Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bolivia
Bolivia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 11.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bolivia, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bolivia stood at 11.4%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bolivia peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2023.
Bolivia ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.8% | — |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -29.7% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 11.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 11.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 20.8% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.7% | 25.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.9% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bolivia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bolivia was 11.4% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Bolivia ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.