Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia
Bolivia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 12.16 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia is 12.16 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia peaked at 12.16 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.17 million people, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.65 million people | — |
| 1999 | 6.38 million people | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 6.17 million people | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 6.80 million people | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 6.77 million people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.99 million people | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 7.61 million people | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.01 million people | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.52 million people | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 8.81 million people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.01 million people | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.63 million people | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 9.69 million people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.96 million people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.24 million people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.33 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.38 million people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.62 million people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.97 million people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.31 million people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.31 million people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.57 million people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 11.68 million people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.90 million people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 12.16 million people | +2.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 12.16 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.39 million people, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 12.16 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.75 million people, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.51 million people | 6.38 million people | 6.65 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.74 million people | 6.17 million people | 9.01 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.35 million people | 9.63 million people | 11.31 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.73 million people | 11.31 million people | 12.16 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,209 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia was 12.16 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.16 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 million people in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Bolivia ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.