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

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The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,581,843 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,837,312 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 4.61 times bigger than Bolivia's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.8% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Bolivia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia Kenya
2100 17,891,143 105,223,316
2099 17,911,750 105,242,590
2098 17,930,833 105,242,641
2097 17,948,126 105,236,101
2096 17,963,582 105,205,242
2095 17,977,328 105,160,786
2094 17,989,016 105,103,544
2093 17,999,530 105,032,088
2092 18,008,657 104,940,218
2091 18,016,434 104,832,015
2090 18,022,288 104,703,358
2089 18,026,374 104,558,519
2088 18,028,801 104,399,468
2087 18,029,963 104,228,800
2086 18,029,143 104,041,464
2085 18,026,512 103,840,241
2084 18,021,640 103,625,624
2083 18,014,790 103,392,537
2082 18,005,874 103,144,028
2081 17,994,619 102,874,777
2080 17,980,992 102,580,506
2079 17,964,867 102,272,538
2078 17,946,132 101,946,897
2077 17,924,387 101,598,847
2076 17,899,247 101,225,562
2075 17,870,960 100,835,197
2074 17,839,807 100,422,464
2073 17,806,362 99,987,171
2072 17,769,463 99,519,193
2071 17,729,691 99,028,293
2070 17,687,278 98,515,267
2069 17,641,545 97,978,409
2068 17,592,799 97,414,394
2067 17,540,255 96,829,083
2066 17,484,401 96,216,770
2065 17,425,710 95,585,451
2064 17,363,463 94,929,481
2063 17,298,241 94,252,826
2062 17,230,131 93,548,321
2061 17,158,789 92,824,672
2060 17,084,495 92,085,725
2059 17,006,955 91,330,716
2058 16,926,185 90,557,051
2057 16,842,318 89,770,421
2056 16,755,098 88,981,572
2055 16,665,072 88,179,741
2054 16,571,285 87,367,666
2053 16,474,757 86,540,071
2052 16,374,922 85,698,312
2051 16,271,717 84,838,589
2050 16,165,260 83,964,839
2049 16,055,569 83,078,796
2048 15,942,659 82,179,525
2047 15,827,029 81,263,371
2046 15,708,231 80,329,258
2045 15,586,373 79,378,234
2044 15,461,422 78,403,097
2043 15,333,286 77,407,646
2042 15,202,151 76,389,004
2041 15,067,999 75,353,221
2040 14,931,164 74,297,998
2039 14,791,253 73,230,696
2038 14,648,198 72,143,698
2037 14,502,712 71,048,729
2036 14,354,673 69,939,553
2035 14,203,719 68,821,441
2034 14,050,157 67,695,500
2033 13,894,595 66,560,141
2032 13,736,683 65,422,172
2031 13,576,765 64,280,471
2030 13,414,644 63,144,611
2029 13,251,015 62,012,629
2028 13,085,878 60,885,488
2027 12,918,991 59,761,684
2026 12,751,046 58,645,347
2025 12,581,843 57,532,493
2024 12,413,315 56,432,944
2023 12,244,159 55,339,003
2022 12,077,154 54,252,461
2021 11,937,360 53,219,166
2020 11,816,299 52,217,334
2019 11,671,386 51,202,827
2018 11,508,368 50,207,107
2017 11,344,587 49,197,766
2016 11,180,020 48,139,687
2015 11,014,705 47,088,526
2014 10,848,888 46,051,440
2013 10,682,608 44,986,791
2012 10,515,807 43,888,303
2011 10,348,929 42,758,461
2010 10,182,345 41,598,567
2009 10,016,275 40,408,891
2008 9,850,858 39,206,351
2007 9,685,960 38,036,349
2006 9,521,689 36,904,008
2005 9,360,754 35,796,484
2004 9,204,287 34,713,455
2003 9,050,700 33,652,223
2002 8,900,355 32,629,808
2001 8,752,736 31,619,170
2000 8,606,326 30,642,890
1999 8,459,806 29,733,408
1998 8,313,394 28,888,057
1997 8,167,900 28,101,768
1996 8,021,736 27,344,211
1995 7,874,676 26,601,751
1994 7,727,322 25,857,130
1993 7,579,195 25,117,188
1992 7,430,336 24,382,460
1991 7,280,289 23,646,514
1990 7,130,142 22,892,651
1989 6,981,766 22,118,434
1988 6,835,508 21,356,219
1987 6,692,162 20,616,096
1986 6,552,479 19,901,646
1985 6,416,185 19,201,768
1984 6,281,868 18,514,906
1983 6,149,060 17,846,374
1982 6,018,088 17,206,175
1981 5,888,109 16,601,507
1980 5,758,900 16,018,459
1979 5,630,849 15,460,666
1978 5,504,123 14,934,126
1977 5,379,166 14,428,819
1976 5,256,496 13,957,623
1975 5,137,539 13,511,671
1974 5,022,475 13,070,078
1973 4,910,200 12,634,835
1972 4,800,978 12,206,060
1971 4,694,342 11,788,904
1970 4,590,010 11,368,791
1969 4,488,232 10,939,695
1968 4,388,944 10,518,823
1967 4,292,572 10,111,057
1966 4,199,550 9,717,816
1965 4,109,796 9,338,078
1964 4,022,996 8,973,535
1963 3,938,913 8,627,971
1962 3,857,493 8,299,308
1961 3,778,731 7,987,770
1960 3,702,323 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,657,292 people (a 14.8% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia Kenya
2100 -0.12% -0.02%
2099 -0.11% -0%
2098 -0.1% 0.006%
2097 -0.09% 0.03%
2096 -0.08% 0.04%
2095 -0.06% 0.05%
2094 -0.06% 0.07%
2093 -0.05% 0.09%
2092 -0.04% 0.1%
2091 -0.03% 0.12%
2090 -0.02% 0.14%
2089 -0.01% 0.15%
2088 -0.006% 0.16%
2087 0.005% 0.18%
2086 0.01% 0.19%
2085 0.03% 0.21%
2084 0.04% 0.23%
2083 0.05% 0.24%
2082 0.06% 0.26%
2081 0.08% 0.29%
2080 0.09% 0.3%
2079 0.1% 0.32%
2078 0.12% 0.34%
2077 0.14% 0.37%
2076 0.16% 0.39%
2075 0.17% 0.41%
2074 0.19% 0.44%
2073 0.21% 0.47%
2072 0.22% 0.5%
2071 0.24% 0.52%
2070 0.26% 0.55%
2069 0.28% 0.58%
2068 0.3% 0.6%
2067 0.32% 0.64%
2066 0.34% 0.66%
2065 0.36% 0.69%
2064 0.38% 0.72%
2063 0.4% 0.75%
2062 0.42% 0.78%
2061 0.43% 0.8%
2060 0.46% 0.83%
2059 0.48% 0.85%
2058 0.5% 0.88%
2057 0.52% 0.89%
2056 0.54% 0.91%
2055 0.57% 0.93%
2054 0.59% 0.96%
2053 0.61% 0.98%
2052 0.63% 1.01%
2051 0.66% 1.04%
2050 0.68% 1.07%
2049 0.71% 1.09%
2048 0.73% 1.13%
2047 0.76% 1.16%
2046 0.78% 1.2%
2045 0.81% 1.24%
2044 0.84% 1.29%
2043 0.86% 1.33%
2042 0.89% 1.37%
2041 0.92% 1.42%
2040 0.95% 1.46%
2039 0.98% 1.51%
2038 1% 1.54%
2037 1.03% 1.59%
2036 1.06% 1.62%
2035 1.09% 1.66%
2034 1.12% 1.71%
2033 1.15% 1.74%
2032 1.18% 1.78%
2031 1.21% 1.8%
2030 1.23% 1.83%
2029 1.26% 1.85%
2028 1.29% 1.88%
2027 1.32% 1.9%
2026 1.34% 1.93%
2025 1.36% 1.95%
2024 1.38% 1.98%
2023 1.38% 2%
2022 1.17% 1.94%
2021 1.02% 1.92%
2020 1.24% 1.98%
2019 1.42% 1.98%
2018 1.44% 2.05%
2017 1.47% 2.2%
2016 1.5% 2.23%
2015 1.53% 2.25%
2014 1.56% 2.37%
2013 1.59% 2.5%
2012 1.61% 2.64%
2011 1.64% 2.79%
2010 1.66% 2.94%
2009 1.68% 3.07%
2008 1.7% 3.08%
2007 1.73% 3.07%
2006 1.72% 3.09%
2005 1.7% 3.12%
2004 1.7% 3.15%
2003 1.69% 3.13%
2002 1.69% 3.2%
2001 1.7% 3.19%
2000 1.73% 3.06%
1999 1.76% 2.93%
1998 1.78% 2.8%
1997 1.82% 2.77%
1996 1.87% 2.79%
1995 1.91% 2.88%
1994 1.95% 2.95%
1993 2% 3.01%
1992 2.06% 3.11%
1991 2.11% 3.29%
1990 2.13% 3.5%
1989 2.14% 3.57%
1988 2.14% 3.59%
1987 2.13% 3.59%
1986 2.12% 3.64%
1985 2.14% 3.71%
1984 2.16% 3.75%
1983 2.18% 3.72%
1982 2.21% 3.64%
1981 2.24% 3.64%
1980 2.27% 3.61%
1979 2.3% 3.53%
1978 2.32% 3.5%
1977 2.33% 3.38%
1976 2.32% 3.3%
1975 2.29% 3.38%
1974 2.29% 3.44%
1973 2.27% 3.51%
1972 2.27% 3.54%
1971 2.27% 3.7%
1970 2.27% 3.92%
1969 2.26% 4%
1968 2.25% 4.03%
1967 2.22% 4.05%
1966 2.18% 4.07%
1965 2.16% 4.06%
1964 2.13% 4.01%
1963 2.11% 3.96%
1962 2.08% 3.9%
1961 2.06% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.36%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Bolivia Kenya
Current population
12837312
59218766
Population rank 79/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.71%
One net population change
3.13 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
2.01 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
5.9 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +168,528 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 51/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,179 -27,330
Net migration rank 110/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -27,330
2024 171,974 -3,000 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 172,336 -3,008 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 167,691 -3,008 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 119,576 -4,663 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 131,870 -4,663 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 171,593 -8,981 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 172,775 -9,344 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 173,799 -9,669 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 175,057 -10,071 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 176,169 -10,525 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 176,967 -10,971 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 177,929 -11,369 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 178,716 -11,689 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 178,840 -12,106 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 179,036 -12,590 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 178,741 -13,055 1,193,598 7,096
2008 178,576 -13,418 1,174,818 29,612
2007 178,309 -13,669 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 177,999 -14,107 1,113,357 15,767
2005 173,567 -15,594 1,080,446 5,501
2004 172,350 -17,385 1,048,590 31,525
2003 171,846 -19,621 1,018,182 24,175
2002 170,656 -22,188 992,044 10,431
2001 171,177 -24,405 963,721 55,052
2000 172,996 -26,940 928,357 5,407
1999 175,051 -28,074 898,484 -13,257
1998 174,207 -28,378 875,511 -70,023
1997 173,731 -28,566 847,493 -80,443
1996 175,861 -28,685 827,326 -79,276
1995 175,141 -28,204 812,391 -75,506
1994 175,387 -27,621 792,702 -40,367
1993 175,344 -26,856 788,579 -61,054
1992 174,242 -25,005 785,018 -43,085
1991 174,836 -23,982 790,030 -60,087
1990 171,351 -21,917 789,087 -11,338
1989 168,044 -20,720 795,622 -24,949
1988 164,763 -19,568 785,652 -31,894
1987 160,458 -18,948 775,124 -48,633
1986 156,146 -18,297 755,606 -53,183
1985 152,288 -17,558 732,739 -35,400
1984 150,545 -16,625 709,639 -33,253
1983 147,129 -15,432 684,587 -23,905
1982 144,825 -14,580 663,109 -43,382
1981 143,199 -13,476 642,379 -52,761
1980 140,460 -11,762 616,390 -39,920
1979 137,331 -9,923 595,390 -56,280
1978 134,504 -8,462 574,695 -60,718
1977 131,569 -7,714 554,124 -57,493
1976 128,552 -7,063 536,740 -90,990
1975 122,864 -6,424 517,579 -71,421
1974 119,560 -5,873 500,008 -62,973
1973 116,323 -5,457 485,556 -52,102
1972 112,799 -5,224 472,557 -48,466
1971 110,749 -5,057 459,897 -49,671
1970 107,897 -4,915 443,065 -13,064
1969 105,361 -4,784 427,819 369
1968 102,671 -4,679 411,948 1,611
1967 99,339 -4,586 396,920 5,060
1966 95,800 -4,507 382,891 1,616
1965 92,655 -4,444 366,444 8,524
1964 89,745 -4,352 349,322 4,788
1963 87,010 -4,233 332,763 4,246
1962 84,090 -4,026 315,797 4,521
1961 81,106 -3,642 298,463 4,296
1960 78,501 -3,144 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/bolivia/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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