Potosí
Department in Bolivia
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Potosí as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, main language, identification).| Name | Status | Population Census 1992-06-03 | Population Census 2001-06-29 | Population Census 2012-11-21 | Population Census 2024-03-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potosí | Department | 645,889 | 709,013 | 828,517 | 861,292 | |
| Alonso de Ibáñez | Province | 23,512 | 27,755 | 28,315 | 25,663 | → |
| Antonio Quijarro | Province | 37,384 | 37,428 | 55,327 | 63,636 | → |
| Charcas | Province | 31,233 | 38,174 | 40,882 | 39,130 | → |
| Chayanta | Province | 73,128 | 90,205 | 98,860 | 101,456 | → |
| Cornelio Saavedra | Province | 52,659 | 58,706 | 55,667 | 55,555 | → |
| Daniel Campos | Province | 4,630 | 5,067 | 5,850 | 5,733 | → |
| Enrique Baldivieso | Province | 1,313 | 1,640 | 1,684 | 2,126 | → |
| General Bernardino Bilbao (Bernardino Bilbao Rioja) | Province | 10,045 | 10,623 | 10,331 | 8,137 | → |
| José María Linares | Province | 52,535 | 51,412 | 49,796 | 43,726 | → |
| Modesto Omiste | Province | 31,737 | 36,266 | 44,906 | 49,340 | → |
| Nor Chichas | Province | 38,250 | 35,323 | 42,447 | 39,405 | → |
| Nor Lípez | Province | 8,320 | 10,460 | 14,057 | 14,361 | → |
| Rafael Bustillo | Province | 77,566 | 76,254 | 87,272 | 88,695 | → |
| Sur Chichas (Sud Chichas) | Province | 52,308 | 47,873 | 56,048 | 55,200 | → |
| Sur Lípez | Province | 4,158 | 4,905 | 6,835 | 6,111 | → |
| Tomás Frías | Province | 147,111 | 176,922 | 230,240 | 263,018 | → |
| Bolivia | Plurinational State | 6,420,792 | 8,274,325 | 10,059,856 | 11,365,333 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia.
Explanation: Census figures are not adjusted for undercount. Area figures of provinces are calculated using geospatial data.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 433,507 |
| Females | 427,785 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 248,006 |
| 15-64 years | 537,409 |
| 65+ years | 75,877 |
| Age Distribution (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 3,339 |
| 80-89 years | 12,482 |
| 70-79 years | 34,160 |
| 60-69 years | 57,259 |
| 50-59 years | 71,383 |
| 40-49 years | 96,755 |
| 30-39 years | 116,967 |
| 20-29 years | 144,092 |
| 10-19 years | 166,428 |
| 0-9 years | 158,427 |
| Urbanization (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 480,484 |
| Urban | 380,808 |
| Main Language (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 515,113 |
| Quechua | 298,653 |
| Aymara | 13,607 |
| Guaraní | 17 |
| German | 46 |
| Other Language | 12,765 |
| Identification (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 376,443 |
| Aymara | 22,210 |
| Guaraní | 283 |
| Chiquitano | 42 |
| Other Indigenous Group | 78,470 |
| Campesino | 32,333 |
| Afro-Bolivian | 857 |
| not applicable | 340,159 |