Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Departments
The population of the departments of Bolivia according to census results and latest official projections.
| Name
| Abbr.
| Capital
| Area
A (km²)
| Population
Census (Cf)
1976-09-29
| Population
Census (Cf)
1992-06-03
| Population
Census (Cf)
2001-06-29
| Population
Census (Cf)
2012-11-21
| Population
Projection (P)
2013-07-01
| Population
Projection (P)
2020-07-01
| |
|
|---|
| Bolivia
| BOL
| Sucre / La Paz
| 1,098,581
| 4,613,486
| 6,420,792
| 8,274,325
| 10,059,856
| 10,507,800
| 11,633,400
| | |
|---|
| Beni
| BEN
| Trinidad
| 213,564
| 168,367
| 276,174
| 362,521
| 422,008
| 437,000
| 480,300
| 21356400
| →
|
| Chuquisaca
| CHU
| Sucre
| 51,524
| 358,516
| 453,756
| 531,522
| 581,347
| 601,300
| 637,000
| 5152400
| →
|
| Cochabamba
| COC
| Cochabamba
| 55,631
| 720,952
| 1,110,205
| 1,455,711
| 1,762,761
| 1,833,900
| 2,028,600
| 5563100
| →
|
| La Paz
| LPZ
| La Paz
| 133,985
| 1,465,078
| 1,900,786
| 2,350,466
| 2,719,344
| 2,784,000
| 2,927,000
| 13398500
| →
|
| Oruro
| ORO
| Oruro
| 53,588
| 310,409
| 340,114
| 391,870
| 494,587
| 507,600
| 551,100
| 5358800
| →
|
| Pando
| PAN
| Cobija
| 63,827
| 34,493
| 38,072
| 52,525
| 110,436
| 119,000
| 154,400
| 6382700
| →
|
| Potosi
| POT
| Potosi
| 118,218
| 657,743
| 645,889
| 709,013
| 828,093
| 854,000
| 901,600
| 11821800
| →
|
| Santa Cruz
| SAN
| Santa Cruz
| 370,621
| 710,724
| 1,364,389
| 2,029,471
| 2,657,762
| 2,857,500
| 3,370,100
| 37062100
| →
|
| Tarija
| TAR
| Tarija
| 37,623
| 187,204
| 291,407
| 391,226
| 483,518
| 513,500
| 583,300
| 3762300
| →
|
- Population projections consider underenumeration.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Republica de Bolivia (web).
Major Cities
|
| Name
| Adm.
| Population
Census (Cf)
2012-11-21
|
|---|
| 1
| Santa Cruz
| SAN
| 1,442,396
|
| 2
| El Alto
| LPZ
| 846,880
|
| 3
| La Paz
| LPZ
| 758,845
|
| 4
| Cochabamba
| COC
| 632,013
|
| 5
| Oruro
| ORO
| 264,943
|
| 6
| Sucre
| CHU
| 238,798
|
| 7
| Tarija
| TAR
| 179,561
|
| 8
| Potosi
| POT
| 176,022
|
| 9
| Sacaba
| COC
| 150,110
|
Contents:
Cities & Towns
The population of all Bolivian cities and towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants by census years.
| Name
| Adm.
| Population
Census (Cf)
1976-09-29
| Population
Census (Cf)
1992-06-03
| Population
Census (Cf)
2001-06-29
| Population
Census (Cf)
2012-11-21
| Area
|
|
|---|
| Achocalla
| LPZ
| ...
| 5,602
| 10,369
| 18,722
| 0
| →
|
| Ascension de Guarayos
| SAN
| 3,555
| 8,350
| 12,284
| 19,974
| 0
| →
|
| Bermejo
| TAR
| 13,022
| 21,394
| 26,059
| 29,564
| 0
| →
|
| Camiri
| SAN
| 19,782
| 27,971
| 26,505
| 28,855
| 0
| →
|
| Caranavi
| LPZ
| 3,633
| 7,533
| 12,083
| 13,299
| 0
| →
|
| Challapata
| ORO
| 4,307
| 6,661
| 7,683
| 12,684
| 0
| →
|
| Cobija
| PAN
| 3,636
| 10,001
| 20,820
| 44,120
| 0
| →
|
| Cochabamba
| COC
| 184,156
| 397,171
| 516,683
| 632,013
| 0
| →
|
| Colcapirhua
| COC
| Quillacollo
| Quillacollo
| 41,637
| 51,990
| 0
| →
|
| Concepcion
| SAN
| ...
| 3,228
| 5,586
| 9,915
| 0
| →
|
| Cotoca
| SAN
| 2,107
| 9,229
| 15,181
| 19,482
| 0
| →
|
| El Alto
| LPZ
| La Paz
| 405,492
| 647,350
| 846,880
| 0
| →
|
| El Torno
| SAN
| 2,110
| 6,332
| 11,878
| 17,130
| 0
| →
|
| Guayaramerin
| BEN
| 12,504
| 27,706
| 33,095
| 35,803
| 0
| →
|
| Huanuni
| ORO
| 17,292
| 14,083
| 15,106
| 20,336
| 0
| →
|
| La Guardia
| SAN
| 2,337
| 5,468
| 8,572
| 76,123
| 0
| →
|
| La Paz
| LPZ
| 654,713
| 713,378
| 789,585
| 758,845
| 0
| →
|
| Llallagua
| POT
| 23,361
| 23,305
| 20,065
| 25,166
| 0
| →
|
| Mineros
| SAN
| 6,184
| 11,181
| 13,283
| 18,340
| 0
| →
|
| Montero
| SAN
| 28,647
| 57,027
| 78,294
| 107,298
| 0
| →
|
| Oruro
| ORO
| 124,091
| 183,422
| 201,230
| 264,943
| 0
| →
|
| Pailon
| SAN
| ...
| 3,741
| 7,285
| 9,850
| 0
| →
|
| Patacamaya
| LPZ
| 2,467
| 5,950
| 8,414
| 11,249
| 0
| →
|
| Portachuelo
| SAN
| 7,059
| 9,453
| 11,338
| 14,091
| 0
| →
|
| Potosi
| POT
| 77,233
| 112,078
| 132,966
| 176,022
| 0
| →
|
| Puerto Quijarro
| SAN
| ...
| 6,324
| 8,963
| 11,071
| 0
| →
|
| Puerto Suarez
| SAN
| ...
| 9,863
| 11,594
| 16,343
| 0
| →
|
| Punata
| COC
| 10,216
| 12,758
| 14,742
| 19,601
| 0
| →
|
| Quillacollo
| COC
| 19,433
| 70,965
| 74,980
| 117,859
| 0
| →
|
| Riberalta
| BEN
| 18,032
| 43,454
| 64,511
| 78,773
| 0
| →
|
| Robore
| SAN
| 6,088
| 10,360
| 9,919
| 10,594
| 0
| →
|
| Rurrenabaque
| BEN
| 2,052
| 4,959
| 8,460
| 13,446
| 0
| →
|
| Sacaba
| COC
| 5,554
| 36,905
| 92,581
| 150,110
| 0
| →
|
| San Borja
| BEN
| 4,613
| 11,072
| 16,273
| 17,520
| 0
| →
|
| San Ignacio de Moxos
| BEN
| 3,020
| 4,832
| 8,893
| 10,054
| 0
| →
|
| San Ignacio de Velasco
| SAN
| 2,998
| 12,565
| 19,401
| 23,126
| 0
| →
|
| San Jose de Chiquitos
| SAN
| 4,013
| 8,483
| 9,211
| 12,486
| 0
| →
|
| San Julian
| SAN
| ...
| ...
| 6,585
| 19,374
| 0
| →
|
| Santa Ana del Yacuma
| BEN
| 5,665
| 14,788
| 12,877
| 12,191
| 0
| →
|
| Santa Cruz
(
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
)
| SAN
| 254,682
| 697,278
| 1,113,582
| 1,442,396
| 0
| →
|
| Sipe Sipe
| COC
| ...
| 2,033
| 3,134
| 11,826
| 0
| →
|
| Sucre
| CHU
| 63,625
| 131,769
| 193,876
| 238,798
| 0
| →
|
| Tarija
| TAR
| 38,500
| 90,113
| 135,783
| 179,561
| 0
| →
|
| Tiquipaya
| COC
| ...
| 3,037
| 26,732
| 49,473
| 0
| →
|
| Trinidad
| BEN
| 27,583
| 57,328
| 75,540
| 101,628
| 0
| →
|
| Tupiza
| POT
| 10,682
| 20,137
| 21,707
| 27,463
| 0
| →
|
| Uyuni
| POT
| 7,396
| 11,372
| 10,551
| 18,134
| 0
| →
|
| Vallegrande
| SAN
| 5,040
| 6,341
| 7,801
| 10,158
| 0
| →
|
| Viacha
| LPZ
| 9,766
| 19,036
| 29,108
| 62,979
| 0
| →
|
| Villamontes
| TAR
| 6,629
| 11,086
| 16,113
| 30,228
| 0
| →
|
| Villazon
| POT
| 12,536
| 23,670
| 28,045
| 35,337
| 0
| →
|
| Vinto
| COC
| 4,419
| 9,493
| 14,180
| 41,017
| 0
| →
|
| Warnes
| SAN
| 4,419
| 10,866
| 17,872
| 77,668
| 0
| →
|
| Yacuiba
(
incl. San Jose de Pocitos
)
| TAR
| 14,354
| 34,505
| 64,611
| 61,844
| 0
| →
|
| Yapacani
(
Villa German Bush
)
| SAN
| ...
| 8,585
| 14,589
| 30,952
| 0
| →
|
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Republica de Bolivia (web).
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