Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Bolivia

Rural population share in Bolivia in 2025 — 28.4%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 34.7 pp.

2025 28.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 135of 217
Period maximum 63.1%1960
Period minimum 28.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Bolivia, 1960–202520304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 63.1%1962: 62.7%1964: 62.3%1966: 61.9%1968: 61.4%1970: 60.8%1972: 60.2%1974: 59.5%1976: 58.8%1978: 57.7%1980: 55.9%1982: 53.7%1984: 51.2%1986: 48.7%1988: 46.2%1990: 44.1%1992: 42.4%1994: 41.2%1996: 40.1%1998: 39.1%2000: 38.1%2002: 37.2%2004: 36.2%2006: 35.3%2008: 34.5%2010: 33.6%2012: 32.7%2014: 32%2016: 31.3%2018: 30.6%2020: 30%2022: 29.4%2024: 28.8%2025: 28.4%
Change over the period: −34.7 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bolivia 28.4%
World 42.2%
South America computed 14.5%
Rural population share — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.4 −0.3 pp
2024 28.8 −0.3 pp
2023 29.1 −0.3 pp
2022 29.4 −0.3 pp
2021 29.7 −0.3 pp
2020 30 −0.3 pp
2019 30.3 −0.3 pp
2018 30.6 −0.3 pp
2017 30.9 −0.3 pp
2016 31.3 −0.3 pp
2015 31.6 −0.4 pp
2014 32 −0.4 pp
2013 32.3 −0.4 pp
2012 32.7 −0.4 pp
2011 33.2 −0.4 pp
2010 33.6 −0.4 pp
2009 34 −0.4 pp
2008 34.5 −0.4 pp
2007 34.9 −0.4 pp
2006 35.3 −0.4 pp
2005 35.8 −0.5 pp
2004 36.2 −0.5 pp
2003 36.7 −0.5 pp
2002 37.2 −0.5 pp
2001 37.7 −0.5 pp
2000 38.1 −0.5 pp
1999 38.6 −0.5 pp
1998 39.1 −0.5 pp
1997 39.6 −0.5 pp
1996 40.1 −0.5 pp
1995 40.6 −0.6 pp
1994 41.2 −0.6 pp
1993 41.8 −0.6 pp
1992 42.4 −0.8 pp
1991 43.2 −0.9 pp
1990 44.1 −1 pp
1989 45.1 −1.1 pp
1988 46.2 −1.2 pp
1987 47.4 −1.2 pp
1986 48.7 −1.3 pp
1985 49.9 −1.3 pp
1984 51.2 −1.3 pp
1983 52.5 −1.2 pp
1982 53.7 −1.2 pp
1981 54.8 −1.1 pp
1980 55.9 −0.9 pp
1979 56.9 −0.8 pp
1978 57.7 −0.6 pp
1977 58.3 −0.5 pp
1976 58.8 −0.4 pp
1975 59.2 −0.4 pp
1974 59.5 −0.4 pp
1973 59.9 −0.3 pp
1972 60.2 −0.3 pp
1971 60.5 −0.3 pp
1970 60.8 −0.3 pp
1969 61.1 −0.3 pp
1968 61.4 −0.2 pp
1967 61.6 −0.2 pp
1966 61.9 −0.2 pp
1965 62.1 −0.2 pp
1964 62.3 −0.2 pp
1963 62.5 −0.2 pp
1962 62.7 −0.2 pp
1961 62.9 −0.2 pp
1960 63.1

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.