Other people in need of international protection by country in Bolivia
Bolivia: Other people in need of international protection by country was 8,259 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Bolivia, 2019–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for other people in need of international protection by country or in Bolivia is 8,259, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.3% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Bolivia ranks 14th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Other people in need of international protection by country in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,472 | — |
| 2020 | 9,557 | +74.7% |
| 2021 | 11,828 | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 13,531 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 16,103 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 18,475 | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 8,259 | -55.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8,259 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,833, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,472 | 5,472 | 5,472 | 1 |
| 2020s | 12,959 | 8,259 | 18,475 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 11 Uruguay 20,833 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 19,120 compare
- 13 Aruba 11,470 compare
- 15 Curacao 6,903 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3,856 compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 17 Guatemala 0 compare
- 17 Nicaragua 0
- 17 Paraguay 0 compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
More social development data for Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other people in need of international protection by country or in Bolivia?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Bolivia was 8,259 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,475 in 2024.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,472 in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Bolivia ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Other people in need of international protection by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other people in need of international protection refer to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories (including asylum-seekers and refugees) but who likely need international protection, including protection against forced return, as well as access to basic services on a temporary or longer-term basis.