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    Bolivia Population - Population of Bolivia

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    The Bolivia population is 9,775,246 (July 2009 est.), with an average annual growth rate of around 2%.

    Though Bolivia is one of the least populated countries in South America the country's population has tripled since 1950. If current annual growth rate continues, the population of Bolivia will likely exceed 10 million by 2012 and double its current size by 2050.

    Currently about 65 percent of Bolivia's population reside in urban locations such as La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Sucre, Oruro Tarija, Potosi and other large cities.

    Largest Cities

    Bolivia population breakdown - by city

    CityPopulation
    Santa Cruz1,566,700
    La Paz835,200
    El Alto827,200
    Cochabamba620,800
    Sucre247,300
    Oruro216,660
    Tarija150,900
    Potosi145,200

    Bolivia's Ethnic composition

    The Ethnic composition of Bolivia is 55% predominantly indigenous, such as Quechua and Aymara. The rest is 30% mestizo (mixed), 12% European descendant and 3% other.



    Ethnic groups:
    Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 12%

    Age structure:
    0-14 years: 35.5% (male 1,767,310/female 1,701,744)
    15-64 years: 60% (male 2,877,605/female 2,992,043)
    65 years and over: 4.5% (male 193,196/female 243,348) (2009 est.)

    Median age:
    total: 21.9 years
    male: 21.3 years
    female: 22.6 years (2009 est.)

    Birth rate:
    25.82 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

    Death rate:
    7.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

    Net migration rate:
    -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

    Urbanization:
    urban population: 66% of total population (2008)
    rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

    Bolivia's Gender 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 (2009 est.)

    Life expectancy at birth:
    total population: 66.89 years
    country comparison to the world: 156
    male: 64.2 years
    female: 69.72 years (2009 est.)

    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)






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