The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,751,108 people compared to 70,024,311 in the United Kingdom.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 5.49 times bigger than Bolivia's.
- Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
- The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
- For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
- Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (33.9% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70M (15.1% growth).
- Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 17.9M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2072 for the United Kingdom.
Bolivia vs United Kingdom: live population counter
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| Current population |
12751108
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70024311
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| Population rank | 79/197 | 22/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.85% |
| One net population change |
3.11 minutes
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43 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.02 minutes
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45.9 seconds
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| One death every |
5.99 minutes
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48.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
2.92 hours
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1.26 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,000 | +417,114 |
| Daily growth/decline | +463 | +2,011 |
| Annual growth/decline | +169,156 | +734,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.38% | +1.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 98/197 |
Bolivia and the United Kingdom: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 52,400,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,778,731 | 52,800,000 | 2.06% | 0.76% |
| 1962 | 3,857,493 | 53,250,000 | 2.08% | 0.85% |
| 1963 | 3,938,913 | 53,650,000 | 2.11% | 0.75% |
| 1964 | 4,022,996 | 54,000,000 | 2.13% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 54,348,050 | 2.16% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 4,199,550 | 54,648,500 | 2.18% | 0.55% |
| 1967 | 4,292,572 | 54,943,600 | 2.22% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 4,388,944 | 55,211,700 | 2.25% | 0.49% |
| 1969 | 4,488,232 | 55,441,750 | 2.26% | 0.42% |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 55,663,250 | 2.27% | 0.4% |
| 1971 | 4,694,342 | 55,896,223 | 2.27% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 4,800,978 | 56,086,065 | 2.27% | 0.34% |
| 1973 | 4,910,200 | 56,194,527 | 2.27% | 0.19% |
| 1974 | 5,022,475 | 56,229,974 | 2.29% | 0.06% |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 56,225,800 | 2.29% | -0.007% |
| 1976 | 5,256,496 | 56,211,968 | 2.32% | -0.02% |
| 1977 | 5,379,166 | 56,193,492 | 2.33% | -0.03% |
| 1978 | 5,504,123 | 56,196,504 | 2.32% | 0.005% |
| 1979 | 5,630,849 | 56,246,951 | 2.3% | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 56,314,216 | 2.27% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 5,888,109 | 56,333,829 | 2.24% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 6,018,088 | 56,313,641 | 2.21% | -0.04% |
| 1983 | 6,149,060 | 56,332,848 | 2.18% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 6,281,868 | 56,422,072 | 2.16% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 56,550,268 | 2.14% | 0.23% |
| 1986 | 6,552,479 | 56,681,396 | 2.12% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 6,692,162 | 56,802,050 | 2.13% | 0.21% |
| 1988 | 6,835,508 | 56,928,327 | 2.14% | 0.22% |
| 1989 | 6,981,766 | 57,076,711 | 2.14% | 0.26% |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 57,247,586 | 2.13% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 7,280,289 | 57,424,897 | 2.11% | 0.31% |
| 1992 | 7,430,336 | 57,580,402 | 2.06% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 7,579,195 | 57,718,614 | 2% | 0.24% |
| 1994 | 7,727,322 | 57,865,745 | 1.95% | 0.25% |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 58,019,030 | 1.91% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | 8,021,736 | 58,166,950 | 1.87% | 0.25% |
| 1997 | 8,167,900 | 58,316,954 | 1.82% | 0.26% |
| 1998 | 8,313,394 | 58,487,141 | 1.78% | 0.29% |
| 1999 | 8,459,806 | 58,682,466 | 1.76% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 58,892,514 | 1.73% | 0.36% |
| 2001 | 8,752,736 | 59,119,673 | 1.7% | 0.39% |
| 2002 | 8,900,355 | 59,370,479 | 1.69% | 0.42% |
| 2003 | 9,050,700 | 59,647,577 | 1.69% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 9,204,287 | 59,987,905 | 1.7% | 0.57% |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 60,401,206 | 1.7% | 0.69% |
| 2006 | 9,521,689 | 60,846,820 | 1.72% | 0.74% |
| 2007 | 9,685,960 | 61,322,463 | 1.73% | 0.78% |
| 2008 | 9,850,858 | 61,806,995 | 1.7% | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 10,016,275 | 62,276,270 | 1.68% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 62,766,365 | 1.66% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 10,348,929 | 63,258,810 | 1.64% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 10,515,807 | 63,711,000 | 1.61% | 0.71% |
| 2013 | 10,682,608 | 64,139,000 | 1.59% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 10,848,888 | 64,620,000 | 1.56% | 0.75% |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 65,088,000 | 1.53% | 0.72% |
| 2016 | 11,180,020 | 65,607,000 | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 11,344,587 | 65,966,000 | 1.47% | 0.55% |
| 2018 | 11,508,368 | 66,289,000 | 1.44% | 0.49% |
| 2019 | 11,671,386 | 66,631,000 | 1.42% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 66,744,000 | 1.24% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 11,937,360 | 66,984,000 | 1.02% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 12,077,154 | 67,604,000 | 1.17% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | 12,244,159 | 68,492,000 | 1.38% | 1.31% |
| 2024 | 12,413,315 | 69,226,000 | 1.38% | 1.07% |
| 2025 | 12,581,842 | 69,639,673 | 1.36% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 70,020,350 | 1.33% | 0.55% |
| 2027 | 12,915,581 | 70,382,853 | 1.3% | 0.52% |
| 2028 | 13,080,490 | 70,732,699 | 1.28% | 0.5% |
| 2029 | 13,243,771 | 71,061,482 | 1.25% | 0.46% |
| 2030 | 13,405,558 | 71,377,535 | 1.22% | 0.44% |
| 2031 | 13,565,504 | 71,678,351 | 1.19% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 13,723,365 | 71,959,934 | 1.16% | 0.39% |
| 2033 | 13,879,048 | 72,234,509 | 1.13% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 14,032,573 | 72,497,650 | 1.11% | 0.36% |
| 2035 | 14,183,821 | 72,749,096 | 1.08% | 0.35% |
| 2036 | 14,332,310 | 72,990,847 | 1.05% | 0.33% |
| 2037 | 14,478,101 | 73,218,850 | 1.02% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 14,621,400 | 73,441,349 | 0.99% | 0.3% |
| 2039 | 14,761,945 | 73,658,392 | 0.96% | 0.3% |
| 2040 | 14,899,391 | 73,868,334 | 0.93% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 15,033,982 | 74,074,316 | 0.9% | 0.28% |
| 2042 | 15,165,741 | 74,275,779 | 0.88% | 0.27% |
| 2043 | 15,294,503 | 74,475,035 | 0.85% | 0.27% |
| 2044 | 15,420,207 | 74,667,284 | 0.82% | 0.26% |
| 2045 | 15,542,783 | 74,848,605 | 0.79% | 0.24% |
| 2046 | 15,662,310 | 75,020,949 | 0.77% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 15,778,742 | 75,184,478 | 0.74% | 0.22% |
| 2048 | 15,892,248 | 75,337,543 | 0.72% | 0.2% |
| 2049 | 16,002,807 | 75,476,141 | 0.7% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 16,110,156 | 75,600,588 | 0.67% | 0.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,571,088 (a 14.1% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,417,311 (a 6.73% growth).
Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bolivia's population will grow by 26.3% to 16,110,156 people with a rank change from 79th to 80th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.96% to 75,600,588 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.
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 |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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Population differences between Bolivia and the United Kingdom
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| Life expectancy | 69.1 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 29 years | 41.4 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 41 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 29.7 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
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