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🌆 Largest Cities in Bolivia

Cities of Bolivia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people39 entries🇧🇴 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 6,958,595 (39 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
La PazLa Paz Department
2,004,652
2
Santa Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz Department
1,831,434
3
CochabambaCochabamba
841,276
4
SucreChuquisaca Department
224,838
5
OruroOruro
208,684
6
SacabaCochabamba
180,726
7
QuillacolloCochabamba
172,405
8
TarijaTarija Department
159,269
9
PotosíPotosí Department
141,251
10
RiberaltaBeni Department
99,070
11
MonteroSanta Cruz Department
88,616
12
ViachaLa Paz Department
86,218
13
TrinidadBeni Department
84,259
14
YacuibaTarija Department
82,803
15
TiquipayaCochabamba
62,675
16
VintoCochabamba
58,739
17
ColcapirhuaCochabamba
52,732
18
Sipe SipeCochabamba
47,000
19
CaranaviLa Paz Department
45,747
20
VillamontesTarija Department
39,800
21
GuayaramerínBeni Department
36,008
22
BermejoTarija Department
35,411
23
MizqueCochabamba
30,481
24
VillazónPotosí Department
30,253
25
LlallaguaPotosí Department
28,069
26
CamiriSanta Cruz Department
27,961
27
CobijaPando
26,585
28
San BorjaBeni Department
24,610
29
San Ignacio de VelascoSanta Cruz Department
23,569
30
TupizaPotosí Department
22,233
31
WarnesSanta Cruz Department
22,036
32
AchocallaLa Paz Department
19,583
33
Ascención de GuarayosSanta Cruz Department
18,816
34
CotocaSanta Cruz Department
18,347
35
Villa YapacaníSanta Cruz Department
18,187
36
LajaLa Paz Department
18,023
37
El TornoSanta Cruz Department
15,543
38
HuanuniOruro
15,492
39
PunataCochabamba
15,194

Highlights

Within Bolivia, La Paz ranks first in 2026 with 2,004,652, followed by Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1,831,434) and Cochabamba (841,276).

Across 39 entries, values run from 2,004,652 (La Paz) to 15,194 (Punata), with a median of 39,800.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.