Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Bolivia ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 2,024,413 | 0.82% | 294 | 6,886 | 244 | 2,112,629 | 2,333,217 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 1,980,432 | 1.64% | 313 | 6,327 | 249 | 2,161,003 | 2,751,765 |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 1,346,672 | 1.35% | 298 | 4,519 | 377 | 1,430,940 | 1,826,714 |
| 4 | Oruro | 347,830 | 0.91% | 71 | 4,899 | 1,643 | 368,223 | 419,927 |
| 5 | Sucre | 286,383 | 0.74% | 35 | 8,182 | 2,030 | 300,110 | 330,769 |
| 6 | Potosí | 243,927 | 0.71% | 27 | 9,034 | 2,395 | 252,495 | 272,743 |
| 7 | Tarija | 235,198 | 1.04% | 44 | 5,345 | 2,492 | 247,272 | 289,489 |
| 8 | Montero | 123,020 | 2.08% | 29 | 4,242 | 4,981 | 138,483 | 201,944 |
| 9 | Trinidad | 113,735 | 1.04% | 24 | 4,739 | 5,411 | 122,069 | 141,202 |
| 10 | Riberalta | 84,432 | 1.02% | 20 | 4,222 | 7,383 | 89,082 | 105,275 |
| 11 | Cobija | 73,365 | 4.05% | 13 | 5,643 | 8,483 | 94,243 | 183,092 |
| 12 | Satelite Norte | 56,736 | – | 17 | 3,337 | 10,856 | 69,366 | 115,653 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.