2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)

Ethnic Groups

Quechua 30%
Mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%
Aymara 25%
White 15%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 37.1% (male 1,624,366; female 1,562,501)

15-64 years - : 58.4% (male 2,452,892; female 2,561,873)

65 years and over - : 4.5% (male 172,292; female 212,519) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 20.8 years

Male: 20.1 years

Female: 21.5 years (2002)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.81 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 56.05 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 52.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 59.75 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 64.78 years

Male: 62.2 years

Female: 67.48 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

290 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 87.2%

Male: 93.1%

Female: 81.6% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 8,586,443

Nationality

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    95.00%
  • Protestant Evangelical Methodist
    0.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.63% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 25.53 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.91 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.23 children born/woman (2003 est.)