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

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The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,581,843 in 2025 vs 47,020,774 people in Iraq in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,837,312 people compared to 48,531,417 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 3.78 times bigger than Bolivia's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +2.32% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.8% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.5M (69.6% growth).

Bolivia vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia Iraq
2100 17,891,143 101,633,126
2099 17,911,750 101,421,797
2098 17,930,833 101,213,066
2097 17,948,126 100,981,364
2096 17,963,582 100,724,968
2095 17,977,328 100,465,117
2094 17,989,016 100,194,566
2093 17,999,530 99,876,697
2092 18,008,657 99,532,563
2091 18,016,434 99,204,350
2090 18,022,288 98,887,474
2089 18,026,374 98,513,541
2088 18,028,801 98,144,553
2087 18,029,963 97,768,049
2086 18,029,143 97,325,536
2085 18,026,512 96,873,514
2084 18,021,640 96,449,107
2083 18,014,790 95,991,669
2082 18,005,874 95,510,163
2081 17,994,619 95,009,824
2080 17,980,992 94,507,711
2079 17,964,867 93,960,720
2078 17,946,132 93,417,874
2077 17,924,387 92,904,470
2076 17,899,247 92,360,076
2075 17,870,960 91,825,735
2074 17,839,807 91,229,744
2073 17,806,362 90,571,495
2072 17,769,463 89,918,845
2071 17,729,691 89,266,016
2070 17,687,278 88,596,956
2069 17,641,545 87,909,934
2068 17,592,799 87,220,950
2067 17,540,255 86,514,449
2066 17,484,401 85,734,979
2065 17,425,710 84,972,344
2064 17,363,463 84,191,791
2063 17,298,241 83,388,388
2062 17,230,131 82,605,010
2061 17,158,789 81,801,066
2060 17,084,495 80,951,432
2059 17,006,955 80,142,288
2058 16,926,185 79,319,959
2057 16,842,318 78,477,750
2056 16,755,098 77,609,609
2055 16,665,072 76,740,326
2054 16,571,285 75,857,522
2053 16,474,757 74,953,340
2052 16,374,922 74,072,968
2051 16,271,717 73,150,617
2050 16,165,260 72,236,317
2049 16,055,569 71,272,496
2048 15,942,659 70,317,228
2047 15,827,029 69,348,186
2046 15,708,231 68,401,022
2045 15,586,373 67,436,306
2044 15,461,422 66,447,658
2043 15,333,286 65,453,908
2042 15,202,151 64,434,168
2041 15,067,999 63,409,041
2040 14,931,164 62,360,444
2039 14,791,253 61,289,676
2038 14,648,198 60,253,388
2037 14,502,712 59,221,968
2036 14,354,673 58,156,294
2035 14,203,719 57,128,298
2034 14,050,157 56,087,988
2033 13,894,595 55,051,428
2032 13,736,683 54,002,572
2031 13,576,765 52,991,720
2030 13,414,644 51,987,045
2029 13,251,015 50,982,830
2028 13,085,878 50,001,395
2027 12,918,991 49,015,079
2026 12,751,046 48,020,585
2025 12,581,843 47,020,774
2024 12,413,315 46,042,015
2023 12,244,159 45,074,049
2022 12,077,154 44,070,551
2021 11,937,360 43,071,211
2020 11,816,299 42,116,605
2019 11,671,386 41,192,171
2018 11,508,368 40,265,624
2017 11,344,587 39,337,353
2016 11,180,020 38,469,627
2015 11,014,705 37,560,535
2014 10,848,888 36,550,059
2013 10,682,608 35,281,989
2012 10,515,807 33,654,842
2011 10,348,929 32,161,424
2010 10,182,345 31,045,366
2009 10,016,275 30,058,206
2008 9,850,858 28,971,036
2007 9,685,960 28,391,607
2006 9,521,689 28,616,515
2005 9,360,754 28,407,448
2004 9,204,287 27,577,878
2003 9,050,700 26,802,659
2002 8,900,355 26,006,559
2001 8,752,736 25,197,840
2000 8,606,326 24,424,056
1999 8,459,806 23,636,527
1998 8,313,394 22,884,399
1997 8,167,900 22,176,593
1996 8,021,736 21,501,321
1995 7,874,676 20,825,860
1994 7,727,322 20,139,807
1993 7,579,195 19,201,195
1992 7,430,336 18,300,845
1991 7,280,289 17,767,253
1990 7,130,142 17,581,206
1989 6,981,766 17,364,542
1988 6,835,508 16,908,819
1987 6,692,162 16,521,049
1986 6,552,479 16,074,145
1985 6,416,185 15,683,430
1984 6,281,868 15,310,733
1983 6,149,060 14,840,555
1982 6,018,088 14,406,083
1981 5,888,109 14,006,381
1980 5,758,900 13,591,992
1979 5,630,849 13,170,365
1978 5,504,123 12,753,355
1977 5,379,166 12,331,046
1976 5,256,496 11,927,651
1975 5,137,539 11,543,639
1974 5,022,475 11,167,761
1973 4,910,200 10,795,869
1972 4,800,978 10,430,164
1971 4,694,342 10,077,809
1970 4,590,010 9,735,611
1969 4,488,232 9,403,356
1968 4,388,944 9,085,016
1967 4,292,572 8,778,869
1966 4,199,550 8,485,104
1965 4,109,796 8,202,140
1964 4,022,996 7,929,566
1963 3,938,913 7,667,928
1962 3,857,493 7,413,875
1961 3,778,731 7,194,553
1960 3,702,323 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,657,292 people (a 14.8% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 48.8% to 72,236,317 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia Iraq
2100 -0.12% 0.21%
2099 -0.11% 0.21%
2098 -0.1% 0.23%
2097 -0.09% 0.25%
2096 -0.08% 0.26%
2095 -0.06% 0.27%
2094 -0.06% 0.32%
2093 -0.05% 0.35%
2092 -0.04% 0.33%
2091 -0.03% 0.32%
2090 -0.02% 0.38%
2089 -0.01% 0.38%
2088 -0.006% 0.39%
2087 0.005% 0.45%
2086 0.01% 0.47%
2085 0.03% 0.44%
2084 0.04% 0.48%
2083 0.05% 0.5%
2082 0.06% 0.53%
2081 0.08% 0.53%
2080 0.09% 0.58%
2079 0.1% 0.58%
2078 0.12% 0.55%
2077 0.14% 0.59%
2076 0.16% 0.58%
2075 0.17% 0.65%
2074 0.19% 0.73%
2073 0.21% 0.73%
2072 0.22% 0.73%
2071 0.24% 0.76%
2070 0.26% 0.78%
2069 0.28% 0.79%
2068 0.3% 0.82%
2067 0.32% 0.91%
2066 0.34% 0.9%
2065 0.36% 0.93%
2064 0.38% 0.96%
2063 0.4% 0.95%
2062 0.42% 0.98%
2061 0.43% 1.05%
2060 0.46% 1.01%
2059 0.48% 1.04%
2058 0.5% 1.07%
2057 0.52% 1.12%
2056 0.54% 1.13%
2055 0.57% 1.16%
2054 0.59% 1.21%
2053 0.61% 1.19%
2052 0.63% 1.26%
2051 0.66% 1.27%
2050 0.68% 1.35%
2049 0.71% 1.36%
2048 0.73% 1.4%
2047 0.76% 1.38%
2046 0.78% 1.43%
2045 0.81% 1.49%
2044 0.84% 1.52%
2043 0.86% 1.58%
2042 0.89% 1.62%
2041 0.92% 1.68%
2040 0.95% 1.75%
2039 0.98% 1.72%
2038 1% 1.74%
2037 1.03% 1.83%
2036 1.06% 1.8%
2035 1.09% 1.85%
2034 1.12% 1.88%
2033 1.15% 1.94%
2032 1.18% 1.91%
2031 1.21% 1.93%
2030 1.23% 1.97%
2029 1.26% 1.96%
2028 1.29% 2.01%
2027 1.32% 2.07%
2026 1.34% 2.13%
2025 1.36% 2.13%
2024 1.38% 2.15%
2023 1.38% 2.28%
2022 1.17% 2.32%
2021 1.02% 2.27%
2020 1.24% 2.24%
2019 1.42% 2.3%
2018 1.44% 2.36%
2017 1.47% 2.26%
2016 1.5% 2.42%
2015 1.53% 2.76%
2014 1.56% 3.59%
2013 1.59% 4.83%
2012 1.61% 4.64%
2011 1.64% 3.59%
2010 1.66% 3.28%
2009 1.68% 3.75%
2008 1.7% 2.04%
2007 1.73% -0.79%
2006 1.72% 0.74%
2005 1.7% 3.01%
2004 1.7% 2.89%
2003 1.69% 3.06%
2002 1.69% 3.21%
2001 1.7% 3.17%
2000 1.73% 3.33%
1999 1.76% 3.29%
1998 1.78% 3.19%
1997 1.82% 3.14%
1996 1.87% 3.24%
1995 1.91% 3.41%
1994 1.95% 4.89%
1993 2% 4.92%
1992 2.06% 3%
1991 2.11% 1.06%
1990 2.13% 1.25%
1989 2.14% 2.7%
1988 2.14% 2.35%
1987 2.13% 2.78%
1986 2.12% 2.49%
1985 2.14% 2.43%
1984 2.16% 3.17%
1983 2.18% 3.02%
1982 2.21% 2.85%
1981 2.24% 3.05%
1980 2.27% 3.2%
1979 2.3% 3.27%
1978 2.32% 3.42%
1977 2.33% 3.38%
1976 2.32% 3.33%
1975 2.29% 3.37%
1974 2.29% 3.44%
1973 2.27% 3.51%
1972 2.27% 3.5%
1971 2.27% 3.51%
1970 2.27% 3.53%
1969 2.26% 3.5%
1968 2.25% 3.49%
1967 2.22% 3.46%
1966 2.18% 3.45%
1965 2.16% 3.44%
1964 2.13% 3.41%
1963 2.11% 3.43%
1962 2.08% 3.05%
1961 2.06% 2.46%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.36%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.13%.

Live population counters

Bolivia Iraq
Current population
12837312
48531417
Population rank 79/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.58%
One net population change
3.13 minutes
32.3 seconds
One birth every
2.01 minutes
26.8 seconds
One death every
5.9 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 +2,682
Annual growth/decline +168,528 +978,759
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +2.13%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 43/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -3,179 -1,064
Net migration rank 110/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -1,064
2024 171,974 -3,000 985,943 -17,735
2023 172,336 -3,008 973,420 -5,710
2022 167,691 -3,008 962,501 76,821
2021 119,576 -4,663 941,924 17,474
2020 131,870 -4,663 919,953 29,858
2019 171,593 -8,981 942,972 -43,919
2018 172,775 -9,344 938,310 15,775
2017 173,799 -9,669 924,507 -21,998
2016 175,057 -10,071 946,968 -113,980
2015 176,169 -10,525 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 176,967 -10,971 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 177,929 -11,369 1,026,036 474,379
2012 178,716 -11,689 999,987 753,907
2011 178,840 -12,106 971,082 261,880
2010 179,036 -12,590 906,369 92,779
2009 178,741 -13,055 855,096 120,092
2008 178,576 -13,418 802,382 396,792
2007 178,309 -13,669 784,119 -824,428
2006 177,999 -14,107 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 173,567 -15,594 776,603 51,019
2004 172,350 -17,385 761,563 69,948
2003 171,846 -19,621 746,159 -27,236
2002 170,656 -22,188 739,419 133,839
2001 171,177 -24,405 729,704 14,451
2000 172,996 -26,940 715,771 87,624
1999 175,051 -28,074 702,170 69,491
1998 174,207 -28,378 684,152 48,446
1997 173,731 -28,566 667,582 15,429
1996 175,861 -28,685 652,866 14,652
1995 175,141 -28,204 642,977 40,424
1994 175,387 -27,621 634,344 54,355
1993 175,344 -26,856 606,700 581,818
1992 174,242 -25,005 591,886 20,292
1991 174,836 -23,982 550,146 -95,155
1990 171,351 -21,917 518,575 -601,469
1989 168,044 -20,720 496,852 19,392
1988 164,763 -19,568 476,778 -81,562
1987 160,458 -18,948 488,742 -108,426
1986 156,146 -18,297 474,348 39,136
1985 152,288 -17,558 467,445 -199,505
1984 150,545 -16,625 455,740 21,709
1983 147,129 -15,432 439,800 23,115
1982 144,825 -14,580 428,336 -22,302
1981 143,199 -13,476 416,998 -23,640
1980 140,460 -11,762 419,653 15,757
1979 137,331 -9,923 428,458 -20,617
1978 134,504 -8,462 418,756 7,434
1977 131,569 -7,714 410,229 8,204
1976 128,552 -7,063 402,260 -13,915
1975 122,864 -6,424 385,916 -6,237
1974 119,560 -5,873 376,197 -4,090
1973 116,323 -5,457 373,191 -1,507
1972 112,799 -5,224 362,334 -2,600
1971 110,749 -5,057 351,464 -6,479
1970 107,897 -4,915 338,030 1,377
1969 105,361 -4,784 324,792 312
1968 102,671 -4,679 310,644 928
1967 99,339 -4,586 298,192 2,531
1966 95,800 -4,507 285,507 1,298
1965 92,655 -4,444 274,551 4,555
1964 89,745 -4,352 262,825 3,224
1963 87,010 -4,233 254,046 3,197
1962 84,090 -4,026 247,520 3,343
1961 81,106 -3,642 184,792 2,981
1960 78,501 -3,144 155,651 1,573

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

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

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 Iraq 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,544,059 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a loss of 85,752 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

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
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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