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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,798,112 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Bolivia's population is 57.9 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.4% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Bolivia vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia Samoa
2100 17,893,435 384,161
2099 17,914,045 382,854
2098 17,933,130 381,539
2097 17,950,426 380,191
2096 17,965,884 378,724
2095 17,979,632 377,198
2094 17,991,321 375,643
2093 18,001,837 374,011
2092 18,010,965 372,292
2091 18,018,743 370,495
2090 18,024,598 368,729
2089 18,028,683 366,876
2088 18,031,111 364,923
2087 18,032,273 362,970
2086 18,031,453 360,980
2085 18,028,821 358,958
2084 18,023,949 356,899
2083 18,017,099 354,766
2082 18,008,181 352,554
2081 17,996,924 350,260
2080 17,983,295 347,980
2079 17,967,169 345,610
2078 17,948,431 343,130
2077 17,926,683 340,587
2076 17,901,540 337,992
2075 17,873,249 335,365
2074 17,842,092 332,762
2073 17,808,644 330,070
2072 17,771,740 327,311
2071 17,731,963 324,429
2070 17,689,544 321,716
2069 17,643,806 318,960
2068 17,595,053 316,145
2067 17,542,502 313,447
2066 17,486,641 310,683
2065 17,427,942 308,047
2064 17,365,688 305,429
2063 17,300,458 302,831
2062 17,232,339 300,287
2061 17,160,987 297,894
2060 17,086,684 295,476
2059 17,009,134 293,072
2058 16,928,354 290,637
2057 16,844,476 288,344
2056 16,757,244 286,143
2055 16,667,208 283,928
2054 16,573,408 281,737
2053 16,476,868 279,498
2052 16,377,020 277,186
2051 16,273,802 274,775
2050 16,167,331 272,374
2049 16,057,626 269,906
2048 15,944,702 267,438
2047 15,829,057 264,962
2046 15,710,244 262,389
2045 15,588,370 259,755
2044 15,463,403 257,081
2043 15,335,251 254,546
2042 15,204,099 251,896
2041 15,069,930 249,251
2040 14,933,077 246,679
2039 14,793,148 244,169
2038 14,650,075 241,648
2037 14,504,571 239,306
2036 14,356,512 237,018
2035 14,205,539 234,803
2034 14,051,957 232,771
2033 13,896,375 230,885
2032 13,738,443 229,148
2031 13,578,504 227,434
2030 13,416,363 225,916
2029 13,252,713 224,499
2028 13,087,555 223,100
2027 12,920,647 221,828
2026 12,752,679 220,601
2025 12,583,455 219,378
2024 12,413,315 218,019
2023 12,244,159 216,663
2022 12,077,154 215,261
2021 11,937,360 213,779
2020 11,816,299 211,944
2019 11,671,386 209,780
2018 11,508,368 207,582
2017 11,344,587 205,415
2016 11,180,020 203,499
2015 11,014,705 201,782
2014 10,848,888 200,037
2013 10,682,608 198,268
2012 10,515,807 196,498
2011 10,348,929 194,713
2010 10,182,345 193,023
2009 10,016,275 191,513
2008 9,850,858 190,107
2007 9,685,960 188,753
2006 9,521,689 187,709
2005 9,360,754 186,978
2004 9,204,287 186,249
2003 9,050,700 185,430
2002 8,900,355 184,471
2001 8,752,736 183,166
2000 8,606,326 181,685
1999 8,459,806 180,275
1998 8,313,394 178,905
1997 8,167,900 177,547
1996 8,021,736 176,071
1995 7,874,676 174,571
1994 7,727,322 173,159
1993 7,579,195 171,774
1992 7,430,336 170,331
1991 7,280,289 169,368
1990 7,130,142 169,042
1989 6,981,766 168,768
1988 6,835,508 168,346
1987 6,692,162 167,661
1986 6,552,479 167,061
1985 6,416,185 166,849
1984 6,281,868 166,796
1983 6,149,060 166,714
1982 6,018,088 166,484
1981 5,888,109 165,678
1980 5,758,900 164,322
1979 5,630,849 162,882
1978 5,504,123 161,375
1977 5,379,166 159,753
1976 5,256,496 157,113
1975 5,137,539 153,344
1974 5,022,475 149,431
1973 4,910,200 146,516
1972 4,800,978 144,538
1971 4,694,342 142,503
1970 4,590,010 140,400
1969 4,488,232 138,233
1968 4,388,944 136,020
1967 4,292,572 133,764
1966 4,199,550 131,073
1965 4,109,796 127,978
1964 4,022,996 124,894
1963 3,938,913 121,764
1962 3,857,493 118,597
1961 3,778,731 115,496
1960 3,702,323 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,618,092 people (a 14.5% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia Samoa
2100 -0.12% 0.34%
2099 -0.11% 0.34%
2098 -0.1% 0.35%
2097 -0.09% 0.39%
2096 -0.08% 0.4%
2095 -0.06% 0.41%
2094 -0.06% 0.44%
2093 -0.05% 0.46%
2092 -0.04% 0.48%
2091 -0.03% 0.48%
2090 -0.02% 0.51%
2089 -0.01% 0.54%
2088 -0.006% 0.54%
2087 0.005% 0.55%
2086 0.01% 0.56%
2085 0.03% 0.58%
2084 0.04% 0.6%
2083 0.05% 0.63%
2082 0.06% 0.65%
2081 0.08% 0.66%
2080 0.09% 0.69%
2079 0.1% 0.72%
2078 0.12% 0.75%
2077 0.14% 0.77%
2076 0.16% 0.78%
2075 0.17% 0.78%
2074 0.19% 0.82%
2073 0.21% 0.84%
2072 0.22% 0.89%
2071 0.24% 0.84%
2070 0.26% 0.86%
2069 0.28% 0.89%
2068 0.3% 0.86%
2067 0.32% 0.89%
2066 0.34% 0.86%
2065 0.36% 0.86%
2064 0.38% 0.86%
2063 0.4% 0.85%
2062 0.42% 0.8%
2061 0.43% 0.82%
2060 0.46% 0.82%
2059 0.48% 0.84%
2058 0.5% 0.8%
2057 0.52% 0.77%
2056 0.54% 0.78%
2055 0.57% 0.78%
2054 0.59% 0.8%
2053 0.61% 0.83%
2052 0.63% 0.88%
2051 0.66% 0.88%
2050 0.68% 0.91%
2049 0.71% 0.92%
2048 0.73% 0.93%
2047 0.76% 0.98%
2046 0.78% 1.01%
2045 0.81% 1.04%
2044 0.84% 1%
2043 0.86% 1.05%
2042 0.89% 1.06%
2041 0.92% 1.04%
2040 0.95% 1.03%
2039 0.98% 1.04%
2038 1% 0.98%
2037 1.03% 0.96%
2036 1.06% 0.94%
2035 1.09% 0.87%
2034 1.12% 0.82%
2033 1.15% 0.76%
2032 1.18% 0.75%
2031 1.21% 0.67%
2030 1.23% 0.63%
2029 1.26% 0.63%
2028 1.29% 0.57%
2027 1.32% 0.56%
2026 1.34% 0.56%
2025 1.37% 0.62%
2024 1.38% 0.63%
2023 1.38% 0.65%
2022 1.17% 0.69%
2021 1.02% 0.87%
2020 1.24% 1.03%
2019 1.42% 1.06%
2018 1.44% 1.05%
2017 1.47% 0.94%
2016 1.5% 0.85%
2015 1.53% 0.87%
2014 1.56% 0.89%
2013 1.59% 0.9%
2012 1.61% 0.92%
2011 1.64% 0.88%
2010 1.66% 0.79%
2009 1.68% 0.74%
2008 1.7% 0.72%
2007 1.73% 0.56%
2006 1.72% 0.39%
2005 1.7% 0.39%
2004 1.7% 0.44%
2003 1.69% 0.52%
2002 1.69% 0.71%
2001 1.7% 0.82%
2000 1.73% 0.78%
1999 1.76% 0.77%
1998 1.78% 0.76%
1997 1.82% 0.84%
1996 1.87% 0.86%
1995 1.91% 0.82%
1994 1.95% 0.81%
1993 2% 0.85%
1992 2.06% 0.57%
1991 2.11% 0.19%
1990 2.13% 0.16%
1989 2.14% 0.25%
1988 2.14% 0.41%
1987 2.13% 0.36%
1986 2.12% 0.13%
1985 2.14% 0.03%
1984 2.16% 0.05%
1983 2.18% 0.14%
1982 2.21% 0.49%
1981 2.24% 0.83%
1980 2.27% 0.88%
1979 2.3% 0.93%
1978 2.32% 1.02%
1977 2.33% 1.68%
1976 2.32% 2.46%
1975 2.29% 2.62%
1974 2.29% 1.99%
1973 2.27% 1.37%
1972 2.27% 1.43%
1971 2.27% 1.5%
1970 2.27% 1.57%
1969 2.26% 1.63%
1968 2.25% 1.69%
1967 2.22% 2.05%
1966 2.18% 2.42%
1965 2.16% 2.47%
1964 2.13% 2.57%
1963 2.11% 2.67%
1962 2.08% 2.68%
1961 2.06% 2.67%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.38%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Bolivia Samoa
Current population
12798112
220932
Population rank 79/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.003%
One net population change
3.11 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
2.02 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
5.99 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +463 +4
Annual growth/decline +169,156 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +1.38% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 125/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -3,179 -2,815
Net migration rank 110/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -2,815
2024 - -3,000 - -2,754
2023 172,336 -3,008 4,170 -2,810
2022 167,691 -3,008 4,288 -2,837
2021 119,576 -4,663 4,379 -2,860
2020 131,870 -4,663 4,442 -2,299
2019 171,593 -8,981 4,495 -2,313
2018 172,775 -9,344 4,637 -2,425
2017 173,799 -9,669 4,661 -2,539
2016 175,057 -10,071 4,720 -3,008
2015 176,169 -10,525 4,795 -3,074
2014 176,967 -10,971 4,849 -3,081
2013 177,929 -11,369 4,875 -3,107
2012 178,716 -11,689 4,863 -3,089
2011 178,840 -12,106 4,860 -3,056
2010 179,036 -12,590 4,779 -3,197
2009 178,741 -13,055 4,525 -3,093
2008 178,576 -13,418 4,581 -3,194
2007 178,309 -13,669 4,480 -3,152
2006 177,999 -14,107 4,473 -3,714
2005 173,567 -15,594 4,503 -3,805
2004 172,350 -17,385 4,554 -3,796
2003 171,846 -19,621 4,622 -3,748
2002 170,656 -22,188 4,672 -3,624
2001 171,177 -24,405 4,759 -3,198
2000 172,996 -26,940 4,855 -3,453
1999 175,051 -28,074 4,937 -3,517
1998 174,207 -28,378 5,022 -3,702
1997 173,731 -28,566 5,053 -3,658
1996 175,861 -28,685 5,038 -3,476
1995 175,141 -28,204 4,976 -3,532
1994 175,387 -27,621 4,880 -3,505
1993 175,344 -26,856 4,769 -3,373
1992 174,242 -25,005 4,652 -3,161
1991 174,836 -23,982 4,655 -4,227
1990 171,351 -21,917 4,759 -4,533
1989 168,044 -20,720 4,845 -4,527
1988 164,763 -19,568 4,889 -4,366
1987 160,458 -18,948 4,909 -4,056
1986 156,146 -18,297 4,983 -4,637
1985 152,288 -17,558 4,998 -4,920
1984 150,545 -16,625 4,979 -4,944
1983 147,129 -15,432 4,914 -4,789
1982 144,825 -14,580 4,808 -4,479
1981 143,199 -13,476 4,720 -3,440
1980 140,460 -11,762 4,672 -3,240
1979 137,331 -9,923 4,624 -3,177
1978 134,504 -8,462 4,587 -3,022
1977 131,569 -7,714 4,555 -2,866
1976 128,552 -7,063 4,519 -929
1975 122,864 -6,424 4,465 -522
1974 119,560 -5,873 4,411 -526
1973 116,323 -5,457 4,446 -2,501
1972 112,799 -5,224 4,487 -2,483
1971 110,749 -5,057 4,534 -2,463
1970 107,897 -4,915 4,567 -2,429
1969 105,361 -4,784 4,592 -2,399
1968 102,671 -4,679 4,605 -2,370
1967 99,339 -4,586 4,621 -2,333
1966 95,800 -4,507 4,593 -1,503
1965 92,655 -4,444 4,605 -1,512
1964 89,745 -4,352 4,326 -1,252
1963 87,010 -4,233 4,544 -1,365
1962 84,090 -4,026 4,498 -1,341
1961 81,106 -3,642 4,399 -1,349
1960 78,501 -3,144 4,298 -1,333

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

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

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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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