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Languages

Spanish (official) 60.7%, Quechua (official) 21.2%, Aymara (official) 14.6%, 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 - : 34.6% (male 1,785,453/female 1,719,173)

15-64 years - : 60.7% (male 3,014,419/female 3,129,942)

65 years and over - : 4.6% (male 207,792/female 261,904) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.5 years

Male: 21.8 years

Female: 23.2 years (2011 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 (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 42.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 45.95 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 38.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 67.57 years

Male: 64.84 years

Female: 70.42 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 4% of population

Rural: 33% of population

Total: 14% of population (2008)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 100

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 71

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)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

4.3% (2008)country comparison to the world: 89

Education Expenditures

6.3% of GDP (2006)country comparison to the world: 25

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.7%

Male: 93.1%

Female: 80.7% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 10,118,683

Nationality

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    95.00%
  • Protestant Evangelical Methodist
    5.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.694% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 67

Birth Rate

  • 24.71 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 63

Death Rate

  • 6.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 142

Migration Rate

  • -0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 150

Health Expenditure

  • 4.8% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 143

Physicians Density

  • 1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2001)country comparison to the world: 91

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.1 beds/1,000 population (2009)country comparison to the world: 141

Total fertility rate

  • 3 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 64