Bolivia Demographics Profile 2007

Population

9,119,152 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 34.3% (male 1,593,509/female 1,532,155)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 2,730,359/female 2,841,872)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 187,123/female 234,134) (2007 est.)

Median age

total: 22.2 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 22.9 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate

1.42% (2007 est.)

Birth rate

22.82 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate

7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.961 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.799 male(s)/female
total population: 0.979 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 50.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 53.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 46.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.19 years
male: 63.53 years
female: 68.97 years (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.76 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

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) 5%

Languages

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.7%
male: 93.1%
female: 80.7% (2001 census)