Demographics of Bolivia

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Demographics of Bolivia
File:Bolivian Censuses 1826-2012.png
Scatter plot of the population of Bolivia (in thousands) from 1826–2012
Population 10,027,254 (2012)
Density 9.13persons/km2 (2012)
Growth rate 21.2% (2012)
Birth rate 23.7 per 1,000 pop. (2013)
Death rate 6.6 per 1,000 pop. (2013)
Life expectancy 68.87 years (2014)
 • male 65.4 years (2013)
 • female 71.1 years (2013)
Fertility rate 2.8 children born/woman (2013)
Infant mortality rate 39.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2013)
Age structure
0–14 years 31.0% (2012)
15–64 years 63.1% (2012)
65 and over 6.1% (2012)
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 noun: Bolivian(s), adjective: Bolivian
Major ethnic Quechua 45.6%, Ayamara 42.4% (2012)
Minor ethnic 37 other ethnic groups (2012)
Language
Official Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani, and 34 other native languages

The demographic characteristics of the population of Bolivia are known through censuses, with the first in 1826 and the most recent being in 2012. The National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE) has performed this task since 1950. The population of Bolivia in 2012 had 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 second or third stage of demographic transition. In terms of age structure, the populations 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 Quechua (45.6%) and Aymara (42.4%), while minorities include 37 indigenous groups (0.3% average per group). The Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani languages, as well as 34 other native languages are the official language of Bolivia. Spanish is the most-spoken language (60.7%) within the population. The main religions of Bolivia are Catholicism (81.8%), Evangelicalism (11.5%), and Protestantism (2.6%). Education is of poor quality, and has a 91.2% literacy rate. 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. Average urbanisation rate in Bolivia is 67%.

Population

Distribution of Quechua people by municipality.
Distribution of Aymara people by municipality.
File:Distribucion de los otros puebla indigenas por municipios (censo nacional 2001).png
Distribution of other Bolivian indigenous peoples by municipality.
Census population
Year Pop. ±% 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%
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,[2] 2012[3]

The first true estimate of the population of Bolivia came in 1826, 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 Bolivian'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 data 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.[4][5]

With a population of 10.0 million in 2012, Bolivia ranks 87th in the world by population.[3] 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.[6] Since 1950, the World Health Organization's (WHO) estimates the birth rate exceeded the death rate of the country.[7] 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 considered to be in the second stage of demographic transition.[8] There were 562,461 immigrants in Bolivia in 2012, with the most (40.5%) coming from Argentina.[9] In 2008, there were 48,809 marriages in Bolivia, and 5,887 divorces throughout the country in 2011.[10][11]

Cities

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 3,007 149 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.[7]

Births and deaths[12]

Year Population (x1000) Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR
2009 3,371
2010 3,287
2011 3,207

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[14]

Structure of the population (21 November 2012) (Census) :

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 34,462 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

Indigenous ethnic groups

Map showing the area of indigenous peoples in Bolivia
Ethnic
group		 census 2001[15] census 2012[16]
Number  % Number  %
Quechua 1,555,641 30.7 1,281,116 18.5
Aymara 1,277,881 25.2 1,191,352 17.2
Guarani 78,359 1.5 55,990 0.8
Chiquitano 112,216 2.2 87,885 1.2
Moxeño 43,303 0.8 31,078 0.4
Other 75,237 1.4 156,171 2.2
None 1,922,355 37.9 4,105,721 59.3
Total 5,064,992 100 6,916,732 100

Languages

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Main article: Languages of Bolivia

The official languages of Bolivia are Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and Guaraní, plus other 33 native languages. Originally only Spanish, Aymara, and Quechua were the official languages until the 2009 Constitution was passed.[17] According to the 2001 census, 60.7% of the population over six years old speak Spanish,

Religion

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Main article: Religion in Bolivia
Religion in Bolivia[18]
religion percent
Catholicism
  
 81.8%
Evangelicalism
  
 11.5%
Atheism or Agnosticism
  
 3.3%
Protestantism
  
 2.6%
Non-Christianity
  
 0.4%
Mormonism
  
 0.3%
Traditional religion
  
 0.1%

In a 2012 Gallup poll, 87% answered affirmatively when asked "Is religion important in your daily life?"[19]

Education

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Main article: Education in Bolivia

The literacy rate in Bolivia is 94.98%.[20]

Health

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Main article: Health in Bolivia

Healthcare expenditures comprise only 4.9% of the GDP.[6] According to the 2013 World Factbook, Bolivia ranks 161st in life expectancy with an average age of 68.2 years.[6] 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.[6] In 2003, it was estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that 31.9% of the adult population (12–64) were smokers.[21] According to 2008 WHO data, 17.9% of the population is obese.[22] 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.[23] The hospitals employed an estimated 10,000 medical doctors in 2001.[24]

In 2012, the causes of death in Bolivia were:[25]

Economic indicators

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Main article: Economy of Bolivia

Personal income, jobs, and unemployment

Average monthly income in 1994 was Bs.1,378 ($293).[26] Since April 2014, the minimum wage in Bolivia is Bs.1,488 ($215) per month.[27] The unemployment rate in Bolivia in December 2013 was 3.2%.[28] There are an estimated 4.7 million workers in Bolivia. Of that population, 48% are considered to be services, 32% are industry workers (mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry), and 32% are agriculture workers (soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; Brazil nuts; timber).[6] 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 is last in South America.[6]

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 Pachuichi; 3.3% were apartments; 21.1% were rented out homes; and 0.1% were mobile homes.[30] The urbanization rate of Bolivia is 67%.[6]

Notes

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia 2012, p. 4
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  9. ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia 2012, p. 30
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  12. ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
  13. ↑ http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=2&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=
  14. ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia 2012, p. 31
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Díaz-Domínguez 2009, p. 11
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ 2012 census
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  26. ↑ Israel 1994, p. 11
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  29. ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia 2012, p. 16
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