Bolivia - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Bolivia was 3,487,551 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,487,551 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,312,589 in 1960.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,312,589
1961 2,347,041
1962 2,382,311
1963 2,418,443
1964 2,455,512
1965 2,493,716
1966 2,532,916
1967 2,573,105
1968 2,614,355
1969 2,656,812
1970 2,700,447
1971 2,745,294
1972 2,791,221
1973 2,838,240
1974 2,886,258
1975 2,935,129
1976 2,985,032
1977 3,009,069
1978 3,022,995
1979 3,034,753
1980 3,043,797
1981 3,050,283
1982 3,054,159
1983 3,056,229
1984 3,057,091
1985 3,057,659
1986 3,057,719
1987 3,057,184
1988 3,055,702
1989 3,053,336
1990 3,049,567
1991 3,044,444
1992 3,040,454
1993 3,065,623
1994 3,090,132
1995 3,113,723
1996 3,136,445
1997 3,158,154
1998 3,178,869
1999 3,198,457
2000 3,216,874
2001 3,234,237
2002 3,253,816
2003 3,273,067
2004 3,291,065
2005 3,307,933
2006 3,323,358
2007 3,337,615
2008 3,350,500
2009 3,362,410
2010 3,373,314
2011 3,383,142
2012 3,391,944
2013 3,405,293
2014 3,421,053
2015 3,435,596
2016 3,448,768
2017 3,460,830
2018 3,471,223
2019 3,480,065
2020 3,487,551

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Bolivia was 29.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 63.24 in 1960, while its lowest value was 29.88 in 2020.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 63.24
1961 62.94
1962 62.64
1963 62.34
1964 62.04
1965 61.74
1966 61.44
1967 61.14
1968 60.83
1969 60.53
1970 60.22
1971 59.92
1972 59.61
1973 59.30
1974 59.00
1975 58.69
1976 58.38
1977 57.55
1978 56.56
1979 55.56
1980 54.55
1981 53.54
1982 52.53
1983 51.51
1984 50.50
1985 49.48
1986 48.47
1987 47.45
1988 46.44
1989 45.43
1990 44.42
1991 43.42
1992 42.46
1993 41.92
1994 41.39
1995 40.85
1996 40.32
1997 39.79
1998 39.26
1999 38.74
2000 38.21
2001 37.69
2002 37.22
2003 36.75
2004 36.29
2005 35.83
2006 35.37
2007 34.92
2008 34.47
2009 34.02
2010 33.57
2011 33.13
2012 32.69
2013 32.30
2014 31.95
2015 31.61
2016 31.26
2017 30.92
2018 30.58
2019 30.23
2020 29.88

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization