Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 17.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 30.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2023.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 18th 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 50% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.3% | — |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 26.3% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.9% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 17.8% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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 50% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 17.8% 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 50% of the median recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2023.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 50% 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 50% of the median.