Economy, jobs and prices in Cochabamba, Bolivia: official figures
98.6% of residents of Cochabamba municipality lived in a home with electricity at the 2024 census, 3rd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 97.2% in 2012 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
How many people in Cochabamba have clean drinking water?
72.7% of residents of Cochabamba municipality had access to an improved water source in 2024, the lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site, up from 65.5% in 2012; the national share was 87.2%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in Cochabamba have a toilet and sewer?
66.9% of residents of Cochabamba municipality had improved sanitation in 2024, the lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site (it was 63.5% in 2012; Bolivia 63.6%), and 67.4% of homes were connected to a sewer network (Bolivia 47.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Cochabamba have internet?
In 2024, 64.2% of households in Cochabamba municipality had fixed internet at home and 76.4% had mobile internet (mobile data), 3rd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site for fixed internet; the national shares were 38.3% and 68.1%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Cochabamba have a computer?
55.1% of households in Cochabamba municipality owned a computer, laptop or tablet in 2024, 2nd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site, up from 39.1% with a computer in 2012; 96.3% had a mobile phone (Bolivia 90.6%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Cochabamba?
The 2024 census counted 256,874 private dwellings in Cochabamba municipality, 394 for every 1,000 residents, 4th highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on that ratio (it was 312 in 2012; Bolivia 401).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow overcrowded are homes in Cochabamba?
8.8% of occupied private homes in Cochabamba municipality were classed by INE as having high overcrowding by bedroom in 2024 (13.1% in 2012), 2nd lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the national share was 15.0%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow Cochabamba compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with electricity at home, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with electricity at home, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 99.7% |
| 2 | La Paz | 99.2% |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 98.6% |
| 4 | Tarija | 98.6% |
| 5 | Oruro | 98.5% |
| 6 | El Alto | 98.3% |
| 7 | Yacuiba | 98.2% |
Population with an improved water source, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with an improved water source, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | La Paz | 97.0% |
| 5 | Potosí | 95.4% |
| 6 | Yacuiba | 94.3% |
| 7 | Sucre | 94.1% |
| 8 | Tarija | 93.2% |
| 9 | Sacaba | 75.1% |
| 10 | Cochabamba | 72.7% |
Population with improved sanitation, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with improved sanitation, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sucre | 85.7% |
| 5 | Yacuiba | 81.7% |
| 6 | Oruro | 78.0% |
| 7 | Tarija | 76.9% |
| 8 | Sacaba | 72.3% |
| 9 | Santa Cruz | 68.8% |
| 10 | Cochabamba | 66.9% |
Households with fixed internet at home, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with fixed internet at home, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 71.4% |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 65.7% |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 64.2% |
| 4 | Tarija | 61.4% |
| 5 | Sucre | 59.7% |
| 6 | Potosí | 57.7% |
| 7 | Oruro | 56.6% |
Households with a computer, laptop or tablet, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 2 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with a computer, laptop or tablet, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 69.4% |
| 2 | Cochabamba | 55.1% |
| 3 | Oruro | 55.0% |
| 4 | Sucre | 54.0% |
| 5 | Potosí | 50.2% |
| 6 | El Alto | 49.2% |
| 7 | Santa Cruz | 48.5% |
Private dwellings per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 4 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Private dwellings per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oruro | 456 |
| 2 | El Alto | 435 |
| 3 | La Paz | 427 |
| 4 | Cochabamba | 394 |
| 5 | Sacaba | 389 |
| 6 | Sucre | 389 |
| 7 | Tarija | 384 |
Homes with high overcrowding in bedrooms, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 9 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Homes with high overcrowding in bedrooms, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sucre | 12.8% |
| 5 | Oruro | 11.7% |
| 6 | Tarija | 11.3% |
| 7 | Sacaba | 10.6% |
| 8 | El Alto | 10.5% |
| 9 | Cochabamba | 8.8% |
| 10 | La Paz | 7.1% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Censo 2024, tabulados por municipio: Vivienda y hogar (viviendas por mil habitantes, hacinamiento), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4b7a3d4e292e…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Censo 2024, tabulados por municipio: Servicios básicos (electricidad, agua, saneamiento), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c548d62d0f85…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Censo 2024, tabulados por municipio: Tecnologías de la información y comunicación en el hogar, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c84599101f17…)
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