Bolivia Demographics Profile 2003

Population

8,586,443 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 37.1% (male 1,624,366; female 1,562,501)
15-64 years: 58.4% (male 2,452,892; female 2,561,873)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 172,292; female 212,519) (2003 est.)

Median age

total: 20.8 years
male: 20.1 years
female: 21.5 years (2002)

Population growth rate

1.63% (2003 est.)

Birth rate

25.53 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate

7.91 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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 (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 56.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 59.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 52.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 64.78 years
male: 62.2 years
female: 67.48 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.23 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

4,600 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

290 (2001 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.)