Tarija

Department in Bolivia

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Name	Status	Population Census 1992-06-03	Population Census 2001-06-29	Population Census 2012-11-21	Population Census 2024-03-23
Tarija	Department	291,407	391,226	483,518	534,210
Arce (Aniceto Arce)	Province	44,713	52,570	53,186	54,787	→
Avilés (José María Avilés)	Province	16,210	17,504	20,271	20,677	→
Cercado (Tarija)	Province	108,241	153,457	205,375	238,749	→
Gran Chaco	Province	74,612	116,318	147,478	159,264	→
Méndez (Eustaquio Méndez)	Province	29,868	32,038	35,217	39,869	→
O'Connor (Burdet O'Connor)	Province	17,763	19,339	21,991	20,864	→
Bolivia	Plurinational State	6,420,792	8,274,325	10,059,856	11,365,333

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia.

Explanation: Census figures are not adjusted for undercount. Area figures of provinces are calculated using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2024)
Males	264,496
Females	269,714

Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years	135,410
15-64 years	355,267
65+ years	43,533

Age Distribution (C 2024)
90+ years	1,503
80-89 years	7,127
70-79 years	19,330
60-69 years	36,548
50-59 years	47,706
40-49 years	67,889
30-39 years	84,661
20-29 years	89,461
10-19 years	94,836
0-9 years	85,149

Urbanization (C 2024)
Rural	163,516
Urban	370,694

Main Language (C 2024)
Spanish	498,430
Quechua	8,238
Aymara	535
Guaraní	2,312
German	3,372
Other Language	10,206

Identification (C 2024)
Quechua	19,737
Aymara	4,548
Guaraní	13,773
Chiquitano	91
Other Indigenous Group	7,398
Campesino	15,884
Afro-Bolivian	671
not applicable	468,530

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