Country profile
Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia · South America
👥 Population
12,581,843
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Sucre
🗺 Area
1,098,581 km²
among the world’s largest
💹 GDP (nominal)
$64.77B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.733
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
11 /km²
💱 Currency
BOB
Bolivian boliviano
🗣 Languages
Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua, Spanish
About Bolivia
Bolivia (officially Plurinational State of Bolivia) is a country in South America, with Sucre as its capital. It is home to roughly 12.58 million people, giving a population density of about 11 people per square kilometre. The country covers 1,098,581 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $64.77B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.733. The official currency is the Bolivian boliviano (BOB), and the main languages are Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua, Spanish.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$159.85B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$12,878
GDP growth
-1.6%
Inflation
19.5%
Unemployment
3.0%
👥 People
Life expectancy
68.7 yrs
Fertility rate
2.52
Pop. growth
1.3%
Urban population
71.6%
Infant mortality /1k
14.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
79.7%
Literacy rate
96.7%
Physicians /1k
1.28
Renewable energy
12.8%
Travel & practical
Capital
Sucre
Currency
BOB
Dialing code
+591
Internet TLD
.bo
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Fun facts about Bolivia
- Bolivia is the 78th most populous country in the world, with about 12.58 million people.
- By land area it is the 27th-largest country in the world, covering 1,098,581 km².
- It has the world's 87th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($64.77B).
- Bolivia shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.733.
- Bolivia has a population density of about 11 people per square kilometre.
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