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

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The latest officially reported population of Bolivia was 12,581,843 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bolivia's population is 12,837,312 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Bolivia's population is 3.8 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Bolivia is ranked the 79th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.15% for Bolivia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Bolivia has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bolivia has increased from 9.52M people to 12.8M (34.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Bolivia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bolivia Uruguay
2100 17,891,143 2,256,662
2099 17,911,750 2,279,820
2098 17,930,833 2,303,272
2097 17,948,126 2,326,907
2096 17,963,582 2,350,717
2095 17,977,328 2,374,752
2094 17,989,016 2,398,877
2093 17,999,530 2,423,185
2092 18,008,657 2,447,561
2091 18,016,434 2,472,040
2090 18,022,288 2,496,427
2089 18,026,374 2,520,765
2088 18,028,801 2,544,964
2087 18,029,963 2,569,010
2086 18,029,143 2,592,884
2085 18,026,512 2,616,538
2084 18,021,640 2,639,909
2083 18,014,790 2,663,057
2082 18,005,874 2,685,928
2081 17,994,619 2,708,500
2080 17,980,992 2,730,788
2079 17,964,867 2,752,736
2078 17,946,132 2,774,335
2077 17,924,387 2,795,612
2076 17,899,247 2,816,580
2075 17,870,960 2,837,210
2074 17,839,807 2,857,609
2073 17,806,362 2,877,622
2072 17,769,463 2,897,443
2071 17,729,691 2,916,996
2070 17,687,278 2,936,376
2069 17,641,545 2,955,513
2068 17,592,799 2,974,342
2067 17,540,255 2,992,883
2066 17,484,401 3,011,205
2065 17,425,710 3,029,336
2064 17,363,463 3,047,237
2063 17,298,241 3,064,958
2062 17,230,131 3,082,535
2061 17,158,789 3,099,898
2060 17,084,495 3,117,041
2059 17,006,955 3,133,843
2058 16,926,185 3,150,140
2057 16,842,318 3,165,945
2056 16,755,098 3,181,263
2055 16,665,072 3,195,961
2054 16,571,285 3,209,999
2053 16,474,757 3,223,284
2052 16,374,922 3,235,861
2051 16,271,717 3,247,775
2050 16,165,260 3,258,995
2049 16,055,569 3,269,562
2048 15,942,659 3,279,496
2047 15,827,029 3,288,855
2046 15,708,231 3,297,581
2045 15,586,373 3,305,802
2044 15,461,422 3,313,441
2043 15,333,286 3,320,450
2042 15,202,151 3,326,840
2041 15,067,999 3,332,768
2040 14,931,164 3,338,161
2039 14,791,253 3,343,179
2038 14,648,198 3,347,674
2037 14,502,712 3,351,794
2036 14,354,673 3,355,554
2035 14,203,719 3,359,009
2034 14,050,157 3,362,159
2033 13,894,595 3,365,133
2032 13,736,683 3,367,940
2031 13,576,765 3,370,610
2030 13,414,644 3,373,156
2029 13,251,015 3,375,688
2028 13,085,878 3,378,080
2027 12,918,991 3,380,387
2026 12,751,046 3,382,672
2025 12,581,843 3,384,688
2024 12,413,315 3,386,588
2023 12,244,159 3,388,081
2022 12,077,154 3,390,913
2021 11,937,360 3,396,695
2020 11,816,299 3,398,968
2019 11,671,386 3,397,206
2018 11,508,368 3,394,534
2017 11,344,587 3,388,438
2016 11,180,020 3,379,283
2015 11,014,705 3,368,017
2014 10,848,888 3,356,334
2013 10,682,608 3,345,337
2012 10,515,807 3,335,401
2011 10,348,929 3,326,825
2010 10,182,345 3,318,580
2009 10,016,275 3,310,091
2008 9,850,858 3,302,177
2007 9,685,960 3,295,153
2006 9,521,689 3,289,506
2005 9,360,754 3,285,771
2004 9,204,287 3,283,148
2003 9,050,700 3,281,186
2002 8,900,355 3,278,867
2001 8,752,736 3,274,251
2000 8,606,326 3,266,206
1999 8,459,806 3,254,015
1998 8,313,394 3,239,280
1997 8,167,900 3,223,345
1996 8,021,736 3,206,324
1995 7,874,676 3,189,440
1994 7,727,322 3,172,834
1993 7,579,195 3,156,345
1992 7,430,336 3,139,702
1991 7,280,289 3,122,354
1990 7,130,142 3,104,403
1989 6,981,766 3,086,255
1988 6,835,508 3,067,961
1987 6,692,162 3,049,896
1986 6,552,479 3,032,845
1985 6,416,185 3,017,037
1984 6,281,868 3,002,488
1983 6,149,060 2,988,778
1982 6,018,088 2,975,492
1981 5,888,109 2,963,246
1980 5,758,900 2,951,953
1979 5,630,849 2,939,903
1978 5,504,123 2,925,715
1977 5,379,166 2,909,461
1976 5,256,496 2,891,392
1975 5,137,539 2,872,320
1974 5,022,475 2,853,944
1973 4,910,200 2,837,133
1972 4,800,978 2,821,644
1971 4,694,342 2,806,462
1970 4,590,010 2,790,807
1969 4,488,232 2,773,974
1968 4,388,944 2,754,606
1967 4,292,572 2,732,277
1966 4,199,550 2,707,646
1965 4,109,796 2,681,169
1964 4,022,996 2,653,180
1963 3,938,913 2,623,766
1962 3,857,493 2,593,298
1961 3,778,731 2,562,044
1960 3,702,323 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bolivia increased by 1,658,331 people (a 17.4% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bolivia gained 1,657,292 people (a 14.8% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Bolivia was ranked 83rd most populous country in 2006 and is 79th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Bolivia is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 18M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bolivia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bolivia Uruguay
2100 -0.12% -1.02%
2099 -0.11% -1.02%
2098 -0.1% -1.02%
2097 -0.09% -1.01%
2096 -0.08% -1.01%
2095 -0.06% -1.01%
2094 -0.06% -1%
2093 -0.05% -1%
2092 -0.04% -0.99%
2091 -0.03% -0.98%
2090 -0.02% -0.97%
2089 -0.01% -0.95%
2088 -0.006% -0.94%
2087 0.005% -0.92%
2086 0.01% -0.9%
2085 0.03% -0.89%
2084 0.04% -0.87%
2083 0.05% -0.85%
2082 0.06% -0.83%
2081 0.08% -0.82%
2080 0.09% -0.8%
2079 0.1% -0.78%
2078 0.12% -0.76%
2077 0.14% -0.74%
2076 0.16% -0.73%
2075 0.17% -0.71%
2074 0.19% -0.7%
2073 0.21% -0.68%
2072 0.22% -0.67%
2071 0.24% -0.66%
2070 0.26% -0.65%
2069 0.28% -0.63%
2068 0.3% -0.62%
2067 0.32% -0.61%
2066 0.34% -0.6%
2065 0.36% -0.59%
2064 0.38% -0.58%
2063 0.4% -0.57%
2062 0.42% -0.56%
2061 0.43% -0.55%
2060 0.46% -0.54%
2059 0.48% -0.52%
2058 0.5% -0.5%
2057 0.52% -0.48%
2056 0.54% -0.46%
2055 0.57% -0.44%
2054 0.59% -0.41%
2053 0.61% -0.39%
2052 0.63% -0.37%
2051 0.66% -0.34%
2050 0.68% -0.32%
2049 0.71% -0.3%
2048 0.73% -0.28%
2047 0.76% -0.26%
2046 0.78% -0.25%
2045 0.81% -0.23%
2044 0.84% -0.21%
2043 0.86% -0.19%
2042 0.89% -0.18%
2041 0.92% -0.16%
2040 0.95% -0.15%
2039 0.98% -0.13%
2038 1% -0.12%
2037 1.03% -0.11%
2036 1.06% -0.1%
2035 1.09% -0.09%
2034 1.12% -0.09%
2033 1.15% -0.08%
2032 1.18% -0.08%
2031 1.21% -0.08%
2030 1.23% -0.08%
2029 1.26% -0.07%
2028 1.29% -0.07%
2027 1.32% -0.07%
2026 1.34% -0.06%
2025 1.36% -0.06%
2024 1.38% -0.04%
2023 1.38% -0.08%
2022 1.17% -0.17%
2021 1.02% -0.07%
2020 1.24% 0.05%
2019 1.42% 0.08%
2018 1.44% 0.18%
2017 1.47% 0.27%
2016 1.5% 0.33%
2015 1.53% 0.35%
2014 1.56% 0.33%
2013 1.59% 0.3%
2012 1.61% 0.26%
2011 1.64% 0.25%
2010 1.66% 0.26%
2009 1.68% 0.24%
2008 1.7% 0.21%
2007 1.73% 0.17%
2006 1.72% 0.11%
2005 1.7% 0.08%
2004 1.7% 0.06%
2003 1.69% 0.07%
2002 1.69% 0.14%
2001 1.7% 0.25%
2000 1.73% 0.37%
1999 1.76% 0.45%
1998 1.78% 0.49%
1997 1.82% 0.53%
1996 1.87% 0.53%
1995 1.91% 0.52%
1994 1.95% 0.52%
1993 2% 0.53%
1992 2.06% 0.56%
1991 2.11% 0.58%
1990 2.13% 0.59%
1989 2.14% 0.6%
1988 2.14% 0.59%
1987 2.13% 0.56%
1986 2.12% 0.52%
1985 2.14% 0.48%
1984 2.16% 0.46%
1983 2.18% 0.45%
1982 2.21% 0.41%
1981 2.24% 0.38%
1980 2.27% 0.41%
1979 2.3% 0.48%
1978 2.32% 0.56%
1977 2.33% 0.62%
1976 2.32% 0.66%
1975 2.29% 0.64%
1974 2.29% 0.59%
1973 2.27% 0.55%
1972 2.27% 0.54%
1971 2.27% 0.56%
1970 2.27% 0.61%
1969 2.26% 0.7%
1968 2.25% 0.82%
1967 2.22% 0.91%
1966 2.18% 0.99%
1965 2.16% 1.05%
1964 2.13% 1.12%
1963 2.11% 1.17%
1962 2.08% 1.22%
1961 2.06% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bolivia grew by 1.36%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Bolivia Uruguay
Current population
12837312
3382672
Population rank 79/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.04%
One net population change
3.13 minutes
4.62 hours
One birth every
2.01 minutes
15.8 minutes
One death every
5.9 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +462 -5
Annual growth/decline +168,528 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 161/197
One migration net change every
2.76 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -3,179 -1,338
Net migration rank 110/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 183,234 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 118/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 143/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bolivia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bolivia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,179 - -1,338
2024 171,974 -3,000 -443 -1,348
2023 172,336 -3,008 298 -1,501
2022 167,691 -3,008 -2,964 -1,501
2021 119,576 -4,663 -5,621 -1,482
2020 131,870 -4,663 4,048 -1,482
2019 171,593 -8,981 3,873 -2,899
2018 172,775 -9,344 7,322 -2,963
2017 173,799 -9,669 10,907 -3,091
2016 175,057 -10,071 14,008 -3,506
2015 176,169 -10,525 16,194 -4,157
2014 176,967 -10,971 16,238 -4,919
2013 177,929 -11,369 16,318 -5,647
2012 178,716 -11,689 15,520 -6,317
2011 178,840 -12,106 14,934 -6,982
2010 179,036 -12,590 16,231 -7,696
2009 178,741 -13,055 16,947 -8,510
2008 178,576 -13,418 16,838 -9,458
2007 178,309 -13,669 17,422 -10,750
2006 177,999 -14,107 17,783 -13,161
2005 173,567 -15,594 18,926 -16,086
2004 172,350 -17,385 18,067 -15,668
2003 171,846 -19,621 18,628 -17,105
2002 170,656 -22,188 20,073 -16,957
2001 171,177 -24,405 20,729 -14,620
2000 172,996 -26,940 21,060 -11,076
1999 175,051 -28,074 21,844 -7,441
1998 174,207 -28,378 22,114 -7,048
1997 173,731 -28,566 23,737 -6,938
1996 175,861 -28,685 24,635 -7,397
1995 175,141 -28,204 24,872 -8,339
1994 175,387 -27,621 24,637 -7,955
1993 175,344 -26,856 24,212 -7,922
1992 174,242 -25,005 24,847 -7,850
1991 174,836 -23,982 25,422 -7,714
1990 171,351 -21,917 25,699 -7,499
1989 168,044 -20,720 25,322 -7,229
1988 164,763 -19,568 25,071 -6,582
1987 160,458 -18,948 24,469 -6,833
1986 156,146 -18,297 24,505 -8,046
1985 152,288 -17,558 23,988 -8,832
1984 150,545 -16,625 23,684 -9,730
1983 147,129 -15,432 24,146 -10,671
1982 144,825 -14,580 25,224 -12,131
1981 143,199 -13,476 24,968 -13,577
1980 140,460 -11,762 25,451 -14,252
1979 137,331 -9,923 27,456 -14,552
1978 134,504 -8,462 30,076 -14,611
1977 131,569 -7,714 31,321 -14,280
1976 128,552 -7,063 33,199 -14,096
1975 122,864 -6,424 33,393 -14,350
1974 119,560 -5,873 32,221 -14,512
1973 116,323 -5,457 30,213 -14,312
1972 112,799 -5,224 28,896 -13,817
1971 110,749 -5,057 28,584 -13,288
1970 107,897 -4,915 28,737 -12,727
1969 105,361 -4,784 28,805 -11,149
1968 102,671 -4,679 29,103 -8,028
1967 99,339 -4,586 29,514 -5,938
1966 95,800 -4,507 30,293 -4,599
1965 92,655 -4,444 30,807 -3,542
1964 89,745 -4,352 31,340 -2,623
1963 87,010 -4,233 31,824 -1,707
1962 84,090 -4,026 31,441 -623
1961 81,106 -3,642 30,975 703
1960 78,501 -3,144 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 183,234 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Bolivia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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