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Contents: Bolivia

Plurinational State

10,027,254 Population [2012] – census

11,312,620 Population [2024] – census

1,098,581km² Area

10.30/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, literacy (a15+)).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-06-29		Population
Census
2012-11-21		Population
Census
2024-03-23
BeniDepartment362,521422,008477,441
BauresMunicipality5,2645,9656,564
ExaltaciónMunicipality6,6186,3627,890
GuayaramerínMunicipality40,44441,81440,759
HuacarajeMunicipality3,7064,1114,628
LoretoMunicipality3,8593,8284,263
MagdalenaMunicipality9,90811,37712,769
Puerto SilesMunicipality1,0189451,095
ReyesMunicipality11,12713,24611,274
RiberaltaMunicipality75,97789,022107,141
RurrenabaqueMunicipality13,66819,19521,018
San AndrésMunicipality10,59512,50315,635
San BorjaMunicipality34,36340,80045,562
San IgnacioMunicipality...19,40021,578
San JavierMunicipality2,6905,2777,654
San JoaquínMunicipality5,4526,9176,851
San RamónMunicipality5,9274,9555,441
Santa Ana del YacumaMunicipality...17,05018,102
Santa RosaMunicipality9,0169,47810,910
Territorio Indígena Multiétnico (TIM) (← San Ignacio, Santa Ana del Yacuma, San Borja)Municipality...3,1003,950
TrinidadMunicipality79,963106,596124,357
ChuquisacaDepartment531,522581,347600,132
AzurduyMunicipality11,34910,6527,861
CamargoMunicipality14,00915,64414,712
CulpinaMunicipality17,57017,73114,868
El VillarMunicipality4,5854,4655,636
HuacaretaMunicipality10,0078,3497,201
HuacayaMunicipality2,3452,5412,546
Icla (R. Mujia)Municipality8,6167,7748,854
IncahuasiMunicipality...13,05616,311
Las CarrerasMunicipality3,5564,0885,007
MacharetíMunicipality7,3867,4187,245
MojocoyaMunicipality7,9268,0688,971
MonteagudoMunicipality26,50424,30324,487
Muyupampa (Villa Vaca Guzmán)Municipality10,7489,72013,196
PadillaMunicipality12,56210,3837,542
PoromaMunicipality16,96617,37713,640
PrestoMunicipality8,89212,38512,023
San LucasMunicipality32,10932,52026,486
SopachuyMunicipality7,2417,3126,886
SucreMunicipality214,913261,201296,125
TarabucoMunicipality19,55416,94413,251
Tarvita (Villa Arias)Municipality15,79114,26116,470
TominaMunicipality9,0608,4948,341
Villa AbeciaMunicipality3,1953,5145,371
Villa AlcaláMunicipality4,0344,9023,752
Villa CharcasMunicipality...16,15013,924
Villa SerranoMunicipality12,27711,1618,961
YamparáezMunicipality10,01310,1118,537
YotalaMunicipality9,4979,4619,241
ZudáñezMunicipality7,42311,36212,687
CochabambaDepartment1,455,7111,762,7612,005,373
AiquileMunicipality26,28123,26723,000
AlalayMunicipality4,9313,4473,461
AnzaldoMunicipality9,1267,1927,322
AraniMunicipality11,5429,50411,411
ArbietoMunicipality9,43817,44530,454
ArqueMunicipality11,80610,59710,635
BolívarMunicipality8,6357,2798,197
CapinotaMunicipality16,94519,47719,291
ChimoréMunicipality15,26421,73627,374
ClizaMunicipality19,74721,89920,877
CocapataMunicipality...18,07619,467
CochabambaMunicipality517,024632,013661,484
ColcapirhuaMunicipality41,98051,99066,235
ColomiMunicipality17,37219,28519,318
Cuchumuela (V.G. Villarroel)Municipality1,9422,7683,818
Entre Ríos (Bulo Bulo)Municipality22,18731,55045,520
Independencia (Ayopaya)Municipality26,82523,65821,717
MizqueMunicipality...20,10019,846
MorochataMunicipality...12,79714,598
OmerequeMunicipality6,0715,6436,678
PasorapaMunicipality4,6596,8536,468
PoconaMunicipality13,48810,75012,216
PojoMunicipality11,51510,15611,840
Puerto VillarroelMunicipality40,79046,62764,345
PunataMunicipality26,14028,88734,813
QuillacolloMunicipality104,206137,182165,830
Raqaypampa (← Mizque)Municipality...6,8008,007
SacabaMunicipality117,100172,466218,502
SacabambaMunicipality4,7184,3664,953
San BenitoMunicipality12,72013,56212,924
SantiváñezMunicipality6,4026,5277,868
ShinahotaMunicipality...20,84127,067
SicayaMunicipality2,2353,7403,949
Sipe SipeMunicipality31,33741,57155,601
TacachiMunicipality1,0761,3031,276
TacopayaMunicipality11,65810,25310,549
TapacaríMunicipality25,91924,62524,534
TarataMunicipality8,7158,24211,235
TiquipayaMunicipality37,79153,90461,600
TiraqueMunicipality...21,23118,190
Toko (Toco)Municipality6,7057,0577,208
TolataMunicipality5,3165,5427,372
TotoraMunicipality12,96114,66514,766
VacasMunicipality12,5118,9408,425
Vila VilaMunicipality4,5915,4595,220
Villa RiveroMunicipality5,8578,1358,551
Villa TunariMunicipality52,88671,38695,588
VintoMunicipality31,48951,96855,773
La PazDepartment2,350,4662,719,3443,022,566
AchacachiMunicipality...46,05847,064
AchocallaMunicipality15,11022,17946,068
Alto BeniMunicipality...11,19410,499
AncoraimesMunicipality15,19913,13616,900
ApoloMunicipality13,27120,30819,047
AucapataMunicipality4,1465,4956,720
AyataMunicipality8,1438,4108,957
Ayo AyoMunicipality6,9817,79811,251
BatallasMunicipality20,92517,42620,503
CairomaMunicipality11,33811,35513,657
CajuataMunicipality7,75710,45815,485
CalacotoMunicipality8,8189,87912,057
CalamarcaMunicipality12,11212,41315,279
Callapa (Santiago de Callapa)Municipality8,0997,2897,965
CaquiaviriMunicipality11,90114,68715,464
CaranaviMunicipality...50,33059,034
CatacoraMunicipality1,7352,8815,326
ChacarillaMunicipality1,5662,0042,031
CharañaMunicipality2,7663,2464,124
Charazani (General Juan José Pérez)Municipality9,16113,02315,854
Chua CocaniMunicipality...5,0037,183
ChulumaniMunicipality13,20417,82318,278
ChumaMunicipality12,84311,47317,671
CollanaMunicipality2,9275,0425,525
ColquenchaMunicipality8,0209,87912,344
ColquiriMunicipality18,35119,62023,456
ComancheMunicipality3,8623,8805,201
CombayaMunicipality2,6913,7313,502
CopacabanaMunicipality14,58614,93117,431
CoripataMunicipality11,44416,93023,910
Coro CoroMunicipality11,81310,64713,395
CoroicoMunicipality12,23719,39727,531
CurvaMunicipality2,2133,2856,423
DesaguaderoMunicipality4,9816,9877,867
El AltoMunicipality649,958848,452885,035
EscomaMunicipality...7,1868,810
GuanayMunicipality11,52814,78816,373
GuaquiMunicipality7,5527,2788,599
HuarinaMunicipality...7,9488,657
HuatajataMunicipality...3,9275,096
Humanata (Umanata)Municipality...5,3425,615
IchocaMunicipality6,8397,9139,536
InquisiviMunicipality16,14314,71718,764
IrupanaMunicipality11,38317,27623,076
IxiamasMunicipality5,6259,36212,487
Jesús de MachacaMunicipality13,24715,03916,957
La AsuntaMunicipality18,01640,17845,586
LajaMunicipality16,31124,53138,612
La PazMunicipality793,293766,468755,732
LuribayMunicipality9,00411,13910,581
MallaMunicipality3,7335,1804,866
MapiriMunicipality9,63313,89121,805
MecapacaMunicipality11,78216,08620,455
MocomocoMunicipality17,23315,66517,653
Nazacara de PacajesMunicipality2676193,990
PalcaMunicipality14,18516,62221,641
Palos BlancosMunicipality16,78624,73126,995
Papel PampaMunicipality6,0537,0036,222
PatacamayaMunicipality20,03922,85825,049
PelechucoMunicipality5,1156,7808,993
PucaraniMunicipality24,57028,46549,701
Puerto AcostaMunicipality...11,29013,940
Puerto CarabucoMunicipality14,88514,58917,248
Puerto PérezMunicipality7,8308,1577,874
QuiabayaMunicipality2,5802,6844,221
QuimeMunicipality7,3388,26611,184
San Andrés de MachacaMunicipality6,2996,1457,832
San BuenaventuraMunicipality6,2038,71110,115
San Pedro CurahuaraMunicipality8,1038,8589,044
San Pedro de TiquinaMunicipality6,0936,0529,097
Santiago de HuataMunicipality...8,5629,258
Santiago de MachacaMunicipality4,4024,5936,766
SapahaquiMunicipality11,79012,48416,420
Sica SicaMunicipality26,81831,31233,546
SorataMunicipality18,93223,51230,020
TacacomaMunicipality6,2698,1829,705
TaracoMunicipality5,9226,6037,511
TeoponteMunicipality7,1099,34913,469
Tiahuanacu (Tiwanaku)Municipality11,30912,18913,568
TipuaniMunicipality9,3219,9857,640
Tito YupanquiMunicipality2,2136,2617,512
UmalaMunicipality9,5838,9039,021
ViachaMunicipality46,59680,724113,453
Villa Libertad Licoma (Licoma Pampa)Municipality2,7395,4887,791
Waldo BalliviánMunicipality1,6575,0696,557
YacoMunicipality7,8667,31512,303
YanacachiMunicipality4,2506,4207,583
OruroDepartment391,870494,587570,194
Antequera (Bolivar)Municipality3,3523,2643,614
Belén de AndamarcaMunicipality1,5482,0162,996
CaracolloMunicipality20,61923,11523,068
CarangasMunicipality3538401,130
ChallapataMunicipality24,37028,30435,339
ChipayaMunicipality1,8142,0032,366
Choque CotaMunicipality1,6151,8502,980
CoipasaMunicipality6169031,405
CorqueMunicipality8,5489,22116,020
Cruz de MachacamarcaMunicipality8691,9671,511
Curahuara de CarangasMunicipality5,2784,1846,671
El ChoroMunicipality5,7108,72510,393
EscaraMunicipality8634,2234,194
EsmeraldaMunicipality9522,7023,883
EucaliptusMunicipality5,4245,2675,443
HuachacallaMunicipality1,6501,0033,974
HuanuniMunicipality19,42824,67720,028
HuariMunicipality10,22113,89713,439
HuayllamarcaMunicipality5,7905,5025,980
La RiveraMunicipality3905091,266
MachacamarcaMunicipality4,1804,8206,096
OruroMunicipality201,504264,943297,497
Pampa AullagasMunicipality2,9752,9733,180
PazñaMunicipality5,4695,9554,220
PoopóMunicipality6,1637,5879,152
QuillacasMunicipality3,3054,0515,105
SabayaMunicipality4,6848,01815,387
Salinas de García MendozaMunicipality8,72311,87815,906
San Pedro de TotoraMunicipality4,9415,5316,570
Santiago de AndamarcaMunicipality4,5885,2166,300
Soracachi (Paria)Municipality13,97812,84615,675
Todos SantosMunicipality3877271,132
ToledoMunicipality7,76310,14912,115
TurcoMunicipality4,1605,2075,277
Yunguyo de LitoralMunicipality221514882
PandoDepartment52,525110,436130,761
Bella FlorMunicipality2,3053,9093,632
Bolpebra (Mukden)Municipality1,1942,1732,390
CobijaMunicipality22,32446,26754,386
FiladelfiaMunicipality3,1455,7567,941
IngaviMunicipality8991,6542,584
Nueva Esperanza (Nuevo Manoa)Municipality7402,0681,390
PorvenirMunicipality3,7137,9488,970
Puerto Gonzales MorenoMunicipality3,8108,16012,006
Puerto RicoMunicipality4,0036,2397,217
San LorenzoMunicipality3,4717,6529,203
San Pedro (Conquista)Municipality1,0822,9913,239
Santa Rosa del AbunáMunicipality2,0972,3952,855
Santos MercadoMunicipality5092,1652,184
SenaMunicipality2,2408,25810,264
Villa Nueva - Loma AltaMunicipality9932,8012,500
PotosíDepartment709,013828,093856,419
AcasioMunicipality5,7646,1614,434
ArampampaMunicipality4,8594,1703,623
AtochaMunicipality9,53611,2349,364
BetanzosMunicipality36,82133,92231,772
Caiza DMunicipality10,91412,06712,891
CaripuyoMunicipality9,0308,7048,427
ChaquíMunicipality9,6449,9109,262
ChayantaMunicipality14,16516,12916,008
ChuquihutaMunicipality...8,0198,170
CkochasMunicipality...15,81214,301
Colcha K (V. Martin)Municipality9,64512,99712,638
ColquechacaMunicipality...15,30016,163
CotagaitaMunicipality24,02531,80129,070
Jatun Ayllu Yura (Territorio Indígena Originario Campesino de Jatun Ayllu Yura; ← Tomave)Municipality...5,5885,813
LlallaguaMunicipality36,90941,10441,571
LlicaMunicipality2,9014,1504,150
MojineteMunicipality7161,1801,022
OcuríMunicipality18,51616,11814,367
PocoataMunicipality20,11626,33032,307
PorcoMunicipality5,95910,86614,626
PotosíMunicipality145,057191,302218,336
PunaMunicipality...21,91716,350
RaveloMunicipality20,53620,78916,728
San AgustínMunicipality1,6401,6842,119
San Antonio de EsmorucoMunicipality1,6662,2841,941
San Pablo de LípezMunicipality2,5233,3713,136
San Pedro de Buena VistaMunicipality27,63930,01227,961
San Pedro de Macha (← Colquechaca)Municipality...19,90020,933
San Pedro de QuemesMunicipality8151,0601,603
TacobambaMunicipality12,75411,83514,208
TahuaMunicipality2,1661,7001,561
TinguipayaMunicipality21,79427,20028,829
TomaveMunicipality...9,2017,811
Toro ToroMunicipality10,53510,87010,719
TupizaMunicipality38,33744,81445,531
UncíaMunicipality...22,02022,673
UrmiriMunicipality2,0252,7593,162
Uyuni (Thola Pampa)Municipality18,70529,67235,118
Villa de SacacaMunicipality18,72519,61117,188
VillazónMunicipality36,26644,90649,312
VitichiMunicipality11,29810,64610,102
YocallaMunicipality8,0468,97911,119
Santa CruzDepartment2,029,4712,657,7623,115,386
Ascensión de Guarayos (Ascención)Municipality16,98427,07034,002
BoyuibeMunicipality4,0315,0875,603
Buena VistaMunicipality13,27312,87913,586
CabezasMunicipality22,29626,43431,160
CamiriMunicipality30,89733,83832,656
Carmen Rivero TórrezMunicipality4,8946,3428,731
CharaguaMunicipality24,42732,18639,262
Colpa BélgicaMunicipality6,2736,0696,020
ComarapaMunicipality14,66015,91917,132
ConcepciónMunicipality14,52218,80030,109
CotocaMunicipality36,42545,519106,292
Cuatro CañadasMunicipality17,57422,84525,260
CuevoMunicipality3,4065,0524,953
El PuenteMunicipality8,63314,20517,214
El TornoMunicipality37,96149,65255,558
Fernández AlonsoMunicipality11,36315,11714,625
General SaavedraMunicipality16,59214,20916,043
Gutiérrez (Kereimba Iyaambae)Municipality11,39312,27315,169
La GuardiaMunicipality39,55289,284147,622
LagunillasMunicipality5,2835,3665,910
MairanaMunicipality7,74710,17712,732
MinerosMunicipality19,84623,25122,731
MonteroMunicipality80,341109,518127,544
Moro MoroMunicipality3,3662,7672,811
Okinawa UnoMunicipality11,66112,48210,508
PailónMunicipality28,52037,86654,357
Pampa GrandeMunicipality7,9339,1989,650
Porongo (Ayacucho)Municipality11,08515,31723,016
PortachueloMunicipality16,40817,88520,709
Postrer ValleMunicipality2,5452,3901,796
PucaráMunicipality2,5482,0762,009
Puerto QuijarroMunicipality12,90316,65917,826
Puerto SuárezMunicipality15,20919,82917,378
QuirusillasMunicipality2,0282,9953,095
RoboréMunicipality15,24015,64118,701
SaipinaMunicipality5,3507,3906,057
SamaipataMunicipality9,73910,47211,814
San Antonio de LomeríoMunicipality6,2936,4816,346
San CarlosMunicipality16,50220,09318,998
San Ignacio de VelascoMunicipality41,41252,36267,610
San JavierMunicipality11,31613,62014,897
San José de ChiquitosMunicipality16,59928,92240,961
San Juan de YapacaníMunicipality9,1319,19110,206
San JuliánMunicipality38,02747,41644,635
San MatíasMunicipality13,07314,47015,336
San Miguel de VelascoMunicipality10,27311,32715,177
San PedroMunicipality14,64419,10315,158
San RafaelMunicipality5,0176,1398,786
San RamónMunicipality5,6607,4908,427
Santa Cruz de la SierraMunicipality1,131,7781,454,5391,606,671
Santa Rosa del SaraMunicipality15,05219,21717,984
TrigalMunicipality2,1332,1352,367
UrubicháMunicipality5,9607,0266,528
VallegrandeMunicipality16,83717,20817,172
WarnesMunicipality45,31896,406150,803
YapacaníMunicipality31,53850,55857,683
TarijaDepartment391,226483,518534,348
BermejoMunicipality33,31034,50536,967
CaraparíMunicipality9,03515,36615,650
El Puente (Tomayapo)Municipality10,66311,3549,504
Entre Ríos (La Moreta)Municipality19,33921,99120,846
PadcayaMunicipality19,26018,68117,783
TarijaMunicipality153,457205,375238,942
UriondoMunicipality12,33114,78115,954
VillamontesMunicipality23,76539,86746,010
Villa San LorenzoMunicipality21,37523,86330,352
YacuíbaMunicipality83,51892,24597,577
YuncharáMunicipality5,1735,4904,763
BoliviaPlurinational State8,274,32510,027,25411,312,620

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 2012)
Males5,019,447
Females5,040,409
Age Groups (C 2012)
0-14 years3,160,766
15-64 years6,300,945
65+ years598,145
Age Distribution (C 2012)
0-9 years2,082,602
10-19 years2,184,448
20-29 years1,796,001
30-39 years1,384,863
40-49 years1,006,685
50-59 years727,245
60-69 years484,396
70-79 years251,699
80+ years141,917
Urbanization (C 2012)
Rural3,270,894
Urban6,788,962
Literacy (A15+) (C 2012)
yes6,547,475
no351,615