Population and Demographics of Bolivia
Population changed +1.38% in 2024 · median age 25 years
Age composition is uneven, with 29.79% below age 15 versus 5.64% at 65 and above; the working-age group accounts for 64.57%. The medium projection reaches 16.11 million in 2050, placing the mid-century total 29.8% above 2024.
Population Over Time in Bolivia
Since 2000, Bolivia's population has grown from 8.606M to 12.413M, a net shift of about 3.81 million. For 2050, the medium projection is 16.110M. That is a difference of about 3.70 million people from the 2024 estimate. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Bolivia has a young demographic profile in the 2024 broad age data. At 29.79%, the under-15 group is larger than the 5.64% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 64.57%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
The 2024 World Bank sex-share indicator gives Bolivia a female share of 49.9% and a male share of 50.1%. The split is close to even.
Female and male population share
The World Bank's 2024 series shows a nearly even sex balance: 49.9% female and 50.1% male.
What Is Shaping Population Change
For Bolivia, the latest annual population movement is +1.38%, compared with fertility of 2.5, as the working-age group accounts for 64.57% of the population.
By 2024, Bolivia had shifted +44.2% from its 2000 population level, before the medium projection moves another +29.8% to 2050; component causes are not assigned without separate births, deaths and migration data.
2024 estimate for Bolivia. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Bolivia vs. World
In the harmonized 2024 comparison, Bolivia's annual population change is higher than the world rate, fertility is above the global level, and its population is younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Bolivia | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +1.38% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 25 | 30.6 | 2024 |
All three comparison rows use 2024 values from the same harmonized country table. That table attributes its demographic series to UN World Population Prospects 2024, so no different-year values are mixed into this comparison.
Key Takeaways
Bolivia has 12,413,315 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +1.38% over the year.
The 2024 age structure is 29.79% under 15, 64.57% aged 15 to 64 and 5.64% aged 65 or older.
The 2024 female and male shares are 49.9% and 50.1% respectively.
The 2050 medium projection is 16.110M, 29.8% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Bolivia?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Bolivia is 12,413,315 people.
Is the population of Bolivia growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Bolivia's population is growing, with annual change of +1.38%.
What percentage of the population of Bolivia is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 5.64% of Bolivia's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Bolivia in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Bolivia's 2050 population at 16,110,162.
What is the fertility rate in Bolivia?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Bolivia is 2.5 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.