What share of people in Bolivar live in extreme poverty?

Extreme income poverty in Bolivar was 5.9% in 2025 against 6.8% nationally; 11th lowest of the 23 provinces. In 2018 it was 11.8%.

What share of people in Bolivar have unmet basic needs?

32.8% of people in Bolivar lived in households with at least one unmet basic need (NBI poverty) in 2025, against 29.5% nationally; 8th highest of the 23 provinces.

Poverty and living standards in Bolivar, Ecuador: official figures

27.9% of people in Bolivar lived in income poverty in 2025, above the national rate of 21.8%; 11th highest of the 23 provinces. In 2018 the rate was 33.2%.

Income poverty rate

27.9%

2025

What is the multidimensional poverty rate in Bolivar?

The multidimensional poverty rate in Bolivar was 43.1% in 2025 (national 37.1%), 12th highest of the 23 provinces; it counts people in households lacking a third or more of the weighted rights indicators such as education, work, health and housing.

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How unequal is income in Bolivar?

The Gini coefficient of per-person income in Bolivar was 0.446 in 2025 against 0.451 nationally (11th lowest of the 23 provinces on that measure); in 2018 it was 0.457.

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How many households in Bolivar are overcrowded?

5.6% of households in Bolivar lived in overcrowded conditions in 2025 (more than three people per bedroom), against 8.3% nationally; 8th lowest of the 24 provinces.

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How many households in Bolivar have piped public water?

73.3% of households in Bolivar had access to the public water network in 2025, against 80.2% nationally; 11th lowest coverage of the 24 provinces.

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How many households in Bolivar have basic services?

57.3% of households in Bolivar had access to all basic services in 2025, against 68.3% nationally; 9th lowest coverage of the 24 provinces. Adequate sanitation reached 95.6% of households and adequate rubbish collection 68.2%.

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How Bolivar compares with other provinces

Income poverty rate (2025)

Bolivar ranks 11 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Income poverty rate
8	Imbabura	31.8%
9	Loja	30.7%
10	Santa Elena	29.8%
11	Bolivar	27.9%
12	Zamora Chinchipe	27.7%
13	Chimborazo	26.3%
14	Manabi	24.3%

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Extreme income poverty rate (2025)

Bolivar ranks 13 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Extreme income poverty rate
10	Loja	13.1%
11	Chimborazo	9.3%
12	Cotopaxi	6.5%
13	Bolivar	5.9%
14	Santa Elena	5.8%
15	Canar	4.4%
16	Tungurahua	4.1%

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Multidimensional poverty rate (2025)

Bolivar ranks 12 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Multidimensional poverty rate
9	Manabi	51.0%
10	Los Rios	45.3%
11	Zamora Chinchipe	43.6%
12	Bolivar	43.1%
13	Loja	41.7%
14	Santa Elena	41.2%
15	Carchi	38.6%

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Poverty by unmet basic needs (NBI) (2025)

Bolivar ranks 8 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty by unmet basic needs (NBI)
5	Sucumbios	46.7%
6	Los Rios	44.0%
7	Napo	40.9%
8	Bolivar	32.8%
9	Guayas	31.8%
10	Carchi	31.0%
11	Pastaza	30.8%

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Gini coefficient of income inequality (0 to 1) (2025)

Bolivar ranks 13 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gini coefficient of income inequality (0 to 1)
10	Esmeraldas	0.473
11	Chimborazo	0.459
12	Pichincha	0.453
13	Bolivar	0.446
14	Azuay	0.436
15	Cotopaxi	0.435
16	Tungurahua	0.426

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Households living in overcrowded conditions (2025)

Bolivar ranks 17 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households living in overcrowded conditions
14	Pastaza	6.3%
15	Cotopaxi	6.1%
16	Galapagos	6.0%
17	Bolivar	5.6%
18	Imbabura	5.2%
19	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	5.1%
20	Azuay	4.9%

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Households with access to basic services (2025)

Bolivar ranks 16 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with access to basic services
13	Guayas	61.9%
14	Cotopaxi	61.9%
15	Santa Elena	61.9%
16	Bolivar	57.3%
17	Sucumbios	56.6%
18	Napo	56.3%
19	Galapagos	51.0%

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): ENEMDU Anual 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Empleo, Desempleo y Subempleo): tabulados de mercado laboral, educación, vivienda, pobreza y desigualdad por provincia, 2018-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f969666762d3…)

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