Rural population, per square kilometre in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Rural population, per square kilometre was 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 3.29 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.19 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 180th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 units per square kilometre | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 2.53 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.78 units per square kilometre | 2.58 units per square kilometre | 2.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.95 units per square kilometre | 2.91 units per square kilometre | 2.98 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 units per square kilometre | 2.9 units per square kilometre | 3.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.09 units per square kilometre | 3.03 units per square kilometre | 3.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 units per square kilometre | 3.16 units per square kilometre | 3.26 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 units per square kilometre | 3.27 units per square kilometre | 3.29 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 177 Peru 4.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 179 Oman 3.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 New Zealand 3.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Brazil 3.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Chile 2.96 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.6037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 390.22 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2844 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.83 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.83 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 180th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.