Bolivia vs South Africa Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Bolivia vs South Africa

Table

Year	Median age
	Bolivia	South Africa
1960	19.6	19
1961	19.6	19
1962	19.6	18.9
1963	19.5	18.9
1964	19.5	18.9
1965	19.5	18.8
1966	19.5	18.8
1967	19.5	18.8
1968	19.5	18.8
1969	19.5	18.8
1970	19.4	18.8
1971	19.4	18.8
1972	19.4	18.8
1973	19.3	18.8
1974	19.3	18.9
1975	19.3	18.9
1976	19.3	19
1977	19.3	19.1
1978	19.3	19.2
1979	19.3	19.3
1980	19.3	19.4
1981	19.3	19.6
1982	19.4	19.8
1983	19.4	20
1984	19.4	20.2
1985	19.4	20.4
1986	19.5	20.5
1987	19.5	20.7
1988	19.6	20.9
1989	19.6	21.1
1990	19.6	21.3
1991	19.7	21.5
1992	19.8	21.5
1993	19.8	21.9
1994	20	22
1995	20.1	21.5
1996	20.3	21.2
1997	20.4	21.2
1998	20.6	21.4
1999	20.8	21.6
2000	20.9	21.9
2001	21.1	22.2
2002	21.3	22.4
2003	21.4	22.8
2004	21.6	23.1
2005	21.7	23.3
2006	21.9	23.5
2007	22.1	23.8
2008	22.2	24
2009	22.4	24.3
2010	22.6	24.6
2011	22.9	25
2012	23.1	25.3
2013	23.3	25.7
2014	23.5	26
2015	23.8	26.4
2016	24	26.7
2017	24.3	27
2018	24.5	27.5
2019	24.8	27.9
2020	25	28.3
2021	25.2	28.6
2022	25.4	28.9
2023	25.7	29.2
2024	26	29.5
2025	26.2	29.7
2026	26.5	29.9
2027	26.8	30.1
2028	27	30.3
2029	27.3	30.4
2030	27.6	30.6
2031	27.8	30.7
2032	28.1	30.9
2033	28.4	31
2034	28.6	31
2035	28.9	31.2
2036	29.2	31.3
2037	29.5	31.5
2038	29.7	31.6
2039	30	31.8
2040	30.3	32
2041	30.6	32.2
2042	30.8	32.3
2043	31.1	32.5
2044	31.4	32.6
2045	31.6	32.8
2046	31.9	32.9
2047	32.1	33
2048	32.4	33.1
2049	32.6	33.2
2050	32.9	33.3

In 1960, the median age in Bolivia was 19.6 years compared to 19 years in South Africa. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 26 years in Bolivia and to 29.5 years in South Africa.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Bolivia is expected to increased to around 32.9 years by 2050 compared to 33.3 years in South Africa. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Bolivia		South Africa
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	5.14%	4.96%	4.65%	4.58%
5-9	5.04%	4.87%	4.19%	4.17%
10-14	4.97%	4.81%	4.16%	4.14%
15-19	4.82%	4.68%	4.21%	4.16%
20-24	4.57%	4.47%	4.04%	3.93%
25-29	4.36%	4.3%	4.34%	4.37%
30-34	4.08%	4.03%	4.42%	4.52%
35-39	3.58%	3.52%	4.2%	4.25%
40-44	3.05%	3.01%	3.64%	3.66%
45-49	2.61%	2.61%	2.77%	2.86%
50-54	2.19%	2.19%	2.18%	2.44%
55-59	1.79%	1.83%	1.76%	2.17%
60-64	1.39%	1.49%	1.51%	1.96%
65-69	1.01%	1.14%	1.14%	1.55%
70-74	0.68%	0.81%	0.74%	1.11%
75-79	0.45%	0.58%	0.36%	0.63%
80+	0.38%	0.59%	0.34%	0.81%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Bolivia has average demographic potential with 65.1% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 59.9% and similar potential in South Africa.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Bolivia			South Africa
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	84%	74.6%	9.4%	83.4%	77.2%	6.22%
1961	83.5%	74.4%	9.17%	83.4%	77.2%	6.2%
1962	83.1%	74.1%	8.94%	83.4%	77.2%	6.18%
1963	82.8%	74.1%	8.73%	83.3%	77.1%	6.19%
1964	82.9%	74.3%	8.54%	83.3%	77.1%	6.22%
1965	83%	74.6%	8.37%	83.5%	77.2%	6.26%
1966	83%	74.8%	8.22%	83.8%	77.5%	6.32%
1967	83.1%	75%	8.08%	84%	77.7%	6.39%
1968	83.2%	75.2%	7.96%	84.3%	77.8%	6.46%
1969	83.3%	75.4%	7.86%	84.5%	77.9%	6.54%
1970	83.3%	75.6%	7.76%	84.6%	78%	6.61%
1971	83.4%	75.7%	7.68%	84.7%	78%	6.67%
1972	83.3%	75.7%	7.61%	84.6%	77.9%	6.72%
1973	83.3%	75.7%	7.55%	84.5%	77.7%	6.76%
1974	83.2%	75.7%	7.51%	84.3%	77.5%	6.79%
1975	83.1%	75.6%	7.47%	84%	77.2%	6.83%
1976	83%	75.5%	7.45%	83.7%	76.9%	6.85%
1977	82.9%	75.5%	7.44%	83.3%	76.4%	6.87%
1978	82.8%	75.4%	7.44%	82.6%	75.7%	6.88%
1979	82.7%	75.2%	7.43%	82%	75.1%	6.89%
1980	82.5%	75.1%	7.41%	80.9%	74%	6.88%
1981	82.3%	74.9%	7.39%	79.6%	72.7%	6.87%
1982	82%	74.7%	7.35%	78.4%	71.5%	6.88%
1983	81.7%	74.4%	7.31%	77.5%	70.6%	6.91%
1984	81.4%	74.1%	7.28%	76.7%	69.8%	6.95%
1985	81.1%	73.8%	7.26%	76%	69%	6.98%
1986	80.8%	73.5%	7.25%	75.2%	68.2%	6.98%
1987	80.5%	73.3%	7.24%	74.4%	67.4%	6.96%
1988	80.2%	73%	7.25%	73.5%	66.6%	6.93%
1989	80%	72.7%	7.28%	72.6%	65.7%	6.86%
1990	79.8%	72.5%	7.32%	71.5%	64.7%	6.78%
1991	79.5%	72.2%	7.38%	70.9%	64.1%	6.74%
1992	79.2%	71.8%	7.45%	71.1%	64.3%	6.82%
1993	78.9%	71.3%	7.65%	70.2%	63.4%	6.79%
1994	78.7%	70.8%	7.94%	70.2%	63.3%	6.89%
1995	78.4%	70.2%	8.21%	71.5%	64.3%	7.18%
1996	78.1%	69.6%	8.46%	72%	64.6%	7.46%
1997	77.7%	69%	8.7%	71.6%	63.9%	7.69%
1998	77.3%	68.4%	8.91%	69.8%	62%	7.79%
1999	76.9%	67.8%	9.1%	67.8%	60%	7.84%
2000	76.3%	67.1%	9.27%	65.7%	57.8%	7.87%
2001	75.7%	66.3%	9.4%	63.5%	55.7%	7.88%
2002	74.8%	65.4%	9.42%	61.4%	53.5%	7.88%
2003	73.8%	64.5%	9.35%	59.5%	51.6%	7.9%
2004	72.7%	63.4%	9.29%	57.9%	49.9%	7.93%
2005	71.6%	62.4%	9.22%	56.7%	48.7%	7.98%
2006	70.4%	61.3%	9.16%	55.7%	47.7%	8.03%
2007	69.3%	60.2%	9.11%	54.8%	46.8%	8.05%
2008	68.3%	59.2%	9.08%	54.2%	46.1%	8.07%
2009	67.3%	58.2%	9.07%	53.7%	45.6%	8.07%
2010	66.4%	57.3%	9.07%	53%	45%	8.03%
2011	65.4%	56.4%	9.09%	52.4%	44.4%	7.99%
2012	64.6%	55.5%	9.1%	51.9%	43.9%	7.97%
2013	63.7%	54.6%	9.1%	51.5%	43.5%	8.01%
2014	62.7%	53.7%	9.06%	51.1%	43.1%	8.06%
2015	61.8%	52.8%	9.03%	50.8%	42.7%	8.1%
2016	61%	52%	9.02%	51.1%	42.8%	8.27%
2017	60.2%	51.2%	9.01%	51.3%	42.8%	8.51%
2018	59.4%	50.4%	9.02%	50.7%	42%	8.7%
2019	58.7%	49.7%	9.04%	50.1%	41.2%	8.92%
2020	57.9%	49%	8.93%	49.5%	40.4%	9.13%
2021	57%	48.3%	8.67%	48.9%	39.6%	9.28%
2022	56.2%	47.6%	8.56%	48.6%	39.1%	9.45%
2023	55.5%	46.9%	8.63%	48.4%	38.7%	9.67%
2024	54.9%	46.1%	8.74%	48.3%	38.4%	9.92%

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.

In South Africa, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 57.9% to 48.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Bolivia	South Africa
1960	54.3%	54.5%
1961	54.5%	54.5%
1962	54.6%	54.5%
1963	54.7%	54.6%
1964	54.7%	54.6%
1965	54.7%	54.5%
1966	54.6%	54.4%
1967	54.6%	54.3%
1968	54.6%	54.3%
1969	54.6%	54.2%
1970	54.5%	54.2%
1971	54.5%	54.2%
1972	54.5%	54.2%
1973	54.6%	54.2%
1974	54.6%	54.3%
1975	54.6%	54.3%
1976	54.7%	54.4%
1977	54.7%	54.6%
1978	54.7%	54.8%
1979	54.7%	55%
1980	54.8%	55.3%
1981	54.9%	55.7%
1982	54.9%	56.1%
1983	55%	56.3%
1984	55.1%	56.6%
1985	55.2%	56.8%
1986	55.3%	57.1%
1987	55.4%	57.3%
1988	55.5%	57.6%
1989	55.6%	57.9%
1990	55.6%	58.3%
1991	55.7%	58.5%
1992	55.8%	58.4%
1993	55.9%	58.8%
1994	56%	58.8%
1995	56.1%	58.3%
1996	56.2%	58.1%
1997	56.3%	58.3%
1998	56.4%	58.9%
1999	56.5%	59.6%
2000	56.7%	60.3%
2001	56.9%	61.1%
2002	57.2%	62%
2003	57.5%	62.7%
2004	57.9%	63.3%
2005	58.3%	63.8%
2006	58.7%	64.2%
2007	59.1%	64.6%
2008	59.4%	64.9%
2009	59.8%	65.1%
2010	60.1%	65.3%
2011	60.4%	65.6%
2012	60.8%	65.8%
2013	61.1%	66%
2014	61.5%	66.2%
2015	61.8%	66.3%
2016	62.1%	66.2%
2017	62.4%	66.1%
2018	62.7%	66.4%
2019	63%	66.6%
2020	63.3%	66.9%
2021	63.7%	67.2%
2022	64%	67.3%
2023	64.3%	67.4%
2024	64.6%	67.4%
2025	64.8%	67.4%
2026	65.1%	67.3%
2027	65.3%	67.3%
2028	65.5%	67.2%
2029	65.7%	67.2%
2030	65.8%	67.1%
2031	66%	67%
2032	66.1%	67%
2033	66.3%	67.1%
2034	66.4%	67.2%
2035	66.5%	67.4%
2036	66.6%	67.6%
2037	66.7%	67.7%
2038	66.8%	67.9%
2039	66.9%	68%
2040	67%	68.1%
2041	67%	68.1%
2042	67.1%	68.2%
2043	67.2%	68.2%
2044	67.2%	68.1%
2045	67.3%	68%
2046	67.3%	67.9%
2047	67.3%	67.8%
2048	67.3%	67.6%
2049	67.3%	67.4%
2050	67.3%	67.2%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 57.9% to 64.6% in Bolivia and from 63.3% to 67.4% in South Africa.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bolivia	South Africa
1960	40.6%	42.1%
1961	40.5%	42.1%
1962	40.5%	42.1%
1963	40.5%	42.1%
1964	40.6%	42.1%
1965	40.8%	42.1%
1966	40.9%	42.1%
1967	41%	42.2%
1968	41.1%	42.2%
1969	41.2%	42.2%
1970	41.2%	42.3%
1971	41.3%	42.2%
1972	41.3%	42.2%
1973	41.3%	42.1%
1974	41.3%	42%
1975	41.3%	41.9%
1976	41.3%	41.8%
1977	41.3%	41.7%
1978	41.2%	41.5%
1979	41.2%	41.3%
1980	41.1%	40.9%
1981	41.1%	40.5%
1982	41%	40.1%
1983	40.9%	39.8%
1984	40.9%	39.5%
1985	40.8%	39.2%
1986	40.7%	38.9%
1987	40.6%	38.7%
1988	40.5%	38.4%
1989	40.4%	38.1%
1990	40.3%	37.7%
1991	40.2%	37.5%
1992	40%	37.6%
1993	39.8%	37.3%
1994	39.6%	37.2%
1995	39.3%	37.5%
1996	39.1%	37.5%
1997	38.8%	37.2%
1998	38.6%	36.5%
1999	38.3%	35.7%
2000	38%	34.9%
2001	37.7%	34%
2002	37.4%	33.2%
2003	37.1%	32.3%
2004	36.7%	31.6%
2005	36.3%	31.1%
2006	36%	30.6%
2007	35.6%	30.2%
2008	35.2%	29.9%
2009	34.8%	29.7%
2010	34.4%	29.4%
2011	34.1%	29.1%
2012	33.7%	28.9%
2013	33.3%	28.7%
2014	33%	28.5%
2015	32.6%	28.3%
2016	32.3%	28.3%
2017	31.9%	28.3%
2018	31.6%	27.9%
2019	31.3%	27.4%
2020	31%	27%
2021	30.8%	26.6%
2022	30.5%	26.3%
2023	30.1%	26.1%
2024	29.8%	25.9%
2025	29.4%	25.7%
2026	29.1%	25.6%
2027	28.8%	25.4%
2028	28.5%	25.3%
2029	28.1%	25.2%
2030	27.8%	25.2%
2031	27.6%	25.1%
2032	27.3%	25%
2033	27%	24.8%
2034	26.7%	24.5%
2035	26.5%	24.3%
2036	26.2%	23.9%
2037	26%	23.6%
2038	25.7%	23.4%
2039	25.4%	23.1%
2040	25.2%	22.9%
2041	24.9%	22.7%
2042	24.7%	22.5%
2043	24.4%	22.4%
2044	24.2%	22.2%
2045	24%	22.1%
2046	23.7%	21.9%
2047	23.5%	21.8%
2048	23.3%	21.7%
2049	23%	21.6%
2050	22.8%	21.5%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 29.8% in Bolivia and 25.9% in South Africa. Birth rates in Bolivia compared to South Africa .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Bolivia	South Africa
1960	5.11%	3.39%
1961	5%	3.38%
1962	4.88%	3.37%
1963	4.77%	3.38%
1964	4.67%	3.39%
1965	4.58%	3.41%
1966	4.49%	3.44%
1967	4.42%	3.47%
1968	4.35%	3.51%
1969	4.29%	3.54%
1970	4.23%	3.58%
1971	4.19%	3.61%
1972	4.15%	3.64%
1973	4.12%	3.66%
1974	4.1%	3.69%
1975	4.08%	3.71%
1976	4.07%	3.73%
1977	4.07%	3.75%
1978	4.07%	3.77%
1979	4.07%	3.79%
1980	4.06%	3.8%
1981	4.05%	3.83%
1982	4.04%	3.86%
1983	4.02%	3.89%
1984	4.01%	3.93%
1985	4.01%	3.97%
1986	4.01%	3.98%
1987	4.01%	3.99%
1988	4.02%	3.99%
1989	4.04%	3.98%
1990	4.07%	3.95%
1991	4.11%	3.95%
1992	4.16%	3.99%
1993	4.27%	3.99%
1994	4.44%	4.05%
1995	4.6%	4.19%
1996	4.75%	4.34%
1997	4.89%	4.48%
1998	5.03%	4.59%
1999	5.15%	4.67%
2000	5.25%	4.75%
2001	5.35%	4.82%
2002	5.39%	4.88%
2003	5.38%	4.95%
2004	5.38%	5.02%
2005	5.37%	5.1%
2006	5.37%	5.15%
2007	5.38%	5.2%
2008	5.4%	5.24%
2009	5.42%	5.25%
2010	5.45%	5.25%
2011	5.49%	5.24%
2012	5.53%	5.25%
2013	5.56%	5.29%
2014	5.57%	5.33%
2015	5.58%	5.37%
2016	5.6%	5.47%
2017	5.63%	5.63%
2018	5.66%	5.78%
2019	5.7%	5.95%
2020	5.65%	6.11%
2021	5.52%	6.23%
2022	5.48%	6.36%
2023	5.55%	6.52%
2024	5.64%	6.69%
2025	5.74%	6.89%
2026	5.85%	7.08%
2027	5.96%	7.26%
2028	6.07%	7.44%
2029	6.19%	7.61%
2030	6.32%	7.76%
2031	6.45%	7.89%
2032	6.59%	8.01%
2033	6.73%	8.14%
2034	6.87%	8.26%
2035	7.02%	8.39%
2036	7.18%	8.52%
2037	7.33%	8.64%
2038	7.49%	8.76%
2039	7.66%	8.88%
2040	7.83%	9.01%
2041	8.01%	9.15%
2042	8.2%	9.3%
2043	8.39%	9.48%
2044	8.58%	9.68%
2045	8.77%	9.9%
2046	8.97%	10.1%
2047	9.18%	10.4%
2048	9.38%	10.7%
2049	9.6%	11%
2050	9.83%	11.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 5.64% in Bolivia and 6.69% in South Africa. Life expectancy in Bolivia compared to South Africa .