Economy, jobs and prices in Oruro, Bolivia: official figures
98.5% of residents of Oruro municipality lived in a home with electricity at the 2024 census, 5th highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 95.6% in 2012 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
How many people in Oruro have clean drinking water?
97.2% of residents of Oruro municipality had access to an improved water source in 2024, 3rd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site, up from 95.8% in 2012; the national share was 87.2%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in Oruro have a toilet and sewer?
78.0% of residents of Oruro municipality had improved sanitation in 2024, 5th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site (it was 69.1% in 2012; Bolivia 63.6%), and 75.7% of homes were connected to a sewer network (Bolivia 47.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Oruro have internet?
In 2024, 56.6% of households in Oruro municipality had fixed internet at home and 77.7% had mobile internet (mobile data), 4th lowest 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 Oruro have a computer?
55.0% of households in Oruro municipality owned a computer, laptop or tablet in 2024, 3rd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site, up from 38.7% with a computer in 2012; 96.2% had a mobile phone (Bolivia 90.6%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Oruro?
The 2024 census counted 132,752 private dwellings in Oruro municipality, 456 for every 1,000 residents, the highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on that ratio (it was 336 in 2012; Bolivia 401).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow overcrowded are homes in Oruro?
11.7% of occupied private homes in Oruro municipality were classed by INE as having high overcrowding by bedroom in 2024 (17.1% in 2012), 5th highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the national share was 15.0%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow Oruro compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with electricity at home, 2024 (2024)
Oruro ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with electricity at home, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Sucre | 97.5% |
Population with an improved water source, 2024 (2024)
Oruro ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with an improved water source, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 99.0% |
| 2 | El Alto | 98.0% |
| 3 | Oruro | 97.2% |
| 4 | La Paz | 97.0% |
| 5 | Potosí | 95.4% |
| 6 | Yacuiba | 94.3% |
| 7 | Sucre | 94.1% |
Population with improved sanitation, 2024 (2024)
Oruro ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with improved sanitation, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Potosí | 86.0% |
| 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% |
Households with fixed internet at home, 2024 (2024)
Oruro ranks 7 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with fixed internet at home, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tarija | 61.4% |
| 5 | Sucre | 59.7% |
| 6 | Potosí | 57.7% |
| 7 | Oruro | 56.6% |
| 8 | El Alto | 51.9% |
| 9 | Sacaba | 48.8% |
| 10 | Yacuiba | 47.2% |
Households with a computer, laptop or tablet, 2024 (2024)
Oruro ranks 3 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)
Oruro ranks 1 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)
Oruro ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Homes with high overcrowding in bedrooms, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yacuiba | 13.7% |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 13.5% |
| 4 | Sucre | 12.8% |
| 5 | Oruro | 11.7% |
| 6 | Tarija | 11.3% |
| 7 | Sacaba | 10.6% |
| 8 | El Alto | 10.5% |
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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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