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

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The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,581,843 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,837,312 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 11.1 times bigger than Bolivia's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.87% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Bolivia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia Russia
2100 17,891,143 125,631,984
2099 17,911,750 125,735,285
2098 17,930,833 125,835,990
2097 17,948,126 125,914,480
2096 17,963,582 126,004,709
2095 17,977,328 126,072,890
2094 17,989,016 126,125,529
2093 17,999,530 126,181,074
2092 18,008,657 126,256,091
2091 18,016,434 126,304,823
2090 18,022,288 126,360,262
2089 18,026,374 126,412,664
2088 18,028,801 126,463,022
2087 18,029,963 126,511,263
2086 18,029,143 126,579,534
2085 18,026,512 126,655,806
2084 18,021,640 126,730,694
2083 18,014,790 126,805,713
2082 18,005,874 126,889,471
2081 17,994,619 126,973,300
2080 17,980,992 127,070,546
2079 17,964,867 127,191,346
2078 17,946,132 127,331,975
2077 17,924,387 127,489,152
2076 17,899,247 127,641,749
2075 17,870,960 127,825,235
2074 17,839,807 128,023,096
2073 17,806,362 128,238,922
2072 17,769,463 128,465,870
2071 17,729,691 128,745,681
2070 17,687,278 129,020,076
2069 17,641,545 129,309,803
2068 17,592,799 129,589,275
2067 17,540,255 129,873,991
2066 17,484,401 130,184,092
2065 17,425,710 130,515,828
2064 17,363,463 130,852,649
2063 17,298,241 131,199,458
2062 17,230,131 131,530,725
2061 17,158,789 131,881,030
2060 17,084,495 132,209,377
2059 17,006,955 132,568,882
2058 16,926,185 132,933,515
2057 16,842,318 133,272,997
2056 16,755,098 133,615,325
2055 16,665,072 133,963,055
2054 16,571,285 134,288,366
2053 16,474,757 134,609,198
2052 16,374,922 134,876,558
2051 16,271,717 135,141,211
2050 16,165,260 135,386,454
2049 16,055,569 135,609,441
2048 15,942,659 135,818,840
2047 15,827,029 136,013,698
2046 15,708,231 136,185,098
2045 15,586,373 136,368,416
2044 15,461,422 136,568,234
2043 15,333,286 136,791,498
2042 15,202,151 137,015,033
2041 15,067,999 137,266,491
2040 14,931,164 137,531,851
2039 14,791,253 137,833,822
2038 14,648,198 138,146,863
2037 14,502,712 138,485,780
2036 14,354,673 138,835,731
2035 14,203,719 139,197,452
2034 14,050,157 139,573,272
2033 13,894,595 139,960,175
2032 13,736,683 140,359,785
2031 13,576,765 140,785,026
2030 13,414,644 141,182,418
2029 13,251,015 141,571,268
2028 13,085,878 141,946,979
2027 12,918,991 142,315,155
2026 12,751,046 142,643,173
2025 12,581,843 143,513,328
2024 12,413,315 143,669,648
2023 12,244,159 143,826,130
2022 12,077,154 144,236,933
2021 11,937,360 144,746,762
2020 11,816,299 145,245,148
2019 11,671,386 145,453,291
2018 11,508,368 145,398,106
2017 11,344,587 145,293,260
2016 11,180,020 145,015,460
2015 11,014,705 144,640,716
2014 10,848,888 144,237,223
2013 10,682,608 143,805,638
2012 10,515,807 143,378,447
2011 10,348,929 143,018,195
2010 10,182,345 142,849,468
2009 10,016,275 142,785,348
2008 9,850,858 142,742,366
2007 9,685,960 142,805,114
2006 9,521,689 143,049,637
2005 9,360,754 143,518,814
2004 9,204,287 144,067,316
2003 9,050,700 144,648,618
2002 8,900,355 145,306,497
2001 8,752,736 145,976,482
2000 8,606,326 146,596,869
1999 8,459,806 147,214,776
1998 8,313,394 147,670,784
1997 8,167,900 147,915,361
1996 8,021,736 148,160,129
1995 7,874,676 148,375,787
1994 7,727,322 148,407,912
1993 7,579,195 148,458,777
1992 7,430,336 148,538,197
1991 7,280,289 148,394,216
1990 7,130,142 147,969,406
1989 6,981,766 147,721,000
1988 6,835,508 146,857,000
1987 6,692,162 145,908,000
1986 6,552,479 144,894,000
1985 6,416,185 143,858,000
1984 6,281,868 142,745,000
1983 6,149,060 141,668,000
1982 6,018,088 140,823,000
1981 5,888,109 139,941,000
1980 5,758,900 139,010,000
1979 5,630,849 138,027,000
1978 5,504,123 137,060,000
1977 5,379,166 136,100,000
1976 5,256,496 135,147,000
1975 5,137,539 134,200,000
1974 5,022,475 133,432,000
1973 4,910,200 132,669,000
1972 4,800,978 131,909,000
1971 4,694,342 131,155,000
1970 4,590,010 130,404,000
1969 4,488,232 129,664,000
1968 4,388,944 128,928,000
1967 4,292,572 128,196,000
1966 4,199,550 127,468,000
1965 4,109,796 126,745,000
1964 4,022,996 125,345,000
1963 3,938,913 123,960,000
1962 3,857,493 122,591,000
1961 3,778,731 121,236,000
1960 3,702,323 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,657,292 people (a 14.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia Russia
2100 -0.12% -0.08%
2099 -0.11% -0.08%
2098 -0.1% -0.06%
2097 -0.09% -0.07%
2096 -0.08% -0.05%
2095 -0.06% -0.04%
2094 -0.06% -0.04%
2093 -0.05% -0.06%
2092 -0.04% -0.04%
2091 -0.03% -0.04%
2090 -0.02% -0.04%
2089 -0.01% -0.04%
2088 -0.006% -0.04%
2087 0.005% -0.05%
2086 0.01% -0.06%
2085 0.03% -0.06%
2084 0.04% -0.06%
2083 0.05% -0.07%
2082 0.06% -0.07%
2081 0.08% -0.08%
2080 0.09% -0.09%
2079 0.1% -0.11%
2078 0.12% -0.12%
2077 0.14% -0.12%
2076 0.16% -0.14%
2075 0.17% -0.15%
2074 0.19% -0.17%
2073 0.21% -0.18%
2072 0.22% -0.22%
2071 0.24% -0.21%
2070 0.26% -0.22%
2069 0.28% -0.22%
2068 0.3% -0.22%
2067 0.32% -0.24%
2066 0.34% -0.25%
2065 0.36% -0.26%
2064 0.38% -0.26%
2063 0.4% -0.25%
2062 0.42% -0.27%
2061 0.43% -0.25%
2060 0.46% -0.27%
2059 0.48% -0.27%
2058 0.5% -0.25%
2057 0.52% -0.26%
2056 0.54% -0.26%
2055 0.57% -0.24%
2054 0.59% -0.24%
2053 0.61% -0.2%
2052 0.63% -0.2%
2051 0.66% -0.18%
2050 0.68% -0.16%
2049 0.71% -0.15%
2048 0.73% -0.14%
2047 0.76% -0.13%
2046 0.78% -0.13%
2045 0.81% -0.15%
2044 0.84% -0.16%
2043 0.86% -0.16%
2042 0.89% -0.18%
2041 0.92% -0.19%
2040 0.95% -0.22%
2039 0.98% -0.23%
2038 1% -0.24%
2037 1.03% -0.25%
2036 1.06% -0.26%
2035 1.09% -0.27%
2034 1.12% -0.28%
2033 1.15% -0.28%
2032 1.18% -0.3%
2031 1.21% -0.28%
2030 1.23% -0.27%
2029 1.26% -0.26%
2028 1.29% -0.26%
2027 1.32% -0.23%
2026 1.34% -0.61%
2025 1.36% -0.11%
2024 1.38% -0.11%
2023 1.38% -0.28%
2022 1.17% -0.35%
2021 1.02% -0.34%
2020 1.24% -0.14%
2019 1.42% 0.04%
2018 1.44% 0.07%
2017 1.47% 0.19%
2016 1.5% 0.26%
2015 1.53% 0.28%
2014 1.56% 0.3%
2013 1.59% 0.3%
2012 1.61% 0.25%
2011 1.64% 0.12%
2010 1.66% 0.04%
2009 1.68% 0.03%
2008 1.7% -0.04%
2007 1.73% -0.17%
2006 1.72% -0.33%
2005 1.7% -0.38%
2004 1.7% -0.4%
2003 1.69% -0.45%
2002 1.69% -0.46%
2001 1.7% -0.42%
2000 1.73% -0.42%
1999 1.76% -0.31%
1998 1.78% -0.17%
1997 1.82% -0.17%
1996 1.87% -0.15%
1995 1.91% -0.02%
1994 1.95% -0.03%
1993 2% -0.05%
1992 2.06% 0.1%
1991 2.11% 0.29%
1990 2.13% 0.17%
1989 2.14% 0.59%
1988 2.14% 0.65%
1987 2.13% 0.7%
1986 2.12% 0.72%
1985 2.14% 0.78%
1984 2.16% 0.76%
1983 2.18% 0.6%
1982 2.21% 0.63%
1981 2.24% 0.67%
1980 2.27% 0.71%
1979 2.3% 0.71%
1978 2.32% 0.71%
1977 2.33% 0.71%
1976 2.32% 0.71%
1975 2.29% 0.58%
1974 2.29% 0.58%
1973 2.27% 0.58%
1972 2.27% 0.57%
1971 2.27% 0.58%
1970 2.27% 0.57%
1969 2.26% 0.57%
1968 2.25% 0.57%
1967 2.22% 0.57%
1966 2.18% 0.57%
1965 2.16% 1.12%
1964 2.13% 1.12%
1963 2.11% 1.12%
1962 2.08% 1.12%
1961 2.06% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.36%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Bolivia Russia
Current population
12837312
142643173
Population rank 79/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 1.72%
One net population change
3.13 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
2.01 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
5.9 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +462 -428
Annual growth/decline +168,528 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 166/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -3,179 -251,822
Net migration rank 110/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -251,822
2024 171,974 -3,000 -574,678 -178,042
2023 172,336 -3,008 -503,392 27,807
2022 167,691 -3,008 -576,948 765,629
2021 119,576 -4,663 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 131,870 -4,663 -697,177 334,094
2019 171,593 -8,981 -319,997 336,494
2018 172,775 -9,344 -232,637 339,972
2017 173,799 -9,669 -130,764 396,619
2016 175,057 -10,071 0 447,645
2015 176,169 -10,525 43,392 384,756
2014 176,967 -10,971 28,848 264,698
2013 177,929 -11,369 28,761 289,872
2012 178,716 -11,689 0 285,977
2011 178,840 -12,106 -128,716 309,377
2010 179,036 -12,590 -242,844 307,555
2009 178,741 -13,055 -257,014 350,206
2008 178,576 -13,418 -356,856 360,840
2007 178,309 -13,669 -471,257 365,717
2006 177,999 -14,107 -686,638 308,370
2005 173,567 -15,594 -846,761 263,541
2004 172,350 -17,385 -792,370 261,519
2003 171,846 -19,621 -896,822 256,804
2002 170,656 -22,188 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 171,177 -24,405 -963,445 259,614
2000 172,996 -26,940 -967,540 550,401
1999 175,051 -28,074 -927,453 375,468
1998 174,207 -28,378 -694,053 528,135
1997 173,731 -28,566 -769,159 541,387
1996 175,861 -28,685 -785,248 587,171
1995 175,141 -28,204 -845,742 723,875
1994 175,387 -27,621 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 175,344 -26,856 -757,140 507,229
1992 174,242 -25,005 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 174,836 -23,982 103,876 125,505
1990 171,351 -21,917 325,533 299,863
1989 168,044 -20,720 576,112 89,400
1988 164,763 -19,568 778,343 269,862
1987 160,458 -18,948 977,583 275,611
1986 156,146 -18,297 985,279 283,553
1985 152,288 -17,558 762,447 280,614
1984 150,545 -16,625 756,548 247,026
1983 147,129 -15,432 906,676 200,159
1982 144,825 -14,580 830,855 107,520
1981 143,199 -13,476 713,700 36,686
1980 140,460 -11,762 681,149 10,440
1979 137,331 -9,923 690,135 -5,791
1978 134,504 -8,462 812,766 108,882
1977 131,569 -7,714 832,932 122,316
1976 128,552 -7,063 852,237 113,851
1975 122,864 -6,424 843,850 80,069
1974 119,560 -5,873 883,186 -51,759
1973 116,323 -5,457 846,561 -107,568
1972 112,799 -5,224 872,050 -111,168
1971 110,749 -5,057 854,999 -134,968
1970 107,897 -4,915 785,554 -264,464
1969 105,361 -4,784 753,088 -64,643
1968 102,671 -4,679 787,621 -83,221
1967 99,339 -4,586 854,554 -116,029
1966 95,800 -4,507 989,279 -111,360
1965 92,655 -4,444 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 89,745 -4,352 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 87,010 -4,233 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 84,090 -4,026 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 81,106 -3,642 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 78,501 -3,144 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/bolivia/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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