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Languages

Spanish (official) 60.7%, Quechua (official) 21.2%, Aymara (official) 14.6%, Guarani (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% note: Bolivia's 2009 constitution designates Spanish and all indigenous languages as official, 36 indigenous languages are specified, including some that are extinct (2001 census)

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 33.3% (male 1,805,121/female 1,737,794)

15-24 years - : 19.8% (male 1,063,823/female 1,037,320)

25-54 years - : 36.3% (male 1,878,736/female 1,979,819)

55-64 years - : 5.7% (male 280,809/female 322,057)

65 years and over - : 4.9% (male 232,514/female 293,493) (2014 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 65.3 %

Youth dependency ratio: 57 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 8.2 %

Potential support ratio: 12.1 (2014 est.)

Median Age

Total: 23.4 years

Male: 22.6 years

Female: 24.1 years (2014 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 - : 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 38.61 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 42.23 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 34.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.55 years

Male: 65.78 years

Female: 71.45 years (2014 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 4% of population

Rural: 28.1% of population

Total: 11.9% of population (2012 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 90

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,300 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

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: 95

Education Expenditures

6.9% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 24

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 91.2%

Male: 95.8%

Female: 86.8% (2009 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,631,486

Nationality

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    95.00%
  • Protestant Evangelical Methodist
    5.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.6% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 76

Birth Rate

  • 23.28 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 70

Death Rate

  • 6.59 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 145

Migration Rate

  • -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 141

Urban Areas Population

  • Santa Cruz 1.719 million, LA PAZ (capital) 1.715
    million
  • Sucre (constitutional capital)
    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

  • 2.8 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 67