Demographic Indicator	Data
Population (mid-2009)*	27,903,000
Population growth rate (Rate of Natural Incr: birth rate minus death rate, expressed as a %)*	1.50%
Gender (2009 est.)**	50.2% male 49.8% female
Adult Literacy rate (% aged 15 and older ) 1995-2005***	General: 87.9% Men: 93.7% Female: 82.5%
Population below poverty line (Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006)***	53.10%
Age Distribution*	less than 15 yrs: 32% 15-65: 62% 65+: 6%
Education Levels (2005)***	Net Primary Enrollment: 96% Net Secondary Enrollment: 70%
Urban population*	76%
Religion (2007 Census)**	Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified/none 2.9%
Ethnic groups**	Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black/Japanese/Chinese/others 3%
Languages	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
* = Population Reference Bureau ** = CIA World Factbook *** = UNDP Human Development Report