Bolivia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

9,775,246 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 35.5% (male 1,767,310/female 1,701,744)
15-64 years: 60% (male 2,877,605/female 2,992,043)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 193,196/female 243,348) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 21.9 years
male: 21.3 years
female: 22.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.772% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

25.82 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 66% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 44.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.89 years
male: 64.2 years
female: 69.72 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.17 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

8,100 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2007 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 (2009)

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)