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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 - : 33.8% (male 1,800,381/female 1,733,366)

15-24 years - : 19.9% (male 1,053,952/female 1,028,169)

25-54 years - : 35.9% (male 1,825,535/female 1,928,945)

55-64 years - : 5.6% (male 272,980/female 311,312)

65 years and over - : 4.8% (male 223,933/female 282,480) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 66 %

Youth dependency ratio: 57.9 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 8.1 %

Potential support ratio: 12.3 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 23.1 years

Male: 22.3 years

Female: 23.8 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.94 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.88 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.79 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 39.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 43.44 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 35.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.22 years

Male: 65.47 years

Female: 71.11 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 4% of population

Rural: 29% of population

Total: 12% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 107

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 66

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

17.9% (2008)country comparison to the world: 109

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

4.5% (2008)country comparison to the world: 92

Education Expenditures

7.6% of GDP (2010)country comparison to the world: 16

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 91.2%

Male: 95.8%

Female: 86.8% (2009 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,461,053

Nationality

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    95.00%
  • Protestant Evangelical Methodist
    5.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.63% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 74

Birth Rate

  • 23.77 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 68

Death Rate

  • 6.67 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 145

Migration Rate

  • -0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 145

Urban Areas Population

  • LA PAZ (capital) 1.715 million, Santa Cruz 1.584
    million
  • Sucre
    307,000 (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.9% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 144

Physicians Density

  • 1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2001)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.87 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 67