Population growth in Bolivia
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Bolivia increased from 3.66 million to 12.08 million people. This is a growth of 230.3 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Bolivia was recorded in 2015 with 3.58 percent. The smallest increase in 2021 with 1.20 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Bolivia rose by 3.16 years from 2012 to 2021 from 22.14 to 25.30 years (median value).
Around 70 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.7 percent annually.
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Population development in Bolivia since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Bolivia | Change Bolivia | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.73 M | 1.97 % | 43.7 ‰ | 23.2 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 3.80 M | 1.99 % | 43.6 ‰ | 22.8 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 3.88 M | 2.00 % | 43.5 ‰ | 22.4 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 3.96 M | 2.03 % | 43.3 ‰ | 22.0 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 4.04 M | 2.05 % | 43.2 ‰ | 21.7 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 4.12 M | 2.07 % | 43.0 ‰ | 21.3 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 4.21 M | 2.09 % | 42.8 ‰ | 20.9 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 4.30 M | 2.11 % | 42.7 ‰ | 20.5 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 4.39 M | 2.13 % | 42.5 ‰ | 20.2 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 4.48 M | 2.16 % | 42.3 ‰ | 19.8 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 4.58 M | 2.18 % | 42.1 ‰ | 19.4 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 4.68 M | 2.20 % | 41.9 ‰ | 19.1 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 4.79 M | 2.21 % | 41.7 ‰ | 18.7 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 4.89 M | 2.22 % | 41.5 ‰ | 18.3 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 5.00 M | 2.23 % | 41.2 ‰ | 17.9 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 5.11 M | 2.24 % | 40.9 ‰ | 17.6 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 5.23 M | 2.24 % | 40.5 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 5.34 M | 2.23 % | 40.1 ‰ | 16.8 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 5.46 M | 2.20 % | 39.7 ‰ | 16.4 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 5.58 M | 2.15 % | 39.2 ‰ | 16.0 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 5.70 M | 2.10 % | 38.7 ‰ | 15.6 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 5.81 M | 2.06 % | 38.3 ‰ | 15.3 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 5.93 M | 2.04 % | 37.9 ‰ | 14.9 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 6.05 M | 2.04 % | 37.5 ‰ | 14.6 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 6.18 M | 2.07 % | 37.2 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 6.31 M | 2.10 % | 36.9 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 6.44 M | 2.12 % | 36.5 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 6.58 M | 2.13 % | 36.2 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 6.72 M | 2.14 % | 35.8 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 6.86 M | 2.14 % | 35.3 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 7.01 M | 2.14 % | 34.9 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 7.16 M | 2.13 % | 34.4 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 7.31 M | 2.12 % | 33.9 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 7.47 M | 2.10 % | 33.3 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 7.62 M | 2.08 % | 32.8 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 7.78 M | 2.06 % | 32.3 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 7.94 M | 2.03 % | 31.8 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 8.10 M | 2.01 % | 31.3 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 8.26 M | 1.98 % | 30.8 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 8.42 M | 1.95 % | 30.3 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 8.58 M | 1.92 % | 29.8 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 8.74 M | 1.89 % | 29.3 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 8.91 M | 1.86 % | 28.7 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 9.07 M | 1.83 % | 28.2 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 9.23 M | 1.80 % | 27.6 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 9.40 M | 1.77 % | 27.0 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 9.56 M | 1.73 % | 26.5 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 9.72 M | 1.71 % | 26.0 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 9.88 M | 1.68 % | 25.5 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 10.05 M | 1.66 % | 25.0 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 10.21 M | 1.64 % | 24.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 10.38 M | 1.61 % | 24.1 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 10.54 M | 1.59 % | 23.7 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 10.71 M | 1.56 % | 24.1 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 11.09 M | 3.58 % | 23.7 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 11.26 M | 1.56 % | 23.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 11.44 M | 1.53 % | 23.0 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 11.61 M | 1.50 % | 22.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 11.78 M | 1.47 % | 22.3 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 11.94 M | 1.35 % | 22.1 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 12.08 M | 1.20 % | 21.8 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Bolivia
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Bolivia increased by about 143,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 9.9 per 1,000 people (~ 119,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 21.8 per 1,000 people (~ 261,000 births). As a result, around 1,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 86,573 in Bolivia. The number of births was 259,983 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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