Urban population rose 1.71% to 8.51 mil in Bolivia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Bolivia reached an all time high of 8.51 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.36 mil in 1960. When compared to Bolivia's main peers, urban population in Brazil amounted to 187 mil, 17.1 mil in Chile, 4.19 mil in Paraguay and 26.5 mil in Peru in 2021.
Bolivia has been ranked 72nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | mil | 39.5 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 40.9 | 41.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | mil | 7.58 | 7.74 | 7.90 | 8.06 | 8.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 176 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | mil | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 37.6 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 39.8 | 40.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | mil | 3.75 | 3.82 | 3.90 | 3.97 | 4.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | mil | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.26 | 3.27 | 3.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 25.6 |
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