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Bolivia vs Burundi

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Bolivia

12,581,843#78 · +1.35%/yr
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Burundi

14,390,003#77 · +2.41%/yr

Burundi has 14% more people than Bolivia: 14,390,003 vs 12,581,843, a gap of 1.8 million. Burundi is growing faster (+2.41% vs +1.35% a year), adding about 346,352 people a year against +169,667. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Bolivia is the older society: 5.7% aged 65+ against 2.5% in Burundi, while Burundi has more children (44.0% under 15 vs 29.4%). Burundi is 47.2× as densely populated (533.1 vs 11.3 people per km²). People in Bolivia live 4.9 years longer on average (68.7 vs 63.8). GDP per capita is 22.0× higher in Bolivia ($5,148 vs $234).

Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Bolivia) and 2025 (Burundi); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.

Bolivia vs Burundi — side by side

Flag of Bolivia BoliviaFlag of Burundi Burundi
Population12,581,843202514,390,0032025
Growth rate / yr+1.35%2025+2.41%2025
Births per 1,00021.0202433.22024
Deaths per 1,0007.220246.72024
Children per woman2.5220244.792024
Life expectancy68.7 yrs202463.8 yrs2024
Aged 0–1429.4%202544.0%2025
Aged 65+5.7%20252.5%2025
Density11.3 /km²2023533.1 /km²2023
Area1,098,580 km²202327,830 km²2023
Urban population71.6%202525.7%2025
Net migration / yr-3,1792025-34,7272025
GDP per capita$5,1482025$2342025
Country population rank (available records)#78#77
Base / world population (World Bank 2025)0.15%0.18%

Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.

Population since 1960

World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Bolivia: 3.4× from 1960 to 2025; Burundi: 5.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.

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