Bolivia
Urban population in Bolivia
Urban population in Bolivia: 35% in 1950 and 71.6% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 71.6%
- Since 1950
- +36.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 90 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 82.4%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 82.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.6 |
| 2024 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 70.9 |
| 2022 | 70.6 |
| 2021 | 70.4 |
| 2020 | 70 |
| 2019 | 69.7 |
| 2018 | 69.4 |
| 2017 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 68.7 |
| 2015 | 68.4 |
| 2014 | 68 |
| 2013 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 67.3 |
| 2011 | 66.8 |
| 2010 | 66.4 |
| 2009 | 66 |
| 2008 | 65.5 |
| 2007 | 65.1 |
| 2006 | 64.7 |
| 2005 | 64.2 |
| 2004 | 63.8 |
| 2003 | 63.3 |
| 2002 | 62.8 |
| 2001 | 62.3 |
| 2000 | 61.9 |
| 1999 | 61.4 |
| 1998 | 60.9 |
| 1997 | 60.4 |
| 1996 | 59.9 |
| 1995 | 59.4 |
| 1994 | 58.8 |
| 1993 | 58.2 |
| 1992 | 57.6 |
| 1991 | 56.8 |
| 1990 | 55.9 |
| 1989 | 54.9 |
| 1988 | 53.8 |
| 1987 | 52.6 |
| 1986 | 51.4 |
| 1985 | 50.1 |
| 1984 | 48.8 |
| 1983 | 47.5 |
| 1982 | 46.3 |
| 1981 | 45.2 |
| 1980 | 44.1 |
| 1979 | 43.2 |
| 1978 | 42.3 |
| 1977 | 41.7 |
| 1976 | 41.2 |
| 1975 | 40.8 |
| 1974 | 40.5 |
| 1973 | 40.1 |
| 1972 | 39.8 |
| 1971 | 39.5 |
| 1970 | 39.2 |
| 1969 | 38.9 |
| 1968 | 38.6 |
| 1967 | 38.4 |
| 1966 | 38.1 |
| 1965 | 37.9 |
| 1964 | 37.7 |
| 1963 | 37.5 |
| 1962 | 37.3 |
| 1961 | 37.1 |
| 1960 | 36.9 |
| 1959 | 36.7 |
| 1958 | 36.5 |
| 1957 | 36.3 |
| 1956 | 36.2 |
| 1955 | 36 |
| 1954 | 35.8 |
| 1953 | 35.6 |
| 1952 | 35.4 |
| 1951 | 35.2 |
| 1950 | 35 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 71.9 |
| 2027 | 72.2 |
| 2028 | 72.6 |
| 2029 | 72.9 |
| 2030 | 73.3 |
| 2031 | 73.7 |
| 2032 | 74 |
| 2033 | 74.4 |
| 2034 | 74.8 |
| 2035 | 75.2 |
| 2036 | 75.6 |
| 2037 | 76.1 |
| 2038 | 76.5 |
| 2039 | 76.9 |
| 2040 | 77.4 |
| 2041 | 77.8 |
| 2042 | 78.3 |
| 2043 | 78.8 |
| 2044 | 79.3 |
| 2045 | 79.8 |
| 2046 | 80.3 |
| 2047 | 80.8 |
| 2048 | 81.3 |
| 2049 | 81.9 |
| 2050 | 82.4 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$570M in 2025
- Military spending per person$55 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel71,000 people in 2020
- National power0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.21% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2024