2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 33.5% (male 1,580,887/female 1,519,960)

15-64 years - : 61.8% (male 2,800,457/female 2,912,375)

65 years and over - : 4.7% (male 192,701/female 241,436) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.6 years

Male: 21.9 years

Female: 23.3 years (2008 est.)

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 - : 0.8 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 49.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 52.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 45.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 66.53 years

Male: 63.86 years

Female: 69.33 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2003 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever

Water contact disease: Leptospirosis (2008)

Education Expenditures

6.4% of GDP (2003)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.7%

Male: 93.1%

Female: 80.7% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,247,816

Nationality

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    95.00%
  • Protestant Evangelical Methodist
    5.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.383% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 22.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)