Bolivia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age in Bolivia, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Bolivia was 19.6 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 26 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 98th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Bolivia ranks 128th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Bolivia is expected to increase to 42.1 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Bolivia

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Bolivia
	Male	Female
80+	0.38%	0.59%
75-79	0.45%	0.58%
70-74	0.68%	0.81%
65-69	1.01%	1.14%
60-64	1.39%	1.49%
55-59	1.79%	1.83%
50-54	2.19%	2.19%
45-49	2.61%	2.61%
40-44	3.05%	3.01%
35-39	3.58%	3.52%
30-34	4.08%	4.03%
25-29	4.36%	4.3%
20-24	4.57%	4.47%
15-19	4.82%	4.68%
10-14	4.97%	4.81%
5-9	5.04%	4.87%
0-4	5.14%	4.96%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Bolivia has average demographic potential with 65.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 66/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Bolivia

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Year	Working age share
	Bolivia	World
2100	62%	59.6%
2099	62.1%	59.6%
2098	62.2%	59.7%
2097	62.4%	59.7%
2096	62.5%	59.7%
2095	62.6%	59.7%
2094	62.7%	59.7%
2093	62.9%	59.8%
2092	63%	59.8%
2091	63.1%	59.8%
2090	63.2%	59.8%
2089	63.3%	59.8%
2088	63.4%	59.8%
2087	63.5%	59.8%
2086	63.6%	59.8%
2085	63.7%	59.9%
2084	63.8%	59.9%
2083	63.9%	60%
2082	64%	60.1%
2081	64.1%	60.3%
2080	64.2%	60.4%
2079	64.3%	60.6%
2078	64.4%	60.7%
2077	64.5%	60.9%
2076	64.7%	61%
2075	64.8%	61.1%
2074	64.9%	61.3%
2073	65%	61.4%
2072	65.1%	61.5%
2071	65.3%	61.6%
2070	65.4%	61.7%
2069	65.5%	61.8%
2068	65.6%	61.9%
2067	65.7%	62%
2066	65.8%	62%
2065	65.9%	62.1%
2064	66%	62.1%
2063	66.2%	62.1%
2062	66.3%	62.2%
2061	66.4%	62.2%
2060	66.5%	62.3%
2059	66.6%	62.3%
2058	66.7%	62.4%
2057	66.9%	62.4%
2056	67%	62.5%
2055	67.1%	62.7%
2054	67.2%	62.8%
2053	67.2%	62.9%
2052	67.3%	63.1%
2051	67.3%	63.2%
2050	67.3%	63.4%
2049	67.4%	63.5%
2048	67.3%	63.6%
2047	67.3%	63.8%
2046	67.3%	63.9%
2045	67.2%	64%
2044	67.2%	64.1%
2043	67.1%	64.2%
2042	67.1%	64.3%
2041	67%	64.4%
2040	66.9%	64.5%
2039	66.9%	64.7%
2038	66.8%	64.8%
2037	66.7%	64.9%
2036	66.6%	65.1%
2035	66.5%	65.2%
2034	66.3%	65.3%
2033	66.2%	65.4%
2032	66.1%	65.4%
2031	65.9%	65.4%
2030	65.8%	65.4%
2029	65.6%	65.4%
2028	65.4%	65.4%
2027	65.2%	65.4%
2026	64.9%	65.2%
2025	64.7%	65.1%
2024	64.6%	65.1%
2023	64.3%	65%
2022	64%	64.9%
2021	63.7%	64.9%
2020	63.3%	64.8%
2019	63%	64.9%
2018	62.7%	64.9%
2017	62.4%	65%
2016	62.1%	65.1%
2015	61.8%	65.1%
2014	61.5%	65.2%
2013	61.1%	65.2%
2012	60.8%	65.2%
2011	60.4%	65.2%
2010	60.1%	65.1%
2009	59.8%	65%
2008	59.4%	64.9%
2007	59.1%	64.7%
2006	58.7%	64.5%
2005	58.3%	64.3%
2004	57.9%	64%
2003	57.5%	63.7%
2002	57.2%	63.4%
2001	56.9%	63.1%
2000	56.7%	62.8%
1999	56.5%	62.5%
1998	56.4%	62.2%
1997	56.3%	61.9%
1996	56.2%	61.7%
1995	56.1%	61.5%
1994	56%	61.3%
1993	55.9%	61.2%
1992	55.8%	61.1%
1991	55.7%	61%
1990	55.6%	60.9%
1989	55.6%	60.8%
1988	55.5%	60.7%
1987	55.4%	60.5%
1986	55.3%	60.4%
1985	55.2%	60.1%
1984	55.1%	59.9%
1983	55%	59.6%
1982	54.9%	59.3%
1981	54.9%	59%
1980	54.8%	58.7%
1979	54.7%	58.4%
1978	54.7%	58%
1977	54.7%	57.7%
1976	54.7%	57.5%
1975	54.6%	57.4%
1974	54.6%	57.3%
1973	54.6%	57.3%
1972	54.5%	57.2%
1971	54.5%	57.1%
1970	54.5%	57%
1969	54.6%	56.9%
1968	54.6%	56.9%
1967	54.6%	56.9%
1966	54.6%	56.8%
1965	54.7%	56.9%
1964	54.7%	57%
1963	54.7%	57.2%
1962	54.6%	57.4%
1961	54.5%	57.5%
1960	54.3%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Bolivia changed from 57.9% to 64.6% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Bolivia decreased from 72.7% to 54.9% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Bolivia	World
2100	16.9%	16.5%
2099	16.9%	16.6%
2098	17%	16.6%
2097	17.1%	16.7%
2096	17.1%	16.8%
2095	17.2%	16.8%
2094	17.3%	16.9%
2093	17.4%	17%
2092	17.4%	17%
2091	17.5%	17.1%
2090	17.6%	17.2%
2089	17.7%	17.2%
2088	17.8%	17.3%
2087	17.9%	17.4%
2086	17.9%	17.4%
2085	18%	17.5%
2084	18.1%	17.5%
2083	18.2%	17.6%
2082	18.3%	17.7%
2081	18.4%	17.7%
2080	18.5%	17.8%
2079	18.6%	17.8%
2078	18.7%	17.9%
2077	18.8%	17.9%
2076	19%	18%
2075	19.1%	18%
2074	19.2%	18.1%
2073	19.3%	18.2%
2072	19.4%	18.2%
2071	19.5%	18.3%
2070	19.6%	18.3%
2069	19.8%	18.4%
2068	19.9%	18.5%
2067	20%	18.6%
2066	20.2%	18.6%
2065	20.3%	18.7%
2064	20.4%	18.8%
2063	20.6%	18.9%
2062	20.7%	19.1%
2061	20.9%	19.2%
2060	21.1%	19.3%
2059	21.2%	19.4%
2058	21.4%	19.5%
2057	21.6%	19.6%
2056	21.7%	19.8%
2055	21.9%	19.9%
2054	22.1%	20%
2053	22.3%	20.1%
2052	22.5%	20.2%
2051	22.7%	20.3%
2050	22.9%	20.4%
2049	23.2%	20.5%
2048	23.4%	20.6%
2047	23.6%	20.7%
2046	23.8%	20.8%
2045	24.1%	20.9%
2044	24.3%	20.9%
2043	24.6%	21%
2042	24.8%	21.1%
2041	25.1%	21.2%
2040	25.3%	21.2%
2039	25.6%	21.3%
2038	25.8%	21.4%
2037	26.1%	21.5%
2036	26.3%	21.6%
2035	26.6%	21.8%
2034	26.9%	22%
2033	27.1%	22.2%
2032	27.4%	22.4%
2031	27.7%	22.7%
2030	28%	23%
2029	28.3%	23.3%
2028	28.6%	23.6%
2027	28.9%	23.9%
2026	29.3%	24.2%
2025	29.6%	24.6%
2024	29.8%	24.7%
2023	30.1%	25%
2022	30.5%	25.3%
2021	30.8%	25.6%
2020	31%	25.8%
2019	31.3%	26%
2018	31.6%	26.2%
2017	31.9%	26.4%
2016	32.3%	26.5%
2015	32.6%	26.6%
2014	33%	26.8%
2013	33.3%	26.9%
2012	33.7%	27%
2011	34.1%	27.1%
2010	34.4%	27.3%
2009	34.8%	27.5%
2008	35.2%	27.6%
2007	35.6%	27.9%
2006	36%	28.1%
2005	36.3%	28.5%
2004	36.7%	28.8%
2003	37.1%	29.2%
2002	37.4%	29.6%
2001	37.7%	30%
2000	38%	30.4%
1999	38.3%	30.8%
1998	38.6%	31.1%
1997	38.8%	31.5%
1996	39.1%	31.8%
1995	39.3%	32.1%
1994	39.6%	32.3%
1993	39.8%	32.5%
1992	40%	32.7%
1991	40.2%	32.9%
1990	40.3%	33%
1989	40.4%	33.2%
1988	40.5%	33.4%
1987	40.6%	33.6%
1986	40.7%	33.8%
1985	40.8%	34%
1984	40.9%	34.3%
1983	40.9%	34.6%
1982	41%	34.9%
1981	41.1%	35.2%
1980	41.1%	35.5%
1979	41.2%	35.9%
1978	41.2%	36.3%
1977	41.3%	36.7%
1976	41.3%	36.9%
1975	41.3%	37.1%
1974	41.3%	37.2%
1973	41.3%	37.3%
1972	41.3%	37.5%
1971	41.3%	37.6%
1970	41.2%	37.7%
1969	41.2%	37.8%
1968	41.1%	37.9%
1967	41%	38%
1966	40.9%	38%
1965	40.8%	38%
1964	40.6%	38%
1963	40.5%	37.8%
1962	40.5%	37.6%
1961	40.5%	37.5%
1960	40.6%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Bolivia decreased from 36.7% to 29.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Bolivia

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Bolivia	World
2100	21.1%	23.9%
2099	20.9%	23.8%
2098	20.7%	23.7%
2097	20.6%	23.6%
2096	20.4%	23.5%
2095	20.2%	23.4%
2094	20%	23.4%
2093	19.8%	23.3%
2092	19.6%	23.2%
2091	19.4%	23.1%
2090	19.2%	23.1%
2089	19%	23%
2088	18.8%	22.9%
2087	18.6%	22.8%
2086	18.4%	22.7%
2085	18.3%	22.6%
2084	18.1%	22.5%
2083	17.9%	22.4%
2082	17.7%	22.2%
2081	17.5%	22%
2080	17.3%	21.8%
2079	17.1%	21.6%
2078	16.8%	21.4%
2077	16.6%	21.2%
2076	16.4%	21%
2075	16.2%	20.8%
2074	15.9%	20.6%
2073	15.7%	20.4%
2072	15.5%	20.3%
2071	15.2%	20.1%
2070	15%	19.9%
2069	14.8%	19.8%
2068	14.5%	19.6%
2067	14.3%	19.5%
2066	14%	19.3%
2065	13.8%	19.2%
2064	13.5%	19.1%
2063	13.2%	18.9%
2062	13%	18.8%
2061	12.7%	18.6%
2060	12.4%	18.5%
2059	12.1%	18.3%
2058	11.9%	18.1%
2057	11.6%	17.9%
2056	11.3%	17.7%
2055	11%	17.5%
2054	10.7%	17.2%
2053	10.4%	17%
2052	10.2%	16.7%
2051	9.94%	16.4%
2050	9.71%	16.2%
2049	9.49%	16%
2048	9.28%	15.8%
2047	9.07%	15.5%
2046	8.87%	15.3%
2045	8.67%	15.1%
2044	8.48%	14.9%
2043	8.29%	14.8%
2042	8.1%	14.6%
2041	7.92%	14.4%
2040	7.75%	14.2%
2039	7.58%	14%
2038	7.41%	13.8%
2037	7.25%	13.5%
2036	7.1%	13.3%
2035	6.95%	13%
2034	6.8%	12.7%
2033	6.65%	12.4%
2032	6.52%	12.2%
2031	6.38%	11.9%
2030	6.26%	11.6%
2029	6.13%	11.3%
2028	6.01%	11%
2027	5.9%	10.7%
2026	5.79%	10.5%
2025	5.69%	10.3%
2024	5.64%	10.2%
2023	5.55%	9.98%
2022	5.48%	9.74%
2021	5.52%	9.53%
2020	5.65%	9.33%
2019	5.7%	9.1%
2018	5.66%	8.88%
2017	5.63%	8.65%
2016	5.6%	8.45%
2015	5.58%	8.26%
2014	5.57%	8.08%
2013	5.56%	7.92%
2012	5.53%	7.78%
2011	5.49%	7.66%
2010	5.45%	7.58%
2009	5.42%	7.52%
2008	5.4%	7.47%
2007	5.38%	7.41%
2006	5.37%	7.34%
2005	5.37%	7.26%
2004	5.38%	7.18%
2003	5.38%	7.1%
2002	5.39%	7.01%
2001	5.35%	6.92%
2000	5.25%	6.84%
1999	5.15%	6.76%
1998	5.03%	6.68%
1997	4.89%	6.61%
1996	4.75%	6.53%
1995	4.6%	6.45%
1994	4.44%	6.37%
1993	4.27%	6.29%
1992	4.16%	6.21%
1991	4.11%	6.14%
1990	4.07%	6.07%
1989	4.04%	6.01%
1988	4.02%	5.95%
1987	4.01%	5.91%
1986	4.01%	5.86%
1985	4.01%	5.82%
1984	4.01%	5.8%
1983	4.02%	5.79%
1982	4.04%	5.8%
1981	4.05%	5.81%
1980	4.06%	5.81%
1979	4.07%	5.77%
1978	4.07%	5.71%
1977	4.07%	5.65%
1976	4.07%	5.59%
1975	4.08%	5.53%
1974	4.1%	5.47%
1973	4.12%	5.42%
1972	4.15%	5.37%
1971	4.19%	5.32%
1970	4.23%	5.28%
1969	4.29%	5.24%
1968	4.35%	5.2%
1967	4.42%	5.16%
1966	4.49%	5.12%
1965	4.58%	5.08%
1964	4.67%	5.04%
1963	4.77%	5.02%
1962	4.88%	5.01%
1961	5%	4.99%
1960	5.11%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Bolivia increased from 5.38% to 5.64% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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