Bolivia's cities at a glance
Dots sized by population · La Paz in orange
Bolivia has 2 cities with more than a million inhabitants and 7 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is La Paz with 2,004,652 people, followed by Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1,831,434) and Cochabamba (841,276). The three largest cities together hold about 36.5% of the country's 12.8 million people.
The capital, Sucre, is the 4th largest city with 224,838 people — La Paz is 8.9× larger.
By region, the most large cities are in Santa Cruz Department (8), La Paz Department (5), Tarija Department (4).
Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Bolivia population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Bolivia atlas.
Bolivia cities by population
| # | City | Region | Population | Share of Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | La Paz Department | 2,004,652 | 15.7% |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Santa Cruz Department | 1,831,434 | 14.3% |
| 3 | Cochabamba | Cochabamba | 841,276 | 6.6% |
| 4 | SucreCapital | Chuquisaca Department | 224,838 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Oruro | Oruro | 208,684 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Tarija | Tarija Department | 159,269 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Potosí | Potosí Department | 141,251 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Riberalta | Beni Department | 99,070 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Montero | Santa Cruz Department | 88,616 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Viacha | La Paz Department | 86,218 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Trinidad | Beni Department | 84,259 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Yacuiba | Tarija Department | 82,803 | 0.6% |
| 13 | Caranavi | La Paz Department | 45,747 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Villamontes | Tarija Department | 39,800 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Guayaramerín | Beni Department | 36,008 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Bermejo | Tarija Department | 35,411 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Mizque | Cochabamba | 30,481 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Villazón | Potosí Department | 30,253 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Llallagua | Potosí Department | 28,069 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Camiri | Santa Cruz Department | 27,961 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Cobija | Pando | 26,585 | 0.2% |
| 22 | San Borja | Beni Department | 24,610 | 0.2% |
| 23 | San Ignacio de Velasco | Santa Cruz Department | 23,569 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Tupiza | Potosí Department | 22,233 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Warnes | Santa Cruz Department | 22,036 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Achocalla | La Paz Department | 19,583 | 0.2% |
| 27 | Ascención de Guarayos | Santa Cruz Department | 18,816 | 0.1% |
| 28 | Cotoca | Santa Cruz Department | 18,347 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Villa Yapacaní | Santa Cruz Department | 18,187 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Laja | La Paz Department | 18,023 | 0.1% |
Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.
Frequently asked questions
What is the largest city in Bolivia?
La Paz, with about 2,004,652 inhabitants (city proper). It is larger than the capital, Sucre (224,838).
What is the capital of Bolivia?
Sucre — population 224,838, the 4th largest city in the country.
How many cities in Bolivia have over one million people?
2: La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Are these metropolitan-area populations?
No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.
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