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Population Pyramid of Bolivia (Plurinational State of)2024

Total population
12.4M
Median age
26
Peak year
2086
Peak population
17.9M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 3.1M · median age 20.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 5.8M · median age 19.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 8.6M · median age 20.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 12.4M · median age 26
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 16.1M · median age 32.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 17.8M · median age 42.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 26 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 29.8% of the population; people 65 and older account for 5.6%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s peak population in 2086.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 3.1 million with median age 20.6. Projected 2100 values are 17.8 million and median age 42.1.

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