Population density in Bolivia

Bolivia: Population density was 16.39 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
16.39 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
211th
of 235 countries
All-time high
16.53 people per km²
in 2086
All-time low
0.5539 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Bolivia, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 16.39 people per km² for population density in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Bolivia peaked at 16.53 people per km² in 2086 and was at its lowest, 0.5539 people per km², in 1000.

Bolivia ranks 211th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Bolivia, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.5539 people per km²
1100 0.6092 people per km² +10.0%
1200 0.6646 people per km² +9.1%
1300 0.72 people per km² +8.3%
1400 0.7754 people per km² +7.7%
1500 0.8308 people per km² +7.1%
1600 0.7385 people per km² -11.1%
1700 0.7385 people per km² +0.0%
1710 0.7526 people per km² +1.9%
1720 0.7669 people per km² +1.9%
1730 0.7815 people per km² +1.9%
1740 0.7964 people per km² +1.9%
1750 0.8116 people per km² +1.9%
1760 0.8271 people per km² +1.9%
1770 0.8428 people per km² +1.9%
1780 0.8589 people per km² +1.9%
1790 0.8752 people per km² +1.9%
1800 0.8188 people per km² -6.4%
1801 0.8277 people per km² +1.1%
1802 0.8366 people per km² +1.1%
1803 0.8457 people per km² +1.1%
1804 0.8548 people per km² +1.1%
1805 0.8641 people per km² +1.1%
1806 0.8734 people per km² +1.1%
1807 0.8829 people per km² +1.1%
1808 0.8924 people per km² +1.1%
1809 0.9021 people per km² +1.1%
1810 0.9119 people per km² +1.1%
1811 0.9218 people per km² +1.1%
1812 0.9318 people per km² +1.1%
1813 0.9418 people per km² +1.1%
1814 0.952 people per km² +1.1%
1815 0.9623 people per km² +1.1%
1816 0.9727 people per km² +1.1%
1817 0.9833 people per km² +1.1%
1818 0.9939 people per km² +1.1%
1819 1 people per km² +1.0%
1820 1.01 people per km² +0.9%
1821 1.02 people per km² +0.9%
1822 1.03 people per km² +0.8%
1823 1.04 people per km² +0.7%
1824 1.05 people per km² +0.7%
1825 1.05 people per km² +0.7%
1826 1.06 people per km² +0.7%
1827 1.07 people per km² +0.7%
1828 1.08 people per km² +0.7%
1829 1.09 people per km² +0.7%
1830 1.09 people per km² +0.7%
1831 1.1 people per km² +0.7%
1832 1.11 people per km² +0.7%
1833 1.12 people per km² +0.7%
1834 1.13 people per km² +0.7%
1835 1.13 people per km² +0.7%
1836 1.14 people per km² +0.7%
1837 1.15 people per km² +0.7%
1838 1.16 people per km² +0.7%
1839 1.17 people per km² +0.7%
1840 1.18 people per km² +0.7%
1841 1.19 people per km² +0.7%
1842 1.2 people per km² +0.7%
1843 1.2 people per km² +0.7%
1844 1.21 people per km² +0.7%
1845 1.22 people per km² +0.7%
1846 1.23 people per km² +0.7%
1847 1.24 people per km² +0.7%
1848 1.25 people per km² +0.7%
1849 1.26 people per km² +0.7%
1850 1.27 people per km² +0.6%
1851 1.27 people per km² +0.7%
1852 1.28 people per km² +0.6%
1853 1.29 people per km² +0.6%
1854 1.3 people per km² +0.6%
1855 1.31 people per km² +0.6%
1856 1.31 people per km² +0.6%
1857 1.32 people per km² +0.6%
1858 1.33 people per km² +0.6%
1859 1.34 people per km² +0.6%
1860 1.34 people per km² +0.6%
1861 1.35 people per km² +0.6%
1862 1.36 people per km² +0.6%
1863 1.37 people per km² +0.6%
1864 1.37 people per km² +0.6%
1865 1.38 people per km² +0.6%
1866 1.39 people per km² +0.6%
1867 1.4 people per km² +0.6%
1868 1.41 people per km² +0.6%
1869 1.41 people per km² -0.1%
1870 1.39 people per km² -0.8%
1871 1.37 people per km² -1.5%
1872 1.34 people per km² -2.2%
1873 1.3 people per km² -2.9%
1874 1.27 people per km² -2.9%
1875 1.23 people per km² -2.9%
1876 1.19 people per km² -2.9%
1877 1.16 people per km² -2.9%
1878 1.13 people per km² -2.9%
1879 1.1 people per km² -1.9%
1880 1.1 people per km² -0.9%
1881 1.1 people per km² +0.2%
1882 1.11 people per km² +1.3%
1883 1.14 people per km² +2.3%
1884 1.16 people per km² +2.3%
1885 1.19 people per km² +2.3%
1886 1.22 people per km² +2.3%
1887 1.25 people per km² +2.3%
1888 1.28 people per km² +2.3%
1889 1.31 people per km² +2.3%
1890 1.34 people per km² +2.3%
1891 1.37 people per km² +2.3%
1892 1.4 people per km² +2.3%
1893 1.44 people per km² +2.3%
1894 1.47 people per km² +2.3%
1895 1.5 people per km² +2.3%
1896 1.54 people per km² +2.3%
1897 1.57 people per km² +2.3%
1898 1.61 people per km² +2.3%
1899 1.64 people per km² +2.1%
1900 1.67 people per km² +1.8%
1901 1.7 people per km² +1.5%
1902 1.72 people per km² +1.2%
1903 1.74 people per km² +0.9%
1904 1.75 people per km² +0.9%
1905 1.77 people per km² +0.9%
1906 1.79 people per km² +0.9%
1907 1.8 people per km² +0.9%
1908 1.82 people per km² +0.9%
1909 1.84 people per km² +1.1%
1910 1.86 people per km² +1.2%
1911 1.89 people per km² +1.4%
1912 1.92 people per km² +1.5%
1913 1.95 people per km² +1.7%
1914 1.98 people per km² +1.7%
1915 2.01 people per km² +1.7%
1916 2.05 people per km² +1.7%
1917 2.08 people per km² +1.7%
1918 2.11 people per km² +1.5%
1919 2.14 people per km² +1.4%
1920 2.17 people per km² +1.4%
1921 2.2 people per km² +1.3%
1922 2.23 people per km² +1.2%
1923 2.25 people per km² +1.2%
1924 2.28 people per km² +1.2%
1925 2.31 people per km² +1.2%
1926 2.33 people per km² +1.2%
1927 2.36 people per km² +1.2%
1928 2.39 people per km² +1.2%
1929 2.42 people per km² +1.2%
1930 2.44 people per km² +1.2%
1931 2.47 people per km² +1.2%
1932 2.5 people per km² +1.2%
1933 2.53 people per km² +1.2%
1934 2.56 people per km² +1.2%
1935 2.59 people per km² +1.2%
1936 2.62 people per km² +1.2%
1937 2.65 people per km² +1.2%
1938 2.68 people per km² +1.2%
1939 2.71 people per km² +1.0%
1940 2.73 people per km² +0.8%
1941 2.75 people per km² +0.6%
1942 2.76 people per km² +0.5%
1943 2.77 people per km² +0.3%
1944 2.77 people per km² +0.3%
1945 2.78 people per km² +0.3%
1946 2.79 people per km² +0.3%
1947 2.8 people per km² +0.3%
1948 2.8 people per km² +0.3%
1949 2.82 people per km² +0.7%
1950 2.85 people per km² +1.1%
1951 2.9 people per km² +1.5%
1952 2.94 people per km² +1.6%
1953 2.99 people per km² +1.7%
1954 3.04 people per km² +1.8%
1955 3.1 people per km² +1.8%
1956 3.16 people per km² +1.9%
1957 3.22 people per km² +1.9%
1958 3.28 people per km² +2.0%
1959 3.35 people per km² +2.0%
1960 3.42 people per km² +2.0%
1961 3.49 people per km² +2.1%
1962 3.56 people per km² +2.1%
1963 3.64 people per km² +2.1%
1964 3.71 people per km² +2.1%
1965 3.79 people per km² +2.2%
1966 3.88 people per km² +2.2%
1967 3.96 people per km² +2.2%
1968 4.05 people per km² +2.2%
1969 4.14 people per km² +2.3%
1970 4.24 people per km² +2.3%
1971 4.33 people per km² +2.3%
1972 4.43 people per km² +2.3%
1973 4.53 people per km² +2.3%
1974 4.64 people per km² +2.3%
1975 4.74 people per km² +2.3%
1976 4.85 people per km² +2.3%
1977 4.97 people per km² +2.3%
1978 5.08 people per km² +2.3%
1979 5.2 people per km² +2.3%
1980 5.32 people per km² +2.3%
1981 5.44 people per km² +2.2%
1982 5.56 people per km² +2.2%
1983 5.68 people per km² +2.2%
1984 5.8 people per km² +2.2%
1985 5.92 people per km² +2.1%
1986 6.05 people per km² +2.1%
1987 6.18 people per km² +2.1%
1988 6.31 people per km² +2.1%
1989 6.44 people per km² +2.1%
1990 6.58 people per km² +2.1%
1991 6.72 people per km² +2.1%
1992 6.86 people per km² +2.1%
1993 7 people per km² +2.0%
1994 7.13 people per km² +2.0%
1995 7.27 people per km² +1.9%
1996 7.4 people per km² +1.9%
1997 7.54 people per km² +1.8%
1998 7.67 people per km² +1.8%
1999 7.81 people per km² +1.8%
2000 7.94 people per km² +1.7%
2001 8.08 people per km² +1.7%
2002 8.22 people per km² +1.7%
2003 8.35 people per km² +1.7%
2004 8.5 people per km² +1.7%
2005 8.64 people per km² +1.7%
2006 8.79 people per km² +1.7%
2007 8.94 people per km² +1.7%
2008 9.09 people per km² +1.7%
2009 9.25 people per km² +1.7%
2010 9.4 people per km² +1.7%
2011 9.55 people per km² +1.6%
2012 9.71 people per km² +1.6%
2013 9.86 people per km² +1.6%
2014 10.01 people per km² +1.6%
2015 10.17 people per km² +1.5%
2016 10.32 people per km² +1.5%
2017 10.47 people per km² +1.5%
2018 10.62 people per km² +1.4%
2019 10.77 people per km² +1.4%
2020 10.91 people per km² +1.2%
2021 11.02 people per km² +1.0%
2022 11.15 people per km² +1.2%
2023 11.3 people per km² +1.4%
2024 11.46 people per km² +1.4%
2025 11.61 people per km² +1.4%
2026 11.77 people per km² +1.3%
2027 11.92 people per km² +1.3%
2028 12.07 people per km² +1.3%
2029 12.23 people per km² +1.2%
2030 12.37 people per km² +1.2%
2031 12.52 people per km² +1.2%
2032 12.67 people per km² +1.2%
2033 12.81 people per km² +1.1%
2034 12.95 people per km² +1.1%
2035 13.09 people per km² +1.1%
2036 13.23 people per km² +1.0%
2037 13.36 people per km² +1.0%
2038 13.5 people per km² +1.0%
2039 13.63 people per km² +1.0%
2040 13.75 people per km² +0.9%
2041 13.88 people per km² +0.9%
2042 14 people per km² +0.9%
2043 14.12 people per km² +0.8%
2044 14.23 people per km² +0.8%
2045 14.35 people per km² +0.8%
2046 14.46 people per km² +0.8%
2047 14.57 people per km² +0.7%
2048 14.67 people per km² +0.7%
2049 14.77 people per km² +0.7%
2050 14.87 people per km² +0.7%
2051 14.97 people per km² +0.6%
2052 15.06 people per km² +0.6%
2053 15.15 people per km² +0.6%
2054 15.24 people per km² +0.6%
2055 15.32 people per km² +0.6%
2056 15.4 people per km² +0.5%
2057 15.48 people per km² +0.5%
2058 15.56 people per km² +0.5%
2059 15.63 people per km² +0.5%
2060 15.7 people per km² +0.4%
2061 15.77 people per km² +0.4%
2062 15.83 people per km² +0.4%
2063 15.89 people per km² +0.4%
2064 15.95 people per km² +0.4%
2065 16.01 people per km² +0.3%
2066 16.06 people per km² +0.3%
2067 16.11 people per km² +0.3%
2068 16.15 people per km² +0.3%
2069 16.2 people per km² +0.3%
2070 16.24 people per km² +0.2%
2071 16.28 people per km² +0.2%
2072 16.31 people per km² +0.2%
2073 16.34 people per km² +0.2%
2074 16.37 people per km² +0.2%
2075 16.4 people per km² +0.2%
2076 16.42 people per km² +0.1%
2077 16.45 people per km² +0.1%
2078 16.46 people per km² +0.1%
2079 16.48 people per km² +0.1%
2080 16.49 people per km² +0.1%
2081 16.51 people per km² +0.1%
2082 16.51 people per km² +0.1%
2083 16.52 people per km² +0.0%
2084 16.53 people per km² +0.0%
2085 16.53 people per km² +0.0%
2086 16.53 people per km² +0.0%
2087 16.53 people per km² -0.0%
2088 16.53 people per km² -0.0%
2089 16.53 people per km² -0.0%
2090 16.52 people per km² -0.0%
2091 16.52 people per km² -0.0%
2092 16.51 people per km² -0.0%
2093 16.5 people per km² -0.1%
2094 16.49 people per km² -0.1%
2095 16.48 people per km² -0.1%
2096 16.46 people per km² -0.1%
2097 16.45 people per km² -0.1%
2098 16.43 people per km² -0.1%
2099 16.41 people per km² -0.1%
2100 16.39 people per km² -0.1%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 16.39 people per km² is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68 people per km², 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 16.39 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.5539 people per km² 0.5539 people per km² 0.5539 people per km² 1
1100s 0.6092 people per km² 0.6092 people per km² 0.6092 people per km² 1
1200s 0.6646 people per km² 0.6646 people per km² 0.6646 people per km² 1
1300s 0.72 people per km² 0.72 people per km² 0.72 people per km² 1
1400s 0.7754 people per km² 0.7754 people per km² 0.7754 people per km² 1
1500s 0.8308 people per km² 0.8308 people per km² 0.8308 people per km² 1
1600s 0.7385 people per km² 0.7385 people per km² 0.7385 people per km² 1
1700s 0.7385 people per km² 0.7385 people per km² 0.7385 people per km² 1
1710s 0.7526 people per km² 0.7526 people per km² 0.7526 people per km² 1
1720s 0.7669 people per km² 0.7669 people per km² 0.7669 people per km² 1
1730s 0.7815 people per km² 0.7815 people per km² 0.7815 people per km² 1
1740s 0.7964 people per km² 0.7964 people per km² 0.7964 people per km² 1
1750s 0.8116 people per km² 0.8116 people per km² 0.8116 people per km² 1
1760s 0.8271 people per km² 0.8271 people per km² 0.8271 people per km² 1
1770s 0.8428 people per km² 0.8428 people per km² 0.8428 people per km² 1
1780s 0.8589 people per km² 0.8589 people per km² 0.8589 people per km² 1
1790s 0.8752 people per km² 0.8752 people per km² 0.8752 people per km² 1
1800s 0.8598 people per km² 0.8188 people per km² 0.9021 people per km² 10
1810s 0.9576 people per km² 0.9119 people per km² 1 people per km² 10
1820s 1.05 people per km² 1.01 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 10
1830s 1.13 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 10
1840s 1.22 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 1.26 people per km² 10
1850s 1.3 people per km² 1.27 people per km² 1.34 people per km² 10
1860s 1.38 people per km² 1.34 people per km² 1.41 people per km² 10
1870s 1.25 people per km² 1.1 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 10
1880s 1.19 people per km² 1.1 people per km² 1.31 people per km² 10
1890s 1.49 people per km² 1.34 people per km² 1.64 people per km² 10
1900s 1.76 people per km² 1.67 people per km² 1.84 people per km² 10
1910s 2 people per km² 1.86 people per km² 2.14 people per km² 10
1920s 2.29 people per km² 2.17 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 10
1930s 2.57 people per km² 2.44 people per km² 2.71 people per km² 10
1940s 2.78 people per km² 2.73 people per km² 2.82 people per km² 10
1950s 3.08 people per km² 2.85 people per km² 3.35 people per km² 10
1960s 3.76 people per km² 3.42 people per km² 4.14 people per km² 10
1970s 4.7 people per km² 4.24 people per km² 5.2 people per km² 10
1980s 5.87 people per km² 5.32 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 10
1990s 7.2 people per km² 6.58 people per km² 7.81 people per km² 10
2000s 8.58 people per km² 7.94 people per km² 9.25 people per km² 10
2010s 10.09 people per km² 9.4 people per km² 10.77 people per km² 10
2020s 11.54 people per km² 10.91 people per km² 12.23 people per km² 10
2030s 13.01 people per km² 12.37 people per km² 13.63 people per km² 10
2040s 14.28 people per km² 13.75 people per km² 14.77 people per km² 10
2050s 15.27 people per km² 14.87 people per km² 15.63 people per km² 10
2060s 15.97 people per km² 15.7 people per km² 16.2 people per km² 10
2070s 16.38 people per km² 16.24 people per km² 16.48 people per km² 10
2080s 16.52 people per km² 16.49 people per km² 16.53 people per km² 10
2090s 16.48 people per km² 16.41 people per km² 16.52 people per km² 10
2100s 16.39 people per km² 16.39 people per km² 16.39 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 208 Bhutan 18.1 people per km² compare
  2. 209 Chile 18.06 people per km² compare
  3. 210 Mauritania 16.61 people per km² compare
  4. 212 Finland 15.14 people per km² compare
  5. 213 Latvia 14.87 people per km² compare
  6. 214 Norway 14.86 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Bolivia?
Population density in Bolivia was 16.39 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 16.53 people per km² in 2086.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5539 people per km² in 1000.
How does Bolivia rank for population density?
Bolivia ranks 211th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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