Population growth in Bolivia
Bolivia: Population growth was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Bolivia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Bolivia stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Bolivia peaked at 2.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 76th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bolivia
- Population, total 12.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 9.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 42.5% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.3601 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.1% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 30.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 30.9% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.1 1=low to 6=high (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Bolivia?
- Population growth in Bolivia was 1.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for population growth?
- Bolivia ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.