The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,751,108 people compared to 35,704,448 in Ghana.
Population statistics:
- Ghana's population is 2.8 times bigger than Bolivia's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 47th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.43% for Ghana.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
- Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (33.9% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.7M (55% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 67.5M people in 2100 for Ghana.
Bolivia vs Ghana: live population counter
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| Current population |
12751108
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35704448
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 47/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.43% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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49.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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35.5 seconds
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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2.21 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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40.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | -13,114 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +1,752 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +639,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +1.89% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 57/197 |
Bolivia and Ghana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 6,961,215 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 7,162,667 | 2.06% | 2.89% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 7,337,375 | 2.08% | 2.44% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 7,514,714 | 2.11% | 2.42% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 7,695,739 | 2.13% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 7,882,606 | 2.16% | 2.43% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 8,074,521 | 2.18% | 2.43% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 8,271,913 | 2.22% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 8,475,729 | 2.25% | 2.46% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 8,690,383 | 2.26% | 2.53% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 8,925,813 | 2.27% | 2.71% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 9,176,264 | 2.27% | 2.81% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 9,438,187 | 2.27% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 9,714,617 | 2.27% | 2.93% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 10,000,523 | 2.29% | 2.94% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 10,294,308 | 2.29% | 2.94% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 10,594,913 | 2.32% | 2.92% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 10,911,871 | 2.33% | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 11,248,450 | 2.32% | 3.08% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 11,597,255 | 2.3% | 3.1% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 11,941,448 | 2.27% | 2.97% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 12,281,712 | 2.24% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 12,643,819 | 2.21% | 2.95% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 13,029,836 | 2.18% | 3.05% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 13,370,590 | 2.16% | 2.62% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 13,661,229 | 2.14% | 2.17% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 13,965,217 | 2.12% | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 14,289,108 | 2.13% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 14,636,568 | 2.14% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 15,006,813 | 2.14% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 15,394,648 | 2.13% | 2.58% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 15,787,496 | 2.11% | 2.55% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 16,184,855 | 2.06% | 2.52% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 16,589,519 | 2% | 2.5% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 16,993,190 | 1.95% | 2.43% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 17,399,017 | 1.91% | 2.39% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 17,810,181 | 1.87% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 18,238,958 | 1.82% | 2.41% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 18,688,036 | 1.78% | 2.46% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 19,149,864 | 1.76% | 2.47% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 19,637,087 | 1.73% | 2.54% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 20,167,069 | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 20,729,388 | 1.69% | 2.79% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 21,296,705 | 1.69% | 2.74% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 21,868,298 | 1.7% | 2.68% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 22,449,438 | 1.7% | 2.66% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 23,040,702 | 1.72% | 2.63% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 23,642,279 | 1.73% | 2.61% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 24,249,946 | 1.7% | 2.57% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 24,862,664 | 1.68% | 2.53% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 25,474,995 | 1.66% | 2.46% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 26,095,088 | 1.64% | 2.43% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 26,734,268 | 1.61% | 2.45% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 27,386,193 | 1.59% | 2.44% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 28,041,592 | 1.56% | 2.39% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 28,696,068 | 1.53% | 2.33% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 29,356,742 | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 30,008,354 | 1.47% | 2.22% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 30,637,585 | 1.44% | 2.1% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 31,258,945 | 1.42% | 2.03% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 31,887,809 | 1.24% | 2.01% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 32,518,665 | 1.02% | 1.98% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 33,149,152 | 1.17% | 1.94% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 33,787,914 | 1.38% | 1.93% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 34,427,414 | 1.38% | 1.89% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 35,064,273 | 1.36% | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 35,697,555 | 1.33% | 1.81% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 36,328,265 | 1.3% | 1.77% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 36,959,310 | 1.28% | 1.74% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 37,589,709 | 1.25% | 1.71% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 38,222,075 | 1.22% | 1.68% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 38,856,804 | 1.19% | 1.66% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 39,492,788 | 1.16% | 1.64% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 40,132,720 | 1.13% | 1.62% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 40,774,152 | 1.11% | 1.6% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 41,412,555 | 1.08% | 1.57% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 42,047,450 | 1.05% | 1.53% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 42,682,177 | 1.02% | 1.51% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 43,314,971 | 0.99% | 1.48% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 43,942,852 | 0.96% | 1.45% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 44,568,346 | 0.93% | 1.42% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 45,190,628 | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 45,808,597 | 0.88% | 1.37% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 46,421,960 | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 47,030,351 | 0.82% | 1.31% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 47,634,271 | 0.79% | 1.28% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 48,231,602 | 0.77% | 1.25% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 48,823,456 | 0.74% | 1.23% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 49,408,506 | 0.72% | 1.2% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 49,984,435 | 0.7% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 50,553,041 | 0.67% | 1.14% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,571,088 (a 14.1% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,347,706 (a 21.6% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 47th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 26.3% to 16,110,156 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of Ghana will increase by 41.6% to 50,553,041 people and rank change from 47th to 42nd.
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Population differences between Bolivia and Ghana
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| Life expectancy | 69.1 years | 66.1 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 26 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 22.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 3.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 392 ppl/mi² |
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