Bolivia Demographics Profile 2000

Population

8,152,620 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years:39.11% (male 1,624,404; female 1,564,057)
15-64 years:56.42% (male 2,247,013; female 2,352,824)
65 years and over:4.47% (male 164,473; female 199,849) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate

1.83% (2000 est.)

Birth rate

28.15 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate

8.36 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:0.82 male(s)/female
total population:0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate

60.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population:63.7 years
male:61.19 years
female:66.34 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.66 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality

noun:Bolivian(s)
adjective:Bolivian

Ethnic groups

Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, 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:83.1%
male:90.5%
female:76% (1995 est.)