The authors use the first definitive results from the 1976 census and data from a 1975 survey of 10,000 households undertaken by the Centro Latinoamericano de Demografia (CELADE) to present an overview of the current demographic situation in Bolivia. Consideration is given to the difficulties involved in obtaining demographic data in Bolivia, the problems of low population density and uneven distribution, high fertility, high infant mortality, and the problem of linguistic and ethnic divisions. Some consideration is also given to migration and labor force developments.