The population of Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is expected to grow by 167,448 in 2026 and reach 12,915,589 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 3,157 people yearly. On average there are 261,569 births and 91,791 deaths in Bolivia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.33 percent per year. The population density of Bolivia has changed from 5.3 in 1980 to 11.4 in 2024.
| Current population | 12,889,619 people at present (Wednesday 4th of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 29.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 69.1 years | |
| Population density | 11.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12,749,291 | 167,448 (1.3%) | -3,157 | 29.3 | 2.47 | 12 | 9,166,267 (71.9%) |
| 2025 | 12,581,843 | 168,528 (1.3%) | -3,179 | 29.1 | 2.50 | 12 | 9,003,957 (71.6%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -3,000 | 28.9 | 2.52 | 11 | 8,842,767 (71.2%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -3,008 | 28.7 | 2.55 | 11 | 8,682,963 (70.9%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -3,008 | 28.5 | 2.58 | 11 | 8,530,729 (70.6%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -4,663 | 28.4 | 2.62 | 11 | 8,397,341 (70.3%) |
| 2020 | 11,816,299 | 144,913 (1.2%) | -4,663 | 28.3 | 2.65 | 11 | 8,276,640 (70.0%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -8,981 | 28.2 | 2.69 | 11 | 8,138,866 (69.7%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,344 | 28.0 | 2.73 | 11 | 7,988,348 (69.4%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,669 | 27.8 | 2.78 | 10 | 7,837,272 (69.1%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -10,071 | 27.7 | 2.83 | 10 | 7,685,664 (68.7%) |
| 2015 | 11,014,705 | 165,817 (1.5%) | -10,525 | 27.5 | 2.89 | 10 | 7,533,596 (68.4%) |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 166,070 (1.6%) | -12,590 | 26.8 | 3.21 | 9 | 6,761,848 (66.4%) |
| 2005 | 9,360,754 | 156,467 (1.7%) | -15,594 | 26.2 | 3.56 | 9 | 6,010,850 (64.2%) |
| 2000 | 8,606,326 | 146,520 (1.7%) | -26,940 | 25.6 | 3.99 | 8 | 5,323,763 (61.9%) |
| 1995 | 7,874,676 | 147,354 (1.9%) | -28,204 | 24.8 | 4.41 | 7 | 4,676,865 (59.4%) |
| 1990 | 7,130,142 | 148,376 (2.1%) | -21,917 | 24.3 | 4.90 | 7 | 3,987,822 (55.9%) |
| 1985 | 6,416,185 | 134,317 (2.1%) | -17,558 | 24.1 | 5.15 | 6 | 3,212,561 (50.1%) |
| 1980 | 5,758,900 | 128,051 (2.2%) | -11,762 | 24.0 | 5.47 | 5 | 2,539,374 (44.1%) |
| 1975 | 5,137,539 | 115,064 (2.2%) | -6,424 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 5 | 2,097,335 (40.8%) |
| 1970 | 4,590,010 | 101,778 (2.2%) | -4,915 | 24.1 | 6.00 | 4 | 1,797,439 (39.2%) |
| 1965 | 4,109,796 | 86,800 (2.1%) | -4,444 | 24.3 | 6.18 | 4 | 1,557,765 (37.9%) |
| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 76,408 (2.0%) | -3,144 | 24.7 | 6.27 | 3 | 1,365,937 (36.9%) |
In 2025 the population of Bolivia was 12,581,843 and the average age increased from 24.7 in 1960 to 29.1. Urban population has increased from 5,323,763 (61.9%) in 2000 to 9,166,267 (71.9%) in the current year. The population density of Bolivia has changed from 5.3 in 1980 to 11.4 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -4,663 | 28.3 | 2.65 | 11 | 8,276,640 (70.0%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -3,179 | 29.1 | 2.50 | 12 | 9,003,957 (71.6%) |
| 2030 | 13,405,564 | 161,787 (1.2%) | -3,074 | 30.2 | 2.38 | 12 | 9,825,805 (73.3%) |
| 2035 | 14,183,823 | 151,241 (1.1%) | -3,534 | 31.3 | 2.28 | 13 | 10,668,802 (75.2%) |
| 2040 | 14,899,397 | 137,449 (0.9%) | -3,549 | 32.4 | 2.19 | 14 | 11,526,278 (77.4%) |
| 2045 | 15,542,791 | 122,581 (0.8%) | -3,450 | 33.5 | 2.12 | 14 | 12,396,460 (79.8%) |
| 2050 | 16,110,162 | 107,352 (0.7%) | -3,398 | 34.5 | 2.06 | 15 | 13,281,159 (82.4%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 72.6 (69.8 years for male and 75.5 years for females). Population density will go up to 14.9 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.33% (168,528 residents, including 89,028 deaths). The demographics of Bolivia constitutes of 6,364,610 women and 6,384,681 men, which means there are 1,003 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 38.5% of population (4,905,927) is 19 or younger, 55.7% of population (7,097,530) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.8% of population (744,559) is over 65.