Bolivia - Demographics

Demographics

According to the Bolivian National Statistics Institute, the censed inhabitants in 2001 were 8.274.325, from which 4.123.850 were men and 4.150.475 were women, however, as of 2010 the number reaches 10.125.522 inhabitants.

In the last fifty years the Bolivian population has triplicated itself reaching a population growth rate of 2,25%. The growth of the population in the inter-census periods (1950–1976 and 1976–1992) were approximately of 2,05%, while between the last period, 1992–2001, it reached 2,74% annually.

The 62,43% of the Bolivians live in urban areas, while the rest 37,57% in rural areas. The most part of the population (70%) is concentrated in the departments of La Paz, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. In the Andean Altiplano region the departments of La Paz and Oruro hold the largest percentage of population, in the valley region the largest percentage is held by the departments of Cochabamba and Chuquisaca, while in the Llanos region by Santa Cruz and Beni. At national level, the population density is of 8,49, with variations marked between 0,8 (Pando Department) and 26,2 (Cochabamba Department).

The biggest concentration of population is located in the called "central axis" and in the Llanos region. Bolivia has a young population. According to the 2011 census, a 59% of the population is between 15 and 59 years old, a 39% is less than 15 years old. Almost the 60% of the population is younger than 25 years.