Population in Bolivia

Bolivia
11 639 909

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Bolivia is 11 639 909 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 163 991 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 373 509 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 396 789 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 5 005 161 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 2 537 500 people, and the centenarians in Bolivia over 80 years old - 162 959 people.

77

place is occupied by Bolivia in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Bolivia by age groups

Children under 6 years old 1 163 991 / 10%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 1 373 509 / 11.8%
Young people from 18 to 29 1 396 789 / 12%
Adults from 30 to 59 5 005 161 / 43%
Elderly over 60 2 537 500 / 21.8%
Centenarians over 80 162 959 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population in Bolivia

Total in Bolivia permanent residents 5 325 258 men (45.75%) and 6 314 651 women (54.25%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 4348 033 / 5.8%278 427 / 5.9%46.8%
5 – 9348 033 / 5.8%273 073 / 5.8%46.6%
10 - 14 310 552 / 5.1%246 301 / 5.3%46.6%
15 - 19 262 363 / 4.2%214 175 / 4.7%47.1%
20 - 24 310 552 / 5.1%257 010 / 5.5%48.1%
25 - 29 460 474 / 7.9%385 514 / 7.9%48%
30 - 34 449 765 / 7.7%385 514 / 7.9%48.5%
35 - 39 412 285 / 7%374 806 / 7.7%50.2%
40 - 44 380 159 / 6.4%353 388 / 7.3%50.6%
45 - 49 348 033 / 5.8%326 617 / 6.8%50.9%
50 - 54 396 222 / 6.7%396 223 / 8.1%52.7%
55 - 59 417 639 / 7.1%455 121 / 9.2%54.6%
60 - 64 348 033 / 5.8%406 932 / 8.3%56.4%
65 - 69 240 945 / 3.8%321 262 / 6.7%59.5%
70 - 74 101 732 / 1.2%171 340 / 3.9%64.9%
75 - 79 128 504 / 1.7%267 719 / 5.7%69.1%
80+91 023 / 1%240 947 / 5.2%74.3%

Education level

Education level of residents in Bolivia: have higher education 22.4% (2 607 340 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (372 477 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (4 120 528 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (1 792 546 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (977 752 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (989 392 people), have no education — 0.1% (11 640 people), illiterate — 0.9% (104 759 people).

Higher education 2 607 340 / 22.4%
Incomplete higher 372 477 / 3.2%
Secondary vocational 4 120 528 / 35.4%
Elementary school 1 792 546 / 15.4%
Middle school 977 752 / 8.4%
High school 989 392 / 8.5%
Without education 11 640 / 0.1%
Illiterate 104 759 / 0.9%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Bolivia

Total in Bolivia the number of officially employed population is 7 158 544 people (61.5%), pensioners 3 142 775 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 989 392 people (8.5%).

Employed population 7 158 544 / 61.5%
Unemployed 989 392 / 8.5%
Pensioners 3 142 775 / 27%

Disability

Total in Bolivia have a disability 1 248 962 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 206 026 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 467 924 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 450 464 (3.87.%), disabled children 124 547 (1.07.%).

Total disabled 1 248 962 / 10.73%
Disabled of the group I 206 026 / 1.77%
Disabled of the group II 467 924 / 4.02%
Disabled of the group III 450 464 / 3.87%
Disabled children 124 547 / 1.07%