People
Population:
7,165,257 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
39% (male 1,422,313; female 1,390,885)
15-64 years:
56% (male 1,959,989; female 2,042,135)
65 years and over:
5% (male 153,111; female 196,824) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.82% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
32.37 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
10.75 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
all ages:
0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
67.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
59.81 years
male:
56.94 years
female:
62.82 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.25 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Bolivian(s)
adjective:
Bolivian
Ethnic divisions:
Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mestizo (mixed European and Indian ancestry) 25%-30%, European 5%-15%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Languages:
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
83.1%
male:
90.5%
female:
76%
