Population9,247,816 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 33.5% (male 1,580,887/female 1,519,960) Median agetotal: 22.6 years Population growth rate1.383% (2008 est.) Birth rate22.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate-1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 49.09 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 66.53 years Total fertility rate2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS4,900 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 500 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Bolivian(s) Ethnic groupsQuechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15% ReligionsRoman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5% LanguagesSpanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Education expenditures6.4% of GDP (2003) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |