Immigration to Bolivia

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Bolivia comparatively has experienced far less immigration than its South American neighbors. Nevertheless, small groups of Germans, Spaniards, Italians, a small Croatian community, and others live in the country. The Basques were a large source of Spanish and European immigration from the late 16th to early 20th centuries, most came as shepherds and ranchers to Bolivia's vast livestock industry.

Similar to other Latin American nations, Bolivia has experienced a small Japanese migration. Beginning in 1899 a small migration of Japanese began that continued until the 1970s. Small Japanese communities were formed in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz. Other East Asians (Taiwanese, Koreans, and Chinese) and West Asians such as the (Lebanese and Syrians) developed their own communities in Bolivia in the late 20th century. During the 20th century Bolivia received a small number of Jews, mainly Ashkenazi.

Country of birth of Bolivian residents

According to the 2001 Census, 87,338 of the Bolivian resident population were born outside Bolivia, representing 1.06% of the total Bolivian resident population.

PlaceCountry20011992
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 27,09417,829
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 14,4288,586
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9,3776,607
4Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 8,8245,805
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5,6501,337
6Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4,1633,909
7Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3,2162,503
8Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 3,201955
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1,6351,435
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1,3871,159
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1,2811,099
12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1,244529
13Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 939806
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 734718
15Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 652N/D
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 533N/D
Other countries7,1806,530
TOTAL91,53859,807
Source: CEPAL [1]

References

  1. Investigación de la Migración Internacional en Latinoamérica (IMILA) Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía (CELADE). Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).