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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 - : 35.5% (male 1,767,310/female 1,701,744)

15-64 years - : 60% (male 2,877,605/female 2,992,043)

65 years and over - : 4.5% (male 193,196/female 243,348) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 21.9 years

Male: 21.3 years

Female: 22.6 years (2009 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 - : 0.79 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 44.66 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 48.56 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 40.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 66.89 years

Male: 64.2 years

Female: 69.72 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 108

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 99

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 (2009)

Education Expenditures

6.4% of GDP (2003)country comparison to the world: 32

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.7%

Male: 93.1%

Female: 80.7% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,775,246

Nationality

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    95.00%
  • Protestant Evangelical Methodist
    5.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.772% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 74

Birth Rate

  • 25.82 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 66

Death Rate

  • 7.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 130

Migration Rate

  • -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 123

Total fertility rate

  • 3.17 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 66