| Population : |
8,724,156 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 36.4% (male 1,619,950; female 1,557,883)
15-64 years: 59.1% (male 2,522,086; female 2,631,944)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 175,193; female 217,100) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.56% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
24.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 54.58 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 65.14 years
male: 62.54 years
female: 67.86 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
3.08 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
4,900 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 500 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Bolivian(s)
adjective: Bolivian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15% |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) |
| Languages : |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 93.1%
female: 81.6% (2003 est.) |
