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Bolivia

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Capital
La Paz (executive branch) · Sucre (judiciary)
Currency
boliviano
Continent
South America
Area
1,098,581 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q750 ↗ · Official languages: Aymara, Guarani, Quechua, Spanish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
12.58M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
64.77B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
5,147.81 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
19.52 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
2.97 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.52 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
68.74 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.35 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
-1.58 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
12.87K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
5.74 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
71.56 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
78.63 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
5.01 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
79.7 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
46.98 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.96 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Bolivia: 12.58M
Bolivia · Population9.22M10.13M11.05M11.97M12.89M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bolivia · Population · people
YearBolivia
202512,581,843
202412,413,315
202312,244,159
202212,077,154
202111,937,360
202011,816,299
201911,671,386
201811,508,368
201711,344,587
201611,180,020
201511,014,705
201410,848,888
201310,682,608
201210,515,807
201110,348,929
201010,182,345
200910,016,275
20089,850,858
20079,685,960
20069,521,689
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Bolivia: 64.77B
Bolivia · GDP6.12B22.12B38.11B54.11B70.1B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bolivia · GDP · current US$
YearBolivia
202564,768,947,525.33
202454,881,327,452.97
202352,340,206,946.45
202250,959,081,953.69
202147,877,892,402.32
202042,313,784,081.04
201949,056,643,589
201848,414,038,842.26
201745,927,439,594.79
201633,941,126,193.92
201533,000,198,248.91
201432,996,188,017.37
201330,659,338,885.67
201227,084,497,481.91
201123,963,164,696.59
201019,649,723,722.1
200917,339,992,193.73
200816,674,276,285.9
200713,120,108,008.35
200611,451,844,902.22

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Bolivia: 5,147.81
Bolivia · GDP per capita808.21,991.733,175.264,358.795,542.322006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bolivia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBolivia
20255,147.81
20244,421.17
20234,274.71
20224,219.46
20214,010.76
20203,580.97
20194,203.15
20184,206.86
20174,048.4
20163,035.87
20152,996.01
20143,041.44
20132,870.02
20122,575.6
20112,315.52
20101,929.78
20091,731.18
20081,692.67
20071,354.55
20061,202.71
% · 2006–2025
2025Bolivia: 19.52
Bolivia · Inflation-1.144.4910.1315.7621.42006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bolivia · Inflation · %
YearBolivia
202519.52
20245.1
20232.58
20221.75
20210.74
20200.94
20191.84
20182.27
20172.82
20163.62
20154.06
20145.77
20135.74
20124.52
20119.88
20102.5
20093.35
200814.01
20078.71
20064.28

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Bolivia: 2.97
Bolivia · Unemployment1.433.24.966.738.492006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bolivia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBolivia
20252.97
20243.27
20233.02
20223.55
20215.09
20207.9
20193.68
20183.52
20173.66
20163.5
20153.11
20142.02
20132.44
20122.07
20112.26
20102.61
20092.97
20082.6
20072.61
20062.58

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Bolivia: —
Bolivia · Fertility rate2.422.733.033.333.632006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bolivia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBolivia
2025No data available
20242.52
20232.55
20222.58
20212.62
20202.65
20192.69
20182.73
20172.78
20162.83
20152.89
20142.95
20133.01
20123.08
20113.14
20103.21
20093.29
20083.36
20073.45
20063.53

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Bolivia: —
Bolivia · Life expectancy60.762.8965.0867.2869.472006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bolivia · Life expectancy · years
YearBolivia
2025No data available
202468.74
202368.58
202267.43
202161.43
202062.91
201967.82
201867.7
201767.54
201667.39
201567.21
201466.97
201366.78
201266.59
201166.28
201066
200965.66
200865.3
200764.94
200664.53
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Bolivia

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