Number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia
Bolivia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 254,499 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 254,499 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Bolivia peaked at 2.43 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 254,499 people, in 2024.
Bolivia ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million people | 1.52 million people | 2.08 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million people | 1.01 million people | 2.43 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 666,142 people | 366,317 people | 828,300 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 372,106 people | 254,499 people | 501,829 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 55 Spain 393,304 people compare
- 56 El Salvador 292,567 people compare
- 57 United Kingdom 267,936 people compare
- 59 Australia 230,843 people compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 157,989 people compare
- 61 Georgia 156,464 people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.419 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.177 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1505 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1505 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2691 (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 254,499 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 2.43 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,499 people in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Bolivia ranks 58th 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 down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 below $3 per day.