Bolivia People:
Population:
8,857,870 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35.7% (male:1,613,049; female:1,551,023)
15-64 years: 59.8% (male:2,591,328; female:2,701,892)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male:178,486; female:222,092) (2005)
Median age:
total: 21.47 years
male: 20.79 years
female: 22.17 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.49% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
23.76 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.64 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.27 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 53.11 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 56.7 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 49.33 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 65.5 years (2005 est.)
male: 62.89 years
female: 68.25 years
Total fertility rate:
2.94 children born/woman (2005 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 30% (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), 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: 87.2% (2003)
male: 93.1%
female: 81.6% (2003)
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