Ethnic Groups
In Bolivia, a 62% majority of residents over the age of 15 self-identify as belonging to an indigenous people, while another 3.7% grew up with an indigenous mother tongue yet do not self-identify as indigenous.
| Ethnic group |
census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | ||
| Quechua | 1,510,560 | 30.7 | |
| Aymara | 1,243,728 | 25.3 | |
| Guaraní | 77,121 | 1.6 | |
| Chiquitano | 108,206 | 2.2 | |
| Moxeño | 44,247 | 0.9 | |
| Others* | 34,175 | 0.7 | |
| Not specified | 32,691 | 0.7 | |
| Not indigenous | 1,864,517 | 37.9 | |
| Total | 4,915,245 | ||
| * | |||
Including both of these categories, and children under 15, some 66.4% of Bolivia's population was registered as indigenous in the 2001 Census. The largest indigenous ethnic groups are: Quechua, about 2.5 million people; Aymara, 2.0 million; Chiquitano, 181 thousand; Guaraní, 126 thousand; and Mojeño, 69 thousand. Some 124 thousand pertain to smaller indigenous groups.
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