Short facts about people of Bolivia

Population:

8,300,463 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  38.46% (male 1,626,698; female 1,565,748) 15-64 years:  57.07% (male 2,315,098; female 2,421,987) 65 years and over:  4.47% (male 166,986; female 203,946) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.76% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

27.27 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

58.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  64.06 years male:  61.53 years female:  66.72 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.51 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.1% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

4,200 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

380 (1999 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.)

Source: World Factbook