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La Paz: population

La Paz, Bolivia: 2.02 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 12.

In 1975 it had 753,000 people.

In 2000 it had 1.45 million people, so it has grown by 39% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 2.33 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260500K1M1.5M2M2.5M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 La Paz: 2M

Largest cities: Bolivia

City20252050, projected
La Paz2,024,4132,333,217
Santa Cruz de la Sierra1,980,4322,751,765
Cochabamba1,346,6721,826,714
Oruro347,830419,927
Sucre286,383330,769
Potosí243,927272,743
Tarija235,198289,489
Montero123,020201,944
Trinidad113,735141,202
Riberalta84,432105,275

Bolivia: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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