Age structure:
0-14 years:
39.11% (male 1,624,404; female 1,564,057)
15-64 years:
56.42% (male 2,247,013; female 2,352,824)
65 years and over:
4.47% (male 164,473; female 199,849) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.83% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 28.15 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 8.36 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
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:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 60.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
63.7 years
male:
61.19 years
female:
66.34 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.66 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Bolivian(s)
adjective:
Bolivian
Ethnic groups: Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, white 15%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.1%
male:
90.5%
female:
76% (1995 est.)