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Languages

Spanish (official) 60.7%, Quechua (official) 21.2%, Aymara (official) 14.6%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other native languages 0.4%, foreign languages 2.4%, none 0.1% (2001 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 68%
Indigenous 20%
White 5%
Cholo/chola 2%
Black 1%
Other 1%
Unspecified 3%
; 44%
Of respondents indicated feeling part of some indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara (2009 est.)%

Population Distribution

A high altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes

Urbanization

Urban population: 69.8% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 1.97% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 31.34% (male 1,805,765 /female 1,737,647)

15 - 24 years : 19.37% (male 1,109,388 /female 1,080,662)

25 - 54 years : 37.9% (male 2,098,847 /female 2,185,890)

55 - 64 years : 5.96% (male 310,250 /female 363,403)

65 - years and over : 5.43% (male 270,435 /female 344,054) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 63.7 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 53.1 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 10.6 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 9.4 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 24.6 years (2018 est.)

Male: 23.9 years

Female: 25.4 years

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 : 0.96 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 0.85 male(s)/female

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

total - population : 0.98 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

155 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 34.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 37.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 30.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 69.8 years (2018 est.)

Male: 67 years

Female: 72.8 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

21.2 years (2008 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.58 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

66.5% (2016)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 96.7% of population

Improved rural: 75.6% of population

Improved total: 90% of population

Unimproved urban: 3.3% of population

Unimproved rural: 24.4% of population

Unimproved total: 10% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.9% (2016)

Physicians Density

1.61 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 60.8% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 27.5% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 50.3% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 39.2% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 72.5% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 49.7% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.3% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

22,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<1000 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and&nbsp;malaria (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

20.2% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

3.4% (2016)

Education Expenditures

7.3% of GDP (2014)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 92.5%

Male: 96.5%

Female: 88.6% (2015)

Year

Population

  • 11,306,341

Nationality 2019

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    76.80%
  • Evangelical And Pentecostal
    8.10%
  • Protestant
    7.90%
  • Other
    1.70%
  • None Est
    5.52%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.48% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 21.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 278
  • (constitutional
    000 Sucre
  • Santa
    1.677 million
  • Cochabamba
    1.271 million

Health Expenditure

  • 6.9% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 1.61 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.1 beds/1,000 population (2014)
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