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Contents: Bolivia

Plurinational State


10,059,856 Population [2012] – census

11,365,333 Population [2024] – census

1,098,581km² Area

10.35/km² Density [2024]

Contents: Departments and Municipalities

The population of the departments and municipalities in Bolivia according to census results.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, main language, identification).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-06-29
Population
Census
2012-11-21
Population
Census
2024-03-23
BeniDepartment362,521422,008488,260
BauresMunicipality5,2645,9657,488
ExaltaciónMunicipality6,6186,3628,012
GuayaramerínMunicipality40,44441,81442,031
HuacarajeMunicipality3,7064,1114,630
LoretoMunicipality3,8593,8284,269
MagdalenaMunicipality9,90811,37712,785
Puerto SilesMunicipality1,0189451,091
ReyesMunicipality11,12713,24611,478
RiberaltaMunicipality75,97789,022110,302
Rurrenabaque (Puerto Menor de Rurrenabaque)Municipality13,66819,19521,240
San AndrésMunicipality10,59512,50315,570
San BorjaMunicipality34,36340,86445,798
San IgnacioMunicipality19,25019,25221,584
San JavierMunicipality2,6905,2777,913
San JoaquínMunicipality5,4526,9176,808
San RamónMunicipality5,9274,9555,489
Santa Ana del YacumaMunicipality21,66317,06918,088
Santa RosaMunicipality9,0169,47811,122
Territorio Indígena Multiétnico (← San Ignacio, Santa Ana del Yacuma, San Borja)Indigenous-origin Peasant Territory2,0133,2323,973
TrinidadMunicipality79,963106,596128,589
ChuquisacaDepartment531,522580,923606,027
AzurduyMunicipality11,34910,6527,903
CamargoMunicipality14,39215,64414,713
CulpinaMunicipality17,57017,73114,848
El VillarMunicipality4,5854,4655,654
HuacaretaMunicipality10,0078,3497,200
HuacayaMunicipality2,3452,5412,547
Icla (R. Mujia)Municipality8,1777,7749,155
IncahuasiMunicipality10,70913,05616,484
Las CarrerasMunicipality3,5564,0885,016
MacharetíMunicipality7,3867,4187,235
MojocoyaMunicipality7,9268,0689,055
MonteagudoMunicipality26,50424,30324,546
PadillaMunicipality12,45310,3839,192
PoromaMunicipality16,96616,53213,649
PrestoMunicipality8,89212,38512,539
San LucasMunicipality32,10932,52026,715
SopachuyMunicipality7,2417,3126,942
SucreMunicipality214,913261,622296,746
TarabucoMunicipality19,55416,94413,323
Tarvita (Villa Arias)Municipality16,23014,26116,812
TominaMunicipality9,0608,4948,509
Villa AbeciaMunicipality3,1953,5145,375
Villa AlcaláMunicipality4,0344,9023,768
Villa CharcasMunicipality12,30216,15014,282
Villa SerranoMunicipality12,38611,1619,107
Villa Vaca Guzmán (Muyupampa)Municipality10,7489,72013,282
YamparáezMunicipality10,01310,1118,480
YotalaMunicipality9,4979,4619,256
ZudáñezMunicipality7,42311,36213,694
CochabambaDepartment1,455,7111,762,7612,016,357
AiquileMunicipality26,28123,26723,123
AlalayMunicipality4,9313,4473,512
AnzaldoMunicipality9,1267,1927,335
AraniMunicipality11,5429,50411,183
ArbietoMunicipality9,43817,44529,375
ArqueMunicipality11,80610,59710,632
Ayopaya (Independencia)Municipality26,82523,65821,815
BolívarMunicipality8,6357,2798,282
CapinotaMunicipality16,94519,47719,427
ChimoréMunicipality14,83421,73627,521
ClizaMunicipality19,74721,89921,155
CocapataMunicipality17,06118,07619,608
CochabambaMunicipality517,024632,013665,505
ColcapirhuaMunicipality41,98051,99066,505
ColomiMunicipality17,37219,28521,846
Cuchumuela (Villa Gualberto Villarroel)Municipality1,9422,7683,822
Entre Ríos (Bulo Bulo)Municipality22,18731,55045,780
MizqueMunicipality21,37219,86419,896
MorochataMunicipality17,07312,79714,720
OmerequeMunicipality6,0715,6436,700
PasorapaMunicipality4,6596,8536,475
PoconaMunicipality13,48810,75012,258
PojoMunicipality11,51510,15611,865
Puerto VillarroelMunicipality40,79046,62764,595
PunataMunicipality26,14028,88735,248
QuillacolloMunicipality104,206137,182166,741
Raqaypampa (← Mizque)Indigenous-origin Peasant Territory5,2877,0368,056
SacabaMunicipality117,100172,466219,092
SacabambaMunicipality4,7184,3664,987
San BenitoMunicipality12,72013,56213,054
SantiváñezMunicipality6,4026,5277,940
ShinahotaMunicipality14,70920,84127,172
SicayaMunicipality2,2353,7403,980
Sipe SipeMunicipality31,33741,57155,908
TacachiMunicipality1,0761,3031,287
TacopayaMunicipality11,65810,25310,750
TapacaríMunicipality25,91924,62524,666
TarataMunicipality8,7158,24211,273
TiquipayaMunicipality37,79153,90461,840
TiraqueMunicipality20,77221,23118,475
Toco (Toko)Municipality6,7057,0577,382
TolataMunicipality5,3165,5428,687
TotoraMunicipality12,92714,66514,821
VacasMunicipality12,5118,9408,409
Vila VilaMunicipality4,5915,4595,244
Villa RiveroMunicipality5,8578,1358,599
Villa TunariMunicipality52,88671,38693,747
VintoMunicipality31,48951,96856,064
La PazDepartment2,349,8852,719,3443,030,917
AchacachiMunicipality45,87546,05847,257
AchocallaMunicipality15,11022,43146,188
Alto BeniMunicipality8,09311,19410,585
Ancoraimes (Villa Ancoraimes)Municipality15,19913,13616,953
ApoloMunicipality13,27120,30819,156
AucapataMunicipality4,1465,4956,721
AyataMunicipality8,1438,4109,029
Ayo AyoMunicipality6,9817,79811,258
BatallasMunicipality20,92517,42620,607
CairomaMunicipality11,33811,35513,598
CajuataMunicipality7,75710,45815,565
CalacotoMunicipality8,8189,87912,219
CalamarcaMunicipality12,11212,41315,327
CaquiaviriMunicipality11,90114,68715,570
CaranaviMunicipality43,06050,33059,676
CatacoraMunicipality1,7352,8815,351
ChacarillaMunicipality1,5662,0042,052
CharañaMunicipality2,7663,2464,221
Charazani (General Juan José Pérez)Municipality9,16113,02315,763
Chua CocaniMunicipality5,5405,0037,226
ChulumaniMunicipality13,20417,82318,303
ChumaMunicipality12,84311,47317,830
CollanaMunicipality2,9275,0425,526
ColquenchaMunicipality8,0209,87912,490
ColquiriMunicipality18,35119,62023,505
ComancheMunicipality3,8623,8805,238
CombayaMunicipality2,6913,7313,529
CopacabanaMunicipality14,58614,93117,463
CoripataMunicipality11,44416,93023,530
Coro CoroMunicipality11,81310,64713,551
CoroicoMunicipality12,23719,39727,711
CurvaMunicipality2,2133,2856,611
DesaguaderoMunicipality4,9816,9877,897
El AltoMunicipality649,958848,452885,825
EscomaMunicipality7,2417,1868,837
GuanayMunicipality11,52814,78816,386
Guaqui (Puerto Mayor de Guaqui)Municipality7,5527,2788,592
HuarinaMunicipality8,2907,9488,679
HuatajataMunicipality2,8093,9275,118
Humanata (Umanata)Municipality5,5995,3425,658
IchocaMunicipality6,8397,9139,552
InquisiviMunicipality16,14314,71718,679
IrupanaMunicipality11,38317,27623,279
IxiamasMunicipality5,6259,36212,595
Jesús de Machaca (Jesús de Machaka)Municipality13,24715,03917,016
La AsuntaMunicipality18,01640,17845,587
LajaMunicipality16,31124,53138,652
La Paz (Nuestra Señora de La Paz)Municipality793,293766,468757,431
LuribayMunicipality9,00411,13910,703
MallaMunicipality3,7335,1805,297
MapiriMunicipality9,63313,89121,843
MecapacaMunicipality11,78215,83420,446
MocomocoMunicipality17,23315,66517,811
Nazacara de PacajesMunicipality2676194,022
PalcaMunicipality14,18516,62221,729
Palos BlancosMunicipality16,78624,73127,137
Papel PampaMunicipality6,0537,0036,649
PatacamayaMunicipality20,03922,85825,148
PelechucoMunicipality5,1156,7809,060
PucaraniMunicipality24,57030,12449,850
Puerto AcostaMunicipality13,08311,29014,012
Puerto Carabuco (Puerto Mayor de Carabuco)Municipality14,72114,58917,336
Puerto PérezMunicipality7,8306,4987,900
QuiabayaMunicipality2,5802,6844,224
QuimeMunicipality7,3388,26610,887
San Andrés de MachacaMunicipality6,2996,1457,936
San BuenaventuraMunicipality6,2038,71110,105
San Pedro de CurahuaraMunicipality8,1038,8589,217
San Pedro de TiquinaMunicipality6,0936,0529,164
Santiago de Callapa (Callapa)Municipality8,0997,2898,037
Santiago de HuataMunicipality7,8578,5629,287
Santiago de MachacaMunicipality4,4024,5936,805
SapahaquiMunicipality11,79012,48416,497
Sica SicaMunicipality26,81831,31233,885
SorataMunicipality18,93223,51230,083
TacacomaMunicipality6,2698,1829,761
TaracoMunicipality5,9226,6037,540
TeoponteMunicipality7,1099,34913,379
Tiahuanacu (Tiwanaku)Municipality11,30912,18913,648
TipuaniMunicipality9,3219,9857,716
Tito YupanquiMunicipality2,2136,2617,525
UmalaMunicipality9,5838,9039,102
ViachaMunicipality46,59680,724113,554
Villa Libertad Licoma (Licoma Pampa)Municipality2,7395,4887,877
Waldo BalliviánMunicipality1,6575,0696,442
YacoMunicipality7,8667,31512,296
YanacachiMunicipality4,2506,4207,615
OruroDepartment392,451494,587571,471
Andamarca (Santiago de Andamarca)Municipality4,5885,2166,311
Antequera (Bolivar)Municipality3,3523,2643,666
Belén de AndamarcaMunicipality1,5482,0163,061
CaracolloMunicipality20,61923,11522,850
CarangasMunicipality3538401,129
ChallapataMunicipality24,37028,91835,427
ChoquecotaMunicipality1,6151,8502,504
CoipasaMunicipality6169031,406
CorqueMunicipality8,5489,22116,101
Cruz de MachacamarcaMunicipality8691,9671,517
Curahuara de CarangasMunicipality5,2784,1846,683
El ChoroMunicipality5,7108,7259,997
EscaraMunicipality8634,2234,231
EsmeraldaMunicipality9522,7023,882
EucaliptusMunicipality5,4245,2675,335
HuachacallaMunicipality1,6501,0034,011
HuanuniMunicipality19,42824,67720,118
Huayllamarca (Santiago de Huayllamarca)Municipality5,7905,5025,996
La RiveraMunicipality3905091,262
MachacamarcaMunicipality4,1804,8206,120
OruroMunicipality201,504264,943298,350
Pampa AullagasMunicipality2,9752,9733,197
Paria (Soracachi)Municipality13,97812,84615,764
PazñaMunicipality5,4695,9554,251
PoopóMunicipality6,1637,5879,189
SabayaMunicipality4,6848,01815,504
Salinas de Garcí MendozaIndigenous-origin Peasant Territory8,72311,87815,934
Santiago de Huari (Huari)Municipality10,22113,28313,502
Santuario de Quillacas (Quillacas)Municipality3,3054,0515,161
Todos SantosMunicipality3877271,140
ToledoMunicipality7,76310,14912,202
Totora (San Pedro de Totora)Municipality4,9415,5316,637
TurcoMunicipality4,1605,2075,803
Uru Chipaya (Chipaya)Indigenous-origin Peasant Territory1,8142,0032,355
Yunguyo del LitoralMunicipality221514875
PandoDepartment52,525110,436134,194
Bella FlorMunicipality2,3053,9093,630
Bolpebra (Mukden)Municipality1,1942,1732,437
CobijaMunicipality22,32446,26755,114
FiladelfiaMunicipality3,1455,7568,045
IngaviMunicipality8991,6542,600
Nueva Esperanza (Nuevo Manoa)Municipality7402,0681,598
PorvenirMunicipality3,7137,9489,353
Puerto Gonzalo MorenoMunicipality3,8108,16012,431
Puerto RicoMunicipality4,0036,2397,367
San LorenzoMunicipality3,4717,6529,832
San Pedro (Conquista)Municipality1,0822,9913,518
Santa Rosa del AbunáMunicipality2,0972,3952,889
Santos MercadoMunicipality5092,1652,347
SenaMunicipality2,2408,25810,522
Villa NuevaMunicipality9932,8012,511
PotosíDepartment709,013828,517861,292
AcasioMunicipality5,7646,1614,471
ArampampaMunicipality4,8594,1703,666
AtochaMunicipality9,53611,2349,610
BetanzosMunicipality36,30833,92231,904
Caiza DMunicipality10,91412,06712,999
CaripuyoMunicipality9,0308,7048,458
ChaquíMunicipality9,6449,9109,285
ChayantaMunicipality14,16516,12916,021
Chuquihuta Ayllu Jucumani (Chuquihuta)Municipality6,4768,0198,220
CkochasMunicipality16,88615,81214,338
Colcha K (V. Martin)Municipality9,64512,99712,740
ColquechacaMunicipality13,81615,26016,363
CotagaitaMunicipality24,02531,80129,221
Jatun Ayllu Yura (← Tomave)Indigenous-origin Peasant Territory4,7945,9355,819
LlallaguaMunicipality36,90941,10441,686
LlicaMunicipality2,9014,1504,187
MojineteMunicipality7161,1801,025
OcuríMunicipality18,51616,11814,532
PocoataMunicipality20,11626,33032,641
PorcoMunicipality5,95910,86614,654
PotosíMunicipality145,057191,302218,702
PunaMunicipality23,61221,91716,389
RaveloMunicipality20,53621,21316,909
Sacaca (Villa de Sacaca)Municipality18,72519,61117,205
San AgustínMunicipality1,6401,6842,126
San Antonio de EsmorucoMunicipality1,6662,2841,936
San Pablo de LípezMunicipality2,5233,3713,150
San Pedro de Buena VistaMunicipality27,63930,01228,416
San Pedro de Macha (← Colquechaca)Municipality17,22119,93921,011
San Pedro de QuemesMunicipality8151,0601,621
TacobambaMunicipality12,75411,83514,366
TahuaMunicipality2,1661,7001,546
TinguipayaMunicipality21,79427,20028,942
TomaveMunicipality7,9708,8547,845
Toro ToroMunicipality10,53510,87010,714
TupizaMunicipality38,33744,81445,590
UncíaMunicipality18,70422,02022,768
UrmiriMunicipality2,0252,7593,121
Uyuni (Thola Pampa)Municipality18,70529,67235,318
VillazónMunicipality36,26644,90649,340
VitichiMunicipality11,29810,64610,184
YocallaMunicipality8,0468,97912,253
Santa CruzDepartment2,029,4712,657,7623,122,605
Ascención de GuarayosMunicipality16,98427,07034,079
BoyuibeMunicipality4,0315,0875,612
Buena VistaMunicipality13,27312,87913,651
CabezasMunicipality22,29626,43432,961
CamiriMunicipality30,89733,83832,285
Charagua (Charagua Iyambae)Indigenous-origin Peasant Territory24,42732,18638,420
Colpa BélgicaMunicipality6,2736,0696,007
ComarapaMunicipality14,66015,91917,195
ConcepciónMunicipality14,52218,80030,118
CotocaMunicipality36,42555,633106,603
Cuatro CañadasMunicipality17,57422,84525,258
CuevoMunicipality3,4065,0525,335
El Carmen Rivero TórrezMunicipality4,8946,3428,816
El PuenteMunicipality8,63314,20517,290
El TornoMunicipality37,96149,65255,697
Fernández AlonsoMunicipality11,36315,11714,610
General SaavedraMunicipality16,59214,20916,598
Gutiérrez (Kereimba Iyaambae)Indigenous-origin Peasant Territory11,39312,27314,389
La GuardiaMunicipality39,55289,284147,726
LagunillasMunicipality5,2835,3665,946
MairanaMunicipality7,74710,17712,735
MinerosMunicipality19,84623,25123,110
MonteroMunicipality80,341109,518126,886
Moro MoroMunicipality3,3662,7672,793
Okinawa UnoMunicipality11,66112,48210,665
PailónMunicipality28,52037,86654,495
Pampa GrandeMunicipality7,9339,1989,692
Porongo (Ayacucho)Municipality11,08515,31723,126
PortachueloMunicipality16,40817,88520,743
Postrer ValleMunicipality2,5452,3901,806
PucaráMunicipality2,5482,0762,015
Puerto QuijarroMunicipality12,90316,65917,974
Puerto SuárezMunicipality15,20919,82917,417
QuirusillasMunicipality2,0282,9953,086
RoboréMunicipality15,24015,64118,763
SaipinaMunicipality5,3507,3906,048
SamaipataMunicipality9,73910,47211,843
San Antonio de LomeríoMunicipality6,2936,4816,364
San CarlosMunicipality16,50220,09318,942
San Ignacio de VelascoMunicipality41,41252,36267,103
San JavierMunicipality11,31613,62014,888
San José de ChiquitosMunicipality16,59928,92240,974
San Juan de YapacaníMunicipality9,1319,19110,200
San JuliánMunicipality38,02747,41644,909
San MatíasMunicipality13,07314,47015,378
San Miguel de VelascoMunicipality10,27311,32715,239
San PedroMunicipality14,64419,10315,246
San RafaelMunicipality5,0176,1398,842
San RamónMunicipality5,6607,4908,541
Santa Cruz de la SierraMunicipality1,131,7781,444,4251,610,982
Santa Rosa del SaraMunicipality15,05219,21717,999
TrigalMunicipality2,1332,1352,359
UrubicháMunicipality5,9607,0266,555
VallegrandeMunicipality16,83717,20817,249
WarnesMunicipality45,31896,406151,248
YapacaníMunicipality31,53850,55857,794
TarijaDepartment391,226483,518534,210
BermejoMunicipality33,31034,50536,970
CaraparíMunicipality9,03515,36615,559
El Puente (Tomayapo)Municipality10,66311,3549,523
Entre Ríos (La Moreta)Municipality19,33921,99120,864
PadcayaMunicipality19,26018,68117,817
San Lorenzo (Villa San Lorenzo)Municipality21,37523,86330,346
TarijaMunicipality153,457205,375238,749
UriondoMunicipality12,33114,78115,923
VillamontesMunicipality23,76539,86746,071
YacuibaMunicipality83,51892,24597,634
YuncharáMunicipality5,1735,4904,754
BoliviaPlurinational State8,274,32510,059,85611,365,333

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia.

Explanation: Census figures are not adjusted for undercount. Area figures of municipalities are calculated using geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2024)
Males5,682,498
Females5,682,835
Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years3,063,844
15-64 years7,460,214
65+ years841,275
Age Distribution (C 2024)
90+ years28,125
80-89 years136,111
70-79 years378,612
60-69 years687,645
50-59 years952,126
40-49 years1,353,293
30-39 years1,731,425
20-29 years2,022,527
10-19 years2,129,577
0-9 years1,945,892
Urbanization (C 2024)
Rural3,518,625
Urban7,846,708
Main Language (C 2024)
Spanish9,106,372
Quechua1,074,908
Aymara588,426
Guaraní39,858
German84,089
Other Language204,744
Identification (C 2024)
Quechua1,646,174
Aymara1,594,248
Guaraní103,109
Chiquitano97,477
Other Indigenous Group416,772
Campesino335,852
Afro-Bolivian25,168
not applicable7,062,849