Indigenous peoples in Bolivia

Indigenous Bolivians
Aymara ceremony with wiphalas in Copacabana, near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, 2010
Regions with significant populations
 Bolivia c. 2,261,269
20-62% of Bolivia's population[1][2]
Languages
Aymara, Guarani, Quechua, Spanish, and other Indigenous languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Irreligion, Native religions
Related ethnic groups
Aymarás, Guaranís, Quéchuas, Mestizos in Bolívia

Indigenous peoples in Bolivia, or Native Bolivians, are Bolivian people who are of indigenous ancestry. They constitute anywhere from 20 to 60% of Bolivia's population of 11,306,341,[1] depending on different estimates, and depending notably on the choice "Mestizo" being available as an answer in a given census, in which case the majority of the population identify as mestizo,[1] and they belong to 36 recognized ethnic groups. Aymara and Quechua are the largest groups.[3] The geography of Bolivia includes the Andes, the Gran Chaco, and the Amazon Rainforest.

An additional 30-68% of the population is mestizo, having mixed European and indigenous ancestry.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "CIA - The World Factbook -- Bolivia". CIA. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  2. ^ "Where Have All the Indigenous Gone? Bolivia Sees 20 Percent Drop". IndianCountryToday.com. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Indigenous peoples in Bolivia." International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Retrieved 2 Dec 2013.

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