The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,716,350 people compared to 7,954,155 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- Bolivia's population is 1.6 times bigger than Laos'.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2005, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.36M people to 12.7M (35.8% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.87M to 7.95M (35.5% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 10.2M people in 2068 for Laos.
Bolivia vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
12716350
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7954155
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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3.22 minutes
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 77/197 | 80/197 |
Bolivia and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 2,169,796 | 2.06% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 2,219,910 | 2.08% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 2,271,061 | 2.11% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 2,322,826 | 2.13% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 2,376,200 | 2.16% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 2,431,084 | 2.18% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 2,487,715 | 2.22% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 2,546,377 | 2.25% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 2,606,959 | 2.26% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 2,669,702 | 2.27% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 2,734,628 | 2.27% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 2,801,660 | 2.27% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 2,870,573 | 2.27% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 2,939,761 | 2.29% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 3,005,521 | 2.29% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 3,064,876 | 2.32% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 3,118,923 | 2.33% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 3,171,740 | 2.32% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 3,228,202 | 2.3% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 3,292,573 | 2.27% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 3,366,631 | 2.24% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 3,450,026 | 2.21% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 3,541,001 | 2.18% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 3,637,843 | 2.16% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 3,739,985 | 2.14% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 3,846,715 | 2.12% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 3,957,612 | 2.13% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 4,072,601 | 2.14% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 4,190,974 | 2.14% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 4,311,955 | 2.13% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 4,435,118 | 2.11% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 4,559,646 | 2.06% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 4,685,060 | 2% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 4,809,220 | 1.95% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 4,929,409 | 1.91% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 5,045,678 | 1.87% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 5,152,011 | 1.82% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 5,248,266 | 1.78% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 5,340,784 | 1.76% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 5,431,212 | 1.73% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 5,521,482 | 1.7% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 5,610,889 | 1.69% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 5,697,945 | 1.69% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 5,781,626 | 1.7% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 5,869,523 | 1.7% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 5,963,200 | 1.72% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 6,056,236 | 1.73% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 6,148,969 | 1.7% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 6,241,642 | 1.68% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 6,334,194 | 1.66% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 6,426,590 | 1.64% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 6,518,978 | 1.61% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 6,611,385 | 1.59% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 6,703,172 | 1.56% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 6,801,645 | 1.53% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 6,908,802 | 1.5% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 7,018,147 | 1.47% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 7,128,045 | 1.44% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 7,237,636 | 1.42% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 7,346,533 | 1.24% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 7,453,194 | 1.02% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 7,559,007 | 1.17% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 7,664,993 | 1.38% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 7,769,819 | 1.38% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 7,873,043 | 1.36% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 7,974,020 | 1.33% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 8,072,924 | 1.3% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 8,169,794 | 1.28% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 8,264,394 | 1.25% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 8,357,024 | 1.22% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 8,447,769 | 1.19% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 8,536,450 | 1.16% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 8,622,824 | 1.13% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 8,706,826 | 1.11% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 8,788,759 | 1.08% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 8,868,880 | 1.05% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 8,947,241 | 1.02% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 9,023,864 | 0.99% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 9,097,889 | 0.96% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 9,168,998 | 0.93% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 9,238,108 | 0.9% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 9,305,405 | 0.88% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 9,370,049 | 0.85% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 9,432,310 | 0.82% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 9,492,501 | 0.79% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 9,550,341 | 0.77% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 9,605,804 | 0.74% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 9,659,037 | 0.72% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 9,709,614 | 0.7% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 9,757,279 | 0.67% | 0.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,653,951 people (a 17.7% growth), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bolivia gained 1,701,645 (a 15.4% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2005 and is 79th in 2025. Laos was ranked 103rd in 2005 and still ranked 103rd 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 Laos will increase by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
| Vang Vieng | 25K |
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Population differences between Bolivia and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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