Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 23.9% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 34.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2019.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 60% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.0% | — |
| 1999 | 34.6% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.0% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 28.0% | 34.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 23.8% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.9% | 24.6% | 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 60% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 23.9% 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 60% of the median recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 60% 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 60% of the median.