Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7156 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 0.7156 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.7156 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3689 people per person, in 1960.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3689 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3708 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3728 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3748 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3769 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.379 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3813 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3837 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3862 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3888 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3916 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3945 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3977 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.401 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4045 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4082 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4122 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4169 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4234 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4315 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4409 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4516 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4631 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4753 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4879 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5007 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5135 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5259 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5379 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5491 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5593 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5683 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5758 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5823 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5883 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5939 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5992 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6042 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6091 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6139 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6186 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6234 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6282 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6329 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6376 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6421 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6466 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6511 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6554 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6598 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6641 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6683 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6726 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6767 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6804 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.684 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6874 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6908 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6941 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6973 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7004 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7034 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7064 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7091 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7124 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7156 people per person | +0.5% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.7156 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.7156 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3783 people per person | 0.3689 people per person | 0.3888 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4081 people per person | 0.3916 people per person | 0.4315 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4946 people per person | 0.4409 people per person | 0.5491 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5894 people per person | 0.5593 people per person | 0.6139 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6396 people per person | 0.6186 people per person | 0.6598 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6816 people per person | 0.6641 people per person | 0.6973 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7079 people per person | 0.7004 people per person | 0.7156 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1198 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1198 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0694 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 16,610 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.29 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5952 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 16.39 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 971,603 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.7156 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7156 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3689 people per person in 1960.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.