Bolivia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Bolivia was 8,185,478 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,185,478 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,344,372 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. 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 1,344,372
1961 1,381,913
1962 1,420,685
1963 1,460,748
1964 1,502,247
1965 1,545,149
1966 1,589,601
1967 1,635,578
1968 1,683,167
1969 1,732,436
1970 1,783,557
1971 1,836,458
1972 1,891,171
1973 1,947,676
1974 2,006,036
1975 2,066,284
1976 2,128,426
1977 2,219,184
1978 2,321,951
1979 2,427,660
1980 2,536,135
1981 2,646,815
1982 2,760,185
1983 2,876,583
1984 2,997,035
1985 3,121,801
1986 3,251,410
1987 3,385,640
1988 3,524,616
1989 3,667,781
1990 3,815,272
1991 3,967,012
1992 4,120,463
1993 4,247,234
1994 4,376,660
1995 4,508,611
1996 4,642,823
1997 4,779,299
1998 4,917,892
1999 5,058,609
2000 5,201,396
2001 5,346,007
2002 5,489,006
2003 5,632,753
2004 5,777,979
2005 5,924,368
2006 6,072,091
2007 6,220,823
2008 6,370,957
2009 6,522,380
2010 6,675,283
2011 6,829,809
2012 6,985,733
2013 7,137,082
2014 7,285,464
2015 7,434,136
2016 7,583,054
2017 7,732,023
2018 7,881,917
2019 8,033,037
2020 8,185,478

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Bolivia was 70.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 70.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.76 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 36.76
1961 37.06
1962 37.36
1963 37.66
1964 37.96
1965 38.26
1966 38.56
1967 38.86
1968 39.17
1969 39.47
1970 39.78
1971 40.08
1972 40.39
1973 40.70
1974 41.00
1975 41.31
1976 41.62
1977 42.45
1978 43.44
1979 44.44
1980 45.45
1981 46.46
1982 47.47
1983 48.49
1984 49.50
1985 50.52
1986 51.54
1987 52.55
1988 53.56
1989 54.57
1990 55.58
1991 56.58
1992 57.54
1993 58.08
1994 58.62
1995 59.15
1996 59.68
1997 60.21
1998 60.74
1999 61.26
2000 61.79
2001 62.31
2002 62.78
2003 63.25
2004 63.71
2005 64.17
2006 64.63
2007 65.08
2008 65.54
2009 65.98
2010 66.43
2011 66.87
2012 67.32
2013 67.70
2014 68.05
2015 68.39
2016 68.74
2017 69.08
2018 69.43
2019 69.77
2020 70.12

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization