Businesses in Rurrenabaque

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rurrenabaque

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	55
Shopping	31
Hotels and motels	27
Other accommodation	22
Churches	18
Grocery stores and supermarkets	18
Education	18
Bars, pubs and taverns	14
Tour operators	13
Cafes	13
Travel agencies	13
Pharmacies and drug stores	13
Hospitals	10
Public administration	10

Rurrenabaque Facts

Area	2114.0 km²
Population	22,480
Male Population	11,882 (52.9%)
Female Population	10,598 (47.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+330.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+64.3%
Median Age	21.4 years (Male: 21.8, Female: 21)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,671 (2022)
Area Codes	3
Local Time
Timezone	Bolivia Time
Lat & Lng	-14.44125, -67.52781

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Rurrenabaque Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,225	9,612	13,686	21,283	22,480	23,552	24,518
Population Density	2.5 / km²	4.5 / km²	6.5 / km²	10.1 / km²	10.6 / km²	11.1 / km²	11.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rurrenabaque Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 64.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rurrenabaque	+330.2%	+133.9%	+64.3%
Beni Department	—	—	—
Bolivia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rurrenabaque Median Age

Median Age: 21.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rurrenabaque	21.4 yrs	21 yrs	21.8 yrs
Beni Department	21.3 yrs	21.2 yrs	21.3 yrs
Bolivia	23.9 yrs	24.4 yrs	23.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rurrenabaque Population Density

Population Density: 10.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rurrenabaque	22,480	2,114 km²	10.6 / km²
Beni Department	445,032	203,823.5 km²	2.2 / km²
Bolivia	10.8 million	1,083,759.7 km²	9.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rurrenabaque Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Rurrenabaque

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rurrenabaque

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Rurrenabaque Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,972	$2,842	$3,473	$3,739	$3,871	$5,022	$5,321	$5,671
Total GDP	$15.9M	$13.8M	$16.1M	$18.6M	$20.5M	$28.4M	$30.5M	$33.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Rurrenabaque CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rurrenabaque	31,184 tn	1.39 tn	14.8 tons/km²
Beni Department	620,132 tn	1.39 tn	3 tons/km²
Bolivia	16,583,283 tn	1.54 tn	15.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Rurrenabaque CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	31,184 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.39 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	14.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/11/99	2:09 PM	4	52.8 km	33,000 m	La Paz, Bolivia	usgs.gov
5/6/97	7:53 PM	3.5	92 km	650,000 m	Beni, Bolivia	usgs.gov
1/28/96	3:58 AM	3.9	61.1 km	639,900 m	La Paz, Bolivia	usgs.gov
6/23/94	10:45 AM	4.4	95.9 km	642,700 m	Beni, Bolivia	usgs.gov
6/10/94	1:25 AM	4.3	82.1 km	629,000 m	Beni, Bolivia	usgs.gov
6/9/94	5:26 AM	5.2	70.3 km	630,900 m	Beni, Bolivia	usgs.gov
6/9/94	1:15 AM	6.1	98.6 km	650,000 m	La Paz, Bolivia	usgs.gov
6/9/94	12:33 AM	8.2	66.5 km	631,300 m	La Paz, Bolivia	usgs.gov
2/25/73	10:57 PM	4.1	59.8 km	120,000 m	La Paz, Bolivia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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