Demographics of Bolivia

The demographic characteristics of the population of Bolivia are known from censuses, with the first census undertaken in 1826 and the most recent in 2012. The National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE) has performed this task since 1950. The population of Bolivia in 2012 reached 10 million for the first time in history. The population density is 9.13 inhabitants per square kilometer, and the overall life expectancy in Bolivia at birth is 68.2 years. The population has steadily risen from the late 1800s to the present time. The natural growth rate of the population is positive, which has been a continuing trend since the 1950s; in 2012, Bolivia's birth rate continued to be higher than the death rate. Bolivia is in the third stage of demographic transition. In terms of age structure, the population is dominated by the 15–64 segment. The median age of the population is 23.1, and the gender ratio of the total population is 0.99 males per female.

Demographics of Bolivia
Bolivia population pyramid in 2020
Population10,027,254 (2012)
Density9.1 people/km2 (2012)
Growth rate21.2% (2012)
Birth rate23.7 per 1,000 pop. (2013)
Death rate6.6 per 1,000 pop. (2013)
Life expectancy68.87 years (2014)
 • male65.4 years (2013)
 • female71.1 years (2013)
Fertility rate2.8 children born/woman (2013)
Infant mortality rate39.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2013)
Age structure
0–14 years31.0% (2012)
15–64 years63.1% (2012)
65 and over6.1% (2012)
Sex ratio
Total0.99 male/female (2012)
Under 151.05 male/female (2012)
15–64 years0.96 male/female (2012)
65 and over0.88 male/female (2012)
Nationality
Nationalitynoun: Bolivian(s), adjective: Bolivian
Major ethnicQuechua 45.6%, Ayamara 42.4% (2012)
Minor ethnic37 other ethnic groups (2012)
Language
OfficialSpanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani, and 34 other native languages

Bolivia is inhabited mostly by Mestizo, Quechua and Aymara, while minorities include 37 indigenous groups (0.3% average per group). Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani languages, as well as 34 other native languages are the official languages of Bolivia. Spanish is the most-spoken language (60.7%) within the population. The main religions of Bolivia are the Catholic Church (81.8%), Evangelicalism (11.5%), and Protestantism (2.6%). There is a literacy rate of 91.2%. An estimated 7.6% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) is spent on education. The average monthly household income was Bs.1,378 ($293) in 1994. In December 2013 the unemployment rate was 3.2% of the working population. The average urbanization rate in Bolivia is 67%.

Population
Distribution of Quechua people by municipality.
Distribution of Aymara people by municipality.
Map showing the area of indigenous peoples in Bolivia
Distribution of other Bolivian indigenous peoples by municipality.

The first true estimate of the population of Bolivia came in 1826, in which 997,427 inhabitants were estimated. This number was calculated from the 1796 census organized by Francisco Gil de Taboada, which consisted of several Bolivian cities.[1] The first modern census was completed in 1831, and ten have been completed since then. The organizer of Bolivia's censuses has changed throughout the years—Andrés de Santa Cruz (1831), The Bolivian Statistical Office (1835, 1854, 1882), The Bolivian Statistical Commission (1845), The National Immigration Bureau and The Statistics and Geographic Propaganda (1900), and The Department of Statistics and Censuses (1950)—with the INE conducting the census since 1976.[1] The national census is supposed to be conducted every ten years, however, the 2012 census was late because of "climatic factors and the financing." The 2012 census was conducted on 21 November 2012, in which 10,027,254 inhabitants were in the country. The estimated cost of the census was $50 million.[2][3]

With a population of 10.0 million in 2012, Bolivia ranks 87th in the world by population.[4] Its population density is 9.13 inhabitants per square kilometer. The overall life expectancy in Bolivia is 65.4. The total fertility rate is 2.87 children per mother.[5] Since 1950, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the birth rate exceeded the death rate of the country.[6] The population of Bolivia has been increasing since 1900, and has only had a negative per annum growth rate twice in its history (1835 and 1882). Bolivia is in the third stage of demographic transition. There were 562,461 immigrants in Bolivia in 2012, with the most (40.5%) coming from Argentina.[7] In 2008, there were 48,809 marriages in Bolivia, and 5,887 divorces throughout the country in 2011.[8][9]

Census population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1826 997,427—    
1831 1,088,768+1.77%
1835 1,060,777−0.65%
1845 1,378,896+2.66%
1854 2,326,126+5.98%
1882 1,172,156−2.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1900 1,555,818+1.59%
1950 2,704,165+1.11%
1976 4,613,486+2.08%
1992 6,420,792+2.09%
2001 8,274,325+2.86%
2012 10,027,254+1.76%
Source: 1826,[1] 1831–2001,[10] 2012[4]

Vital statistics
Year Population Births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate Crude death rate Natural change Fertility rates
1950 2,714 134 70 64 46.9 24.4 22.5 6.75
1955 3,100 149 73 76 46.8 23.0 23.8 6.75
1960 3,353 163 77 86 45.9 21.5 24.4 6.63
1965 3,751 181 81 100 45.4 20.2 25.2 6.56
1970 4,217 203 85 118 45.3 19.0 26.3 6.50
1975 4,786 208 81 127 41.1 16.0 25.1 5.80
1980 5,369 220 76 144 38.6 13.3 15.3 5.30
1985 6,041 238 72 166 37.1 11.3 25.8 5.00
1990 6,794 259 71 188 36.0 9.9 25.1 4.8
1995 7,635 263 71 192 32.7 8.9 23.8 4.32
2000 8,495 270 72 198 30.3 8.1 22.2 3.96
2005 9,355 267 73 194 27.3 7.5 19.8 3.50
2010 10,157 274 76 198 25.9 7.1 18.8 3.25
2015 11,025 282 79 203 24.5 6.9 17.6 3.04
 • All statistics are per 1,000 inhabitants
 • All data comes from estimations from the United Nations.[6]

Births and deaths

[11] [12]

Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR
2010 299,424 45,364 254,060
2011 312,252 47,583 264,669
2012 10,351,118 310,870 48,434 262,436 30.03 4.68 25.35 3.06
2013 10,507,789 304,870 50,126 254,744 29.01 4.77 17.50 3.01
2014 10,665,841 294,165 50,876 243,289 27.58 4.77 22.81 2.96
2015 10,825,013 283,030 50,480 232,550 26.14 4.66 21.48 2.91
2016 10,985,059 261,145 51,878 209,267 23.77 4.72 19.05 2.87
2017 11,145,770 251,245 50,849 200,396 22.54 4.56 17.98 2.82
2018 11,307,314 219,807 52,386 167,421 19.44 4.63 14.81 2.78
2019 11,469,896 229,914 53,195 176,219 20.04 4.64 15.40 2.74
2020 11,633,371 213,263 79,613 133,650 18.33 6.84 11.49
2021 225,439 86,461 138,978 19.11 7.33 11.78

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[13]

Year CBR (Total) TFR (Total) CBR (Urban) TFR (Urban) CBR (Rural) TFR (Rural)
1989 5,0 (3,2) 4,0 (2,6) 6,4 (4,1)
1994 34 4,8 (2,7) 32 3,8 (2,4) 37 6,3 (3,3)
1998 30.4 4,2 (2,5) 27.4 3,3 (2,2) 35.4 6,4 (3,2)
2003 28 3,8 (2,1) 26 3,1 (1,9) 32 5,5 (2,6)
2008 26 3,5 (2,0) 24 2,8 (1,9) 28 4,9 (2,4)

Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (21.XI.2012): [11]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 5 019 447 5 040 409 10 059 856 100
0–4 556 294 533 654 1 089 948 10.83
5–9 504 623 488 031 992 654 9.87
10–14 549 866 528 298 1 078 164 10.72
15–19 559 285 546 999 1 106 284 11.00
20–24 493 018 485 588 978 606 9.73
25–29 407 293 410 102 817 395 8.13
30–34 372 197 381 634 753 831 7.49
35–39 310 162 320 870 631 032 6.27
40–44 270 971 273 730 544 701 5.41
45–49 228 006 233 978 461 984 4.59
50–54 199 526 203 694 403 220 4.01
55–59 159 128 164 897 324 025 3.22
60–64 134 457 145 410 279 867 2.78
65–69 98 098 106 431 204 529 2.03
70–74 71 902 80 521 152 423 1.52
75–79 44 974 54 302 99 276 0.99
80–84 36 230 46 633 81 095 0.81
85–89 15 884 22 039 37 923 0.38
90–94 5 996 8 669 14 665 0.15
95+ 3 305 4 929 8 234 0.08
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 1 610 783 1 549 983 3 160 766 31.42
15–64 3 134 043 3 166 902 6 300 945 62.63
65+ 274 621 323 524 598 145 5.95
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (30.VI.2021): [14]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 5 942 680 5 899 275 11 841 955 100
0–4 606 704 579 895 1 186 599 10.02
5–9 601 078 575 782 1 176 860 9.94
10–14 597 961 573 142 1 171 103 9.89
15–19 581 257 558 347 1 139 604 9.62
20–24 550 323 532 134 1 082 457 9.14
25–29 501 680 489 601 991 281 8.37
30–34 447 560 440 794 888 354 7.50
35–39 395 180 392 667 787 847 6.65
40–44 343 308 344 277 687 585 5.81
45–49 292 693 296 530 589 223 4.98
50–54 245 514 251 305 496 819 4.20
55–59 204 273 211 440 415 713 3.51
60–64 168 434 177 590 346 024 2.92
65-69 137 622 148 843 286 465 2.42
70-74 109 295 121 554 230 849 1.95
75-79 77 830 91 134 168 964 1.43
80-84 46 014 58 571 104 585 0.88
85-89 23 748 33 817 57 565 0.49
90-94 9 464 15 808 25 272 0.21
95+ 2 742 6 044 8 786 0.07
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 1 805 743 1 728 819 3 534 562 29.85
15–64 3 730 222 3 694 685 7 424 907 62.70
65+ 406 715 475 771 882 486 7.45
Population pyramid 2016
Development of life expectancy

Life expectancy
Period Life expectancy in
Years		 Period Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955 40.0 1985–1990 53.8
1955–1960 41.4 1990–1995 56.5
1960–1965 43.0 1995–2000 59.3
1965–1970 44.7 2000–2005 62.1
1970–1975 46.7 2005–2010 65.0
1975–1980 48.9 2010–2015 67.7
1980–1985 51.2

Source: UN World Population Prospects[15]

Ethnic groups
Ethnic groups in Bolivia[16]
Ethnic group percent
Mestizo
 
 68%
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
 
 20%
White
 
 5%
Unspecified
 
 3%
Cholo/Chola
 
 2%
Black
 
 1%
Other
 
 1%

Languages
Main article: Languages of Bolivia

The official languages of Bolivia are Spanish[16] (60.7%), Quechua[16] (21.2%), Aymara[16] (14.6), and Guaraní[16] (0.6%), plus another 33 native languages.[16] Originally only Spanish, Aymara, and Quechua were the official languages until the 2009 Constitution was passed.[17][18] According to the 2001 census, 60.7% of the population over six years old are able to speak Spanish and/or speaks it as a native language.

Religion
Main article: Religion in Bolivia
Religion in Bolivia[16]
Religion percent
Roman Catholicism
 
 76.8%
Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism
 
 8.1%
Protestantism
 
 7.9%
Other
 
 1.7%
None
 
 5.5%

In a 2012 Gallup poll, 87% answered affirmatively when asked "Is religion important in your daily life?"[19] Christianity is the largest religion in Bolivia, with Roman Catholicism being the largest denomination.[20]

Education
Main article: Education in Bolivia

The literacy rate in Bolivia is 94.98%.[21]

Health
Main article: Health in Bolivia

Healthcare expenditured comprised only 4.9% of the GDP.[5] According to the 2013 World Factbook, Bolivia ranks 161st in life expectancy with an average age of 68.2 years.[5] In 2009, the World Factbook estimated 12,000 people are living in Bolivia with HIV/AIDS (0.2%) and less than 1,000 of that population died from it.[5] In 2003, it was estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that 31.9% of the adult population (12–64) were smokers.[22] According to 2008 WHO data, 17.9% of the population is obese.[23] In 2011, there were 3,255 healthcare institutions, of which 1,134 are considered "first class" (medical personnel and registered nurses) by the Bolivian Ministry of Health Management.[24] The hospitals employed an estimated 10,000 medical doctors in 2001.[25]

In 2012, the causes of death in Bolivia were:[26]

Economic indicators
Main article: Economy of Bolivia

Personal income, jobs, and unemployment

The average monthly income in 2016 was estimated in 4,319 Bs. This was a substantial increase from the average monthly income in 1994 of Bs.1,378 ($293). [27] Since May 2019, the minimum wage in Bolivia is Bs.2,122 ($307) per month.[28] The unemployment rate in Bolivia in 2015 was 7.4%.[5] There are an estimated 4.7 million workers in Bolivia. Of that population, 48% are considered to be employed in services, 32% are industrial workers (mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry), and 32% are agricultural workers (soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; Brazil nuts; timber).[5] In comparison with other countries in South America, Bolivia's median equivalent household income in terms of the Purchasing Power Standard stands at $5,000, which ranks last in South America.[5]

Urbanization and housing

The 2012 census recorded a total of 3,158,691 households in Bolivia—an increase of 887,960 from 2001.[29] In 2009, 75.4% of homes were classified as a house, hut, or pahuichi; 3.3% were apartments; 21.1% were rented out homes; and 0.1% were mobile homes.[30] The urbanization rate of Bolivia is 67%.[5]

Notes
  1. "Hitos En La Producción Estadística" [Milestones in Statistical Production] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "El Gobierno Realizará el Censo 2012 el 21 de Noviembre" [The Government will make the 2012 Census on 21 November]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. "Censo 2012: Bolivia Tiene 10.389.913 habitantes" [Census 2012: Bolivia has 10,389,913 inhabitants]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia 2012, p. 4
  5. "South American :: Bolivia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. "World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision". United Nations. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  7. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia 2012, p. 30
  8. "Bolivia: Número de Matrimonios Registrados, por Departamento" [Bolivia: Number of Marriage Registrations, by Department]. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. "En Bolivia Registran más de 16 Divorcios Diarios" [In Bolivia, Divorces Recorded more than 16 per Day]. La Razon (in Spanish). 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. "Censo en Bolivia se Inició en 1831" [Census in Bolivia Began in 1831]. La Opinión (in Spanish). 18 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  11. "Demographic Yearbook". United Nations Statistics Division.
  12. "Población y Hechos Vitales".
  13. "Data Catalog". microdata.worldbank.org.
  14. "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  16. "South America :: BOLIVIA". CIA The World Factbook. 14 December 2021.
  17. Arnade, Charles (14 March 2013). "Bolivia: Languages and Religion". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  18. "Justia Bolivia :: Nueva Constitución Política Del Estado > PRIMERA PARTE > TÍTULO I > CAPÍTULO PRIMERO :: Ley de Bolivia". bolivia.justia.com.
  19. "Gallup World View". Gallup. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  20. Religion affiliation in Bolivia as of 2018. Based on Latinobarómetro. Survey period: June 15 to August 2, 2018, 1,200 respondents.
  21. 2012 census
  22. "Bolivia: Smoking Prevalence" (PDF). World Health Organization. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  23. "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" (PDF). World Health Organization. 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  24. "Según Diagnóstico: Bolivia Cuenta con 3.255 Centros de Salud" [According to Diagnosis: Bolivia has 3,255 Health Centers]. La Patria. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  25. "Field Listing :: Physicians Density". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2001. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2014. The number of 10,000 comes from the physician density (1.22/1,000 inhabitants) multiplied by the population (8,274,325) in 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  26. "Diez eEnfermedades son Principales Causas de Mortalidad en el País" [Ten Diseases are Leading Causes of Mortality in the Country]. FM Bolivia (in Spanish). 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  27. Israel 1994, p. 11
  28. "Bolivia MOF Announces Minimum Wage Increase". Bloomberg Tax. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  29. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia 2012, p. 16
  30. "Bolivia: Hogares por Tipo y Tenencia de la Vivienda, Según Área Geográfica, 2000 – 2009" [Bolivia: Households by Type and Tenure, According to Geographic Area, 2000 – 2009]. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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