Bolivia
Population 2026
12,749,296
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.33%
- Density
- 12 per km²
- Land area
- 1,087,959 km²
- Capital
- Sucre
- Currency
- Boliviano (BOB)
- Official languages
- ES-BO, QU, AY
- Urban population
- 71.6%
- Continent
- SA
Demographics
- Births
- 261,4962026
- Deaths
- 91,5222026
- Birth rate
- 21.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.52
- Life expectancy
- 68.7At birth, years
- Median age
- 25.5
- Net migration
- -3,179
Age distribution
- 0–1429.4%
- 15–6464.8%
- 65+5.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $64.8B
- GDP per capita
- $5.1K
- GDP growth
- -1.6%
- Inflation
- 19.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Exports
- $11.8B
- Imports
- $14.0B
- Tourism receipts
- 3.3%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture8.8%
- Industry31.3%
- Manufacturing13.1%
- Services53.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture24.7%
- Industry19.8%
- Services55.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La PazLa Paz Department | 2,004,6522025 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz Department | 1,831,4342026 |
| 3 | CochabambaCochabamba | 841,2762026 |
| 4 | SucreChuquisaca Department | 224,8382021 |
| 5 | OruroOruro | 208,6842026 |
| 6 | SacabaCochabamba | 180,7262021 |
| 7 | QuillacolloCochabamba | 172,4052021 |
| 8 | TarijaTarija Department | 159,2692026 |
| 9 | PotosíPotosí Department | 141,2512026 |
| 10 | RiberaltaBeni Department | 99,0702023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12,749,296 | 261K | 91.5K |
| 2020 | 11,816,301 | 260K | 128K |
| 2010 | 10,182,345 | 261K | 81.8K |
| 2000 | 8,606,330 | 257K | 83.9K |
| 1990 | 7,130,143 | 257K | 85.8K |
| 1980 | 5,758,905 | 229K | 88.3K |
| 1970 | 4,590,008 | 196K | 88.0K |
| 1960 | 3,702,323 | 163K | 84.1K |
| 1950 | 3,089,975 | 133K | 79.8K |