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Population in Bolivia compared to Guyana: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,798,112 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.

Population statistics:

  • Bolivia's population is 15.2 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.01% for Guyana.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.4% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).

Bolivia vs Guyana: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia Guyana
2100 17,893,435 893,427
2099 17,914,045 897,075
2098 17,933,130 900,730
2097 17,950,426 903,879
2096 17,965,884 907,239
2095 17,979,632 910,449
2094 17,991,321 913,720
2093 18,001,837 916,747
2092 18,010,965 919,782
2091 18,018,743 922,593
2090 18,024,598 925,382
2089 18,028,683 928,365
2088 18,031,111 931,149
2087 18,032,273 933,725
2086 18,031,453 936,488
2085 18,028,821 939,122
2084 18,023,949 941,484
2083 18,017,099 943,485
2082 18,008,181 945,768
2081 17,996,924 947,613
2080 17,983,295 949,747
2079 17,967,169 951,550
2078 17,948,431 953,310
2077 17,926,683 954,825
2076 17,901,540 956,285
2075 17,873,249 957,487
2074 17,842,092 958,532
2073 17,808,644 959,731
2072 17,771,740 960,840
2071 17,731,963 961,696
2070 17,689,544 962,231
2069 17,643,806 962,932
2068 17,595,053 963,050
2067 17,542,502 963,082
2066 17,486,641 962,949
2065 17,427,942 962,820
2064 17,365,688 962,570
2063 17,300,458 962,105
2062 17,232,339 961,231
2061 17,160,987 960,288
2060 17,086,684 959,030
2059 17,009,134 957,500
2058 16,928,354 956,227
2057 16,844,476 954,861
2056 16,757,244 953,884
2055 16,667,208 952,501
2054 16,573,408 950,779
2053 16,476,868 948,578
2052 16,377,020 946,446
2051 16,273,802 944,628
2050 16,167,331 942,160
2049 16,057,626 939,529
2048 15,944,702 936,679
2047 15,829,057 933,818
2046 15,710,244 930,648
2045 15,588,370 927,546
2044 15,463,403 924,165
2043 15,335,251 920,452
2042 15,204,099 916,600
2041 15,069,930 912,255
2040 14,933,077 908,134
2039 14,793,148 903,859
2038 14,650,075 899,504
2037 14,504,571 895,108
2036 14,356,512 890,826
2035 14,205,539 886,294
2034 14,051,957 881,375
2033 13,896,375 876,510
2032 13,738,443 871,122
2031 13,578,504 866,170
2030 13,416,363 861,006
2029 13,252,713 856,154
2028 13,087,555 851,204
2027 12,920,647 845,847
2026 12,752,679 840,915
2025 12,583,455 836,010
2024 12,413,315 831,087
2023 12,244,159 826,353
2022 12,077,154 821,637
2021 11,937,360 815,482
2020 11,816,299 807,481
2019 11,671,386 807,665
2018 11,508,368 791,556
2017 11,344,587 768,479
2016 11,180,020 763,548
2015 11,014,705 758,781
2014 10,848,888 754,229
2013 10,682,608 750,021
2012 10,515,807 746,288
2011 10,348,929 746,153
2010 10,182,345 749,256
2009 10,016,275 752,094
2008 9,850,858 754,606
2007 9,685,960 756,861
2006 9,521,689 758,966
2005 9,360,754 760,914
2004 9,204,287 762,418
2003 9,050,700 763,101
2002 8,900,355 763,652
2001 8,752,736 764,477
2000 8,606,326 764,832
1999 8,459,806 764,483
1998 8,313,394 763,586
1997 8,167,900 762,245
1996 8,021,736 760,526
1995 7,874,676 758,388
1994 7,727,322 755,822
1993 7,579,195 752,965
1992 7,430,336 749,911
1991 7,280,289 747,861
1990 7,130,142 749,894
1989 6,981,766 754,865
1988 6,835,508 759,663
1987 6,692,162 764,120
1986 6,552,479 768,098
1985 6,416,185 771,477
1984 6,281,868 774,111
1983 6,149,060 775,891
1982 6,018,088 776,712
1981 5,888,109 776,453
1980 5,758,900 774,367
1979 5,630,849 770,062
1978 5,504,123 764,586
1977 5,379,166 758,654
1976 5,256,496 752,253
1975 5,137,539 745,393
1974 5,022,475 738,057
1973 4,910,200 730,138
1972 4,800,978 721,617
1971 4,694,342 712,662
1970 4,590,010 702,705
1969 4,488,232 690,223
1968 4,388,944 676,160
1967 4,292,572 662,311
1966 4,199,550 648,646
1965 4,109,796 635,128
1964 4,022,996 621,764
1963 3,938,913 608,537
1962 3,857,493 595,461
1961 3,778,731 582,568
1960 3,702,323 569,143

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bolivia/guyana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,618,092 people (a 14.5% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 26.3% to 16,167,331 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people compared to the peak of 963K people in 2067 for Guyana.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia Guyana
2100 -0.12% -0.41%
2099 -0.11% -0.41%
2098 -0.1% -0.35%
2097 -0.09% -0.37%
2096 -0.08% -0.35%
2095 -0.06% -0.36%
2094 -0.06% -0.33%
2093 -0.05% -0.33%
2092 -0.04% -0.3%
2091 -0.03% -0.3%
2090 -0.02% -0.32%
2089 -0.01% -0.3%
2088 -0.006% -0.28%
2087 0.005% -0.3%
2086 0.01% -0.28%
2085 0.03% -0.25%
2084 0.04% -0.21%
2083 0.05% -0.24%
2082 0.06% -0.19%
2081 0.08% -0.22%
2080 0.09% -0.19%
2079 0.1% -0.18%
2078 0.12% -0.16%
2077 0.14% -0.15%
2076 0.16% -0.13%
2075 0.17% -0.11%
2074 0.19% -0.12%
2073 0.21% -0.12%
2072 0.22% -0.09%
2071 0.24% -0.06%
2070 0.26% -0.07%
2069 0.28% -0.01%
2068 0.3% -0.003%
2067 0.32% 0.01%
2066 0.34% 0.01%
2065 0.36% 0.03%
2064 0.38% 0.05%
2063 0.4% 0.09%
2062 0.42% 0.1%
2061 0.43% 0.13%
2060 0.46% 0.16%
2059 0.48% 0.13%
2058 0.5% 0.14%
2057 0.52% 0.1%
2056 0.54% 0.15%
2055 0.57% 0.18%
2054 0.59% 0.23%
2053 0.61% 0.23%
2052 0.63% 0.19%
2051 0.66% 0.26%
2050 0.68% 0.28%
2049 0.71% 0.3%
2048 0.73% 0.31%
2047 0.76% 0.34%
2046 0.78% 0.33%
2045 0.81% 0.37%
2044 0.84% 0.4%
2043 0.86% 0.42%
2042 0.89% 0.48%
2041 0.92% 0.45%
2040 0.95% 0.47%
2039 0.98% 0.48%
2038 1% 0.49%
2037 1.03% 0.48%
2036 1.06% 0.51%
2035 1.09% 0.56%
2034 1.12% 0.56%
2033 1.15% 0.62%
2032 1.18% 0.57%
2031 1.21% 0.6%
2030 1.23% 0.57%
2029 1.26% 0.58%
2028 1.29% 0.63%
2027 1.32% 0.59%
2026 1.34% 0.59%
2025 1.37% 0.59%
2024 1.38% 0.57%
2023 1.38% 0.57%
2022 1.17% 0.75%
2021 1.02% 0.99%
2020 1.24% -0.02%
2019 1.42% 2.04%
2018 1.44% 3%
2017 1.47% 0.65%
2016 1.5% 0.63%
2015 1.53% 0.6%
2014 1.56% 0.56%
2013 1.59% 0.5%
2012 1.61% 0.02%
2011 1.64% -0.41%
2010 1.66% -0.38%
2009 1.68% -0.33%
2008 1.7% -0.3%
2007 1.73% -0.28%
2006 1.72% -0.26%
2005 1.7% -0.2%
2004 1.7% -0.09%
2003 1.69% -0.07%
2002 1.69% -0.11%
2001 1.7% -0.05%
2000 1.73% 0.05%
1999 1.76% 0.12%
1998 1.78% 0.18%
1997 1.82% 0.23%
1996 1.87% 0.28%
1995 1.91% 0.34%
1994 1.95% 0.38%
1993 2% 0.41%
1992 2.06% 0.27%
1991 2.11% -0.27%
1990 2.13% -0.66%
1989 2.14% -0.63%
1988 2.14% -0.58%
1987 2.13% -0.52%
1986 2.12% -0.44%
1985 2.14% -0.34%
1984 2.16% -0.23%
1983 2.18% -0.11%
1982 2.21% 0.03%
1981 2.24% 0.27%
1980 2.27% 0.56%
1979 2.3% 0.72%
1978 2.32% 0.78%
1977 2.33% 0.85%
1976 2.32% 0.92%
1975 2.29% 0.99%
1974 2.29% 1.08%
1973 2.27% 1.18%
1972 2.27% 1.26%
1971 2.27% 1.42%
1970 2.27% 1.81%
1969 2.26% 2.08%
1968 2.25% 2.09%
1967 2.22% 2.11%
1966 2.18% 2.13%
1965 2.16% 2.15%
1964 2.13% 2.17%
1963 2.11% 2.2%
1962 2.08% 2.21%
1961 2.06% 2.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bolivia/guyana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.38%, while Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Bolivia Guyana
Current population
12798112
842249
Population rank 79/197 162/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.01%
One net population change
3.11 minutes
1.85 hours
One birth every
2.02 minutes
31.4 minutes
One death every
5.99 minutes
1.45 hours
Daily growth/decline +463 +13
Annual growth/decline +169,156 +4,734
Annual growth/decline rate +1.38% +0.57%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 128/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
1.73 hours
Annual migration change -3,179 -5,092
Net migration rank 110/196 116/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 54,175
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 147/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 82/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
Guyana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia Guyana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -5,092
2024 - -3,000 - -5,407
2023 172,336 -3,008 10,716 -6,161
2022 167,691 -3,008 11,042 -6,161
2021 119,576 -4,663 8,125 -689
2020 131,870 -4,663 10,307 -1,743
2019 171,593 -8,981 11,665 -20,603
2018 172,775 -9,344 10,946 30,213
2017 173,799 -9,669 11,108 -6,107
2016 175,057 -10,071 11,168 -6,309
2015 176,169 -10,525 11,199 -6,527
2014 176,967 -10,971 11,143 -6,710
2013 177,929 -11,369 10,887 -6,907
2012 178,716 -11,689 10,633 -7,152
2011 178,840 -12,106 10,713 -13,920
2010 179,036 -12,590 10,652 -13,655
2009 178,741 -13,055 10,758 -13,425
2008 178,576 -13,418 10,792 -13,143
2007 178,309 -13,669 10,741 -12,906
2006 177,999 -14,107 10,525 -12,575
2005 173,567 -15,594 10,455 -12,290
2004 172,350 -17,385 10,767 -11,938
2003 171,846 -19,621 11,344 -11,551
2002 170,656 -22,188 12,218 -13,116
2001 171,177 -24,405 13,307 -14,050
2000 172,996 -26,940 14,128 -14,090
1999 175,051 -28,074 14,763 -14,115
1998 174,207 -28,378 15,292 -14,155
1997 173,731 -28,566 15,568 -14,019
1996 175,861 -28,685 15,768 -13,871
1995 175,141 -28,204 15,991 -13,614
1994 175,387 -27,621 16,185 -13,426
1993 175,344 -26,856 16,099 -13,137
1992 174,242 -25,005 15,990 -12,844
1991 174,836 -23,982 15,896 -14,949
1990 171,351 -21,917 15,917 -20,930
1989 168,044 -20,720 15,947 -20,870
1988 164,763 -19,568 16,189 -20,860
1987 160,458 -18,948 16,600 -20,848
1986 156,146 -18,297 16,940 -20,647
1985 152,288 -17,558 17,292 -20,337
1984 150,545 -16,625 17,466 -19,702
1983 147,129 -15,432 17,753 -19,075
1982 144,825 -14,580 17,644 -17,959
1981 143,199 -13,476 17,471 -16,648
1980 140,460 -11,762 17,298 -13,952
1979 137,331 -9,923 17,402 -12,138
1978 134,504 -8,462 17,539 -11,841
1977 131,569 -7,714 17,805 -11,636
1976 128,552 -7,063 18,083 -11,445
1975 122,864 -6,424 18,317 -11,231
1974 119,560 -5,873 18,589 -11,012
1973 116,323 -5,457 18,991 -10,731
1972 112,799 -5,224 19,219 -10,448
1971 110,749 -5,057 19,273 -10,142
1970 107,897 -4,915 19,233 -8,439
1969 105,361 -4,784 19,133 -4,969
1968 102,671 -4,679 19,035 -5,071
1967 99,339 -4,586 18,933 -5,192
1966 95,800 -4,507 18,862 -5,277
1965 92,655 -4,444 18,791 -5,347
1964 89,745 -4,352 18,729 -5,437
1963 87,010 -4,233 18,606 -5,434
1962 84,090 -4,026 18,344 -5,379
1961 81,106 -3,642 18,092 -5,267
1960 78,501 -3,144 17,867 -3,837

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bolivia/guyana | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 95.6% of the population change in Bolivia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,637,833 people) and 4.37% is from migration (a loss of 74,903 people). In Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.

Biggest cities by population

Bolivia
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
Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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