The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 5,380,257 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,716,350 people compared to 5,474,763 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 +1.39% in Ireland.
- Since 2005, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.36M people to 12.7M (35.8% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.16M to 5.47M (31.6% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 6.12M people in 2053 for Ireland.
Bolivia vs Ireland: live population counter
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| Current population |
12716350
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5474763
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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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7.23 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 | +199 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +72,657 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 78/197 |
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 | 5,307,600 | 1.38% | 1.82% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 5,380,257 | 1.38% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 5,434,538 | 1.36% | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 5,484,615 | 1.33% | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 5,531,657 | 1.3% | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 5,576,425 | 1.28% | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 5,618,258 | 1.25% | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 5,656,768 | 1.22% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 5,693,185 | 1.19% | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 5,728,435 | 1.16% | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 5,761,833 | 1.13% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 5,793,145 | 1.11% | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 5,822,398 | 1.08% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 5,850,388 | 1.05% | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 5,878,309 | 1.02% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 5,905,728 | 0.99% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 5,931,438 | 0.96% | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 5,956,212 | 0.93% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 5,980,704 | 0.9% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 6,002,968 | 0.88% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 6,022,662 | 0.85% | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 6,041,053 | 0.82% | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 6,057,952 | 0.79% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 6,072,174 | 0.77% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 6,084,484 | 0.74% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 6,096,077 | 0.72% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 6,105,740 | 0.7% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 6,112,322 | 0.67% | 0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,653,951 people (a 17.7% growth), while Ireland gained 542,043 people (a 13% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bolivia gained 1,701,645 (a 15.4% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 772,806 (a 16.4% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2005 and is 79th in 2025. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2005 and still ranked 121st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 26.7% to 16,110,156 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,112,322 people and rank change from 121st to 120th.
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Population differences between Bolivia and Ireland
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 82.7 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 | 202.3 ppl/mi² |
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