🇧🇴 Bolivia Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Bolivia is 12,749,291, ranking #79 in the world (0.15% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.31% per year. The biggest city is La Paz with 2,004,652 inhabitants.

Live estimate

12,753,165

Growth rate

1.31%

Density

people / km² (30 / mi²)

Median age

25.5

Fertility rate

2.47

births per woman

Life expectancy

69.1

years

Bolivia population 1950–2100

Population of Bolivia, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Bolivia is projected to reach 16,110,162, and 17,760,564 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2086 at 17,909,130, then decline.

Bolivia population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	12,749,291	1.31%	11.8	25.5
2025	12,581,842	1.34%	11.6	25.2
2024	12,413,315	1.36%	11.5	24.9
2023	12,244,160	1.38%	11.3	24.7
2022	12,077,154	1.36%	11.1	24.4
2021	11,937,360	0.96%	11.0	24.2
2020	11,816,299	1.08%	10.9	24.0
2019	11,671,386	1.39%	10.8	23.8
2018	11,508,368	1.42%	10.6	23.5
2017	11,344,588	1.45%	10.5	23.3
2016	11,180,020	1.48%	10.3	23.0
2015	11,014,705	1.50%	10.2	22.8
2014	10,848,888	1.53%	10.0	22.5
2013	10,682,608	1.56%	9.9	22.2
2012	10,515,807	1.59%	9.7	22.0
2011	10,348,929	1.61%	9.6	21.8
2010	10,182,345	1.64%	9.4	21.5
2009	10,016,276	1.65%	9.2	21.3
2008	9,850,858	1.68%	9.1	21.1
2007	9,685,960	1.70%	8.9	21.0
2006	9,521,689	1.72%	8.8	20.8
2005	9,360,754	1.69%	8.6	20.6
2004	9,204,286	1.68%	8.5	20.5
2003	9,050,700	1.68%	8.4	20.3
2002	8,900,356	1.67%	8.2	20.2
2001	8,752,736	1.68%	8.1	20.1
2000	8,606,326	1.70%	7.9	19.9
1999	8,459,806	1.74%	7.8	19.7
1998	8,313,394	1.75%	7.7	19.6
1997	8,167,900	1.78%	7.5	19.4
1996	8,021,736	1.83%	7.4	19.3
1995	7,874,676	1.87%	7.3	19.1
1994	7,727,322	1.91%	7.1	19.0
1993	7,579,196	1.96%	7.0	18.8
1992	7,430,336	2.01%	6.9	18.7
1991	7,280,290	2.07%	6.7	18.7
1990	7,130,142	2.10%	6.6	18.6
1989	6,981,766	2.11%	6.4	18.6
1988	6,835,508	2.12%	6.3	18.5
1987	6,692,162	2.11%	6.2	18.5
1986	6,552,479	2.10%	6.0	18.4
1985	6,416,185	2.10%	5.9	18.4
1984	6,281,868	2.13%	5.8	18.4
1983	6,149,060	2.14%	5.7	18.3
1982	6,018,088	2.16%	5.6	18.3
1981	5,888,109	2.20%	5.4	18.3
1980	5,758,900	2.23%	5.3	18.3
1979	5,630,849	2.26%	5.2	18.3
1978	5,504,124	2.29%	5.1	18.3
1977	5,379,166	2.30%	5.0	18.2
1976	5,256,496	2.31%	4.9	18.3
1975	5,137,540	2.27%	4.7	18.3
1974	5,022,475	2.26%	4.6	18.3
1973	4,910,200	2.26%	4.5	18.3
1972	4,800,978	2.24%	4.4	18.3
1971	4,694,342	2.25%	4.3	18.3
1970	4,590,010	2.24%	4.2	18.4
1969	4,488,232	2.24%	4.1	18.4
1968	4,388,944	2.23%	4.1	18.5
1967	4,292,572	2.21%	4.0	18.5
1966	4,199,550	2.17%	3.9	18.5
1965	4,109,796	2.15%	3.8	18.5
1964	4,022,996	2.12%	3.7	18.5
1963	3,938,913	2.10%	3.6	18.5
1962	3,857,493	2.08%	3.6	18.5
1961	3,778,731	2.05%	3.5	18.6
1960	3,702,323	2.04%	3.4	18.6
1959	3,628,192	2.01%	3.3	18.7
1958	3,556,558	1.98%	3.3	18.8
1957	3,487,569	1.94%	3.2	18.9
1956	3,421,339	1.90%	3.2	19.0
1955	3,358,004	1.84%	3.1	19.1
1954	3,297,842	1.77%	3.0	19.2
1953	3,240,964	1.71%	3.0	19.3
1952	3,187,538	1.62%	2.9	19.4
1951	3,137,297	1.56%	2.9	19.5
1950	3,089,969	1.48%	2.9	19.6

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	12,915,589	1.28%	11.9	25.8
2028	13,080,492	1.25%	12.1	26.0
2029	13,243,777	1.23%	12.2	26.3
2030	13,405,564	1.20%	12.4	26.6
2031	13,565,508	1.17%	12.5	26.8
2032	13,723,362	1.14%	12.7	27.1
2033	13,879,052	1.11%	12.8	27.4
2034	14,032,582	1.09%	13.0	27.6
2035	14,183,822	1.06%	13.1	27.9
2036	14,332,320	1.03%	13.2	28.2
2037	14,478,103	1.00%	13.4	28.5
2038	14,621,410	0.97%	13.5	28.7
2039	14,761,948	0.94%	13.6	29.0
2040	14,899,396	0.91%	13.8	29.3
2041	15,033,985	0.89%	13.9	29.6
2042	15,165,742	0.86%	14.0	29.8
2043	15,294,512	0.83%	14.1	30.1
2044	15,420,210	0.81%	14.2	30.4
2045	15,542,791	0.78%	14.3	30.6
2046	15,662,315	0.75%	14.5	30.9
2047	15,778,746	0.73%	14.6	31.1
2048	15,892,253	0.71%	14.7	31.4
2049	16,002,810	0.68%	14.8	31.6
2050	16,110,162	0.66%	14.9	31.9
2051	16,214,293	0.63%	15.0	32.1
2052	16,315,135	0.61%	15.1	32.4
2053	16,412,661	0.58%	15.2	32.6
2054	16,507,182	0.56%	15.2	32.8
2055	16,598,475	0.54%	15.3	33.1
2056	16,686,506	0.52%	15.4	33.3
2057	16,771,479	0.50%	15.5	33.5
2058	16,853,247	0.48%	15.6	33.8
2059	16,931,873	0.46%	15.6	34.0
2060	17,007,283	0.43%	15.7	34.2
2061	17,079,615	0.41%	15.8	34.4
2062	17,148,875	0.40%	15.8	34.7
2063	17,215,096	0.38%	15.9	34.9
2064	17,278,405	0.36%	15.9	35.1
2065	17,338,469	0.34%	16.0	35.3
2066	17,395,359	0.32%	16.1	35.5
2067	17,449,196	0.30%	16.1	35.7
2068	17,499,503	0.28%	16.2	35.9
2069	17,546,428	0.26%	16.2	36.1
2070	17,590,206	0.24%	16.2	36.3
2071	17,631,024	0.22%	16.3	36.5
2072	17,669,104	0.21%	16.3	36.7
2073	17,704,040	0.19%	16.3	36.9
2074	17,736,124	0.17%	16.4	37.1
2075	17,765,645	0.16%	16.4	37.3
2076	17,792,180	0.14%	16.4	37.5
2077	17,815,466	0.12%	16.4	37.7
2078	17,835,571	0.10%	16.5	37.8
2079	17,852,885	0.09%	16.5	38.0
2080	17,867,661	0.08%	16.5	38.2
2081	17,880,019	0.06%	16.5	38.3
2082	17,890,037	0.05%	16.5	38.5
2083	17,897,868	0.04%	16.5	38.7
2084	17,903,690	0.03%	16.5	38.8
2085	17,907,416	0.01%	16.5	39.0
2086	17,909,130	0.01%	16.5	39.1
2087	17,908,960	-0.01%	16.5	39.3
2088	17,907,178	-0.01%	16.5	39.4
2089	17,903,943	-0.02%	16.5	39.6
2090	17,899,006	-0.03%	16.5	39.7
2091	17,892,236	-0.04%	16.5	39.9
2092	17,883,841	-0.05%	16.5	40.0
2093	17,874,086	-0.06%	16.5	40.2
2094	17,863,059	-0.07%	16.5	40.3
2095	17,850,427	-0.08%	16.5	40.4
2096	17,835,924	-0.09%	16.5	40.6
2097	17,819,658	-0.10%	16.4	40.7
2098	17,801,591	-0.11%	16.4	40.9
2099	17,781,879	-0.12%	16.4	41.0
2100	17,760,564	-0.13%	16.4	41.1

States & provinces of Bolivia by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Santa Cruz	3,122,605	24.5%
2	La Paz	3,022,566	23.7%
3	Cochabamba	2,005,373	15.7%
4	Potosí	856,419	6.7%
5	Chuquisaca	600,132	4.7%
6	Oruro	570,194	4.5%
7	Tarija	534,348	4.2%
8	El Beni	477,441	3.7%
9	Pando	130,761	1.0%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Bolivia

#	City	Region	Population
1	La Paz	La Paz Department	2,004,652
2	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Santa Cruz Department	1,831,434
3	Cochabamba	Cochabamba	841,276
4	Sucre capital	Chuquisaca Department	224,838
5	Oruro	Oruro	208,684
6	Sacaba	Cochabamba	180,726
7	Quillacollo	Cochabamba	172,405
8	Tarija	Tarija Department	159,269
9	Potosí	Potosí Department	141,251
10	Riberalta	Beni Department	99,070
11	Montero	Santa Cruz Department	88,616
12	Viacha	La Paz Department	86,218
13	Trinidad	Beni Department	84,259
14	Yacuiba	Tarija Department	82,803
15	Tiquipaya	Cochabamba	62,675

FAQ

What is the population of Bolivia in 2026?

The population of Bolivia is 12,749,291 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Bolivia?

La Paz is the biggest city in Bolivia with 2,004,652 inhabitants; the capital is Sucre.

Is the population of Bolivia growing or shrinking?

The population of Bolivia is growing at 1.31% per year, and is projected to peak in 2086 at 17,909,130.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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