Bolivia

Location:South america
population:10,118,683

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10,118,683 (July 2011 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.6% (male 1,785,453/female 1,719,173) 15-64 years: 60.7% (male 3,014,419/female 3,129,942) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 207,792/female 261,904) (2011 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.5 years male: 21.8 years female: 23.2 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.694% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 67
Birth rate:
24.71 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 64
Death rate:
6.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 143
Net migration rate:
-0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 150
Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
LA PAZ (capital) 1.642 million; Santa Cruz 1.584 million; Sucre 281,000 (2009)
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: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 42.16 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 60 male: 45.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 38.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 67.57 years country comparison to the world: 157 male: 64.84 years female: 70.42 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3 children born/woman (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 65
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 95
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
12,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 93
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 67
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Bolivian(s) adjective: Bolivian
Ethnic groups:
Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Languages:
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.7% male: 93.1% female: 80.7% (2001 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2007)
Education expenditures:
6.3% of GDP (2006)