Profiling Households in Bolivia, 1999-2003
Profiling households in Bolivia, 1999-2003
Population of Bolivia 8.8 million
Number of Bolivians Living on Less than $1 a Day 1.3 million Number of Bolivians Living Below the Basic Needs Poverty Line 5.1 million Percent of Urban Population Living Below the Poverty Line 39 Percent of Rural Population Living Below the Poverty Line 91 Percent of Poor Bolivians Living in Rural Areas 59 Percent of Total Spending Accounted for by the Poorest 20% 4 Percent of Total Spending Accounted for by the Richest 20% 49 Percent of Rural Households in Lowest Income Decile with Electricity 5 Percent of Rural Households in Highest Income Decile with Electricity 46 Percent of Rural Households Using Dung for Cooking 6 Percent of Adults Who Are Literate 87 Percent of Poor Rural Children Attending School 83 Percent of Poor Rural Children Working 51 Sources: Demographic and Health Surveys, 2005; UNESCO 2004; World Bank 2002, 2004a