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Population in Bolivia compared to El Salvador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,581,843 in 2025 vs 6,365,503 people in El Salvador in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,837,312 people compared to 6,404,781 in El Salvador.

Population statistics:

  • Bolivia's population is 2 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 111th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.8% growth), while El Salvador has grown from 6M to 6.4M (6.71% growth).

Bolivia vs El Salvador: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia El Salvador
2100 17,891,143 5,105,420
2099 17,911,750 5,149,457
2098 17,930,833 5,194,156
2097 17,948,126 5,239,201
2096 17,963,582 5,285,584
2095 17,977,328 5,332,377
2094 17,989,016 5,379,380
2093 17,999,530 5,426,293
2092 18,008,657 5,473,168
2091 18,016,434 5,520,243
2090 18,022,288 5,567,316
2089 18,026,374 5,614,518
2088 18,028,801 5,661,216
2087 18,029,963 5,708,023
2086 18,029,143 5,754,535
2085 18,026,512 5,800,712
2084 18,021,640 5,846,470
2083 18,014,790 5,890,746
2082 18,005,874 5,933,965
2081 17,994,619 5,976,533
2080 17,980,992 6,018,220
2079 17,964,867 6,058,704
2078 17,946,132 6,097,568
2077 17,924,387 6,135,005
2076 17,899,247 6,171,552
2075 17,870,960 6,205,725
2074 17,839,807 6,238,209
2073 17,806,362 6,271,184
2072 17,769,463 6,300,399
2071 17,729,691 6,328,923
2070 17,687,278 6,356,884
2069 17,641,545 6,383,690
2068 17,592,799 6,409,808
2067 17,540,255 6,434,255
2066 17,484,401 6,457,592
2065 17,425,710 6,480,747
2064 17,363,463 6,502,689
2063 17,298,241 6,523,174
2062 17,230,131 6,541,955
2061 17,158,789 6,559,213
2060 17,084,495 6,576,220
2059 17,006,955 6,591,451
2058 16,926,185 6,605,091
2057 16,842,318 6,619,257
2056 16,755,098 6,632,447
2055 16,665,072 6,644,372
2054 16,571,285 6,655,028
2053 16,474,757 6,662,891
2052 16,374,922 6,669,204
2051 16,271,717 6,675,431
2050 16,165,260 6,678,745
2049 16,055,569 6,682,265
2048 15,942,659 6,683,689
2047 15,827,029 6,683,495
2046 15,708,231 6,682,835
2045 15,586,373 6,680,720
2044 15,461,422 6,678,277
2043 15,333,286 6,672,970
2042 15,202,151 6,666,915
2041 15,067,999 6,659,099
2040 14,931,164 6,649,797
2039 14,791,253 6,639,891
2038 14,648,198 6,627,081
2037 14,502,712 6,614,212
2036 14,354,673 6,599,632
2035 14,203,719 6,583,864
2034 14,050,157 6,567,581
2033 13,894,595 6,548,738
2032 13,736,683 6,529,775
2031 13,576,765 6,509,868
2030 13,414,644 6,489,300
2029 13,251,015 6,466,193
2028 13,085,878 6,442,242
2027 12,918,991 6,417,110
2026 12,751,046 6,391,761
2025 12,581,843 6,365,503
2024 12,413,315 6,338,193
2023 12,244,159 6,309,624
2022 12,077,154 6,280,319
2021 11,937,360 6,255,782
2020 11,816,299 6,234,673
2019 11,671,386 6,222,318
2018 11,508,368 6,219,807
2017 11,344,587 6,213,533
2016 11,180,020 6,200,800
2015 11,014,705 6,183,676
2014 10,848,888 6,162,955
2013 10,682,608 6,138,839
2012 10,515,807 6,113,975
2011 10,348,929 6,090,127
2010 10,182,345 6,068,249
2009 10,016,275 6,048,279
2008 9,850,858 6,029,297
2007 9,685,960 6,009,824
2006 9,521,689 6,002,319
2005 9,360,754 6,005,578
2004 9,204,287 6,004,671
2003 9,050,700 5,998,599
2002 8,900,355 5,986,631
2001 8,752,736 5,968,060
2000 8,606,326 5,943,366
1999 8,459,806 5,913,900
1998 8,313,394 5,880,781
1997 8,167,900 5,844,578
1996 8,021,736 5,805,286
1995 7,874,676 5,762,131
1994 7,727,322 5,714,129
1993 7,579,195 5,659,957
1992 7,430,336 5,585,609
1991 7,280,289 5,495,077
1990 7,130,142 5,399,726
1989 6,981,766 5,298,979
1988 6,835,508 5,195,833
1987 6,692,162 5,092,441
1986 6,552,479 4,992,769
1985 6,416,185 4,894,706
1984 6,281,868 4,798,003
1983 6,149,060 4,707,367
1982 6,018,088 4,622,477
1981 5,888,109 4,570,599
1980 5,758,900 4,540,382
1979 5,630,849 4,480,388
1978 5,504,123 4,394,114
1977 5,379,166 4,301,256
1976 5,256,496 4,210,310
1975 5,137,539 4,120,449
1974 5,022,475 4,029,671
1973 4,910,200 3,938,068
1972 4,800,978 3,846,830
1971 4,694,342 3,757,523
1970 4,590,010 3,668,796
1969 4,488,232 3,576,485
1968 4,388,944 3,480,773
1967 4,292,572 3,385,184
1966 4,199,550 3,290,961
1965 4,109,796 3,199,466
1964 4,022,996 3,111,883
1963 3,938,913 3,028,679
1962 3,857,493 2,949,204
1961 3,778,731 2,870,016
1960 3,702,323 2,791,459

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bolivia/el-salvador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while El Salvador gained 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,657,292 people (a 14.8% growth), while El Salvador's population increased by 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. El Salvador was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 111th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 25.9% to 16,165,260 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of El Salvador will increase by 4.28% to 6,678,745 people and rank change from 111th to 116th.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people compared to the peak of 6.68M people in 2048 for El Salvador.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia El Salvador
2100 -0.12% -0.86%
2099 -0.11% -0.86%
2098 -0.1% -0.86%
2097 -0.09% -0.88%
2096 -0.08% -0.88%
2095 -0.06% -0.87%
2094 -0.06% -0.86%
2093 -0.05% -0.86%
2092 -0.04% -0.85%
2091 -0.03% -0.85%
2090 -0.02% -0.84%
2089 -0.01% -0.82%
2088 -0.006% -0.82%
2087 0.005% -0.81%
2086 0.01% -0.8%
2085 0.03% -0.78%
2084 0.04% -0.75%
2083 0.05% -0.73%
2082 0.06% -0.71%
2081 0.08% -0.69%
2080 0.09% -0.67%
2079 0.1% -0.64%
2078 0.12% -0.61%
2077 0.14% -0.59%
2076 0.16% -0.55%
2075 0.17% -0.52%
2074 0.19% -0.53%
2073 0.21% -0.46%
2072 0.22% -0.45%
2071 0.24% -0.44%
2070 0.26% -0.42%
2069 0.28% -0.41%
2068 0.3% -0.38%
2067 0.32% -0.36%
2066 0.34% -0.36%
2065 0.36% -0.34%
2064 0.38% -0.31%
2063 0.4% -0.29%
2062 0.42% -0.26%
2061 0.43% -0.26%
2060 0.46% -0.23%
2059 0.48% -0.21%
2058 0.5% -0.21%
2057 0.52% -0.2%
2056 0.54% -0.18%
2055 0.57% -0.16%
2054 0.59% -0.12%
2053 0.61% -0.09%
2052 0.63% -0.09%
2051 0.66% -0.05%
2050 0.68% -0.05%
2049 0.71% -0.02%
2048 0.73% 0.003%
2047 0.76% 0.01%
2046 0.78% 0.03%
2045 0.81% 0.04%
2044 0.84% 0.08%
2043 0.86% 0.09%
2042 0.89% 0.12%
2041 0.92% 0.14%
2040 0.95% 0.15%
2039 0.98% 0.19%
2038 1% 0.19%
2037 1.03% 0.22%
2036 1.06% 0.24%
2035 1.09% 0.25%
2034 1.12% 0.29%
2033 1.15% 0.29%
2032 1.18% 0.31%
2031 1.21% 0.32%
2030 1.23% 0.36%
2029 1.26% 0.37%
2028 1.29% 0.39%
2027 1.32% 0.4%
2026 1.34% 0.41%
2025 1.36% 0.43%
2024 1.38% 0.45%
2023 1.38% 0.47%
2022 1.17% 0.39%
2021 1.02% 0.34%
2020 1.24% 0.2%
2019 1.42% 0.04%
2018 1.44% 0.1%
2017 1.47% 0.21%
2016 1.5% 0.28%
2015 1.53% 0.34%
2014 1.56% 0.39%
2013 1.59% 0.41%
2012 1.61% 0.39%
2011 1.64% 0.36%
2010 1.66% 0.33%
2009 1.68% 0.31%
2008 1.7% 0.32%
2007 1.73% 0.13%
2006 1.72% -0.05%
2005 1.7% 0.02%
2004 1.7% 0.1%
2003 1.69% 0.2%
2002 1.69% 0.31%
2001 1.7% 0.42%
2000 1.73% 0.5%
1999 1.76% 0.56%
1998 1.78% 0.62%
1997 1.82% 0.68%
1996 1.87% 0.75%
1995 1.91% 0.84%
1994 1.95% 0.96%
1993 2% 1.33%
1992 2.06% 1.65%
1991 2.11% 1.77%
1990 2.13% 1.9%
1989 2.14% 1.99%
1988 2.14% 2.03%
1987 2.13% 2%
1986 2.12% 2%
1985 2.14% 2.02%
1984 2.16% 1.93%
1983 2.18% 1.84%
1982 2.21% 1.14%
1981 2.24% 0.67%
1980 2.27% 1.34%
1979 2.3% 1.96%
1978 2.32% 2.16%
1977 2.33% 2.16%
1976 2.32% 2.18%
1975 2.29% 2.25%
1974 2.29% 2.33%
1973 2.27% 2.37%
1972 2.27% 2.38%
1971 2.27% 2.42%
1970 2.27% 2.58%
1969 2.26% 2.75%
1968 2.25% 2.82%
1967 2.22% 2.86%
1966 2.18% 2.86%
1965 2.16% 2.81%
1964 2.13% 2.75%
1963 2.11% 2.69%
1962 2.08% 2.76%
1961 2.06% 2.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.36%, while El Salvador's population grew by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Bolivia El Salvador
Current population
12837312
6404781
Population rank 79/197 111/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.08%
One net population change
3.13 minutes
19.3 minutes
One birth every
2.01 minutes
5.32 minutes
One death every
5.9 minutes
11.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 +75
Annual growth/decline +168,528 +27,310
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +0.43%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 137/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
22 minutes
Annual migration change -3,179 -23,934
Net migration rank 110/196 155/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 43,342
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 155/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 164/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
El Salvador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia El Salvador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -23,934
2024 171,974 -3,000 51,510 -23,102
2023 172,336 -3,008 51,985 -23,253
2022 167,691 -3,008 53,138 -23,255
2021 119,576 -4,663 46,530 -27,343
2020 131,870 -4,663 48,244 -25,213
2019 171,593 -8,981 56,816 -55,144
2018 172,775 -9,344 57,509 -54,163
2017 173,799 -9,669 59,824 -50,608
2016 175,057 -10,071 63,751 -47,491
2015 176,169 -10,525 69,263 -51,278
2014 176,967 -10,971 72,581 -49,126
2013 177,929 -11,369 73,869 -49,087
2012 178,716 -11,689 75,495 -50,546
2011 178,840 -12,106 76,182 -53,433
2010 179,036 -12,590 75,695 -54,688
2009 178,741 -13,055 74,908 -55,966
2008 178,576 -13,418 75,107 -56,086
2007 178,309 -13,669 76,776 -56,857
2006 177,999 -14,107 80,887 -85,789
2005 173,567 -15,594 84,883 -86,501
2004 172,350 -17,385 90,905 -87,466
2003 171,846 -19,621 97,849 -89,146
2002 170,656 -22,188 106,137 -90,908
2001 171,177 -24,405 114,313 -92,389
2000 172,996 -26,940 122,315 -94,861
1999 175,051 -28,074 128,947 -97,475
1998 174,207 -28,378 134,065 -99,293
1997 173,731 -28,566 134,448 -96,820
1996 175,861 -28,685 136,929 -95,977
1995 175,141 -28,204 138,268 -92,912
1994 175,387 -27,621 137,974 -87,318
1993 175,344 -26,856 138,432 -80,736
1992 174,242 -25,005 139,221 -48,232
1991 174,836 -23,982 140,691 -50,622
1990 171,351 -21,917 140,311 -39,689
1989 168,044 -20,720 139,093 -38,211
1988 164,763 -19,568 136,230 -30,806
1987 160,458 -18,948 133,667 -32,308
1986 156,146 -18,297 130,177 -32,181
1985 152,288 -17,558 127,248 -29,111
1984 150,545 -16,625 125,036 -29,767
1983 147,129 -15,432 121,700 -35,694
1982 144,825 -14,580 120,938 -37,159
1981 143,199 -13,476 117,346 -97,365
1980 140,460 -11,762 111,771 -71,318
1979 137,331 -9,923 123,838 -44,302
1978 134,504 -8,462 124,468 -31,463
1977 131,569 -7,714 121,446 -28,742
1976 128,552 -7,063 120,511 -31,317
1975 122,864 -6,424 116,737 -26,198
1974 119,560 -5,873 113,846 -22,844
1973 116,323 -5,457 111,546 -19,347
1972 112,799 -5,224 107,604 -17,317
1971 110,749 -5,057 104,714 -16,389
1970 107,897 -4,915 100,499 -11,367
1969 105,361 -4,784 99,848 -4,355
1968 102,671 -4,679 98,851 -2,919
1967 99,339 -4,586 98,424 -3,192
1966 95,800 -4,507 97,156 -3,945
1965 92,655 -4,444 95,341 -5,560
1964 89,745 -4,352 93,328 -7,937
1963 87,010 -4,233 90,794 -9,774
1962 84,090 -4,026 88,237 -10,307
1961 81,106 -3,642 84,614 -4,159
1960 78,501 -3,144 81,544 -4,885

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in Bolivia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,632,840 people) and 3.94% is from migration (a loss of 66,932 people). In El Salvador 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 558,570 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a loss of 380,850 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 43,342 people or 0.7% in El Salvador.

Biggest cities by population

Bolivia
City Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra 3.12M
El Alto 885K
La Paz 756K
Cochabamba 632K
Sucre 361K
Oruro 297K
Potosi 190K
Tarija 180K
Sacaba 172K
Trinidad 124K
El Salvador
City Population
San Salvador 331K
Santa Ana 251K
San Miguel 233K
Soyapango 230K
Mejicanos 137K
Apopa 129K
Ahuachapan 127K
Santa Tecla 126K
Sonsonate 72.2K
Usulutan 66.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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