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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%; note - Bolivia's 2009 constitution designates Spanish and all indigenous languages as official; 36 indigenous languages are specified, including a few that are extinct (2001 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Mestizo (mixed White and Amerindian ancestry) 68%
Indigenous 20%
White 5%
Cholo/Chola 2%
African descent 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: 70.5% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 1.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 30.34% (male 1,799,925/female 1,731,565)

15-24 - years : 19.21% (male 1,133,120/female 1,103,063)

25-54 - years : 38.68% (male 2,212,096/female 2,289,888)

55-64 - years : 6.06% (male 323,210/female 382,139)

65 - years and over : 5.71% (male 291,368/female 373,535) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 60.5

Youth dependency ratio: 48.5

Elderly dependency ratio: 12

Potential support ratio: 8.3 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 25.3 years

Male: 24.5 years

Female: 26 years (2020 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 : 0.97 male(s)/female

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

65 - years and over : 0.78 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 39.27 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 43.95 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 34.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 70.7 years

Male: 67.87 years

Female: 73.67 years (2021 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

21.2 years (2008 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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

Total Fertility Rate

2.45 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

66.5% (2016)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 21.9% of population

Total: 7.1% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

6.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

1.59 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 57.8% of population

Total: 22% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.2% (2020 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

17,000 (2020 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<200 (2020 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2020)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria

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

  • 11,758,869

Nationality 2021

  • Bolivian(s) noun


  • Bolivian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    70.00%
  • Evangelical
    14.50%
  • Adventist
    2.50%
  • Church Of Jesus Christ
    1.20%
  • Agnostic
    0.30%
  • Atheist
    0.80%
  • Other
    3.50%
  • None
    6.60%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.39% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20.36 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 278
  • (constitutional
    000 Sucre
  • Santa
    1.749 million
  • Cochabamba
    1.337 million

Health Expenditure

  • 6.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 1.59 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)