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Population:
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8,857,870 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 35.7% (male 1,613,049/female 1,551,023)
15-64 years: 59.8% (male 2,591,328/female 2,701,892) 65 years and over: 4.5% (male 178,486/female 222,092) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 21.47 years
male: 20.79 years female: 22.17 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.49% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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23.76 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.64 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 53.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 49.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 65.5 years
male: 62.89 years female: 68.25 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.94 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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4,900 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 500 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Bolivian(s)
adjective: Bolivian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5% |
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Languages:
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Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2% male: 93.1% female: 81.6% (2003 est.) |
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