Urban population, total in Bolivia

Bolivia: Urban population, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.6%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Urban population, total in Bolivia, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.615 % of total population1999: 0.629 % of total population2000: 0.637 % of total population2001: 0.624 % of total population2002: 0.624 % of total population2003: 0.625 % of total population2005: 0.642 % of total population2006: 0.633 % of total population2007: 0.653 % of total population2008: 0.656 % of total population2009: 0.662 % of total population2011: 0.67 % of total population2012: 0.673 % of total population2013: 0.677 % of total population2014: 0.678 % of total population2015: 0.685 % of total population2016: 0.689 % of total population2017: 0.692 % of total population2018: 0.696 % of total population2019: 0.698 % of total population2020: 0.7 % of total population2021: 0.705 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 0.7% for urban population, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, total in Bolivia peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.

That places Bolivia 28th out of 100 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Bolivia?
Urban population, total in Bolivia was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
How does Bolivia rank for urban population, total?
Bolivia ranks 28th out of 100 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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