Population density — all countries

Population density — Bolivia

Population density in Bolivia in 2023 — 11.3 per km². Ranked 200 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 224%.

2023 11.3 per km² +1.38% vs 2022
World rank 200of 215
Period maximum 11.3 per km²2023
Period minimum 3.5 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Bolivia, 1961–202305101519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3.5 per km²1963: 3.6 per km²1965: 3.8 per km²1967: 4 per km²1969: 4.1 per km²1971: 4.3 per km²1973: 4.5 per km²1975: 4.7 per km²1977: 5 per km²1979: 5.2 per km²1981: 5.4 per km²1983: 5.7 per km²1985: 5.9 per km²1987: 6.2 per km²1989: 6.4 per km²1991: 6.7 per km²1993: 7 per km²1995: 7.3 per km²1997: 7.5 per km²1999: 7.8 per km²2001: 8.1 per km²2003: 8.4 per km²2005: 8.6 per km²2007: 8.9 per km²2009: 9.2 per km²2011: 9.6 per km²2013: 9.9 per km²2015: 10.2 per km²2017: 10.5 per km²2019: 10.8 per km²2021: 11 per km²2023: 11.3 per km²
Change over the period: +7.8 (+224.03%) Average annual rate: 1.91 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia

Bolivia 11.3 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
South America computed 24.9 per km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 148.1 per km²
Population density — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 11.3 +0.2 +1.38%
2022 11.1 +0.1 +1.17%
2021 11 +0.1 +1.02%
2020 10.9 +0.1 +1.24%
2019 10.8 +0.2 +1.42%
2018 10.6 +0.2 +1.44%
2017 10.5 +0.2 +1.47%
2016 10.3 +0.2 +1.5%
2015 10.2 +0.2 +1.53%
2014 10 +0.2 +1.56%
2013 9.9 +0.2 +1.59%
2012 9.7 +0.2 +1.61%
2011 9.6 +0.2 +1.64%
2010 9.4 +0.2 +1.66%
2009 9.2 +0.2 +1.68%
2008 9.1 +0.2 +1.7%
2007 8.9 +0.2 +1.73%
2006 8.8 +0.1 +1.72%
2005 8.6 +0.1 +1.7%
2004 8.5 +0.1 +1.7%
2003 8.4 +0.1 +1.69%
2002 8.2 +0.1 +1.69%
2001 8.1 +0.1 +1.7%
2000 7.9 +0.1 +1.73%
1999 7.8 +0.1 +1.76%
1998 7.7 +0.1 +1.78%
1997 7.5 +0.1 +1.82%
1996 7.4 +0.1 +1.87%
1995 7.3 +0.1 +1.91%
1994 7.1 +0.1 +1.95%
1993 7 +0.1 +2%
1992 6.9 +0.1 +2.06%
1991 6.7 +0.1 +2.11%
1990 6.6 +0.1 +2.13%
1989 6.4 +0.1 +2.14%
1988 6.3 +0.1 +2.14%
1987 6.2 +0.1 +2.13%
1986 6 +0.1 +2.12%
1985 5.9 +0.1 +2.14%
1984 5.8 +0.1 +2.16%
1983 5.7 +0.1 +2.18%
1982 5.6 +0.1 +2.21%
1981 5.4 +0.1 +2.24%
1980 5.3 +0.1 +2.27%
1979 5.2 +0.1 +2.3%
1978 5.1 +0.1 +2.32%
1977 5 +0.1 +2.33%
1976 4.9 +0.1 +2.32%
1975 4.7 +0.1 +2.29%
1974 4.6 +0.1 +2.29%
1973 4.5 +0.1 +2.27%
1972 4.4 +0.1 +2.27%
1971 4.3 +0.1 +2.27%
1970 4.2 +0.1 +2.27%
1969 4.1 +0.1 +2.26%
1968 4.1 +0.1 +2.25%
1967 4 +0.1 +2.22%
1966 3.9 +0.1 +2.18%
1965 3.8 +0.1 +2.16%
1964 3.7 +0.1 +2.13%
1963 3.6 +0.1 +2.11%
1962 3.6 +0.1 +2.08%
1961 3.5

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.