Twelfth census of Bolivia

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General information
CountryBolivia
Topics
Census topics
  • People and population
  • Race and ethnicity
  • Families and living arrangements
AuthorityNational Institute of Statistics
Results
Total population(Increase)
Most populous ​departmentSanta Cruz ()
Least populous ​departmentPando ()

The 2024 Bolivian census, officially the 2024 National Population and Housing Census (Spanish: Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2024; CNPV 2024), was the twelfth national census in Bolivia. It was conduced between date and date 2024 by the National Institute of Statistics, which recorded demographic data from amount million people and amount million households. It was the twelfth national population census exercise in Bolivia since its independence in 1825 and the second since the country's reformation as a plurinational state in 2009, the first having been conducted in 2012. Originally scheduled for 2022, the process was delayed to 2024 at the request of union due to reason, a move that sparked widespread protests, especially in the eastern departments. The lack of option to self-identify as mestizo was also a point of controversy among mixed-race respondents, while religious groups, especially evangelists, demanded that the question of religious affiliation be included.

As per the census, Bolivia had a total population of data including data males (%) and data females (%) with a sex-ratio of data. The total literacy of the population above the age of fourteen stood at data percent. Urban population constituted data percent with the remaining data percent residing in rural areas. The population density was data persons per km2 and the semi-decadal growth of the population was data percent. Department was the most populous department at data inhabitants, while Pando remained the smallest with data inhabitants. Department saw the most population growth, increasing from data to data inhabitants.

Out of the data respondents above the age of fourteen, data self-identified as indigenous, constituting data percent of the total population. Of these, data percent identified as group, making it the most prevalent indigenous group in the country, followed by data percent who self-identified as group. Occupation was the major occupation with data percent involved in it. The proportion of people living under the poverty line was data percent, while the extremely poor formed data percent of the total population.

Background

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As required by Bolivian law, the National Population and Housing Census is conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Bolivia is a country with little census tradition considering that in 191 years; that is, from the first census in 1831 to the last one conducted in 2012, a total of eleven such surveys were carried out. Of these, the first six are more accurately considered population counts, with the collection of demographic data not occurring until 1950. Since its establishment, the INE had previously conducted four censuses. Those occurred in 1976, 1992, 2001, and 2012, making the one taking place in 2024 the fifth to be administered by the institution and the twelfth overall. The results of the census have multiple economic and political implications. Per Article 146 of the Political Constitution of the State, population data collected by the census will be used by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in its reapportionment of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, affecting the political representation of each of the nine departments. Additionally, population growth data is used in the allocation of public resources and to estimate the needs of the population, which in consequence, affects public policy.[1]

Administration

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Questions and data uses

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https://www.paginasiete.bo/opinion/editorial/concertacion-para-el-censo-2022-ACPS327623

https://www.paginasiete.bo/opinion/editorial/los-problemas-del-censo-ICPS328653

https://www.paginasiete.bo/opinion/columnistas/el-censo-y-los-derechos-de-los-pueblos-indigenas-MCPS329612

https://www.paginasiete.bo/opinion/editorial/censo-inestabilidad-y-poca-transparencia-DX2808342

religion

https://www.la-razon.com/economia/2022/03/28/los-evangelicos-piden-incluir-en-el-censo-una-pregunta-sobre-el-dogma-que-practican/

https://www.noticiasfides.com/iglesia/ine-considera-irrelevante-el-tema-de-la-religion-y-obispos-insisten-incluir-la-pregunta-en-el-censo-415848

coca

https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/censo-2022-presion-incluir-preguntas-coca-religion/20220426224620864461.html

mestizo

https://correodelsur.com/opinion/20220405_el-censo-y-el-derecho-a-declararse-mestizo.html

https://www.noticiasfides.com/opinion/juan-pablo-marca/censo-existe-una-identidad-mestiza-en-bolivia

https://www.noticiasfides.com/opinion/juan-pablo-marca/la-inconsistencia-de-incluir-la-categoria-de-mestizo-en-el-censo-

https://www.eldiario.net/portal/2022/03/31/evaluan-si-incluiran-la-categoria-mestizo-en-boleta-censal/

https://eldeber.com.bo/pais/mendoza-incluir-la-categoria-mestizo-en-la-boleta-censal-seria-discriminatorio-la-mayor-parte-de-la-_274868

https://www.la-razon.com/economia/2022/04/14/el-gobierno-y-el-ine-afirman-que-la-categoria-mestizo-ya-no-se-usa-en-censos-desde-1900/

https://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/pais/20220414/gobierno-afirma-que-categoria-mestizo-ya-no-se-utiliza-censo-1900

https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/ministra-zanja-categoria-mestizo-censo-2022-somos-pueblo-indigena-originario-campesino/20220417165148863262.html

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/surge-polemica-por-exclusion-de-mestizo-en-boleta-censal-ACPS328549

https://lavozdetarija.com/2022/04/23/la-boleta-censal-se-conocera-en-mayo-y-no-incluira-el-mestizaje-porque-no-es-una-nacion/

https://eldeber.com.bo/pais/justicia-rechaza-accion-popular-para-incluir-el-termino-mestizo-en-la-boleta-censal_279400

Postponement and protests

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Initial postponment

https://web.archive.org/web/20210508040907/https://www.paginasiete.bo/economia/2021/4/16/ine-difiere-el-censo-hasta-2024-provoca-una-ola-de-rechazo-290992.html

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/exdirector-del-ine-si-el-censo-se-hace-en-2024-los-datos-saldran-en-ano-electoral-CIPS291003

https://www.la-razon.com/financiero/2021/04/18/censo-para-2024-polemica-y-debate-sobre-mas-recursos-regionales/

https://www.atb.com.bo/econom%C3%ADa/vocero-presidencial-dice-que-el-censo-se-tiene-que-realizar-el-pr%C3%B3ximo-a%C3%B1o

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/del-censo-a-la-ley-antilavado-los-cinco-pasos-atras-de-arce-DBPS314513

https://www.eldiario.net/portal/2022/03/18/comision-internacional-acompanara-el-censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda-2022/

https://eldeber.com.bo/pais/gobierno-confirma-que-el-censo-de-poblacion-se-realizara-el-16-de-noviembre-con-el-despliegue-de-305_270932

Later

https://lapatria.bo/2022/07/18/diputada-de-cc-denuncia-penalmente-a-un-ministro-y-al-director-del-ine-por-el-censo/

https://elpais.com/economia/2022-06-27/el-presidente-del-ine-dimite-despues-de-que-el-gobierno-cuestionase-los-datos-del-ipc-y-el-pib.html

https://eldeber.com.bo/pais/senador-paz-plantea-postergar-el-censo-tras-la-renuncia-del-director-del-ine_281057

https://www.la-razon.com/economia/2022/06/08/arce-rechaza-renuncia-y-arandia-permanece-como-director-del-ine/

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/que-hay-detras-de-los-ajustes-en-el-ministerio-de-planificacion-BY2809047

https://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/pais/20220610/gobierno-presenta-al-director-interino-del-ine-dice-que-censo-esta

https://brujuladigital.net/economia/gobierno-identifica-seis-riesgos-del-censo-desde-lios-por-limites-hasta-posible-destruccion-de-boletas-


In July, the government convened the 12th National Council of Autonomies, attended by the president and eight of the nine departmental governors. As outlined by Álvaro Ruiz, vice minister of autonomies, the only point on the agenda was to discuss issues relating to the census. Given factors such as the ongoing pandemic, questions regarding the ballot, the incorporation of indigenous languages, and an untenable November weather forecast, the meeting's attendants resolved to postpone the census to 2024.[2] In the ensuing days, Arce formalized the decision by supreme decree, rescheduling the census to take place between May and June 2024.[3]

The announcement was met with immediate rejection by members of the opposition and various municipal authorities. Per the analysis of economists, the deferral of the census most heavily affected municipal governments, who stood to lose out on vital economic resources. With the results being released in 2025, it would not be until 2026 that the allocation of resources using the new data would begin. Until then, cities would continue to receive aid corresponding to their 2012 populations despite fourteen years of growth.[4] According to economist Waldo López, the cities of Cochabamba, La Paz, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra stood to be the most negatively affected. As such, the mayors of all three cities—Manfred Reyes Villa, Iván Arias, and Jhonny Fernández, respectively—made pronouncements against the government's decision, expressing their view that the census should take place in 2023 at the latest.[5][6]

From the legislature, CC parliamentarians denounced the census postponement as an attempt to buy time, a period in which the government could use already approved financial resources to falsify demographic and economic data, distorting the reality of the population in an attempt to influence the outcome of the 2025 elections.[2]

https://www.paginasiete.bo/seguridad/los-8-detenidos-en-la-marcha-por-la-democracia-son-investigados-por-porte-y-portacion-ilicita-AK3286507

https://www.paginasiete.bo/seguridad/liberan-a-cinco-de-los-ocho-arrestados-que-participaron-en-la-marcha-por-la-democracia-YK3297436

https://www.eldiario.net/portal/2022/07/22/movilizaciones-reflejan-cansancio-de-la-poblacion/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/bolivia-censo_la-mayor-regi%C3%B3n-de-bolivia-rechaza-que-el-censo-nacional-se-aplace-para-2024/47750892

https://unitel.bo/politica/alcaldes-de-la-paz-cochabamba-y-santa-cruz-rechazan-postergacion-del-censo-hasta-el-2024_416996

https://correodelsur.com/politica/20220713_el-conade-rechaza-suspension-del-censo-y-advierte-un-fraude-demografico.html

https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2022/07/15/cumbre-crucena-da-plazo-de-5-dias-para-anular-aplazamiento-del-censo-y-amenaza-con-paro-para-el-25cumbre-crucena-da-plazo-de-5-dias-para-anular-aplazamiento-del-censo-y-amenaza-con-paro-para-el-25/

https://unitel.bo/sociedad/denuncian-en-la-fiscalia-al-ministro-de-planificacion-y-al-director-del-ine-por-postergacion-del-cen_417276

https://www.paginasiete.bo/sociedad/regiones-piden-que-la-postergacion-del-censo-de-poblacion-solo-sea-hasta-2023-FA3165575

https://correodelsur.com/politica/20220715_crucenos-advierten-con-paro-desde-el-25-de-julio-si-el-gobierno-no-anula-decreto-que-aplaza-el-censo.html

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/evangelicos-dicen-que-se-sumaran-al-paro-civico-del-25-CY3230631

https://www.paginasiete.bo/opinion/columnistas/razones-por-las-que-el-censo-debe-realizarse-el-ano-2023-GG3228282

https://www.abi.bo/index.php/noticias/gobierno/24450-presidente-arce-se-reunira-con-alcaldes-de-ciudades-capitales-sistema-universitario-y-organizaciones-de-potosi

https://asuntoscentrales.com/gobernador-unzueta-asegura-que-beni-no-pidio-que-el-censo-sea-en-2024-y-se-abre-a-una-revision-de-la-fecha/

https://www.noticiasfides.com/nacional/politica/beni-y-chuquisaca-plantean-suspender-censo-2022-y-la-paz-propone-que-sea-un-fin-de-semana--416395

https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2022/07/22/gobierno-y-camacho-se-cierran-al-dialogo-por-la-fecha-del-censo/

https://eldeber.com.bo/santa-cruz/las-cinco-razones-por-las-que-santa-cruz-para-este-lunes-25_287225

https://eldeber.com.bo/edicion-impresa/la-pelea-por-el-censo-llega-a-la-calle-hablan-de-tension-y-no-hay-dialogo_287226

https://eldeber.com.bo/santa-cruz/santa-cruz-amanece-en-silencio-con-grupos-en-las-calles-que-estan-a-favor-y-en-contra-del-paro_287249

https://eldeber.com.bo/santa-cruz/minuto-a-minuto-el-paro-civico-sin-incidentes-en-primeras-horas-de-la-manana_287248

https://www.paginasiete.bo/sociedad/enfrentamientos-en-el-plan-3000-dejan-a-una-persona-herida-YE3327274

https://www.la-razon.com/santa-cruz/2022/07/25/camacho-califica-media-jornada-de-paro-como-espectacular/

https://www.paginasiete.bo/opinion/columnistas/la-postergacion-del-censo-es-inconstitucional-DY3320995

https://eldeber.com.bo/pais/civicos-del-pais-se-reunen-en-cochabamba-para-analizar-nuevas-medidas-en-rechazo-a-la-postergacion-d_287493

https://eldeber.com.bo/pais/civicos-llegan-a-cochabamba-y-son-agredidos-por-grupos-afines-al-mas_287504

https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/cochabamba/cumbre-de-civicos/20220727103413874887.html

https://www.paginasiete.bo/sociedad/comites-civicos-piden-censo-para-el-primer-semestre-de-2023-y-un-fondo-compensatorio-DC3361216

https://lapatria.bo/2022/07/27/censo-alcaldes-se-reunen-antes-de-hablar-con-arce/

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/gobierno-no-cierra-la-fecha-del-censo-y-acuerda-con-alcaldes-conformar-una-comision-tecnica-AB3366417

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/con-jhonny-en-la-mira-comision-crucena-del-censo-cita-a-segunda-cumbre-para-definir-medidas-JH3382586

https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/jhonny-fernandez-centro-criticas-richter-ve-racional-civicos-dicen-traidor/20220729145719875131.html

https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2022/07/29/calvo-dice-que-para-bajar-la-presion-se-debe-anular-el-decreto-que-posterga-el-censo-hasta-2024/

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/pacto-de-unidad-anuncia-contramarchas-no-vamos-a-permitir-que-politicen-el-censo-XM3394101

https://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/pais/20220730/cumbre-censo-2023-determina-paro-48-horas-si-gobierno-no-atiende-sus

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/sin-jhonny-santa-cruz-da-ultimatum-al-gobierno-por-el-censo-y-decide-ir-al-paro-XA3406110

https://erbol.com.bo/nacional/alcalde-cruce%C3%B1o-jhonny-fern%C3%A1ndez-%E2%80%98no-soy-masista-ni-soy-traidor-ni-lo-voy-hacer%E2%80%99

https://www.paginasiete.bo/sociedad/censo-gobierno-cierra-fecha-para-2024-ignora-protestas-y-solo-debatira-2-temas-CH3449712

https://www.la-razon.com/sociedad/2022/08/04/gobierno-y-rectores-coordinan-la-participacion-de-las-universidades-en-el-censo/

https://correodelsur.com/politica/20220804_municipios-de-bolivia-rechazan-paro-en-santa-cruz-y-se-declaran-en-emergencia.html

https://correodelsur.com/politica/20220804_sin-arias-ni-copa-municipios-y-gobernacion-pacenos-piden-censo-en-2024-y-compensacion.html

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/bolivia-censo_gobierno-boliviano-mantiene-censo-para-2024-y-santa-cruz-har%C3%A1-consulta-propia/47801744

https://eldeber.com.bo/santa-cruz/comite-interinstitucional-ratifica-el-paro-de-48-horas-en-defensa-del-censo_288503

https://www.paginasiete.bo/sociedad/el-primer-dia-de-paro-en-santa-cruz-termina-con-duros-enfrentamientos-EI3497530

https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/camacho-y-jhonny-pasaron-de-ser-aliados-a-enemigos-LD3500728

Reports

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Population distribution in Bolivia by department
Department Rank Population % of total population Males Females Sex ratio Literacy rate (%)[a] Rural
Population (%)
Urban
Population (%)
Area
(km²)
Density
(/km²)
Decadal Growth (%) (2012–2024)
Chuquisaca data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 51,524 density growth
La Paz data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 133,985 density growth
Cochabamba data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 55,631 density growth
Oruro data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 53,588 density growth
Potosí data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 118,218 density growth
Tarija data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 37,623 density growth
Santa Cruz data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 370,621 density growth
Beni data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 213,564 density growth
Pando data population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 63,827 density growth
TOTAL Bolivia population percent males females ratio literacy rural urban 1,098,581 density growth
Population and population change in Bolivia by department
Department 2012 population[7] 2024 population Change %
Chuquisaca 576,153 2024   data   %
La Paz 2,706,351 2024   data   %
Cochabamba 1,758,143 2024   data   %
Oruro 494,178 2024   data   %
Potosí 823,517 2024   data   %
Tarija 482,196 2024   data   %
Santa Cruz 2,655,084 2024   data   %
Beni 421,196 2024   data   %
Pando 110,436 2024   data   %
TOTAL 10,027,254 2024   data   %

Language and ethnicity

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Population distribution by indigenous affiliation[a]
Ethnicity Total Male (%) Female (%) 2012 population[8] Change %
Quechua data % % 1,281,116   %
Aymara data % % 1,191,352   %
Chiquitano data % % 87,885   %
Guaraní data % % 58,990   %
Mojeño data % % 31,078   %
Afro-Bolivian data % % 16,329   %
Guarayo data % % 13,621   %
Movima data % % 12,213   %
Tacana data % % 11,173   %
Itonama data % % 10,275   %
Leco data % % 9,006   %
Kallawaya data % % 7,389   %
Tsimané data % % 6,464   %
Yuracaré data % % 3,394   %
Weenayek data % % 3,322   %
Maropa data % % 2,857   %
Joaquiniano data % % 2,797   %
Baure data % % 2,319   %
Cavineño data % % 2,005   %
Mosetén data % % 1,989   %
Ayoreo data % % 1,862   %
Cayuvava data % % 1,424   %
Araona data % % 910   %
Chácobo data % % 826   %
Chipaya data % % 786   %
Esse Ejja data % % 695   %
Canichana data % % 617   %
Sirionó data % % 446   %
Yuracaré
Mojeño
data % % 292   %
Yuki data % % 202   %
Pacahuara data % % 161   %
Moré data % % 155   %
Murato data % % 143   %
Yaminawá data % % 132   %
Tapiete data % % 99   %
Guarasugwe data % % 42   %
Machinerí data % % 38   %
Other data % % 4,419   %
TOTAL % % 2,806,592   %
No-indigenous data % % 4,032,014   %
Non-specific data % % 4,419   %
Non-Bolivian data % % 73,707   %
TOTAL % % 6,916,732   %

https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/bolivia-pasa-11-censos-poblacion-vivienda-191-anos/20220318215554859403.html

https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/censo-va-34-preguntas-piden-sumar-otras-mas-transparencia/20220330232159861049.html

https://elpais.bo/nacional/20220517_ya-se-tienen-63-preguntas-para-la-boleta-del-censo-2022.html

https://www.noticiasfides.com/nacional/politica/presidente-convoca-a-rectores-de-universidades-y-alcaldes-de-capitales-para-tratar-el-censo-2024-416545

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Data in this field was only collected from the data respondents above fourteen years of age.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Bolivia pasa por 11 censos sobre población y vivienda en 191 años". Opinión (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Consejo Nacional de Autonomías determina reprogramar el Censo". El Diario (in Spanish). La Paz. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ Alanoca, Jesus (14 July 2022). "Gobierno aprueba decreto que confirma la postergación del Censo para 2024". El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ Escobar, Luis (15 July 2022). "Expertos: Demora del censo relega a las regiones y beneficia al Gobierno". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Alcaldes de La Paz, Cochabamba y Santa Cruz rechazan postergación del Censo hasta el 2024". UNITEL (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ Escobar, Luis (14 July 2022). "Regiones piden que la postergación del Censo de Población sólo sea hasta 2023". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ National Institute of Statistics 2013, p. 6.
  8. ^ National Institute of Statistics 2013, p. 50.

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