What is the population of La Paz?
La Paz has a city population of 2,004,652. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Bolivia · South America
La Paz
City population
2,004,652
#1
in Bolivia
#1
in La Paz Department
#199
worldwide
-16.500, -68.150 · 416 km from Sucre
About La Paz
At 416 km from the national capital Sucre, La Paz holds 2,004,652 residents and accounts for 15.9% of Bolivia's population. Situated at 3,782 m elevation, the city is the largest of five municipalities in La Paz Department. Viacha, the nearest substantial city, lies 23 km away with 86,218 residents.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
3,782 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/La_Paz
Coordinates
-16.500, -68.150
Record updated
2025-07-19
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 39 in BoliviaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| La Paz | 2M |
La Paz Population FAQ
Where is La Paz?
La Paz is in La Paz Department, Bolivia, 416 km from the capital, Sucre. Its coordinates are -16.500, -68.150.
How big is La Paz compared with other cities in Bolivia?
It is the 1st largest of the 39 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bolivia, holding 15.9% of the national population.