In 2021, approximately 5.4 percent of the Bolivian population were living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day. Since 2016, this share has been continuously decreasing until the previous year, despite the increase in 2020. Still, the unemployment rate in the South American country has reached its peak since 1999 in 2020.
Share of population living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day in Bolivia from 2011 to 2021
Characteristic
Percentage of population
2021
5.4%
2020
6.41%
2019
5.69%
2018
7.7%
2017
9.18%
2016
10.07%
2015
8.58%
2014
8.99%
2013
9.31%
2012
10.98%
2011
10.36%
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OWID. (October 7, 2024). Share of population living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day in Bolivia from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788965/poverty-rate-bolivia/
OWID. "Share of population living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day in Bolivia from 2011 to 2021." Chart. October 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788965/poverty-rate-bolivia/
OWID. (2024). Share of population living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day in Bolivia from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788965/poverty-rate-bolivia/
OWID. "Share of Population Living on Less than 3.65 U.S. Dollars per Day in Bolivia from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788965/poverty-rate-bolivia/
OWID, Share of population living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day in Bolivia from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788965/poverty-rate-bolivia/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Share of population living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day in Bolivia from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], OWID, October 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/788965/poverty-rate-bolivia/
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