The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 155,900 people in Curacao in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,716,350 people compared to 155,910 in Curacao.
Population statistics:
- Bolivia's population is 81.6 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Curacao is the 179th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.002% for Curacao.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +0.14% in Curacao.
- Since 2005, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.36M people to 12.7M (35.8% growth), while Curacao has grown from 138K to 156K (13.3% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 101K people by 2100.
Bolivia vs Curacao: live population counter
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| Current population |
12716350
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155910
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 179/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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3.65 days
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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7.5 hours
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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5.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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17.1 hours
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | +513 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +100 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 160/197 |
Bolivia and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 124,826 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 126,125 | 2.06% | 1.04% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 128,414 | 2.08% | 1.81% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 130,860 | 2.11% | 1.9% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 133,148 | 2.13% | 1.75% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 135,266 | 2.16% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 136,682 | 2.18% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 138,140 | 2.22% | 1.07% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 140,298 | 2.25% | 1.56% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 142,581 | 2.26% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 144,739 | 2.27% | 1.51% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 147,389 | 2.27% | 1.83% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 147,710 | 2.27% | 0.22% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 146,912 | 2.27% | -0.54% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 148,351 | 2.29% | 0.98% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 149,129 | 2.29% | 0.52% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 149,399 | 2.32% | 0.18% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 149,459 | 2.33% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 148,341 | 2.32% | -0.75% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 147,851 | 2.3% | -0.33% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 148,041 | 2.27% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 148,629 | 2.24% | 0.4% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 150,101 | 2.21% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 151,159 | 2.18% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 151,940 | 2.16% | 0.52% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 152,711 | 2.14% | 0.51% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 152,662 | 2.12% | -0.03% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 151,456 | 2.13% | -0.79% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 149,254 | 2.14% | -1.45% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 146,937 | 2.14% | -1.55% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 145,400 | 2.13% | -1.05% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 144,403 | 2.11% | -0.69% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 143,912 | 2.06% | -0.34% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 144,299 | 2% | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 144,630 | 1.95% | 0.23% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 145,139 | 1.91% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 146,306 | 1.87% | 0.8% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 146,956 | 1.82% | 0.44% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 144,472 | 1.78% | -1.69% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 139,428 | 1.76% | -3.49% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 133,860 | 1.73% | -3.99% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 129,047 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 129,205 | 1.69% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 131,897 | 1.69% | 2.08% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 134,192 | 1.7% | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 137,658 | 1.7% | 2.58% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 141,239 | 1.72% | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 144,056 | 1.73% | 1.99% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 145,880 | 1.7% | 1.27% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 146,833 | 1.68% | 0.65% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 148,703 | 1.66% | 1.27% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 150,831 | 1.64% | 1.43% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 152,088 | 1.61% | 0.83% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 153,822 | 1.59% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 155,909 | 1.56% | 1.36% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 157,980 | 1.53% | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 159,664 | 1.5% | 1.07% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 160,175 | 1.47% | 0.32% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 159,336 | 1.44% | -0.52% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 157,441 | 1.42% | -1.19% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 154,947 | 1.24% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 152,369 | 1.02% | -1.66% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 149,996 | 1.17% | -1.56% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 155,800 | 1.38% | 3.87% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 155,900 | 1.38% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 155,910 | 1.36% | 0.007% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 155,878 | 1.33% | -0.02% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 155,806 | 1.3% | -0.05% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 155,710 | 1.28% | -0.06% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 155,558 | 1.25% | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 155,356 | 1.22% | -0.13% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 155,112 | 1.19% | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 154,845 | 1.16% | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 154,546 | 1.13% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 154,200 | 1.11% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 153,844 | 1.08% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 153,444 | 1.05% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 153,028 | 1.02% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 152,600 | 0.99% | -0.28% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 152,140 | 0.96% | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 151,635 | 0.93% | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 151,130 | 0.9% | -0.33% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 150,608 | 0.88% | -0.35% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 150,071 | 0.85% | -0.36% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 149,519 | 0.82% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 148,941 | 0.79% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 148,367 | 0.77% | -0.39% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 147,763 | 0.74% | -0.41% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 147,130 | 0.72% | -0.43% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 146,495 | 0.7% | -0.43% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 145,829 | 0.67% | -0.45% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,653,951 people (a 17.7% growth), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bolivia gained 1,701,645 (a 15.4% growth), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2005 and is 79th in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th 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 Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.
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 |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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Population differences between Bolivia and Curacao
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 39.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 909 ppl/mi² |
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