Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Population living in slums (% of urban population) was 46.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Bolivia, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in Bolivia is 46.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Bolivia peaked at 57.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2010.
That places Bolivia 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.9% | — |
| 2002 | 55.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 46.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 46.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 48.9% | 57.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
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 population living in slums in Bolivia?
- Population living in slums in Bolivia was 46.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2010.
- How does Bolivia rank for population living in slums?
- Bolivia ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.