Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 42.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 42.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 42.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1960.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 22nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.8% | — |
| 1961 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 19.1% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 19.7% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 20.0% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 20.4% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 21.8% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 42.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 42.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 21.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 25.0% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 37.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 39.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 42.5% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- Urban population 9.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 12.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 42.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1960.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 22nd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.