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| Demographics of Bolivia | |
|---|---|
 Bolivia population pyramid in 2020 | |
| Population | 11,312,620 (2024 census)[1] |
| Density | 11.36/km2 (2024 est.) |
| Growth rate | 1.2% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 16.7 per 1,000 pop. (2023 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.6 per 1,000 pop. (2023 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 68.87 years (2014) |
| • male | 65.4 years (2013) |
| • female | 71.1 years (2013) |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 children born/woman (2023 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 39.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2013) |
| Net migration rate | -1.00 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 30.30% (2024 est.) |
| 15–64 years | 64.77% (2024 est.) |
| 65 and over | 4.93% (2024 est.) |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.99 male/female (2012) |
| Under 15 | 1.05 male/female (2012) |
| 15–64 years | 0.96 male/female (2012) |
| 65 and over | 0.88 male/female (2012) |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Bolivian |
| Major ethnic |
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| Minor ethnic | |
| Language | |
| Official | Spanish (44.89%) Quechua (25.08%) Aymara (16.77%) Guarani (0.69%) 34 other native languages |
| Spoken | Languages 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 2024. The National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE) has performed this task since 1950. The population of Bolivia in 2024 reached 11 million for the first time in history. The population density is 11.36 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.
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%.
- ^ "Censo 2024: Bolivia tiene 11.312.620 habitantes". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Características de la Población – Censo 2012" [Population Characteristics – 2012 Census] (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. p. 103. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.