.7 ppl/mi² |
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