Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bolivia, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 23.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bolivia peaked at 65.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
That places Bolivia 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 38.8% | 65.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 24.0% | 32.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.5% | 26.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Bolivia
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.1506 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bolivia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bolivia was 23.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Bolivia ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.