Censo 2024: El 30% de la población tiene sus necesidades básicas satisfechas, en el área rural solo el 8,3%

The 2024 census reveals a stark urban-rural divide in Bolivia’s social welfare. While nearly 40% of city dwellers satisfy their basic needs, only 8% in rural areas achieve this status, highlighting profound inequality in infrastructure and service access. This data underscores that measuring poverty through unmet basic needs exposes deep structural disparities rather than just income levels. The vast majority of the rural population remains in moderate poverty or indigence, illustrating how geographic location heavily dictates living standards and access to essential resources like health and sanitation. For open data advocates, this highlights the critical importance of disaggregated statistics. Transparently sharing granular census data allows researchers and policymakers to pinpoint specific inequalities. It enables targeted interventions and holds institutions accountable by making invisible rural struggles visible through precise, accessible metrics.

Source: eju.tv
Published on 2025-08-29

Censo 2024: El 30% de la población tiene sus necesidades básicas satisfechas, en el área rural solo el 8,3%

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