Population: 7,156,591 (July 1991), growth rate 2.4% (1991)

Birth rate: 34 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 1 migrant/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 83 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 59 years male, 64 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.6 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Bolivian(s); adjective Bolivian

Ethnic divisions: Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mixed 25-30%, European 5-15%

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%; active Protestant minority, especially Evangelical Methodist

Language: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara (all official)

Literacy: 78% (male 85%, female 71%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 1,700,000; agriculture 50%, services and utilities 26%, manufacturing 10%, mining 4%, other 10% (1983)

Organized labor: 150,000-200,000, concentrated in mining, industry, construction, and transportation; mostly organized under Bolivian Workers' Central (COB) labor federation

NOTE: The information regarding Bolivia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bolivia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bolivia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.