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Population in Bolivia compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,413,315 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,798,112 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 26.9 times bigger than Bolivia's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.31% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.37% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.4% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Bolivia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia United States
2100 17,893,435 415,429,771
2099 17,914,045 414,829,167
2098 17,933,130 414,231,720
2097 17,950,426 413,576,381
2096 17,965,884 412,927,393
2095 17,979,632 412,225,379
2094 17,991,321 411,498,749
2093 18,001,837 410,785,729
2092 18,010,965 410,051,921
2091 18,018,743 409,320,183
2090 18,024,598 408,613,732
2089 18,028,683 407,885,645
2088 18,031,111 407,129,733
2087 18,032,273 406,421,298
2086 18,031,453 405,715,343
2085 18,028,821 405,059,379
2084 18,023,949 404,343,130
2083 18,017,099 403,612,785
2082 18,008,181 402,871,293
2081 17,996,924 402,054,554
2080 17,983,295 401,319,194
2079 17,967,169 400,554,914
2078 17,948,431 399,737,968
2077 17,926,683 398,906,565
2076 17,901,540 398,035,750
2075 17,873,249 397,109,170
2074 17,842,092 396,226,412
2073 17,808,644 395,307,725
2072 17,771,740 394,393,561
2071 17,731,963 393,415,363
2070 17,689,544 392,469,727
2069 17,643,806 391,479,981
2068 17,595,053 390,517,695
2067 17,542,502 389,543,856
2066 17,486,641 388,597,719
2065 17,427,942 387,685,327
2064 17,365,688 386,805,026
2063 17,300,458 385,911,917
2062 17,232,339 385,032,627
2061 17,160,987 384,170,837
2060 17,086,684 383,361,269
2059 17,009,134 382,542,030
2058 16,928,354 381,704,804
2057 16,844,476 380,907,023
2056 16,757,244 380,159,777
2055 16,667,208 379,430,756
2054 16,573,408 378,682,851
2053 16,476,868 377,878,421
2052 16,377,020 377,073,303
2051 16,273,802 376,229,840
2050 16,167,331 375,373,155
2049 16,057,626 374,493,150
2048 15,944,702 373,590,762
2047 15,829,057 372,626,259
2046 15,710,244 371,644,809
2045 15,588,370 370,602,914
2044 15,463,403 369,518,897
2043 15,335,251 368,375,680
2042 15,204,099 367,158,772
2041 15,069,930 365,937,822
2040 14,933,077 364,671,837
2039 14,793,148 363,367,337
2038 14,650,075 361,997,023
2037 14,504,571 360,606,236
2036 14,356,512 359,193,245
2035 14,205,539 357,750,686
2034 14,051,957 356,266,726
2033 13,896,375 354,775,032
2032 13,738,443 353,259,037
2031 13,578,504 351,721,511
2030 13,416,363 350,155,042
2029 13,252,713 348,564,667
2028 13,087,555 346,906,294
2027 12,920,647 345,257,605
2026 12,752,679 343,565,426
2025 12,583,455 341,784,857
2024 12,413,315 340,110,988
2023 12,244,159 334,914,895
2022 12,077,154 333,271,411
2021 11,937,360 331,893,745
2020 11,816,299 331,526,933
2019 11,671,386 328,329,953
2018 11,508,368 326,838,199
2017 11,344,587 325,122,128
2016 11,180,020 323,071,755
2015 11,014,705 320,738,994
2014 10,848,888 318,386,329
2013 10,682,608 316,059,947
2012 10,515,807 313,877,662
2011 10,348,929 311,583,481
2010 10,182,345 309,327,143
2009 10,016,275 306,771,529
2008 9,850,858 304,093,966
2007 9,685,960 301,231,207
2006 9,521,689 298,379,912
2005 9,360,754 295,516,599
2004 9,204,287 292,805,298
2003 9,050,700 290,107,933
2002 8,900,355 287,625,193
2001 8,752,736 284,968,955
2000 8,606,326 282,162,411
1999 8,459,806 279,294,713
1998 8,313,394 276,115,288
1997 8,167,900 272,911,760
1996 8,021,736 269,667,391
1995 7,874,676 266,557,091
1994 7,727,322 263,435,673
1993 7,579,195 260,255,352
1992 7,430,336 256,894,189
1991 7,280,289 253,492,503
1990 7,130,142 250,131,894
1989 6,981,766 246,819,222
1988 6,835,508 244,499,004
1987 6,692,162 242,288,936
1986 6,552,479 240,132,831
1985 6,416,185 237,923,734
1984 6,281,868 235,824,908
1983 6,149,060 233,792,014
1982 6,018,088 231,664,432
1981 5,888,109 229,465,744
1980 5,758,900 226,542,250
1979 5,630,849 225,055,487
1978 5,504,123 222,584,545
1977 5,379,166 220,239,425
1976 5,256,496 218,035,164
1975 5,137,539 215,973,199
1974 5,022,475 213,853,928
1973 4,910,200 211,908,788
1972 4,800,978 209,896,021
1971 4,694,342 207,660,677
1970 4,590,010 205,052,174
1969 4,488,232 202,676,946
1968 4,388,944 200,706,052
1967 4,292,572 198,712,056
1966 4,199,550 196,560,338
1965 4,109,796 194,302,963
1964 4,022,996 191,888,791
1963 3,938,913 189,241,798
1962 3,857,493 186,537,737
1961 3,778,731 183,691,481
1960 3,702,323 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,618,092 people (a 14.5% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia United States
2100 -0.12% 0.14%
2099 -0.11% 0.14%
2098 -0.1% 0.16%
2097 -0.09% 0.16%
2096 -0.08% 0.17%
2095 -0.06% 0.18%
2094 -0.06% 0.17%
2093 -0.05% 0.18%
2092 -0.04% 0.18%
2091 -0.03% 0.17%
2090 -0.02% 0.18%
2089 -0.01% 0.19%
2088 -0.006% 0.17%
2087 0.005% 0.17%
2086 0.01% 0.16%
2085 0.03% 0.18%
2084 0.04% 0.18%
2083 0.05% 0.18%
2082 0.06% 0.2%
2081 0.08% 0.18%
2080 0.09% 0.19%
2079 0.1% 0.2%
2078 0.12% 0.21%
2077 0.14% 0.22%
2076 0.16% 0.23%
2075 0.17% 0.22%
2074 0.19% 0.23%
2073 0.21% 0.23%
2072 0.22% 0.25%
2071 0.24% 0.24%
2070 0.26% 0.25%
2069 0.28% 0.25%
2068 0.3% 0.25%
2067 0.32% 0.24%
2066 0.34% 0.24%
2065 0.36% 0.23%
2064 0.38% 0.23%
2063 0.4% 0.23%
2062 0.42% 0.22%
2061 0.43% 0.21%
2060 0.46% 0.21%
2059 0.48% 0.22%
2058 0.5% 0.21%
2057 0.52% 0.2%
2056 0.54% 0.19%
2055 0.57% 0.2%
2054 0.59% 0.21%
2053 0.61% 0.21%
2052 0.63% 0.22%
2051 0.66% 0.23%
2050 0.68% 0.23%
2049 0.71% 0.24%
2048 0.73% 0.26%
2047 0.76% 0.26%
2046 0.78% 0.28%
2045 0.81% 0.29%
2044 0.84% 0.31%
2043 0.86% 0.33%
2042 0.89% 0.33%
2041 0.92% 0.35%
2040 0.95% 0.36%
2039 0.98% 0.38%
2038 1% 0.39%
2037 1.03% 0.39%
2036 1.06% 0.4%
2035 1.09% 0.42%
2034 1.12% 0.42%
2033 1.15% 0.43%
2032 1.18% 0.44%
2031 1.21% 0.45%
2030 1.23% 0.46%
2029 1.26% 0.48%
2028 1.29% 0.48%
2027 1.32% 0.49%
2026 1.34% 0.52%
2025 1.37% 0.49%
2024 1.38% 1.55%
2023 1.38% 0.49%
2022 1.17% 0.42%
2021 1.02% 0.11%
2020 1.24% 0.97%
2019 1.42% 0.46%
2018 1.44% 0.53%
2017 1.47% 0.63%
2016 1.5% 0.73%
2015 1.53% 0.74%
2014 1.56% 0.74%
2013 1.59% 0.7%
2012 1.61% 0.74%
2011 1.64% 0.73%
2010 1.66% 0.83%
2009 1.68% 0.88%
2008 1.7% 0.95%
2007 1.73% 0.96%
2006 1.72% 0.97%
2005 1.7% 0.93%
2004 1.7% 0.93%
2003 1.69% 0.86%
2002 1.69% 0.93%
2001 1.7% 0.99%
2000 1.73% 1.03%
1999 1.76% 1.15%
1998 1.78% 1.17%
1997 1.82% 1.2%
1996 1.87% 1.17%
1995 1.91% 1.18%
1994 1.95% 1.22%
1993 2% 1.31%
1992 2.06% 1.34%
1991 2.11% 1.34%
1990 2.13% 1.34%
1989 2.14% 0.95%
1988 2.14% 0.91%
1987 2.13% 0.9%
1986 2.12% 0.93%
1985 2.14% 0.89%
1984 2.16% 0.87%
1983 2.18% 0.92%
1982 2.21% 0.96%
1981 2.24% 1.29%
1980 2.27% 0.66%
1979 2.3% 1.11%
1978 2.32% 1.06%
1977 2.33% 1.01%
1976 2.32% 0.95%
1975 2.29% 0.99%
1974 2.29% 0.92%
1973 2.27% 0.96%
1972 2.27% 1.08%
1971 2.27% 1.27%
1970 2.27% 1.17%
1969 2.26% 0.98%
1968 2.25% 1%
1967 2.22% 1.09%
1966 2.18% 1.16%
1965 2.16% 1.26%
1964 2.13% 1.4%
1963 2.11% 1.45%
1962 2.08% 1.55%
1961 2.06% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.38%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Bolivia United States
Current population
12798112
344023146
Population rank 79/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 4.15%
One net population change
3.11 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
2.02 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
5.99 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +463 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +169,156 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.38% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 134/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -3,179 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 110/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - 1,230,663
2024 - -3,000 - 1,286,132
2023 172,336 -3,008 502,372 1,322,668
2022 167,691 -3,008 399,926 1,319,009
2021 119,576 -4,663 199,137 674,787
2020 131,870 -4,663 208,862 329,769
2019 171,593 -8,981 887,476 1,774,500
2018 172,775 -9,344 955,022 1,764,961
2017 173,799 -9,669 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 175,057 -10,071 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 176,169 -10,525 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 176,967 -10,971 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 177,929 -11,369 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 178,716 -11,689 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 178,840 -12,106 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 179,036 -12,590 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 178,741 -13,055 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 178,576 -13,418 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 178,309 -13,669 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 177,999 -14,107 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 173,567 -15,594 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 172,350 -17,385 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 171,846 -19,621 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 170,656 -22,188 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 171,177 -24,405 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 172,996 -26,940 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 175,051 -28,074 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 174,207 -28,378 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 173,731 -28,566 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 175,861 -28,685 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 175,141 -28,204 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 175,387 -27,621 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 175,344 -26,856 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 174,242 -25,005 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 174,836 -23,982 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 171,351 -21,917 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 168,044 -20,720 1,875,826 400,998
1988 164,763 -19,568 1,735,943 460,778
1987 160,458 -18,948 1,720,252 480,815
1986 156,146 -18,297 1,656,917 493,082
1985 152,288 -17,558 1,689,258 598,777
1984 150,545 -16,625 1,627,192 622,793
1983 147,129 -15,432 1,636,544 662,840
1982 144,825 -14,580 1,714,317 600,149
1981 143,199 -13,476 1,652,153 583,070
1980 140,460 -11,762 1,608,450 595,916
1979 137,331 -9,923 1,597,894 503,559
1978 134,504 -8,462 1,402,283 556,521
1977 131,569 -7,714 1,431,556 577,060
1976 128,552 -7,063 1,264,604 635,590
1975 122,864 -6,424 1,252,644 655,078
1974 119,560 -5,873 1,218,968 706,978
1973 116,323 -5,457 1,165,499 783,163
1972 112,799 -5,224 1,301,355 833,543
1971 110,749 -5,057 1,640,519 833,549
1970 107,897 -4,915 1,824,965 744,902
1969 105,361 -4,784 1,702,487 523,740
1968 102,671 -4,679 1,565,507 594,514
1967 99,339 -4,586 1,669,181 585,410
1966 95,800 -4,507 1,749,387 637,692
1965 92,655 -4,444 1,943,030 644,902
1964 89,745 -4,352 2,245,099 618,635
1963 87,010 -4,233 2,289,826 639,495
1962 84,090 -4,026 2,406,337 625,617
1961 81,106 -3,642 2,571,681 580,333
1960 78,501 -3,144 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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