Bolivia Demographics Profile 2008

Population

9,247,816 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 33.5% (male 1,580,887/female 1,519,960)
15-64 years: 61.8% (male 2,800,457/female 2,912,375)
65 years and over: 4.7% (male 192,701/female 241,436) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 22.6 years
male: 21.9 years
female: 23.3 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.383% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

22.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 49.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 52.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 45.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.53 years
male: 63.86 years
female: 69.33 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

4,900 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)

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 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)

Literacy

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

Education expenditures

6.4% of GDP (2003)