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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,798,112 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 19.1 times bigger than Bolivia's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.1% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.4% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Bolivia vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia Nigeria
2100 17,893,435 481,678,166
2099 17,914,045 481,494,914
2098 17,933,130 481,219,866
2097 17,950,426 480,876,108
2096 17,965,884 480,460,381
2095 17,979,632 479,976,454
2094 17,991,321 479,432,855
2093 18,001,837 478,807,152
2092 18,010,965 478,097,591
2091 18,018,743 477,274,569
2090 18,024,598 476,367,086
2089 18,028,683 475,363,859
2088 18,031,111 474,268,867
2087 18,032,273 473,072,894
2086 18,031,453 471,769,229
2085 18,028,821 470,365,292
2084 18,023,949 468,843,169
2083 18,017,099 467,224,322
2082 18,008,181 465,509,151
2081 17,996,924 463,679,779
2080 17,983,295 461,741,930
2079 17,967,169 459,680,797
2078 17,948,431 457,513,367
2077 17,926,683 455,254,796
2076 17,901,540 452,885,729
2075 17,873,249 450,402,898
2074 17,842,092 447,825,224
2073 17,808,644 445,152,156
2072 17,771,740 442,375,349
2071 17,731,963 439,499,004
2070 17,689,544 436,539,777
2069 17,643,806 433,472,204
2068 17,595,053 430,320,190
2067 17,542,502 427,066,199
2066 17,486,641 423,736,078
2065 17,427,942 420,318,527
2064 17,365,688 416,811,285
2063 17,300,458 413,231,409
2062 17,232,339 409,583,480
2061 17,160,987 405,859,509
2060 17,086,684 402,073,494
2059 17,009,134 398,228,736
2058 16,928,354 394,315,883
2057 16,844,476 390,341,867
2056 16,757,244 386,298,064
2055 16,667,208 382,193,151
2054 16,573,408 378,030,342
2053 16,476,868 373,799,276
2052 16,377,020 369,501,634
2051 16,273,802 365,149,555
2050 16,167,331 360,734,783
2049 16,057,626 356,271,401
2048 15,944,702 351,752,501
2047 15,829,057 347,169,674
2046 15,710,244 342,532,578
2045 15,588,370 337,834,528
2044 15,463,403 333,076,416
2043 15,335,251 328,256,555
2042 15,204,099 323,388,886
2041 15,069,930 318,469,120
2040 14,933,077 313,492,800
2039 14,793,148 308,474,350
2038 14,650,075 303,423,786
2037 14,504,571 298,351,344
2036 14,356,512 293,250,795
2035 14,205,539 288,138,368
2034 14,051,957 283,018,151
2033 13,896,375 277,897,810
2032 13,738,443 272,769,123
2031 13,578,504 267,666,779
2030 13,416,363 262,583,487
2029 13,252,713 257,504,936
2028 13,087,555 252,465,743
2027 12,920,647 247,457,208
2026 12,752,679 242,477,499
2025 12,583,455 237,546,527
2024 12,413,315 232,679,478
2023 12,244,159 227,882,945
2022 12,077,154 223,150,896
2021 11,937,360 218,529,286
2020 11,816,299 213,996,181
2019 11,671,386 209,485,641
2018 11,508,368 204,938,755
2017 11,344,587 200,254,579
2016 11,180,020 195,443,700
2015 11,014,705 190,671,878
2014 10,848,888 185,896,915
2013 10,682,608 181,049,443
2012 10,515,807 176,200,625
2011 10,348,929 171,379,598
2010 10,182,345 166,642,886
2009 10,016,275 162,049,464
2008 9,850,858 157,595,014
2007 9,685,960 153,267,261
2006 9,521,689 149,077,334
2005 9,360,754 145,017,253
2004 9,204,287 141,057,045
2003 9,050,700 137,202,644
2002 8,900,355 133,471,989
2001 8,752,736 129,862,595
2000 8,606,326 126,382,494
1999 8,459,806 123,047,320
1998 8,313,394 119,846,254
1997 8,167,900 116,754,792
1996 8,021,736 113,754,779
1995 7,874,676 110,819,428
1994 7,727,322 107,935,714
1993 7,579,195 105,122,069
1992 7,430,336 102,372,770
1991 7,280,289 99,720,162
1990 7,130,142 97,120,925
1989 6,981,766 94,531,014
1988 6,835,508 92,020,090
1987 6,692,162 89,591,716
1986 6,552,479 87,235,953
1985 6,416,185 84,897,973
1984 6,281,868 82,526,443
1983 6,149,060 80,438,260
1982 6,018,088 78,378,701
1981 5,888,109 76,068,103
1980 5,758,900 73,764,641
1979 5,630,849 71,498,242
1978 5,504,123 69,326,532
1977 5,379,166 67,234,590
1976 5,256,496 65,258,009
1975 5,137,539 63,410,815
1974 5,022,475 61,679,144
1973 4,910,200 60,082,139
1972 4,800,978 58,601,748
1971 4,694,342 57,214,684
1970 4,590,010 55,893,838
1969 4,488,232 54,631,914
1968 4,388,944 53,432,783
1967 4,292,572 52,293,065
1966 4,199,550 51,188,234
1965 4,109,796 50,086,764
1964 4,022,996 49,012,016
1963 3,938,913 47,973,575
1962 3,857,493 46,965,292
1961 3,778,731 45,989,310
1960 3,702,323 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,618,092 people (a 14.5% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 26.3% to 16,167,331 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia Nigeria
2100 -0.12% 0.04%
2099 -0.11% 0.06%
2098 -0.1% 0.07%
2097 -0.09% 0.09%
2096 -0.08% 0.1%
2095 -0.06% 0.11%
2094 -0.06% 0.13%
2093 -0.05% 0.15%
2092 -0.04% 0.17%
2091 -0.03% 0.19%
2090 -0.02% 0.21%
2089 -0.01% 0.23%
2088 -0.006% 0.25%
2087 0.005% 0.28%
2086 0.01% 0.3%
2085 0.03% 0.32%
2084 0.04% 0.35%
2083 0.05% 0.37%
2082 0.06% 0.39%
2081 0.08% 0.42%
2080 0.09% 0.45%
2079 0.1% 0.47%
2078 0.12% 0.5%
2077 0.14% 0.52%
2076 0.16% 0.55%
2075 0.17% 0.58%
2074 0.19% 0.6%
2073 0.21% 0.63%
2072 0.22% 0.65%
2071 0.24% 0.68%
2070 0.26% 0.71%
2069 0.28% 0.73%
2068 0.3% 0.76%
2067 0.32% 0.79%
2066 0.34% 0.81%
2065 0.36% 0.84%
2064 0.38% 0.87%
2063 0.4% 0.89%
2062 0.42% 0.92%
2061 0.43% 0.94%
2060 0.46% 0.97%
2059 0.48% 0.99%
2058 0.5% 1.02%
2057 0.52% 1.05%
2056 0.54% 1.07%
2055 0.57% 1.1%
2054 0.59% 1.13%
2053 0.61% 1.16%
2052 0.63% 1.19%
2051 0.66% 1.22%
2050 0.68% 1.25%
2049 0.71% 1.28%
2048 0.73% 1.32%
2047 0.76% 1.35%
2046 0.78% 1.39%
2045 0.81% 1.43%
2044 0.84% 1.47%
2043 0.86% 1.51%
2042 0.89% 1.54%
2041 0.92% 1.59%
2040 0.95% 1.63%
2039 0.98% 1.66%
2038 1% 1.7%
2037 1.03% 1.74%
2036 1.06% 1.77%
2035 1.09% 1.81%
2034 1.12% 1.84%
2033 1.15% 1.88%
2032 1.18% 1.91%
2031 1.21% 1.94%
2030 1.23% 1.97%
2029 1.26% 2%
2028 1.29% 2.02%
2027 1.32% 2.05%
2026 1.34% 2.08%
2025 1.37% 2.09%
2024 1.38% 2.1%
2023 1.38% 2.12%
2022 1.17% 2.11%
2021 1.02% 2.12%
2020 1.24% 2.15%
2019 1.42% 2.22%
2018 1.44% 2.34%
2017 1.47% 2.46%
2016 1.5% 2.5%
2015 1.53% 2.57%
2014 1.56% 2.68%
2013 1.59% 2.75%
2012 1.61% 2.81%
2011 1.64% 2.84%
2010 1.66% 2.83%
2009 1.68% 2.83%
2008 1.7% 2.82%
2007 1.73% 2.81%
2006 1.72% 2.8%
2005 1.7% 2.81%
2004 1.7% 2.81%
2003 1.69% 2.8%
2002 1.69% 2.78%
2001 1.7% 2.75%
2000 1.73% 2.71%
1999 1.76% 2.67%
1998 1.78% 2.65%
1997 1.82% 2.64%
1996 1.87% 2.65%
1995 1.91% 2.67%
1994 1.95% 2.68%
1993 2% 2.69%
1992 2.06% 2.66%
1991 2.11% 2.68%
1990 2.13% 2.74%
1989 2.14% 2.73%
1988 2.14% 2.71%
1987 2.13% 2.7%
1986 2.12% 2.75%
1985 2.14% 2.87%
1984 2.16% 2.6%
1983 2.18% 2.63%
1982 2.21% 3.04%
1981 2.24% 3.12%
1980 2.27% 3.17%
1979 2.3% 3.13%
1978 2.32% 3.11%
1977 2.33% 3.03%
1976 2.32% 2.91%
1975 2.29% 2.81%
1974 2.29% 2.66%
1973 2.27% 2.53%
1972 2.27% 2.42%
1971 2.27% 2.36%
1970 2.27% 2.31%
1969 2.26% 2.24%
1968 2.25% 2.18%
1967 2.22% 2.16%
1966 2.18% 2.2%
1965 2.16% 2.19%
1964 2.13% 2.16%
1963 2.11% 2.15%
1962 2.08% 2.12%
1961 2.06% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.38%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Bolivia Nigeria
Current population
12798112
243824469
Population rank 79/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 2.94%
One net population change
3.11 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
2.02 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
5.99 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +463 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +169,156 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.38% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 48/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -3,179 -15,258
Net migration rank 110/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -15,258
2024 - -3,000 - -35,202
2023 172,336 -3,008 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 167,691 -3,008 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 119,576 -4,663 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 131,870 -4,663 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 171,593 -8,981 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 172,775 -9,344 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 173,799 -9,669 4,706,183 78,685
2016 175,057 -10,071 4,761,594 75,265
2015 176,169 -10,525 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 176,967 -10,971 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 177,929 -11,369 4,811,751 40,201
2012 178,716 -11,689 4,774,508 71,138
2011 178,840 -12,106 4,728,363 67,808
2010 179,036 -12,590 4,629,173 47,966
2009 178,741 -13,055 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 178,576 -13,418 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 178,309 -13,669 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 177,999 -14,107 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 173,567 -15,594 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 172,350 -17,385 3,877,376 46,370
2003 171,846 -19,621 3,751,120 33,857
2002 170,656 -22,188 3,606,814 69,594
2001 171,177 -24,405 3,478,370 64,163
2000 172,996 -26,940 3,343,196 74,535
1999 175,051 -28,074 3,155,425 97,195
1998 174,207 -28,378 3,003,946 145,575
1997 173,731 -28,566 2,936,500 96,885
1996 175,861 -28,685 2,882,205 84,448
1995 175,141 -28,204 2,830,771 73,243
1994 175,387 -27,621 2,735,198 128,134
1993 175,344 -26,856 2,673,675 90,200
1992 174,242 -25,005 2,596,173 138,412
1991 174,836 -23,982 2,527,807 42,760
1990 171,351 -21,917 2,491,928 135,959
1989 168,044 -20,720 2,452,324 99,588
1988 164,763 -19,568 2,376,419 93,510
1987 160,458 -18,948 2,322,397 64,418
1986 156,146 -18,297 2,295,003 29,682
1985 152,288 -17,558 2,289,784 61,514
1984 150,545 -16,625 2,278,060 113,758
1983 147,129 -15,432 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 144,825 -14,580 2,233,401 101,116
1981 143,199 -13,476 2,179,884 106,723
1980 140,460 -11,762 2,121,618 198,672
1979 137,331 -9,923 2,074,807 137,721
1978 134,504 -8,462 2,019,621 111,258
1977 131,569 -7,714 1,923,917 129,075
1976 128,552 -7,063 1,827,289 72,889
1975 122,864 -6,424 1,718,623 75,603
1974 119,560 -5,873 1,624,813 44,281
1973 116,323 -5,457 1,525,485 -618
1972 112,799 -5,224 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 110,749 -5,057 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 107,897 -4,915 1,295,507 7,953
1969 105,361 -4,784 1,213,484 6,912
1968 102,671 -4,679 1,168,254 9,615
1967 99,339 -4,586 1,082,884 18,683
1966 95,800 -4,507 1,095,582 12,513
1965 92,655 -4,444 1,061,840 32,988
1964 89,745 -4,352 1,028,272 26,411
1963 87,010 -4,233 995,116 27,115
1962 84,090 -4,026 966,452 27,906
1961 81,106 -3,642 932,111 25,515
1960 78,501 -3,144 901,301 12,131

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.6% of the population change in Bolivia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,637,833 people) and 4.37% is from migration (a loss of 74,903 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Bolivia
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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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