The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 20,299,123 people in Chad in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,716,350 people compared to 21,450,865 in Chad.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 1.69 times bigger than Bolivia's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Chad is the 64th.
- The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.26% for Chad.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +3.65% in Chad.
- Since 2005, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.36M people to 12.7M (35.8% growth), while Chad has grown from 10.3M to 21.5M (107.7% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 69.5M people in 2100 for Chad.
Bolivia vs Chad: live population counter
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| Current population |
12716350
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21450865
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 64/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.26% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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32.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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38.5 seconds
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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2.47 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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2.58 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | +204,040 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +2,685 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +980,059 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +5.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 2/197 |
Bolivia and Chad: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 3,049,838 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 3,111,947 | 2.06% | 2.04% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 3,175,598 | 2.08% | 2.05% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 3,240,905 | 2.11% | 2.06% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 3,307,479 | 2.13% | 2.05% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 3,374,220 | 2.16% | 2.02% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 3,440,903 | 2.18% | 1.98% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 3,508,512 | 2.22% | 1.96% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 3,578,231 | 2.25% | 1.99% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 3,651,113 | 2.26% | 2.04% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 3,727,828 | 2.27% | 2.1% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 3,807,316 | 2.27% | 2.13% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 3,893,252 | 2.27% | 2.26% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 3,985,909 | 2.27% | 2.38% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 4,078,356 | 2.29% | 2.32% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 4,167,234 | 2.29% | 2.18% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 4,251,297 | 2.32% | 2.02% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 4,331,667 | 2.33% | 1.89% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 4,411,366 | 2.32% | 1.84% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 4,505,384 | 2.3% | 2.13% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 4,515,453 | 2.27% | 0.22% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 4,520,959 | 2.24% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 4,738,483 | 2.21% | 4.81% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 4,979,130 | 2.18% | 5.08% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 5,045,145 | 2.16% | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 5,096,269 | 2.14% | 1.01% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 5,251,069 | 2.12% | 3.04% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 5,438,309 | 2.13% | 3.57% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 5,625,602 | 2.14% | 3.44% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 5,819,586 | 2.14% | 3.45% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 5,982,833 | 2.13% | 2.81% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 6,205,676 | 2.11% | 3.72% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 6,474,656 | 2.06% | 4.33% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 6,629,146 | 2% | 2.39% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 6,783,450 | 1.95% | 2.33% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 7,089,064 | 1.91% | 4.51% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 7,410,108 | 1.87% | 4.53% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 7,670,366 | 1.82% | 3.51% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 7,938,840 | 1.78% | 3.5% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 8,222,705 | 1.76% | 3.58% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 8,512,093 | 1.73% | 3.52% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 8,804,124 | 1.7% | 3.43% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 9,116,192 | 1.69% | 3.54% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 9,487,833 | 1.69% | 4.08% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 9,920,036 | 1.7% | 4.56% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 10,328,092 | 1.7% | 4.11% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 10,706,424 | 1.72% | 3.66% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 11,081,660 | 1.73% | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 11,476,296 | 1.7% | 3.56% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 11,893,754 | 1.68% | 3.64% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 12,312,575 | 1.66% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 12,754,997 | 1.64% | 3.59% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 13,210,998 | 1.61% | 3.58% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 13,691,079 | 1.59% | 3.63% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 14,188,678 | 1.56% | 3.63% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 14,647,621 | 1.53% | 3.23% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 15,114,655 | 1.5% | 3.19% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 15,622,759 | 1.47% | 3.36% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 16,156,531 | 1.44% | 3.42% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 16,685,223 | 1.42% | 3.27% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 17,224,679 | 1.24% | 3.23% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 17,828,273 | 1.02% | 3.5% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 18,455,316 | 1.17% | 3.52% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 19,319,064 | 1.38% | 4.68% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 20,299,123 | 1.38% | 5.07% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 21,003,694 | 1.36% | 3.47% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 21,560,377 | 1.33% | 2.65% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 22,175,373 | 1.3% | 2.85% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 22,847,740 | 1.28% | 3.03% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 23,526,035 | 1.25% | 2.97% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 24,207,481 | 1.22% | 2.9% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 24,897,231 | 1.19% | 2.85% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 25,596,224 | 1.16% | 2.81% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 26,297,830 | 1.13% | 2.74% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 26,997,395 | 1.11% | 2.66% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 27,697,268 | 1.08% | 2.59% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 28,410,489 | 1.05% | 2.58% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 29,132,961 | 1.02% | 2.54% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 29,856,451 | 0.99% | 2.48% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 30,584,696 | 0.96% | 2.44% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 31,307,329 | 0.93% | 2.36% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 32,035,111 | 0.9% | 2.32% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 32,777,662 | 0.88% | 2.32% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 33,525,238 | 0.85% | 2.28% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 34,272,313 | 0.82% | 2.23% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 35,026,384 | 0.79% | 2.2% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 35,788,056 | 0.77% | 2.17% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 36,546,910 | 0.74% | 2.12% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 37,317,460 | 0.72% | 2.11% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 38,088,916 | 0.7% | 2.07% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 38,857,671 | 0.67% | 2.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,653,951 people (a 17.7% growth), while Chad gained 4,319,529 people (a 41.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bolivia gained 1,701,645 (a 15.4% growth), while Chad's population increased by 6,803,244 (a 46.4% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2005 and is 79th in 2025. Chad was ranked 78th in 2005 and ranked 64th 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 Chad will increase by 81.1% to 38,857,671 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.
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Population differences between Bolivia and Chad
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 55.4 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 21.2 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 16.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 6.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 41.8 ppl/mi² |
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