| Population |
8,724,156 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 36.4% (male 1,619,950; female 1,557,883)
15-64 years: 59.1% (male 2,522,086; female 2,631,944)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 175,193; female 217,100) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 21.1 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 21.8 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.56% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
24.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 54.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 50.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 58.23 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 65.14 years
male: 62.54 years
female: 67.86 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
3.08 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
4,900 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 500 (2003 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 |
conventional long form: republic of bolivia
conventional short form: bolivia
local short form: bolivia
local long form: republica de bolivia |