Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Bolivia

Urban population in Bolivia in 2025 — 9,003,957 people. Ranked 71 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 559.2%.

2025 9M people +1.82% vs 2024
World rank 71of 217
Period maximum 9M people2025
Period minimum 1.37M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Bolivia, 1960–202502.5M5M7.5M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,365,937 people1962: 1,438,022 people1964: 1,516,156 people1966: 1,601,291 people1968: 1,694,899 people1970: 1,797,439 people1972: 1,909,224 people1974: 2,031,620 people1976: 2,166,470 people1978: 2,330,280 people1980: 2,539,374 people1982: 2,786,900 people1984: 3,064,859 people1986: 3,364,415 people1988: 3,676,752 people1990: 3,987,822 people1992: 4,278,214 people1994: 4,545,926 people1996: 4,806,644 people1998: 5,063,678 people2000: 5,323,763 people2002: 5,591,093 people2004: 5,868,328 people2006: 6,157,023 people2008: 6,456,728 people2010: 6,761,848 people2012: 7,072,737 people2014: 7,381,304 people2016: 7,685,664 people2018: 7,988,348 people2020: 8,276,640 people2022: 8,530,729 people2024: 8,842,767 people2025: 9,003,957 people
Change over the period: +7.64M (+559.18%) Average annual rate: 2.94 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Bolivia 9M people
World 4.75B people
South America computed 374M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.43B people
Urban population — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 9M +161,190 +1.82%
2024 8.84M +159,804 +1.84%
2023 8.68M +152,234 +1.78%
2022 8.53M +133,388 +1.59%
2021 8.4M +120,701 +1.46%
2020 8.28M +137,774 +1.69%
2019 8.14M +150,518 +1.88%
2018 7.99M +151,076 +1.93%
2017 7.84M +151,608 +1.97%
2016 7.69M +152,068 +2.02%
2015 7.53M +152,292 +2.06%
2014 7.38M +152,415 +2.11%
2013 7.23M +156,152 +2.21%
2012 7.07M +156,163 +2.26%
2011 6.92M +154,726 +2.29%
2010 6.76M +153,291 +2.32%
2009 6.61M +151,829 +2.35%
2008 6.46M +150,516 +2.39%
2007 6.31M +149,189 +2.42%
2006 6.16M +146,173 +2.43%
2005 6.01M +142,522 +2.43%
2004 5.87M +139,971 +2.44%
2003 5.73M +137,264 +2.46%
2002 5.59M +134,858 +2.47%
2001 5.46M +132,472 +2.49%
2000 5.32M +130,659 +2.52%
1999 5.19M +129,426 +2.56%
1998 5.06M +128,311 +2.6%
1997 4.94M +128,723 +2.68%
1996 4.81M +129,779 +2.77%
1995 4.68M +130,939 +2.88%
1994 4.55M +132,801 +3.01%
1993 4.41M +134,911 +3.15%
1992 4.28M +141,113 +3.41%
1991 4.14M +149,279 +3.74%
1990 3.99M +154,218 +4.02%
1989 3.83M +156,852 +4.27%
1988 3.68M +157,117 +4.46%
1987 3.52M +155,220 +4.61%
1986 3.36M +151,854 +4.73%
1985 3.21M +147,702 +4.82%
1984 3.06M +142,369 +4.87%
1983 2.92M +135,590 +4.87%
1982 2.79M +128,030 +4.82%
1981 2.66M +119,496 +4.71%
1980 2.54M +109,832 +4.52%
1979 2.43M +99,262 +4.26%
1978 2.33M +87,788 +3.91%
1977 2.24M +76,022 +3.51%
1976 2.17M +69,135 +3.3%
1975 2.1M +65,715 +3.23%
1974 2.03M +62,684 +3.18%
1973 1.97M +59,712 +3.13%
1972 1.91M +57,080 +3.08%
1971 1.85M +54,705 +3.04%
1970 1.8M +52,364 +3%
1969 1.75M +50,176 +2.96%
1968 1.69M +47,945 +2.91%
1967 1.65M +45,663 +2.85%
1966 1.6M +43,526 +2.79%
1965 1.56M +41,609 +2.74%
1964 1.52M +39,878 +2.7%
1963 1.48M +38,256 +2.66%
1962 1.44M +36,717 +2.62%
1961 1.4M +35,368 +2.59%
1960 1.37M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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