People of Bolivia
Population: | 9,119,152 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 34.3% (male 1,593,509/female 1,532,155) 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 2,730,359/female 2,841,872) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 187,123/female 234,134) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 22.2 years male: 21.5 years female: 22.9 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 1.42% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 22.82 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | -1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.961 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.799 male(s)/female total population: 0.979 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 50.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 53.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 46.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 66.19 years male: 63.53 years female: 68.97 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 2.76 children born/woman (2007 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) 5% |
Languages: | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) |
Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.7% male: 93.1% female: 80.7% (2001 census) |