Bolivia vs South Sudan: Population, total

Bolivia

12.58 million

in 2025

South Sudan

12.19 million

in 2025

Bolivia rank

78th

South Sudan rank

80th

Population, total over time

Bolivia
South Sudan

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 12.58 million against 12.19 million in South Sudan, a difference of 393,000.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bolivia ahead.

Globally, Bolivia ranks 78th and South Sudan ranks 80th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Bolivia
Population, total in South Sudan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.