Indicator	Value
Total population	12,400,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 12,410,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 12,410,000 people
Median age	24.9 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	68.6–68.7 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 68.74 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 68.58 years
Ethnic groups	Mestizo (mixed White and Indigenous ancestry) 68%, Indigenous 20%, White 5%, Cholo/Chola 2%, African descent 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3%; 44% other Indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara (2009 est.); note: results among surveys vary based on the wording of the ethnicity question and the available response choices; the 2001 national census did not provide "Mestizo" as a response choice, resulting in a much higher proportion of respondents identifying themselves as belonging to one of the available indigenous ethnicity choices; the use of "Mestizo" and "Cholo" varies among response choices in surveys, with surveys using the terms interchangeably, providing one or the other as a response choice, or providing the two as separate response choicesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Spanish (official) 68.1%, Quechua (official) 17.2%, Aymara (official) 10.5%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.1%; note - Spanish and all Indigenous languages are official (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Roman Catholic 65%, Protestant 19.6% (Evangelical (non-specific) 11.9%, Evangelical Baptist 2.1%, Evangelical Pentecostal 1.8%, Evangelical Methodist 0.7%, Adventist 2.8%, Protestant (non-specific) 0.3%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 0.9%, other 4.8%, atheist 1.7%, agnostic 0.6%, none 6.1%, unspecified 1.3% (2023 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	71.2% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.37 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	21 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	7.17 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	71.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	American Sign Language Apolista Araona Ayoreo Baure Bolivian Sign Language Callawalla Canichana Cavineña Cayubaba Central Aymara Chamacoco Chapakura Chholo Chipaya Chiriva Chácobo Demushbo Eastern Bolivian Guaraní Ese Ejja Forest Chorote Guarayu Güisnay Ignaciano Itene Itonama Jorá Kitemoka Leco Lomeriano-Ignaciano Chiquitano Machinere Magiana Migueleño Chiquitano Mosetén-Chimané Movima Mure Napeca Nivaclé North Bolivian Quechua Pacahuara Pacahuaras-Castillo Paunaka Portuguese Puquina Ramanos Reyesano Rocorona Sansimoniano Saraveca Shinabo Sirionó South Bolivian Quechua Southern Aymara Spanish Tacana Tapieté Toba Toromono Trinitario-Javeriano-Loretano Uru Vejoz Warázu Weenhayek Western Bolivian Guaraní Yaminahua Yuqui Yuracaré Zamuco Glottolog [2026]