Urban population share in Bolivia
71.6% of people in Bolivia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bolivia, 2025
71.6%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
83rd of 217
Urban population share in Bolivia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bolivia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.6% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 71.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 68.4%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bolivia has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Bolivia
All statistics for Bolivia
Population estimates and projections
12,244,160 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
24.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.55 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.38%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
12,581,843 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.35%
2025 · World Bank