The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,751,108 people compared to 5,500,964 in Ireland.
Population statistics:
- Bolivia's population is 2.32 times bigger than Ireland's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
- The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.07% for Ireland.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
- Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (33.9% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.5M (28.7% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 6.14M people in 2053 for Ireland.
Bolivia vs Ireland: live population counter
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| Current population |
12751108
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5500964
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 121/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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6.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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15 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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13.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | +39,059 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +231 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +84,252 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +1.59% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 68/197 |
Bolivia and Ireland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 2,828,600 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 2,824,400 | 2.06% | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 2,836,050 | 2.08% | 0.41% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 2,852,650 | 2.11% | 0.59% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 2,866,550 | 2.13% | 0.49% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 2,877,300 | 2.16% | 0.38% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 2,888,800 | 2.18% | 0.4% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 2,902,450 | 2.22% | 0.47% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 2,915,550 | 2.25% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 2,932,650 | 2.26% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 2,957,250 | 2.27% | 0.84% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 2,992,050 | 2.27% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 3,036,850 | 2.27% | 1.5% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 3,085,950 | 2.27% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 3,137,500 | 2.29% | 1.67% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 3,189,550 | 2.29% | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 3,238,050 | 2.32% | 1.52% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 3,282,200 | 2.33% | 1.36% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 3,329,100 | 2.32% | 1.43% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 3,373,750 | 2.3% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 3,412,800 | 2.27% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 3,453,000 | 2.24% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 3,485,800 | 2.21% | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 3,510,600 | 2.18% | 0.71% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 3,532,423 | 2.16% | 0.62% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 3,538,082 | 2.14% | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 3,539,690 | 2.12% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 3,540,057 | 2.13% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 3,524,949 | 2.14% | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 3,511,009 | 2.14% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 3,513,974 | 2.13% | 0.08% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 3,534,235 | 2.11% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 3,558,430 | 2.06% | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 3,576,261 | 2% | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 3,590,386 | 1.95% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 3,608,841 | 1.91% | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 3,637,510 | 1.87% | 0.79% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 3,674,171 | 1.82% | 1.01% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 3,712,696 | 1.78% | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 3,754,786 | 1.76% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 3,805,174 | 1.73% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 3,866,243 | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 3,931,947 | 1.69% | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 3,996,521 | 1.69% | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 4,070,262 | 1.7% | 1.85% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 4,159,914 | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 4,273,591 | 1.72% | 2.73% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 4,398,942 | 1.73% | 2.93% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 4,489,544 | 1.7% | 2.06% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 4,535,375 | 1.68% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 4,560,155 | 1.66% | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 4,580,084 | 1.64% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 4,599,533 | 1.61% | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 4,623,816 | 1.59% | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 4,657,740 | 1.56% | 0.73% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 4,701,957 | 1.53% | 0.95% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 4,762,722 | 1.5% | 1.29% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 4,827,445 | 1.47% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 4,898,022 | 1.44% | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 4,976,456 | 1.42% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 5,039,747 | 1.24% | 1.27% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 5,110,585 | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 5,212,836 | 1.17% | 2% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 5,311,538 | 1.38% | 1.89% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 5,395,790 | 1.38% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 5,450,228 | 1.36% | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 5,500,449 | 1.33% | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 5,547,627 | 1.3% | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 5,592,524 | 1.28% | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 5,634,478 | 1.25% | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 5,673,099 | 1.22% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 5,709,621 | 1.19% | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 5,744,973 | 1.16% | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 5,778,467 | 1.13% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 5,809,870 | 1.11% | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 5,839,208 | 1.08% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 5,867,278 | 1.05% | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 5,895,280 | 1.02% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 5,922,778 | 0.99% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 5,948,562 | 0.96% | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 5,973,408 | 0.93% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 5,997,971 | 0.9% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 6,020,298 | 0.88% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 6,040,050 | 0.85% | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 6,058,494 | 0.82% | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 6,075,441 | 0.79% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 6,089,704 | 0.77% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 6,102,050 | 0.74% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 6,113,677 | 0.72% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 6,123,367 | 0.7% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 6,129,969 | 0.67% | 0.11% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,571,088 (a 14.1% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 738,242 (a 15.5% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.
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Population differences between Bolivia and Ireland
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| Life expectancy | 69.1 years | 82.9 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 39.4 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 39.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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